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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
3
Chester E. Gillette was not sentenced as counsel could not file a motion for a new trial. The court postponed proceedings to Monday at 10 am for needed stenographer records. Rumors claim confessions, but officials and attorneys deny any confirmation.
An advertisement promises free samples of Pyramid Pile Cure claiming rapid relief for piles and urges readers to request a sample by mail. It cites testimonials including Julia Mayer of Bedford Indiana and mentions druggists selling the cure for 50 cents a box. The text also promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets with similar mail order incentives.
The State Railroad Commission faces a flood of citizen petitions to compel railroads to build grade crossings at private expense. Secretary Howard Mannington notes the commission only acts in special cases, while a new winter law requires municipalities and railroads to share crossing costs equally.
The newspaper announces daily weather reports provided by the government. The Reporter notes that yesterday's forecast proved accurate and that the upper corner of the paper will carry this new weather briefing alongside the header for readers.
Whitford filed suit in the court of common pleas to reclaim a Lorain real estate willed to him by Salina Whitford, claiming Lillian Kunitz wrongfully holds it. Kunitz answers, alleging a deed from April 19, 1906, for valuable consideration. A separate note promotes Kodol by the Kodal laboratory in Chicago as a stomach remedy, claimed to comply with the National Pure Food and Drug Law, sold locally by druggists.
Ninety two National Tube Company pipe cutters, mostly Americans, quit as a 75 cent per day cut in wages follows a dispute over 75 cents daily re finishing pay. Previously paid extra for re finishing when flaws required return work. Company cites overall high costs and adds 10 percent wage rise for common laborers nationally.
Shoe prices are likely to rise 10 to 15 percent after January first as manufacturers raise prices due to scarcer leather and higher tannery costs. Leather shortages and increased auto industry demand are cited by producers as key factors behind the rise.
The Halpine Beck Company secured a judgment in the court of Justices Lord against John Schoenfelt Jr for 52 dollars 16 cents on an account for lumber and material. Schoenfelt appeals the case to the court of common pleas.
Notice of Appointment. Estate of D C Peck, deceased. Stephen Wilson named and qualified as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of D C Peck, late of Ridgeville, Loraine County, deceased. Dated November 30, 1906.
Al Rumsey once a Vermilion resident and famed world traveler devised a unique will. He specifies six tall, under 30, equally tall pallbearers in black business suits with derby hats to handle his burial at $25 each. The undertaker gets expenses plus a bonus. A Honduras timber sale with $10,000 value is noted.
In Everett Washington Mrs Margaret Nelson was granted a divorce from Elmer Nelson after she testified he wired an hourly alarm and placed pins in the window to prevent her leaving the house. He kept the door key after locking it, and his jealousy and odd measures led to the breakdown of their marriage. The court promptly granted the divorce. A separate item notes cautions for stomach health and mentions Kodol products advertised by druggists, while a brief line states Coolies in China abandon pipes for cimarets.
An advertising letter praises Uric-O as a cure for rheumatism, claiming dramatic improvement after use. The testimonial cites a patient confined nine weeks and a man who spent much on other treatments, now benefiting from Uric-O. Available from Smith Drug Co Syracuse and Kady's Drug Store Elyria with sample offers.
The will of George H. Arnold of Lyria divides a $2,800 estate after debts and funeral expenses. Bequests go to wife Kate Willis, neighbor E. B. Valerius, Park Arnold, and Ada Line Aker and Helen Kenton of Florence, Erie County, NY. Funeral arrangements name F. W. Martin as administrator without bond and custody of spiritualist speakers Fred D. Dunham and Clara Watson.
George Miller aged 72 and his wife aged 73 were found dead this morning in a room above Dr. Felix Straessley’s stable on Church Street Allegheny. Escape from a small stove in the room caused their deaths. Miller was a coachman for the physician and Mrs. Miller assisted in housework at 621 Washington Screar, Allegheny.
A reader questions the shore statement while describing an advertisement for Electrogen a blood purifier and tonic said to cure germ troubles without alcohol opiates or narcotics. The ad promises a free 50 cent bottle and urges readers to send name and address to the Electrogen Co Fremont A for sale by Eady Drug Store. Meanwhile Boers who migrated to Argentina are returning to South Africa with many saving for homeward tickets.
Columbus Ohio December 7 County auditors issue semiannual Dow tax reports early due to January 1 salary law. The 1000 tax on salons has forced some to close over six months, with small counties already reporting. Auditor of State wants full reports this month to reset ledgers for the new system starting in January.
An elderly city businessman laments replacing the old fire apparatus with a newer ariel ladder. He argues for preserving the old hand engine and truck due to their service, recalling fires and the town's past waterworks. The board of safety dismisses sentiment, while an oath from 1886 offers a satirical insert about Hall’s Catarrh Cure and other patent remedies from Toledo, with ads for nostrums beyond.
An estimate puts the daily cost of maintaining a moderately expensive finer at sea at 2300 dollars. The figure excludes insurance and related expenditures.
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