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Newspaper

Elyria Reporter

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1906

Page

6

Remarkable Centenarian Marriage in Penfield Township

In Penfield township a 101 year old groom Samuel Kuhns and his 101 year old bride Miss Sarah Jackson, daughter of Andrew Jackson and kin to Lincoln, wed after a long wartime romance. Kuhns, once a captain in the Mexican War and later a lawyer in Springfield, served with Grant and Sherman, endured Libby prison, and returned to find Miss Jackson had waited through Civil War separations. The couple, now said to be the oldest in Buckeye State, celebrate enduring love that survived war, imprisonment, and time, with vows renewed in their mature years.

Samuel Kubns Sarah Jackson Penfield Township Couty Capt Kuhns Capt. Kuhns Miss Jackson Andrew Jackson Lincoln Springfield United States Samuel Kuhns Mr. Kuhnig Richmond Abraham Lincoln Mr. Kuhns Mr Kuhns Abe Fort Sumpter Kuhns Army of the Potomac Gens Grant Sherman Fredericksburg Vicksburg Libby Samuel Crawford St. Loui Columbus Buckeye Kuhn

Guaranteed Pile Cure Advertisement Guarantee

Guaranteed pile cure stops itching burning and smart dung at once. Apply externally or internally with a pile pipe for internal use in every package. We back our reputation and guarantee satisfaction. If you cannot visit a store send fifty cents to receive by mail. C. Bowers Pruggist Elyria.

C. Bowers Pruggist Elyria

Conference to name Raven manager and district baseball moves

President Morton will meet with baseball men in New Castle on Monday, with Stetler of Altoona likely elected manager. Raven appears in two spring games with Shadyside academy, and Youngstown visits Pittsburg April 28 while Shady Side plays Raven May 6. Briney signed by Walter East as infielder from Sewickley to contend at third base. Cleveland signs 17 players as they build for the season. National League pitching stats for 1905 show Mathewson with one hit allowed all season, Leever with .800 win rate, and other leaders in walks, strikeouts, and hits.

Morton New Castle Stetler Altoona Raven Shadyside Academy Youngstown Pittsburg Shadyside Mathewson Hahn Fraser Boston Ames Leever Ted Pittinger McGinnity McFarland St. Louis Rus Mitchell Brooklyn

Gas Fumes Sicken Carpet Jobber at Hotel Franklin

In a Hotel Franklin room Friday afternoon about 3 o'clock Pierce visited with M B Cannon of a local carpet firm. Cannon suddenly collapsed and died after being overcome by fumes. Pierce then felt faint, vomited, and grew sick on entering a nearby furniture store, before continuing home toward Reid Street.

Franklin Pierce M. B. Cannon Cannon Mr. Pierce Wiyma Reid Street

Uncertain Steel Plant Rumors Stir Oak Point Dredging

A testing device digs in Oak Point swamp amid rumors of a steel plant and canal plans. Land options near the Oak Point resort expand, with investors led by F B Knox and Game targeting farms west of the city. Disturbances foul gas fumes trigger near fainting spells for local residents.

Oak Point New York City mIndependant Steel Corporation New York Henry Bickel Knox Lorain Cleveland F. H Game Erie Carnal Company Standard On Clock North Amherst Pittsburg Beyer Creek Game F. 9

Sheriff Candidate Seeks Lorain County GOP Support

R. G. Ward announces candidacy for Lorain County sheriff subject to the Republican County Convention on February 12. The note urges using The Reporter as an advertising medium.

Lorain County

Hewitt Farm Sale In Columbia Township Reported

Sheriff Sainsbury bought the Fred Hewitt farm in Columbia township for 856 dollars in a court ordered partition sale. The purchaser was Clara E. Hawke. Also notes anniversary of Mr and Mrs Timothy Perry at Port Clinton with ages 87 and 75 respectively. An advertisement touts Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar for coughs and colds as a remedy.

Sherif Sainsbury Columbia Township Fred Hewitt Clara EB. Hawke Port Clinton Timothy Perry Mr. Perry Perry Kennedy All Drugiata

Indifference and a proposed future wedding

A playful exchange shows Sue and a lad planning marriage, with Sue shyly dismissing the idea. The verse includes a line about not caring if they wed, reflecting lighthearted social humor in a Houston Post clipping. Also referenced is an advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia remedy by Jake Moore of Atlanta claiming quick relief for indigestion.

Jake Moore Atlanta All

Investing For Profits Magazine Offer From Gregory

The note promotes Mrs Austin's Pancake flour as a breakfast aid and offers a free six month subscription to the magazine Investing For Profits. It promises readers insights on profitable investing, small-sum growth, and banker profits, claiming $1,000 can grow to $22,000 with intelligent investments. Offer valid for readers who mention the paper.

Gregory Jackson Bldg Chicago

Ohio Representative Longworth Improves After Illness

Washington February 12. Representative Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, once suffering from tonsillitis, showed marked improvement on Sunday and dined with household members. The update notes his condition as stable and progressing.

Washington Nicholas Longworth Ohio

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