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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1905
Page
4
A reflective column warns against wasting time on trivial pursuits and idle habits. It contrasts prompt workers with procrastinators, lauds diligent living, and urges self discipline. It cites scenes from daily life, prayer meetings, and fashion obsessions, ending with a moral on character and usefulness.
An advertisement describes surplice shirt waists 5203 and 6203, highlighting tucks, chemisette separation, and adaptable use for shirtwaist dresses. It details fabric options in claret red flannel, sleeve style, and pattern sizes for busts from 32 to 42 inches, plus yardage requirements and fit. It also includes unrelated clipped fiction and social notes from the Philadelphia Press.
An article on the National Farm School in Bucks County outlines its program for city boys training as practical and scientific farmers. It describes a modern dairy department led by Professor W H Bishop with a large herd, streamlined facilities, and a hands on course from milking to butter and cheese making, emphasizing balanced rations and efficient milk production for the student body.
The Elyria druggist H A Dykeman hawks Hindipo as a guaranteed kidney cure and nerve tonic. He offers a money back pledge if no benefit, claiming wide town talk and free trials to attract customers. The spoof ads mix jokes about old soldiers, buckwheat, and light quips from a serialized humor page.
The police superintendent asks if there are identifying marks on the boy. the father replies that there will be none until he recaptures him after he fled to fight Indians. The exchange is followed by a quip about pearls and diamonds as siblings boast of their luck.
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