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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
2
The piece discusses alcohol taxes as a tool to curb saloons and the liquor trade, noting public demand for tax increases and the potential impact on low dives. It contrasts tax levels with other states, mentions brewer profit concerns, and hints at political action urged by reformers.
A Pittsburg gossip note asserts Jay D. Seever tells the writer he gives the same diamond engagement ring to all different girls. The remark suggests he has landed many in love or affection with one ring.
A fragmentary note from Yonkers Statesman hints at political duty and campaign activity with names like Rigbert and Iine, focusing on stump speeches and a family tree controversy. The text remains concise and reads as a terse political vignette.
Fragmented dispatch describes Witte and Gzsar failing to agree as political tension grows in East Prussia. It notes Count Witte appealing to Zenistvoists, debates over universal suffrage, electors, and the attempt to calm extremists. Telegraph workers strike threat and government plans to end unrest.
In hard living coal towns of Pennsylvania, miners form Young Men's Christian Associations to run buildings, fund operations, and promote Bible study and evangelistic meetings. Associations offer English classes for foreign workers, supervise athletic events, and aim to reduce mine accidents through education while resisting saloon influence as beer and whisky spending remains high in nearby towns.
A northern Oklahoma frost week drew geese to city lights drawing them to radiant street lamps. Geese circled all night in mist over Guthrie and other towns. many were killed. An old hunter explained fire beacons misled geese during stormy nights, a tactic used by hunters in southern and northern regions.
A woman with short hair and steel spectacles enters a downtown warehouse office to accuse cruelty to animals. The manager explains the eggs are in cold storage with no live chicks present, while the crusader demands proof that any eggs do not contain chicks and warns of action if not assured.
A traveling American salesman reports London tailors and new sack suits cut with minimal pockets. He notes inside pockets replace outside ones and trousers gain only a ticket pocket. He laments that clothes are getting lighter and less functional, forcing him to wear overcoats in all weather.
Advertisement rates listed for three tiers with a lead rate and added tune charges. Also notes a sale listing for a lot on Columbus Street 165 feet with a first mortgage option at 6 percent per annum. Apply J. J. Wilson, 252 Harrison Street. December 4, 1931.
A mixed classified item notes a furnished room near Broad Street and streetcar lines with contact at 409 Elm Street. Also seeks a lady stenographer via G Reporter Office. Additional notices advertise a six room house in Columbus with gas water at $12 monthly and a rental inquiry at 242 Worcester Street.
An old Chicago Tribune item recounts a fable of a white trader offering a brass watch as a marvel to a native king in exchange for six tusks. The king retorts he once traded for wooden clubs and notes the watches’ poor reliability in London.
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