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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
5
The text urges daily renewal through prayer reminiscent of monastic devotion. It speaks of gratitude, divine abundance, and the idea that thanking the Great Giver opens access to wishes and wealth from God's reservoir. The garbled closing remains unintelligible, with misread phrases and stray words.
Attorney General and Secretary of Agriculture push cases against the Big Four and Southern Pacific for violating the 28 hour law. Prosecutions aim to curb interstate carrier delays, with penalties up to 400 dollars per shipment and wider calls for federal action to relieve car shortages nationwide.
Fragmentary dialogue piece shows creditors meeting with a bankrupt man described as shabby and careworn. The older creditor declares the bankrupt easily cleared, while a principal creditor with overcoat and diamonds is spotted. A kittenish exchange questions optimism versus pessimism in a classroom-like setting.
A collection of quips and captions shows humor about optimism and aging. A veteran recalls the bugler’s retreat and many men in the company failing to heed orders, reflecting on discipline and attention.
A Philadelphian staying in a Georgia town asks if bathtubs are provided. A hotel attendant brings a coffin as a bathtub, claiming it is the tub. The traveler balks while the ringy undertaker explains the coffin-bath tub trick tied to a local coffin business.
The county reports record real estate activity with Elydle's performance praised as among the city’s best. T. S. Knox Oak Point purchases, plus land bought by Jos. Ramsey and the Lorain & West Virginia railway, boost county sales. Lake Shore Electric and farmers’ relocations expand exchanges. Hicks predicts a severe storm in mid February 1907.
James Bowen, 21, of Cuyahoga Falls, suffered a broken right shoulder blade after a fall from a street car. His right arm is crippled from a prior fracture and his left arm fractured twice in a Cleveland machine shop. Doctors attribute the injuries to hard knocks, not brittle bones. Bowen began work four years ago but has received little pay due to repeated accidents.
Word arrived of Miss Overly a fourteen year old girl from the Bryan area who, while riding a Toledo and Indiana car toward home, jumped when the train stopped for country stations. She struck a trolley pole and was crushed, dying shortly after being taken home. A rental listing for The Clayton on 3rd street appears after the notice.
Det 23 Whalen of the Chicago health department investigates a Christmas turkey found in the last stages of consumption. J Inwood bought the bird from butcher Chas Klohr. Autopsy showed the diseased organs. Officials seek the farm of origin to prevent further cases.
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