Want Column advertising rates and notices
Classified column from The Reporter lists rates for want ads and various notices. Items include a vegetable gardener wanted by April 1, a string of gold beads lost Friday, a loan offer from Lorain County Building and Loan, an experienced stenographer position, a first class cook, boarders wanted at 323 East Broad Street, farm work on shares, machinists for American Shaves and Stamping in Lorain, and a competent girl for general house work at 104 Grace Street.
Furnished room offered near square by a gentleman
A notice requests the return of a salt case taken from a Wellington car last Monday morning. If recovered, the finder should leave it at R. I Hill's Jewelry Store to receive a reward. Contact A nice furnished room at Ad dreas W care Reporter.
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Dreas W
Care
Wellington
R. I Hill
Rooms over The Eady Drug Store for rent
For rent rooms over The Eady Drug Store suitable for millinery, tailors or dressmaking and offices. Contact Henry J. Eady. 214-608.
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Eady Drug Store
Henry J. Eady
Wanted Male Help Manager for Branch Office Elyria
A hiring notice seeks a male manager for a branch in Elyria with references to The Morrie Wholesale Houses in Cincinnati Ohio. The ad requests experience and address details as part of the application process.
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Elyria
Morrie Wholesale Houses
Cincinnati
Ohio
Evangelist Absent Yet Sermon Sets Solid Rock Foundation
Rev John Pounds filled in for the revival at The Church of Christ in Cleveland delivering a heart touching message on building a life on the solid rock of Jesus Christ rather than self righteousness. He contrasted a moral life with Christian faith and noted Victor Dorris would preach again tonight. New Spring Style Wallpaper and Crockery advertised by Elyda Bazaar.
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John Pounds
Cleveland
Dorris
Church of Christ
Pounds
Jed
Jesus Christ
Evangelist Victor Dorris
Real Estate Transfers Logged at Court House Tuesday
Real estate transfers recorded include Ely Realty Company to Frank and Novia McGuire for land in Elvira 66 by 81 feet valued at 150 dollars. J C Crisp as trustee for J W Taylor transfers to RB Cary land in Avon dale park Elvira for 15750 dollars. Adam Moise to Frank Richardson includes part of Lot 45 in Grafton township for 3209 dollars. Jerome Jr to L S Railway Company transfers land on Elyria West Side. Loulo Perry et al Wm Schmauch and George Parken transfer land in Brownhelm township for 925 dollars. Eliza A Bedortha to Harry H Avery land in Oberlin village for 2300 dollars. W B Bedortha to Eliza A Bedortha part of Lot 14 Oberlin for 2300 dollars. Oberlin College Board to Sallie F DeGroff land in Oberlin village for 1300 dollars. College to Sarah W Bloom land in Oberlin village for 1300 dollars.
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Ely Realty Company
Frank McGuire
Novia McGuire
Elvira
J. C Crisp
J W Taylor
Cary
Avondale Park
Elvria
Adam Moise
Frank Richardson
Grafton Township
T. O. Jerome, Jr
L. 8. & M.S Railway Company
Elyria
Loulso
Sallie F. DeGroff
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Sarah W. Bloom
Clover Leaf Club Meets At Mrs Haag Residence
The Clover Leaf Club was entertained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs Theo Haag at her Clark street home. Twelve members enjoyed pedro and night games. A dainty lunch followed. Prizes went to Mrs Hugh Kelble Mrs William Wagner and Mrs B K Bardknecht. Next meeting set for February 8 at Mrs W Lewis on Lake avenue.
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Clover Leaf Club
Theo. Haag
Clark Street
Pedro
Hugh Kelble
William Wagner
B. K. Bardknecht
W Lewis
Lake Avenue
Engineer Plenarty Sails From New York for Panama
JH Plenarty of this city sails Friday from New York to the Isthmus of Panama to join the United States engineering corps. He passed the examination for the work and was sworn in by Justice C C Lord.
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JH Plenarty
New York
Panama
United States Engineering Corps
C C Lord
Kare Knot Klub Hosts Mrs Pauline Shaffer at East Broad
Mrs Pauline Shaffer entertained the Kare Knot Klub at her East Broad street home on Wednesday afternoon. Prizes went to Mrs Fred Keys for first and Mrs Robt Smith of Sandusky for second. Refreshments followed and the gathering was enjoyed. An advertisement notes Witch Hazel Salve by E DeWitt & Co Chicago with claims of fast relief for various skin troubles.
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Pauline Shaffer
Kare Knot Klub
East Broad Street
Fred Keys
Robt. Smith
Sandusky
Political Announcements and Ads Mixed in Page
A scanned column contains a Republican sheriff candidacy notice for Lorain County subject to the upcoming convention, an advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Care, a notarized Ohio affidavit by Frank J Cheney of Cheney & Co offering a cure for catarrh, an endorsement for Hall’s Catarrh Cure with testimonials, and a mention of The Joke’s Painy Pills for constipation.
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Sheriiff
Lorain County
Ward
State of Ohio
City of Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J Cheney
BJ Cheney & Co
Toledo
Rim
Frank J Citcny
Gleason Notary Publice Hall
J Cheney & CO
All Wingeists
Fall
The Mother Tongue Abroad and at Home
A discussion of English usage in England and America notes that American speech is not inherently inferior. It cites pronunciation slips and grammar, condemns petty pedantry, and contrasts American informality with English standards. The piece urges educated Americans and language groups to promote correct utterance without snobbery, citing cross-cultural expectations.
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England
America
Henry James
Modern Language Association of America
Philadelphia Ledger
Modern
Modern Languages Association
Encouraging Census Trends Report Shifts in English Work
England shows men work longer hours while women work less than a decade ago. More women now hold jobs as teachers and clerks, though domestic servants decline lowers overall percentage. At Windsor Castle a knife gifted to George I by the Sheffield cutlers features over 100 blades.
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England
Windsor
George I
Cutlers
SheMeld
20,000 French Bums and the Unemployed Dilemma
A fragment discusses 20,000 French unemployed who refuse work and wander as beggars. It notes harsh conditions in winter, beggar shelters, and police challenges. The piece cites London and England policy under the Tudors and quotes John Burns on handling vagrants and semi criminal idlers.
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France
London Exchange
Hatleta
England
John Burns
Sexiness and Lunacy In British Mental Health Debate
British specialists argue laziness harms mental health and that compulsory retirement at fifty six forces men into idleness. They warn introspection and lack of brain exertion lead to degeneration while wealth and leisured life tempt decline unless men pursue absorbing hobbies and active mental engagement.
Actress Anna Fitzhugh to Retire and Marry Millionaire
Anna Fitzhugh, famed original beauty of the Wizard of Oz company, will retire from stage life to wed John J. Hardy of Canada a millionaire and son of a British Parliament member and Montreal’s Canadian Pacific Locomotive Works president. Her birth name is Anna Powell and she hails from Irish stock.
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Anna Fitzhugh
John J. Hardy
Canadian Pacific Locomotive Works
Montreal
Anna Powell
Ivy and ivy growth on walls explanation
The piece argues ivy on exterior walls does not cause dampness but helps dry interiors by drawing moisture from brick or stone. It notes ivy thrives where dampness exists and suggests a wall plant life depends on moisture. A contrasting line mentions a large nocturnal jungle insect, the comba, as an unrelated curiosity.
The New Cough Syrup and Patent Medicine Ads
A collage of 19th century ads promotes Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar as a mild cathartic and cold remedy, along with various patent medicines claiming cures for sore throats, tonsillitis, and throat diseases. It includes investments sales pitches, newspaper want ads, and random anecdotes such as a potter finding a pearl.
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Kennedy
All Druggista
Joachim meets Carlyle in Chelsea Hyde Park stroll
In a London Tit-Bits account, violinist Joseph Joachim recalls meeting Thomas Carlyle in Chelsea after a friend took him to the writer's house. The pair walked through Hyde Park where Carlyle expounded on Germany and wartime topics before Joachim quipped about musicians.
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Joseph Joachim
Carlyle
Chessea
Hyde Park
Joachim
Andreas Moser
Chelsea
Germany
Prussia
Bismarck
Moltke
Sterndale Bennett
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Lorain County Building and Loan Company
Turner Block
T. B
E Broad Street
Saunder
Middle Avenue
American Shaves and Stamping Company
South Lorain
Grace Street
Evangelist
Elyda Bazaar
C. Donnell
Bear
Rocky Mountain
Dykeman
DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Por Sheriff
W E Hocutt
South Mills
N. C
Kodal
Ife
North China Herald
Ivy
India
Ine
Berd
Coe
Myria ‘Theatre
Investing
Frea
Hendera
Bankera
Gregory
Jackson Bidg
Tonwlina Co
Canton
Robert Smuthwaite
East Liverpool
London
Ada
Harry H. Smith & CO
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