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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
2
The item mix notes unusual holiday weather orders for builders, Governor Pattison plans inaugural activities, and resignations. It reports Wisconsin rail tax payments, railroad back tax settlements, and a district attorney finding about bric a brac deliveries to insurance officials. The tone combines political, economic, and social curiosities from the period.
Thompson reports a Saturday inspection trip by directors over the Cleveland and Southwestern Traction Company line leaving Cleveland at dawn. They will join at Wigma and travel in a special car to Fremont for the opening of a new road to Wapak on ots, expanding electric railway service into a large farming area. Thompson aims to attend a special meeting in Cleveland tomorrow afternoon.
In recent days Wady's Drug Store popularized Wadsworth Bros Chico cigar a five cent smoke praised as sensible compared with pricier options. Advert says it uses Havana filler burns freely and pleases former ten cent smokers, inviting readers to visit Wady's for supplies.
A fragmented report notes claims that washing without water and without soap can cure dandruff, with experts and authorities challenging the idea. The text references medical terms and a specialist, seemingly from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper, amid garbled OCR.
A report argues that bank failures stem from director neglect and urges closer contact between management and the comptroller. It notes directors often overlook warnings and that supervision cannot replace prudent director oversight, despite its value in guiding banks away from collapse.
The Colonial Theatre opens with The Bishop a comedy by John Oliver Blobbes. William H. Thompson stars with Miss Drina de Wolfe in a France set play backed by the Shubert company. Matinees Wednesday Saturday and a New Year’s Day special matinée with prices 25c to 1.00.
Boston reports the twenty fifth anniversary of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor to be on February 2. Nearly 70 000 societies and 3 500 000 members participate with growth across 46 states and three Canadian provinces. Also mentions Early Risers pills and Da Witt's Little Early Risers as a safe laxative.
A 1906 Susquehanna piece notes John D. Rockefeller as head of the wealthiest family, valued near a thousand million dollars. It compares 1855 and 1892 Philadelphia and New York millionaire counts, cites five thousand U.S. millionaires, and marvels at vast fortunes and their burdensome scale.
The Cleveland and Southwestern plans show earnings up about 10000 this year and expect further heavy growth in coming years. The gains come with improved equipment and a growing territory, despite no mileage expansion. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised as a health aid at 35 cents.
An old health notice warns sore throats can lead to serious infections like tonsillitis and diphtheria and urges keeping a home remedy TONSILINE ready. It touts TONSILINE as the cure with relief from a single dose and emphasizes sore throat as a warning signal.
The Men’s League of the M. I. Church hosts a supper at 6:30 pm followed by speeches at 7:00 pm. President George Ti Rogers delivers the address with responses from A. Lawrence and UI. CG. Wilcox. program includes music and a reading by Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Team.
The article urges buyers to avoid cheap tools in 1906 and favor better graded goods. It emphasizes durability, satisfaction, and long-term performance, promising guaranteed quality and a lasting assortment to improve work results.
Berkley dispatch reports professor Jaffa at the state university plans to force hens to lay eggs on a fixed program to stabilize prices. He expects to finish experiments by January first and believes he can control hens moulting to avoid seasonal shortages.
An old newspaper ad touts The Reporter Printing Co offering first class work and patronage. It markets De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for rough skin and various skin ailments claiming immediate relief for hemorrhoids and other conditions, sold by druggists.
Advertises a pile cure claiming to stop itching burning and smarting instantly with external and internal applications. Mentions a “pile pipe” for internal use and a money back style guarantee. Offers mail delivery for fifty cents from C. C. Bowers, Druggist, Elyria.
Rates listed for this column advertise three lines per entry at 26 cents. Each additional line costs 5 cents with an average of six words per line.
Copies of the Reporter dated October 26 November 10 13 29 from The Reporter Pig Company in Biyria Ohio are cited. The item lists archival issues and locations for readers seeking back issues.
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