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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
3
The fragment notes a heated discussion over funding and text book costs tied to Oberlin and Lorain county. It mentions a state capital plan, district support, superintendent Fldridge, and a political pressure scene with figures like John Gothard referenced amid broader budget tensions.
The column surveys baseball salaries and moves. Buck Ewing remains ill but travels toward recovery in Cincinnati. Rumors place Joe Wall managing East Liverpool in the Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia League. Hugh Duffy refuses a Doolin swap, while Charlie Doom heads to Savannah for Philadelphia pitchers. Butler of Kansas City resists backstop salary demands, and tensions rise at Brooklyn. Seibold and Unglaub’s outsized reputations pepper the chatter as Chicago contemplates Seabring’s status and training.
A handsome Franklin touring car arrived Tuesday for Dr. G Cushing from Cleveland. It has satisfied its owner after many miles of use. Owen, the manager, oversees the car in the city and notes the body stays clean. The piece asserts LIFE PLANT promotes internal cleanliness and blood quality, urging readers to obtain it via druggists or the Canton Ohio company with a free health booklet on request.
J C Crisp & Co. reports several lots at Tauview disposed of to buyers including Jim E Life who has begun a building, Herman R Pamkoff who started a foundation, and Catherine Barres who plans a later house. Prices received were favorable.
The article argues inner health is essential, noting many neglect internal cleanliness while obsessing over outer appearance. It asserts blood carries nourishment and has duties beyond nourishment, urging correct principles for bodily hygiene and chronic illness prevention.
A temperance meeting replaces the regular boys gathering at South Lora Sunday afternoon. Elyria W. C. T. U. will conduct, with an elaborate program of songs and recitations planned. Also reported is the sale of N. W. Adams store building in Amherst to a banking firm for 7000 dollars.
Pinch Patterson of Elyria, Ohio, defeats Buster Rinetold at the Coliseum in Bellevue in two straight heats for a $6 prize. The half mile laps favored Patterson on the straights but he struggled on corners, winning the first heat by a few feet and the second easily.
At the Lorain County Medical Society meeting held at the hospital, final banquet arrangements were made for the annual event. The Hotel Franklin will host about 76 attendees, with Drs Monoemith and Garver coordinating. Two papers were presented, one by Dr Hurd on Diphtheria focusing on quarantine, and another by Dr Burley on subjective and objective symptoms of iritis.
Frank Shellbank, a youthful boy barely ten, faces ridicule at school for struggles in arithmetic and geography. He leaves home with $1.50 on a Tuesday morning, aims for Cleveland for work, and ends up in Lorain after a short failed attempt to find employment. The incident unfolds as he is counseled by Mayor King in court.
A detailed account describes a condemned spy in the English army being led to a grave he digs himself. Twelve riflemen are chosen including six with blank rounds while the chaplain reads burial rites. The firing party fires and the prisoner falls into the grave, with many soldiers affected by the ordeal.
A 19th century column cites disease and asylum figures by occupation with about 177 per 100000 clerks and civil servants going mad, 155 among domestic workers, 60 among mechanics, and 42 among merchants. It adds a banking habit in rural Ireland where couples name each other jointly to withdraw on death. Also described are gold and silver beetles in Central America valued at twenty five to fifty dollars each.
Train No 11 runs via Akron with Nos 17 16 48 Pullman cars. Daily except Sunday. Flag station. G A Dachtler, Ticket Agent.
A realm of tradition surrounds the Portland vase now exhibited in the British Museum. From Italy its age is uncertain, with legends tying it to Emperor Severus and Urban VIII. purchased by the Duke of Portland in 1786, it survived a savage breakage in 1845 and is valued at least £15,000.
A lightning bolt struck an electric car with dead batteries near a Minnesota town, recharging the batteries and driving the occupants home. The report also notes electricity powering Cathedral Berlin’s bells and organ, a police horse arousing tenants in New York, a Aberdeen Washington court ruling over a horse’s death, and other short curiosities from various locales.
Lorain Street By Loop schedule lists Blyria to South Lorain Beach Park and Cleveland routes with multiple departure times including 8 45, 1 46, 6 48, and night runs. References odd codes and stray characters, indicating a damaged OCR of a street railway timetable. Last Cleveland departure at 11 16 PM and theater waits noted.
The Cleveland and South Western Traction Company lists hourly Elyria to Public Square departures from 6:00 PM and various return times to Elyria. Elyria to Oberlin and Wellington routes run with multiple daily times, including Oberlin Limiteds at 9:40 AM and 1:40 PM. North Amherst, Grafton, Norwalk, Birmingham Berlin Norwalk routes appear with set intervals and weekend times.
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