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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
2
A reflective verse from M L Rain of Chicago urges the reader to assess daily deeds. It questions whether acts of kindness, labor for others, and attempts to heal and free oppressed souls have truly been undertaken. The piece challenges personal accountability for the welfare of all humanity.
Jim Whiss recalls the tale of Ol’ Andy Perdue a slow, sleepy Quaker from Fox Town. The reminiscence paints Andy as the laziest craftsman, joked about by neighbors, with a running gag of missed plans and unlikely mishaps.
In a rural reminiscence, Andy’s quick temper sparks chaos twice. First at breakfast when a heifer raids corn and his furious outburst nearly earns him censure. Later a squirrel chase ends with a toppled tobacco house and a community shock, ending in his and his son’s expulsion from meeting.
An advertisement extols Carroll a developed medium able to advise on business family and social matters. He invites inquiries, claims no advance payment and no fee unless satisfaction is achieved. The piece argues genuine psychic force is increasingly recognized, while warning that fakes exist.
I offer until August 1, or sooner sale, a seven to eight room house with ell, cistern, sidewalks, sewer and city water. The lot is one quarter acre with fruit trees and shade and a good barn. The real value exceeds $1800. entire outfit priced at $1550 with easy terms.
Classified fragment mentions John T Houghton contractor. seeks work on short notice. Includes addresses, phone numbers and notices about house work, a lost pin, and ads for rooms, freight team work, and a water purifier. Also contains anecdotal endorsement for De Witt's Little Early Risers pills.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway offers an August 18 excursion to Atlantic City Caps May Ocean City and Sea Isle City New Jersey via Buffalo Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia. Round trip from Elyria $13.76 with 12 day tickets and stopovers at Philadelphia Niagara Falls and Lake Champlain. Agents Qenault and 5 J Smith Cleveland handle trains.
The London Medical Institute promotes blueaxe treatment with a free test and professional diagnosis for deafness catarrh bronchitis stomach and liver diseases and other chronic ailments. City residents may visit the office, others may apply by mail for home treatment and diagnosis. Patient testimonials claim restored hearing and renewed vitality.
The London Medical Institute asserts comprehensive expertise in diagnosing and treating diabase through all development stages. It claims to cure and keep patients cured, positioning its methods above other doctors and treatments.
A promotional appeal touts a cure offered by unnamed doctors. It cites testimonials from John C. Goebel, Mrs. Lang, and E. B. Cross about long illnesses and dramatic recoveries. The letter asks readers to contact these individuals for history and proof of success.
Mise Celia Cohan of Covington Kentucky says she was cases by local doctors for catarrh and female troubles. A year later she reports complete improvement with throat relief and normal breathing. The article notes various medical specialties and conditions treated by the physicians.
A fragmented column discusses hospitality and criticizes excessive generosity. It notes Paddy the Pig a.k.a Cloreece O'Brien known in New York society was jailed in Ton derloin district for a minor indiscretion and, after weight gain, cannot exit a jail cell. Capt Walsh contemplates wrecking company assistance.
A Nashville mother reports her three year old son, previously treated by doctors, improved to a well baby after one bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The ad claims Kodol digests food and sweetens the stomach, with sales by H A Dykeman.
Advertisement claims Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure lets indigestion sufferers eat freely by preparing the stomach to receive and digest food and convert it into healthy blood. Sold by H. A. Dyke nan.
Advertises $50.60 round trip to California from Chicago via Chicago and North Western Railway from August 1 to 14 with routes to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Notes three daily through trains, escorted tourist car excursions, special GAR train from Chicago area at 10:80 p.m. August 1. Promotes a folded folder and full particulars with dates July 1, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 16.
A $20 round trip offer travels to Denver and Colorado Springs via Chicago and North-Western Railway, with daily service throughout the summer. Low rates from all points east. One night to Denver from Chicago and the Central States. Two fast trains daily with sleeping cars to Denver. Contact A F Cleveland at 284 Superior Street, Cleveland, Ohio.
A short anecdote recalls Supreme Court Justice Gray joking on the bench when Attorney General Judson Harmon showed a small map and called it a bird’s-eye view. The grave jurist admitted he was not a bird and then quietly chuckled at the scene during the argument.
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