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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1907
Page
4
In a reflection on conscience and daily temptation, Phillips Brooks warns that choosing harmless pleasures can block higher duties. He urges a life tuned to neglect small vices to invite duty and the soul toward the divine, noting the noble ache of longing for what truly matters.
The U S Congress weighs approving 83 000 050 to build two large battleships amid war talk with Japan and strategic naval strength. Supporters argue a bigger navy protects the country and deters rivals, while some propose using funds to redeem bonds.
Blyris officials weigh a fair fare for street cars and the value of the franchise. Critics urge council to require traction lines to disclose books and traffic data before fixing rates.
A garbled comic page fragment presents Q and A style jokes and sketches about everyday moments. Lines reference a boy with a snowball, a frozen pond, a waiter, and a dessert named ice cream. The piece blends dialogue with brief captions and mixed characters in a light humorous tone.
The item mixes snippets on temperance secretary Agnes Slack about a Georgian table joke, a boy asking about the east wind at dinner, remarks on US Japan ties and California schools, Rockefeller and Carnegie sympathy in oil cases, Lincoln cherry tree lore, Valentine and St Patrick’s Day notes, Thaw case hearings, mad houses, a Pittsburg disorderly house arrest, and Lake Shore Michigan Southern railway chatter.
The article recalls a seven year old pupil admitted in 1611 at Saviour's Grammar School Southwark, with long study hours and a Latin teaching master chosen for wisdom and gentleness. It also notes birds feeding orphans, an engineer's gate as part of a system, and remarks on oil and soap damping waves, ending with Roosevelt's stern letter to women about motherhood.
A jumbled nursery of wordplay and verses including riddles about trees and letters, a poetry excerpt about fate and meeting, a note on Pancake Flour branding, a mispronunciation guide for Don Quixote, and a light anecdote about Arabella Krupp's school day confusion.
Columbus reports that Ohio plans a major expansion of the state capitol to include a north and south addition and a towering dome. Officials say the project, costing over a million dollars, would modernize crowded offices and centralize state rooms for the next fifty years.
The piece traces St Valentine Day from its religious roots around February 14 to its evolution into a love festival. It notes Cupid’s rise, the Feast of Lupercalia, and early customs of gifting, with a practice where maidens drew names to become a sweetheart for a year.
Rev. Dr. Edward Increase Bosworth and his wife depart Oberlin for a four month voyage to the Orient under World Student Federation auspices. They will attend the April 3-7 World Student Christian Federation meeting in Japan, then lead evangelistic work in China and Japan. The trip ends in Seoul, Korea with a stop in Shanghai for the missions centennial. A student delegation bid them farewell at 7:05 a.m. Tuesday.
A historical ad note links James Watt and steam power to a hair loss cure claim. It touts Newbro's Herpicide as destroying a germ said to cause dandruff and baldness, offering sample requests and two price points through A. E. Frost as special agent.
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