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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1905
Page
3
In a tale from Kansas City Star, Blinks Snally bets on Charawind after a whisper of insider info. Jones misreads cards, bets Cardigan, but Charawind wins and Blinks collects the $120 payoff. Blinks maintains his luck and his story.
A London man set a room trap for a muse. He slept as the trap snapped and the room filled with gas from a burner left half on. He shut the gas off and freed a mouse. A man in Emporia sought whisky for stomach cramps but was refused and asked for an ice cream soda.
The New York Sun notes a bicycle revival in the metropolis, but urban traffic and subway construction have reduced street space and car usage has grown. Manufacturers may resume night work to meet a sane demand, yet few expect a repeat of a bicycle craze while autos dominate and streets remain crowded.
United States Congress report from United States Consul Stuart in Batoum notes Baku field crude oil output in 1904 rose over 1903 but suffered major losses from fires in Sept Oct 1903 and a Dec 1904 strike. Despite concessions after fires 120 rigs destroyed producers are less energetic. Loss from the camber strike lowered daily production by about 110000 barrels for the month. In 1904 289 wells completed versus 189 in 1903, suggesting drilling at least 300 wells yearly to meet demand.
Dundee Advertiser notes a Printer's Pie symposium on popular pastimes. Maj. Gen. Baden-Powell praises clay modeling as a superior, portable, tidy, and mentally beneficial hobby, outlining its broad appeal for busy men and the satisfying results it yields even during travel.
A new form called La Fourm or the ant insures life with 48 a month yielding 200 to heirs if death occurs before 38 and diminishing to 102 at 51. The plan assumes young heirs need support while older children can fend for themselves. Exhibition note mentions Lucy and Katherine with Joy letter, quoted from Chicago Daily News.
Svenska Dagbladet of Stockholm labels England's penal servitude system as the most barbarous punishment of criminals in western Europe.
A narrated reminiscence contrasts er fishing with angling and recalls a 14 year old boyhood trip. The tale follows two youths prospecting for worms, fishing a silverbrook branch, and sharing a day in the woods before returning home for supper as their mothers and fathers weigh family duties and a social boost.
The article discusses gravity's uniform force affecting bullets dropped from rifle height and those fired from weapons, noting identical ground impact timing. Also rec ords a Nottingham terrier paralyzed by fear as an express sweeps over it at 60 mph. the dog survived but trembles.
A Boston scientist argues hypnotism reveals natural instincts and cannot force a moral person to do wrong, estimating 75 percent of humans are unrestrained by pride or family ties. The item notes a rich will leaving $90,000 to servants and cremation ashes to be placed in an oak shrine at Courtis' bank. It surveys new auto patents for puncture-free tires, quotes Admiral Rosestvensky on life, and shares brief items from London, New York, Atchison, and Lake Morat, plus quips on folding beds and looks.
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