Local Briefs Highlight Elyria Area Incidents andTravel
Short notices report C J Miller, a Cleveland Big Four agent, fracturing a thumb in a Shadduck's pack game and a streetcar accident near Novelty, QC injuring Addison Parmers. Other items note visits, registrations, a Major Johnson family, a new law office, and community events, with local officials and residents cited alongside dates and places in Elyria and nearby towns.
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C. J. Miller
Big Four Railroad
Cleveland
Shadduck
Mr. Miller
Elyria
Lorain Ledger Highlights Local Profiles and Appointments
The Atguat number of the Ohio Mexazine features portraits of Miss Etha Snyder and Mrs D A Aiken of Lorain. W J Farewell, a Lorain merchant tailor, returns from New York after a week, buying goods and studying fall styles. Charles B Martin of Oberlin named guardian of Elizabeth Martin, 16, by probate court. Mr Elliott appointed administrator of the estate of Lucinda M Elliott of La Grange.
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W. J. Farewell
New York
Charles B. Martin
Oberlin
Tkelen
Elizabeth Martin
Probate
Mr Elliott
Lucinda M. Elliott
la. Grange
Electrogen touted as non alcoholic remedy for women
An advertisement extols Electrogen, a non-alcoholic germicide and antiseptic for women, claiming it strengthens the system, purifies blood, and serves as a local antiseptic. It markets a fifty cent bottle with a free fifty cent offer and lists Eady Drug Store and Prof. Tyler among sellers, alongside dyspepsia remedies and travel schedules.
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Electro-gen
Brant
Electro-gen Co
Fremont
Eady Drug Store
Easy Auction Buying Tales From a Canny Bidders Table
A seasoned bidder recalls buying at auction with cunning and patience. He explains how he pursued a table set and a brass lamp, learning prices, outbidding others, and finally paying far less than expected. The account highlights strategy, persistence, and the improvised lessons of early auction rooms.
Lanterns Keep Off Bears in Williams River Country WV
In West Virginia’s Williams River region bears threaten sheep farmers. A hunter notes 117 bears spotted on Black Mountain run in one day. An unarmed fisherman killed a bear with a stone at Red Hole about 20 years ago. Sheep raisers hang lanterns to deter bears. bears circle fences before entering fields. Beaver Dam area mentioned.
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Williams River
West Virginia
Black Mountain
Red Hole
Mauch Chunk
Not Above Wheeling Baby A Lawyer’s Humble Rise Stirs Cartel Talk
A young lawyer with strong business ties keeps a modest profile despite rapid rise. He and his wife faced a public embarrassment when a magnate was seen with them during a Sunday outing with their baby carriage. The brother overheard praise of the lawyer as ambitious yet grounded, prompting more private family reactions.
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Washington Star
Carringe
Jim
Steel
Bin
Spoons in Court: Insanity Plea Ends in Discharge
A New York lawyer faced a larceny case where his client Marshall, clearly unstable, repeated the word spoons to every question. The judge discharged the prisoner as legally irresponsible, while the lawyer later joked about fees. The piece also mentions paper telegraph poles and a cryptic motto.
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New York
Marshall
Eschre
Marshal
Spoons
Prisner
Many Varieties of Dates Across Deserts and Markets
A New York Press report quotes a sailor claiming date experts in the Sahara distinguish 79 distinct date varieties, noting how Arab merchants can tell them apart. He compares this to Burma's 102 kinds of Rica, each cultivar identified by Burman growers with ease.
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Sahara
M Sailor
New York
Biskra
Tong
Rica
Burmah
Old-Fashioned Man in Detroit Free Press Note
A fragment references an old-fashioned man who wipes his feet before entering and asks permission before lighting a cigar, as seen in the Detroit Free Press. The passage highlights courtesy and ritual in social behavior.
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Detroit Free Press
Mark Twain’s Curated Obituary Poetry Collection
Mark Twain reportedly prized a private Berep ledger containing 3,000 specimens of obituary poetry. The note highlights his unusual literary hobby and extraordinary archive as a point of pride.
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Twain
Mark Twain
Oda
Ambiguous Clues Tap Spring Garden Riddles
In spring a hint guides readers to observe an eight man with a stiff back and blistered hands who might be asked what he planted yesterday. The note hints at theft and speculation, a word often starting with the second letter, suggesting coded garden clues or cryptic messages.
Dream of Wealth and the Great Voyage
A master plumber, now wealthy, travels abroad for health. En route a school of whales appears and he smiles with evident glee. A passenger wonders at his joy, and the captain explains he imagines each whale spout as a burst water pipe to be repaired at his old rates.
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Chicago Journal
What interested me most in travels a queen in Egypt
Henpeck recalls a queen he saw in Egypt, noting the marvel of her dryness. His companion quips on how remarkable it is that a woman can dry up and stay that way, reflecting humorous attitudes in the Buffalo Commercial content.
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Henpeck
Egypt
Buffalo Commerciel
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Er Ausren
Buster Brown
Robinson & Hancock CO
Novelty, QC
Addison Parmers
Edward J. Robson
Fauver & Robson
Rob von Leth
Sandusky
Dowoek
Ars
Joseph E. Craig
New York City
Johnson
Vinita
Indah
Ter
Minnie L. Sheridan
Colorado
Mr. Harry 3
Henry Life
Clarence
Hattie Weber
Loralh
Misa Marcela Kalger
Akron
Mr. J. Robinson
The
Prudenntial Insurance Company
Lorale
Way
C. F. Carter
Andwir Hotel
BE. A. Hubbard
Lucistesot
Georgia Magon
G. M. Walsh
Turner Block
A. R. Webber
Alice Harpster
Mabel Fahey
Ata
PansAmere
Jfean Cotage
Linwood Park
W. R. Huntington
Lillian
Fred Schmauch
Lize Aie Sehnach
Amherst
Fred Schmaauch
Elbe Street
Toledo
Fred Brotz
John Jehle
Will, Deas
James and
Fred ‘Fisher
Quincy Street
Edith Landis
Niagara Falls
D. Lowey
Hast Avenue
Edgar Nged Qs
Board of Public Safety
Irene
Mrs. Cart
Pecks of Ridgevilla
Domeguda Dulack
Hinman
Massillon
Mia Hinman
Judge Hinman
Lorain and Ashland Railway Company
Frank, Standen
Porter
Merchant's. Pignig
Conry & Mueller
Ohio
Lorain
Etha Snyder
D. A. Aiken
Prof
Tyler
Amber
College
DeWitt
Jack Reublin
Tay Furnish & Studio
Megs
Barnes
Barnes’ Shoe Store
Mill Street
D. Lewis’ Dry Goods Store
W. H. Barnes
J. P. Johnston
Colonial Arcade
Mrs. Johnston
Opticians
Cleveland St
W. Bridge St
George St
Ridgeville
Lorain County
A. Cox
East Broad St
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