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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1906
Page
2
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture’s annual farm crop value at 96.791 billion dollars, up 2.077 billion from 1899, with declines in wheat and corn potato values but rising exports abroad. Secretary Wilson notes new varieties aid farming, including frost hardy citrus, pineapples, cotton, corn and wooly webs.
A Blycla shop feature highlights dainty collar accessories and novelty baby items. Jewel boxes, ribbon boxes, and handcrafts with forget-me-nots and pompon ribbons are described, along with silk bonnet pieces and home made booties. Prices begin around $1, emphasizing ornamental trinkets over essentials.
The Newton Chadwick case centers on a disputed note obtained through alleged false representations by Mrs Chadwick. Col George C Rankin, receiver for Citizens Bank Oberlin Ohio, pursued $100000, but a settlement reached for $40100 is to be kept confidential. Andrew Carnegie deposition is part of the defense.
A pressure of year end data shows fatalities from shotgun incidents across many states. Michigan records 15 deaths while Wisconsin 13 and Ohio 1 lead the list of counts, with Illinois 8 Indiana 9 Kansas 1 Maine 8 Minnesota 7 Montana 1 New York 1 New Jersey 2 North Dakota 1 New Hampshire 3 Pennsylvania 1 Tennessee 4 West Virginia 2 Massachusetts 6 Vermont 2 and others mentioned.
The piece urges boys to work hard in any job from ditch digging to writing. It argues that dedication builds life skills and holidays, warns against overwork past thirty, and mocks those who avoid labor as unseen and unloved by the world.
The Woman's Association of the Second Congregational Church will meet Wednesday at 2 PM with Mrs. Hauge at 119 Fremont Street instead of at Mrs. Whitford's home. The Home Missionary Program will be led by Mrs. Reed. All members and friends are invited.
The article recalls a sensational raid on Oak Point during Sheriff Salisbury’s term. Lorain police joined a Sunday drive to raid the resort amid drink and fights, leading to a posse confrontation. Deputies seized prisoners who were fined. many officers bore bruises. The piece frames Oak Point’s shady past and hopes for future reform.
New York's school attendance this year rose to about 650000 under instruction, a record for any city. The total includes 500000 in city schools plus 20000 in high schools and training, 1300 in training schools, 100 in truant schools, 15000 in Manhattan and Bronx corporate schools, 4000 in Brooklyn corporate schools, 46000 in New York parochial schools, 25000 in Brooklyn parochial schools, with additional college and private instruction. This suggests near universal education for school ages.
An ad-style snippet argues against washing with soap and water to treat dandruff and baldness. It promotes Newbro’s Herpicide as the original germicide that kills the parasitic germ at the hair root, selling via druggists with a sample offer for 10 cents from The Herpicide Co. in Detroit.
Kipton residents enjoyed a lively Wednesday entertainment by the Pierces at the opera house. The Disciple church planned a fall festival in the town hall next Saturday. Local high school ball game attracted fans including Alonzo Granger and James Hston. Thanksgiving visits filled with family at the homesteads of Watkins, Twining, and Davidson. Hunters hosted by Groot. a Kipton return visit by Sigsworths and Hazletons for holiday. Ladies’ Aid to meet at Mrs. Van Deusen’s home next Thursday. Birth of a nine-pound son reported for Coats of Henrietta. Mrs. Stutter in Cleveland nursing a grandson with scarlet fever. Cleveland Stone Company has gained the Kipton quarry. work to start soon.
Real estate transfers list multiple parcels in Elyria township Avon and Lorain areas with buyers and sellers the lot numbers subdivisions and sale prices. Notable transfers include Christopher Neufer to George Palmer 12 acres for 900 and Maurice C Tuttle et al to Lorain & West Virginia Railway Co for right of way across Russia township for 600 dollars.
The message advertises four houses on Quincy Street with natural wood finish slate roofs city water and gas priced at 1800 each. If unsold in two weeks they will be offered for rent. Additional properties include other houses for sale ranging from 1200 to 6000 and 100 lots for sale across town excluding the West Side.
A fashionable New York hotel for women features a bar in connection. The item notes the bar exists only as a clothes bar in the laundry and dismisses any further implications.
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