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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
2
The piece discusses holiday gift buying as Christmas nears, noting women’s foresight in early shopping and shopkeepers leveraging fine weather. It contrasts last minute rush with prudence, mentions beer and ale prices, and highlights widespread economic concerns and speculative agricultural data from that era.
An essay notes Phoenix and Tucson use of cents as money marks a shift in the Southwest economy. A Phoenix authority recalls coins once being rare and a post office misgiving at a penny. The piece cites thrift as a civic virtue and recalls Senator Hoar paying a fare with a nickel.
Lorain fell behind early as Shelby scored three quick touchdowns. Lorain warmed in the second half but managed only six points, with Pierce returning a kickoff for a touchdown. Keene, Bushey, Pollis and Vierce stood out. Brahah limited Shelby’s breakaways. Time of halves was 25 minutes.
The new Baptist chapel tract is ready and its erection will proceed quickly. The church will begin Sunday school before completion. A community meeting led by Mr. Moteuly M. Wilford and Rev. George W. Johnson decided to organize a school next Sunday afternoon in December.
Trustees report lower per capita maintenance costs to 139 dollars this year while aiming for 125 dollars in 1908. Total inmates reach 271 with 1042 incurable. The panel links intoxication to insanity, stating drunkenness as a major predisposing factor. The text also references political tensions over Austria and Russia with no direct German plotting acknowledged.
The article reports on Theodore Shonts addressing the American Manufacturers Association in Washington. It outlines the Panama Canal Commission's work including dredging, new wharves, locomotives, and yard expansion to handle increased freight, with notes on labor, equipment, and future canal type decisions.
In England and London a select class of ancient noble and gentry Jewish families maintains cloistered circles. The Rothschilds Sassoons and Bischoffheim families are cited for their influence, charm, and role in high society, with Jewish hostesses and leaders shaping the social season and welcoming outsiders.
Baden Baden, famed for curative waters and scenic beauty, welcomes visitors with gardens hotels and a grand casino. The season draws royalty and Europe’s elites, though gaming has eased from its former flamboyance, the resort still offers refined leisure and historic charm.
An old botany tale describes a tyrant orchid and its pollination by a busy bee. The bee visits basement doors of successive flowers to gather nectar and pollen, fertilizing each in turn and illustrating the plant’s reliance on others to spread its life.
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News recalls Ida’s first beau and her first kiss, noting the moment with humor as a window opens to hear a playful smack and a royal tease.
Advertisement rates listed as three lines per column with a head line and three repeats. Each line supports about six average words. Additional lines require a separate line. Prices are quoted per twenty five cents.
Two stream houses with gas and tered cistoyrns on Summer Street are offered for rent at 70 and 13 dollars per month. Lee S. Day, Blyrin bjork, lists the vacancy dated November 29, 1941.
Fragmented notices show a walk on Groud Street or nearby streets with furnished rooms and car line, asking Taquire at 40 percent Elm Street and a Girl Wanted for general house work on Sit Middle Avenue. O-28tr
Classified notice from G Reporter Office seeking an experienced daily stenographer. The ad notes city improvements like extra clerical lights and a focus on managing daytime guard duties. The address given is a long avenue location for applications.
An antique want column advertisement offers Rolister's Roc ky Mountain Tea at 35 cents, promoted by H Dykeman Druggist, claiming health and strength benefits to readers.
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