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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1906
Page
6
The report describes Mrs Gardner drinking laudanum, claiming two ounces in a bottle, and expressing a wish to die. She repeatedly threatened self harm, plotted to obtain morphine and carbolic acid, and the boarder intervened by removing poisons and thwarting her requests for help.
A woman went to the city on Thursday and bought morphine which she used on Friday. Police noted the narcotic purchase and subsequent ingestion as a tragic event in the local record.
Mr. Charles Bemis of 117 Garvin Avenue Toledo was surprised on Friday evening by 33 guests who enjoyed cards music and a lunch. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. James Boyle and Mr. Webber with booby prizes to Miss Tillie Lenhart and Mr. F Bemis Amherst. An ad touts Kodol Digestive Helpers and Hall's Catarrh Cure with a notary affidavit from Frank J Cheney of I J Cheney Co Toledo claiming a $100 reward for catarrh cures.
A Amherst man, Buell Gillett, learns Nova Co. will return his team in about a month as engineers move toward the Ohio River from Oak Point. The group hired a top rig to drive to Wellington, taking survey instruments, with further work reported around Oak Point.
Classified notes describe rates for small ads three lines for 26 cents four and six line options with word limits. Listings seek an experienced lady stenographer, a first class cook, and a dairy farmer with horse and farm duties. Addresses given for responses.
A notice requests a woman to work in laundry and mentions a reward for returning a suitcase stolen from a Wellington car last Monday morning. It directs contact through R I Hill's Jewelry Store. The ad also lists rental space, job openings, and a branch office manager position with Cincinnati Morris Wholesale House.
An advertisement touts Hindipo as a cure for Bright's disease, diabetes, rheumatism, gout, gravel, dropsy, and kidney inflammation with a money back guarantee. It also promotes Witch Hazel Salve from ER C. Dawitt & Co for sores and piles, plus a mock patriotic note attributed to H A Dykhman.
A large Elks dance drew 110 couples with visitors from Cleveland and Norwalk. Johnson's eight piece orchestra from Cleveland provided music while Hotel Andwur served refreshments. House committee members F B A Smith Clyde Wilcox and D A Troxell oversaw arrangements. the event was praised as one of the nicest and largest dances ever held.
A fragmented program list features musical numbers and acts at a men's club, including overture orchestras, medleys and songs like I Love You Honey Deed I Do. The item hints at a police inspector presence during the event, signaling potential safety concerns.
An editor in Chicago advertises a free six month trial of my magazine Investing For Profit. The pitch targets men with any investable funds or saving capacity, promising real earning power, concealed banking profits, and guidance on turning small sums into fortunes. It cites examples of $1,000 growing to $22,000 and invites readers to request the free six month issue by writing to Editor Gregory.
In Lorain headlines since circulated reports claimed Supt H Dell Johnson planned to resign over infirmary probe. Johnson refutes the rumor saying no resignation is planned now though a past illness in his family once prompted such talk. He notes no current intention to quit.
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