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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1907
Page
4
A reflection on patriotism and loyalty that critiques blind parental support for misdeeds, argues the home is a civic unit, and warns that upholding children against teachers harms discipline. The piece weaves in satirical notes about Osler, the Times, and political figures to illustrate broader social loyalties.
A collection of light, humorous vignettes from a Chicago News source. A wife discovers a mountain of dishes in the yard after a year away, while a Wisconsin politician and a Oregon railroad hobo exchange quips, illustrating rural and courthouse humor of the era. The pieces capture common domestic and public life with plainspoken wit.
The notice lists locations for purchasing The Reporter Jones' Smoke House and LaGron's Book 8tors Bina. Stores named include E. G. Bregdman's Mill Bt Baker's Drug Store and a Loop Waiting Room Temple program.
A collection of witty excerpts and anecdotes including an actor recalling his Hamlet debut with Ophelia and a London scene at Labouchere’s embassy where a waiting visitor is offered a chair. The piece blends humor about stage mishaps and patient diplomacy.
The safety board met Monday afternoon and approved salary increases for fire and police personnel. Firemen would earn 50 60 and 85 dollars for the first three years, policemen 65 70 and 75, the police captain 80 and chiefs 85. Emil Haas resigned from the fire department. The board also ordered 500 feet of unused hose sold, ordered awnings and disinfectants, and planned a fire department expansion with an April 25 examination for aspirants.
In Elyria, a public notice warns that no person or firm may use our name in dunning or threatening claims. Recipients asked to report any such communications to the undersigned at their office, with the original envelope, to stop the practice.
A citizen confronts a stranger at a post office about mail order houses harming local commerce. The discussion centers on undercutting prices, sending money to distant firms, and risking the fate of small town merchants. The citizen urges buying locally to sustain home businesses and communities.
The editor argues newspapers are businesses not charities. Advertising space and subscriptions drive value, not sympathy. The paper, once seen as charity, is now a commercial vehicle for building business and community through targeted ads. A prop osal for sale.
The poem tells of Nathan James the Knocker a pest in Pleasant View who knocks neighbors cats children and merchants. Framed as a humorous tale the townsfolk rally against him marching to the public hall where ghosts deliver poetic justice ending with Nathan’s comeuppance.
A Duluth-press report details how women organized under the Brush Woman's Club to sweep and wash dirty street crossings after months of neglect. They demanded action within 24 hours. crossing cleanliness improved quickly and inspired male residents to cooperate, praised as a model for other American cities.
A farm girl shows how neglected street strips and an old corner can be transformed into productive plots yielding food and income. With soil preparation and early vegetables she raised berries and grapes, supplying her home and selling over 16 dollars of produce. The piece links school garden programs to urban beautification and community involvement, citing 1905 Cleveland seed sales and a town’s flower show impact.
The educational committee of the Tevanen Pa Woman's club has started a movement to form civic societies among all local school children. These societies will merge into a league and then become auxiliary to the state league. Lecturers provided by the Woman's club will address children on citizenship at monthly meetings.
On Wednesday a 50 cent supper will be served at the First Congressional church at 7 00 p m The General Association of Women holds an experience meeting in the Bible school room as funds raised this year are handed in Some ladies will share how they earned their offering Music will be provided and all are asked to stay after the supper. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup is endorsed for children by mothers and sold by druggists.
A Lady notes flaws in remedies that claim to cure many ailments. The piece cites invisible germs and air and water as disease sources, touts Electrogen as germ-killing and blood-purifying, lists prices and a free bottle offer, and endorses Early Drug Store and De Witt's Little Early Risers as safe pills sold by local druggists.
The Toledo Blade proclaims itself the best known weekly newspaper with national circulation over 185,000 subscribers. It advertises plain facts, broad topics, and family content for one dollar a year, inviting readers to request a free specimen copy.
An old promotional notice touts DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as good for all uses of a salve and especially for piles. It claims twenty years of usage proof and urges readers to buy from druggists as reporters and want ads promise results.
For sale a series of seven room houses on Wil Hamg at Hasteide with all improvements but furnace. Lot sizes range from 50x50 to 60x150. Prices from 1100 to 2400 with Emay terms and down payments. Several large lots and five room cottages also offered with varied terms. Rent options include a 9 room house on 4th St with large lot and monthly rentals.
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