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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
3
Excavations at St Martin de Re in France uncover trenches with skeletons likely from citizens who fought English in 1827. Among remains a spherical bomb shell holds moist black powder. Composition includes alter iron oxide from rusted shell.
A Chicago Tribune clipping recalls a dramatic weather event and a grocer customer exchange dated June 1 1887. The conversation centers on memory of the date tied to the last cantaloupe purchase, framing a historical anecdote around that day.
Elizabeth Jones of Philadelphia has spent ten years decorating the portrait of Thomas Paine in Independence Hall Philadelphia on Memorial Day She will continue the annual tribute as long as she lives She calls Paine one of America’s greatest men Also mentions a London Sphere view on Celtic and Teutonic origins and the climatic nature of Irish English differences.
An assortment of short quotations and stray phrases appears, mentioning Liberia trade, Edison, powdered sugar, censorship, and a humor line about Mrs Newlyrich. The text blends references to American philanthropy, colonial trade, and social banter without a coherent news narrative.
A Brussels chemist overcomes barriers to plating non conductors like lace and embroidery with silver and gold. The column notes curiosities from fashion to obscure science, including a Paris style on umbrellas in Samoa and a humorous take on pretty girls and seats in crowded cars. It references varied items from licenses in St Louis to Oregon apples abroad.
Leeds physician Mr Hull notes the apparent physical superiority of Jewish over Gentile children in Leeds. Photographs compare ten-year-old groups, suggesting English parents could learn from Jewish parenting on child care. The comparison appears in the London Spectator. A separate item mentions a cattle killing device in Putney resembling a pistol that fires a bolt into the skull, causing instant stupor without a shot.
The Kansas manual training normal school introduces a simple life commencement. For the first time in state history students graduate from work houses and jumpers, presenting public demonstrations in cooking and woodwork instead of flowery orations.
A collage of brief, cheeky clippings shows a Maine mill worker seeking leave to marry, a comical mispronunciation sketch, a mention of a 34 foot Japanese warship midget, and notes on language edits for war reports. Additional items include a quip about a husband and wife, a Tunbridge Wells fire anecdote, a fist burglar pun, and a London hotel using potatoes as penwipers. The collection preserves era voice and mixed humor.
A lighthearted clipping notes five American youths at the University of California who faced an exam. a Japanese student allegedly waited on the table and passed with high honors, while a skeptical line claims the Japs must go amid the playful banter. Another item mentions a Gloucester fisherman’s candle in gasoline warning about danger.
Ernest Longfellow, the artist living in Fontainebleau, is described as taking tranquil excursions in his automobile. The text mentions a quip about a doctor’s prescription and a pun about life. It also notes beans in Brazil with the black bean highlighted as a staple comparable to Europe’s potato.
The article describes electric fruit unloading devices at southern fruit receiving plots. An endless chain of cloth aprons carries bananas from ship holds to decks, operated by electricity, reducing fruit damage and labor costs. It also notes a humorous exchange on the meaning of duty from a Sunday school lesson.
A Charlotte News and Observer note argues North Carolina needs more residents citing density and land value contrasts with Ohio and Indiana. It references a 1280 friar Roger Bacon as the first spectacles maker and a Florence tomb inscription accusing Salvino degli Armati of inventing spectacles.
A fragmented clipping notes that at least 35 202 vases disappeared to the London police last year with fewer than half traced. It cites daily disappearances, a December 1867 theater pay list including Henry Irving, Miss Terry, and J Toole, and a quip about Miss Passay's changing status.
A dekadent mix of quotes and observations on life and work. The piece notes local scholars and winter amusements in Sweden with sleigh races and ski contests alongside reflections on living well. It mentions Miss Helen Gould offering rewards for navy service and hints at political extensions, concluding with a light Beaton Transcript joke. It ends with a note on Capri porters as mostly women while men fish, coach, cobble, and sell coral.
The Detroit Free Press notes hyphenation after names as a practice and contrasts with others. The Chicago Daily News mocks life-insurance solicitations as unlikely to bother Russian grand dukes in the near future.
The first automobile equipped with a fare register has begun service in Paris by an automobile livery company. A Chicago Daily News quote notes some would not object if deadly cigarettes were more so, highlighting public concerns over cigarette danger.
Dr O Hanlon argues sleep is vital saying eight hours nightly is essential to longevity. He asserts those who live to 100 will sleep more than eight hours each day, warning against burning the candle at both ends as nature forbids it.
In a primitive dispute resolution method in Borneo two parties receive large lumps of salt placed in water to see which dissolves first, deemed correct. Another method uses two live shell fish with lemon juice poured over them, and the verdict follows which fish’s flesh moves first.
Cadly grumbles that his wife is the most helpless creature and cannot act without his aid. He recalls last night when he had to fetch a candle for her so she could descend to the cellar and bring up a scuttle of coal, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
The Societe Academique de Professeura de Danse de France led by Prof. Dearat plans a minuet contest against exotic dance trends blamed on Santo Domingo and other regions. In Sagakwa, a young man wins the January homicide shooting prize after killing four Indians with a six shooter during an armed clash in the Seminole nation in Kansas City.
A digest of U S alcohol spending reports two hundred twenty five million dollars yearly with wine two fourteen and beer two ten all figures include cider and spirits. Other items note the New Orleans cruiser pennant sightings a Baltimore monument and a famed oculist in Germany plus global acetylene lighting totals and humorous quips from the Chicago Chronicle.
A compact compendium of pithy quotes from early 20th century papers, noting proverbs on money, relief needs, progress, caution for women, and honor. It juxtaposes lines from Philadelphia Record, Chicago Record-Herald, Atlanta Journal, Dallas News, and The Commoner about prudence, mobility, warning signs, and integrity.
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