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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1905
Page
3
Rev G Frederick Wright, educator and Anti Saloon League founder, appeals to reason for reelecting Gov Herrick. He praises Brannock law as a strong temperance measure and argues governors should approve or veto laws, not abstain. Wright’s letter endorses continued gubernatorial support amid Oregon trip distractions.
G. Frederick Wright defends Governor Herrick's temperance statute as prudent constitutional use of power. He argues the law survived Supreme Court scrutiny, meets its aims, and will likely prove effective in limiting intemperance. He warns anti temperance leaders against opposing the governor.
A survivor responds to an editorial on Brook Farm noting errors about participants still living and clarifying details of the farm era. He recalls his youth at the Harbinger era, the 1845 arrival, George Ripley, and the publication of the 1000-copy edition, while correcting reports of a building fire and describing the remaining cottage named for Margaret Fuller.
A vivid account describes a whitewash mix used at the White House in Washington. The method combines lime, boiling water, salted rice paste, ground rice, Spanish whiting, and slue, dissolved in water and heated. The mixture is kept air tight and applied hot from a portable furnace after standing for several days.
The article traces steam carriage origins from 1782 to the 1870s, noting English and American contributors. It recounts hostility to mechanized vehicles, stage drivers' fears, farmer worries, and acts like tolls and red flags. It highlights Rolles, Bouton, Seiden, and the 1879 patent landmark, framing Seiden as a pioneer in future vehicle design.
The guest at the party is Jim, known as Prof. Sholigus, a sociologist. Attendees joke that he resembles a Pun Sociologist, prompting light banter at the corner reception in Chicago.
A lighthearted Philadelphia Ledger quip urges optimism about love and marriage, noting a first love may not come immediately. It playfully contrasts Miss Ann Teek Really with Miss Snappe as voices about romance and timing on game day.
A quote from the Atlanta Constitution notes that every dollar saved for children's education yields hundredfold returns to parents and the state, urging support for savings as a public good.
An engineer recalls a failed talking machine setup in Chushachow where a crowd gathered, expecting a concert. Soldiers and locals clashed as rioters were detained, while the device eventually impressed onlookers after a tense night of tuning.
The narrator meets a diminutive Cockney theater manager named Rosamo in Australia. Brisk dialogue shows Rosamo’s sharp dialect, ironic skepticism toward Yankee comics, and his glamorous but guarded demeanor as the narrator seeks business ties with him.
A brief Outlook reflection argues marriage kills musical activity. It suggests to some extent a spouse drains time and money from a musician, turning practice into a nostalgic relic rather than active art. The piece notes marriage can turn music into draped, silent decor rather than continuing performance.
A brief witticism from the Chicago Journal notes that if individuals chose hats by their own head size they would not require an umbrella. The remark playfully links hat fit to weather readiness.
A fragment discusses lunar conditions citing Prof. Newcomb from Harper's Magazine. It notes no breathable atmosphere exists on the moon and that any tenuous exosphere would be far thinner than Earth's and of little benefit to life.
The author argues that with telescopic sight the surface of the Moon could reveal an ordinary city block. If vegetation existed there we would observe monthly changes as it alternates between sunlit and shadowed extreme temperatures.
French doctors Dr. Fournol and a colleague prepared a seawater serum for tuberculosis. It is used by patients at two Paris hospitals, including those with recent pulmonary tuberculosis and older bone tuberculosis. Reported outcomes show distinct improvement in both local lesions and overall health.
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