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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1907
Page
4
A column reflects on President Roosevelt challenging Wall Street over capitalization and market manipulation. It cites his stance on railroad regulation, explains nimble tactics by speculators, and notes his reiterated, studied approach to reform. The text also touches on disparate items from sunlit cities to Nicaraguan peace, with satirical asides.
A collection of short gags and quips from era newspapers including jests about women roles, words in plays, and social mores. Highlights reference Harvard, a Gotham police case, and a humorous exchange about a lawyer in Elyria with a local office notice.
The illustration explains hypnosis as a replay of past environmental impressions. An operator induces sleep and recalls stored brain records, not creating new ideas but reactivating existing memories. No new mental actions occur beyond reemploying prior impressions.
A report notes the harsh 12 mile mountain ski race opening the Snow Derby near Christiania, with climbers leaping clefts and navigating forests to a exhausted finish. It cites a recent Stockholm speed event covering 40 miles at 8.5 mph.
A former Montgomery magistrate recalls performing a marriage for a Black couple and, during the ceremony, the bride balks at the traditional vows saying she will not let him boss her after claiming she has promised to wash and iron for him. The anecdote highlights tensions around race and authority in Jim Crow era Alabama.
A terse exchange shows one person accusing another of attempted kissing while the other defends a failed effort. The dialogue captures miscommunication and emotional strain in a confined moment.
Const Walter C Hamm reports on Yorkshire county roads noting strong original construction and current good condition. About 1,100 miles exist, with maintenance costs rising from 734000 dollars in 1895 to 910000 in 1906 and cost per mile from 654 to 832 dollars, partly due to foot paths and granite setts protecting roads from trolley line damage.
A wary man returns home to find a sweating stork lecturing him about a milk related germ problem. The stork claims 14 billion microbes are produced every two hours, linking the event to race death and germ theory. The man feels relief yet astonishment at the improbable encounter.
Northwestern University professor Joho C. Scott tells of a milkman named Peterson who delivered eggs that spoiled. Mrs. Scott demands an explanation as the eggs prove useless for breakfast. The milkman replies with a philosophical quip about the eggs being satisfactory in other respects.
Kansas City Star reports evangelist R H Crossfield and singer Harry K Shields used a breathing exercise to prompt women to remove their hats at the First Christian church on Eleventh and Locust streets. The audience complied as Shields led the hymn, noting singing requires proper breath.
The article argues that proper child training by caregivers creates a better earth. It suggests that focused parenting frees time to ignore other busy problems and that self-sacrifice for children can be rewarding rather than costly.
A reflective passage cites Rev. F B Méyer on living richly in daily tasks rather than distant grand visions. It questions if a royal, radiant life exists in the common round and daily duties, suggesting such a life could let people reign in Him.
A homemaker guide warns procrastination risks moth damage as warmer homes and steam heat aid moths. It explains life cycle, egg laying on greasy spots, and proper storage methods using boxes, sheets, newsprint, cedar, camphor, and cold storage to prevent larvae. It notes frequent airing and careful oversight for woolens and carpets.
In a rural exchange, Farmer Countessel explains hiring professors to aid his son’s future. He notes the hope he isn’t sending his boy to college for nothing and frames the move as a practical measure to ease worries about what lies ahead.
An advertisement argues women endure pain better than men and warns against alcohol and tonic misuse. It touts HF Electrogen as a non alcoholic antiseptic that tones the system and purifies the blood, sold from fifty cents to a dollar per bottle. It claims a fifty cent bottle free with a mailed request to Electro-gen Co Framont Ohio.
Accident association of Lincoln through state agent G W Newhall paid several claims this month. Names and amounts include Wm Little 400 Geo Jerome 48 W H Sarreson 41 Carl Meyers 15 C J Miller 26. Company seeks more policyholders at 8 dollars yearly.
An old advertisement urges readers to use Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve swollen nervous damp feet and fatigue in shoes. It claims to cure aching feet with relief from swelling sweating and bunions and offers a trial package free. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 28 cents.
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