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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1907
Page
2
Toni Barlow of Elm Grove, West Virginia, age 31, tall and thin, suffers bouts of uncontrolled laughter about six times yearly. Despite consulting physicians, he cannot smile at will and loses control during fits, even at funerals or weddings, with no other health issues.
A proposed Meier system would register calls like gas usage and bill by monthly guarantees. Heavy users would pay more while occasional callers pay less, with fixed minimums and excess charges. Progress is seen in big cities, but Elyria adoption may take years.
An advertisement urges prevention of paralysis by removing uric acid with Life Plant. It explains uric acid deposits in arteries can cause brain damage and stroke, promotes Life Plant as a body cleanser, and offers free medical advice from Dr J J Mizer in Canton Ohio with a free health booklet.
Glendive man Brown answers a matrimonial ad by mail and travels to Helena then Anaconda to meet the woman he once divorced fifteen years earlier. She writes hoping for forgiveness and remarriage, but Brown declines and returns home. Also an ad touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as safe and compliant with the National Pure Food and Drug Law.
An advertisement claims a painless, quick remedy for piles called Pyramid Pile Cure. It offers a free trial sample by mail, touts relief and healing effects, and cites a testimonial from T T Heffner of Munilla and a Marshall Michigan company address with 50 cent packages for sale.
A fragment from a French publication recounts legends explaining why February has twenty eight days in common years. It also mentions a Norman tale and a myth where February gambles with the moon to gain or lose days. The rest advertises Kodol digestive aid, praising its digestion support and conformity with the Pure Food Law, sold by pharmacists.
Vorain County Ohio appoints Hast Burton as Administratrix of the estate of John Burton late of Grafton Deceased dated February 4 1907 administrator named Hast Burton Administratrix official notice for probate filing and qualification
Philadelphia February 5 Able seaman Charles Shantz a German who worked for the British steamship Hackenden says Captain Johnson an Englishman kicked him in irons and locked him in a below zero refrigerator. He fled to police and the German consul will be asked to intervene as British consular action follows.
San Francisco charges dampen support for an Ohio building project in the city. School Commissioner Jones reports $1,454.16 raised for the fund and asks the Ohio Society in San Francisco if that amount can be accepted. The society pledged to raise $100 for rebuilding schools in the devastated district and appealed to the state for aid.
The advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for swollen nervous damp feet. It claims to cure aching feet, sweating, blisters, corns, bunions, and chilblains, offering rest and comfort. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free trial package. Address given for Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy, New York.
In Tifton, Georgia, Mrs Grant Lott dreamed repeatedly of a Decatur bound train wreck and meeting a friend of her late husband's family. She was summoned to Decatur by her brother Charles Armstrong's death and, astonishingly, the very train wreck occurred as in her dream, where she unexpectedly met the old friend she had imagined.
A period ad promotes URICO as a cure for rheumatism. It claims rheumatism is a blood disease and URICO dissolves uric acid deposits with no poison or alcohol, sold at $1 per bottle via Smith Drug Company Syracuse. Sample literature available. URIC-O also advertised.
A survey of date varieties suited to Arizona, led by Phenix experiment station, notes Deglet Noor as common but ripening is limited by season. Rhats riseus adapts well, with frost tolerance and a last year yield of 574 pounds per tree. Bone meal aids violet growth, while mango prospects in Florida loom large with high yield potential.
A speech urges retaining protection to keep US wages high and domestic production strong. Opponents warn free trade would lower wages and flood markets with cheaper foreign goods, while prosperity now rests on tariffs.
An advertisement touts a wired free mantle with a center post guaranteed not to burn and a brass rim to prevent splitting. It fits any burner and costs 25 cents with Lindsay Wizard Day specials featuring gas goods and the Lindsay Inverted Lamp.
A dense price list covering Hubert Day Butter Creamery products, cheese, eggs, potatoes, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, rutabagas, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce, squash, smoked meats, pork, dry salted meats, sausage, lard, fresh pork, wheat, corn, and wool prices. Includes numerous per unit and per measure figures with notes on car lots, track lots, and crate or box pricing.
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