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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1903
Page
2
A brief outline of rural free delivery duties notes carriers must deliver parcels and parcels only if their routes are clear of obstructions. It stresses that carriers are protected by federal statue against tampering and outlines patron responsibilities to keep roads passable and aid delivery during severe weather.
A historical summary states the world’s wealth totals about 100 billion dollars with the United States owning roughly a quarter and the United Kingdom about 80 billion. It notes per capita riches for England around 1500 dollars and a US per person share of 1125 if all wealth were divided, while debt shares vary by country.
The Clinton Street baseball grounds at South Lorain are being improved gradually as the Athletic association lays plans for a pivotal year. The company plans to invest about $1,000 into the project while players receive reimbursement for losses. Most funding to originate from local independent clubs in northern Ohio.
Foxy Grandpa and Al Phonse lead a humorous lineup including Happy Hooligan and Gaston as they join the Wallace Show. The troupe plans excentria dia acts and an ostrich hunt in South Africa plus twenty five professional clowns to entertain patrons. The event is slated for Elyria on Friday May 16 at the exhibition grounds.
The passage surveys varied topics from traffic regulation in cities eight miles and twenty miles in the army bayonet era to Hartford and Albany personal property values. It references a stump orator with a gun barrel threat, Riis advocating Sunday school openings, calls for temperance in youth and entertainment, and notes on Portuguese immigration and communities in Massachusetts and California.
A Cleveland citizen formed a home beautification club that grew into the Cleveland Hone Gardening association, promoting seed distribution to 20 000 homes and school children. The initiative, praised by the Indianapolis Journal, spreads to St Louis with a diploma reward and a aim to beautify towns, educate youth, and foster aesthetic progress beyond practical needs.
Leonard Joseph reports in Institution Journal that during a December thunderstorm in Zech-Uner Hutte Germany two geese were found dead with single wounds on necks. The birds appeared to have flown in opposite directions at the moment of fatal lightning strikes, five flashes observed.
Five men began a poker game to Denver at midnight on August 1. By 2 AM on August 3 three players quit for lack of funds or exhaustion. The remaining two continued until noon and finished about even, with two meals taken during the session.
The article traces Guglielmo Marconi’s early genius, noting Hertz’s experiments and the leap to wireless telegraphy. It recounts the delay before invention, the 1884 December start, and the challenge of recognizing a groundbreaking idea. It mentions Texas silver transfers and other dated notes, plus a rumor about Russell Sage’s charity bequest and Mrs. Gage denying it.
The snippet lists varied curiosities from nautical superstition about names on ships to Kansas home rule for mechanical licenses and a writer seeking a high chart raise. It notes Filipino corkfights, global game expenses, Norwegian fisheries profits, Bolivia’s resources and rail limits, freight train weights, and a Treasury secretary rides atop a "singletooter" for exercise in a casual vehicle anecdote.
A series of classified sale notices listed by L. B. Fanver and others. Farm for sale on 157th Farm, Blytia contact Ely 733 Woah Avenue. Cu yler farm and vineyard offered for sale or rent via Chas Beard Beach Park. Howe street house for sale, strong well, renovated. Three small houses on Hazel Street for sale or rent, inquiries at 111 Hazel Street Mayox. John T Houghton contractor offers moving and tearing services with contact details.
Classified notice seeking experienced casters? No. Advertisement offers high pay for local labor with vague terms. Contact D. H. Todd at 320 Elyria Block after 5 pm for details. Includes stray year 1804 and mis-typed names.
A report details the destruction of a famed Salix grove near the Sioux City line, describing mighty oaks and elms once admired by travelers on the Northwestern path. The article condemns the act and seeks accountability for the loss.
Ticket agents announce return fares to San Francisco and Los Angeles via the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern with May 2 and May 11 to 17 travel windows, good for return until July 16, with stop overs in certain western regions and inquiries directed to AJ Smith, GP & T A, Cleveland. Also a testimonial endorsing Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from H. A. Dykeman praising digestion and weight gain after dyspepsia.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers excursion tickets at one fare for round trip from local stations to St Louis for the National and International Good Roads Convention and Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Travel dates April 26 27 29 30 and May 1903 with return by May 4 1908. Inquiries at nearest B and O ticket agent.
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