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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1906
Page
2
Subscription notice lists weekly and yearly carrier rates and mail options for the Daily and Weekly Reporter. It includes Elyria area exceptions and garbled pricing details, with incomplete figures. The readable lines indicate weekly carrier delivery and yearly mail rates, plus a possible outside Elyria rate.
A skeptical portrait of Thomas F. Ryan portrays him as a benefactor and financier while accusing him of manipulating securities and steering corporate reorganizations for personal gain. The piece notes his generosity to the Roman Catholic Church and questions the completeness of his public image.
Elyria Court Independent Order of Foresters held a regular meeting last evening in the K O T M hall with large attendance. Candidates were initiated into the order and a bandage was held. The bill of cure was provided by lady members, and a very pleasant hour followed.
The Lake Avenue Garden Club met at Mr and Mrs Ed Decker s home for an evening of six tables and twelve games. Miss Riley won first lady prize and Mr Golde first gentleman prize Brackett Heacock took the consolation prize Miss Nettle Fowles and Miss Emma Baker performed in charming solos Refreshments followed The next meeting will be at Wm Golde s home on Thursday evening February 22. Just a little Kodol after meals will relieve indigestion and aid digestion Sold by all druggists.
The second dance of the Merry Twelve series occurred at Elk's Hall with about one hundred couples dancing to Pomeroy's orchestra. Tea, wafers, and souvenir spoons in the club colors were served as the event closed, leaving a lasting memory for Riyvia's hosted dancers.
Sunday morning a wreck occurred on the BR and C railroad near Grafton station. One car was thrown across the track delaying trains. Several men labored for most of the day to remove it.
The probate court issued marriage licenses to several couples including Marthina Smith and Edith Minnich from Elyria and Ridgeville respectively. Other entries show Kellay from Youngstown and Mabla Spore of Lorain County. The list includes Adam W Baetz and Edna Bous, Thomas Mathias and Sadie Morgan among others. Also noted are offerings from the First Congregational church women for baked goods and crafts available for order.
An old advertisement urges men to combat aging and hair loss to remain competitive, claiming dandruff signals a germ that harms hair roots and causes baldness. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide as the only effective remedy, claiming it both treats dandruff and serves as an elegant hair dressing. It urges sold by druggists with stamps for samples via The Herpicide Co. Detroit Mich, H A Dykeman special agent.
Mr A L Verner assistant city agent of the Lorain Steel Co formerly of Atlanta Georgia and Miss Birdie Remlinger of Hull avenue Eastlake Milan were married at 3 o clock Saturday afternoon Rev Charles Malon officiating. The couple will honeymoon in Atlanta and then settle in Cleveland. General admission 25 cents.
The frozen body of 34 year old Michael Bruce was found by boys skating along the East Bank river in South Lorain. Autopsy confirms death by a fatal blow from behind. Police pursue homicide leads amid speculation of a late night murder and concealment. Bruce was a laborer at the tube mills, born in Galligoe Austria, with a wife and three children in the old country. He had been missing since February 1.
A fragment from a newspaper column lists want ads and sale notices. Entries include LOST items with contact hints near Laundon’s meat market, a competent girl for a small family, a good girl for general housework, and multiple sale offers such as piano, bedroom sets, wardrobe, tables, chairs, and other items at 704 West avenue. Also an Elyria addition land sale of two lots near Dean Electric and a jail rear parcel sale by county with bidding on March 3.
Wanted items include hand cart return by J H Wurst Eastavenue 2-191t and an experienced lady stenographer seeking a position at T B Reporter office. A hotel waiter job at Hotel Jackson 1-17, first class cook wanted with fair pay at P O box 145, man to ruin a farm on shares with A A Saunder 1103 Middle Avenue 2 1316&w. Also rentals at The Eady Drug Store upper rooms Henry 3 Bady 2-14-68 and a Maln Help Manager for Morris Wholesale House Cincinnati Ohio 3-16. Money to loan at Lorain County Building and Loan Co 22 Turner block B-17112 Second Girl at 218 East Avenue Mrs W N Gates 2-743.
In Lorain County Representative R. B. Lersch champions a bill to bar false information to newspapers and to block civil actions for truthful reports of court proceedings and public debates. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar markets a cough syrup claimed to expel colds and relieve bronchial symptoms.
An advertisement extols Gold Dust Rye Whiskey as the best, says expert judges approve it, and claims physicians trust its purity and quality. It emphasizes its distinct flavor, smoothness, and all small grain distillation, urging buyers to insist on Gold Dust from first-class dealers.
The ad touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as a universal remedy for stomach, liver, and bowel distress. It claims relief from headaches constipation biliousness jaundice torpid liver and sallow complexion and urges readers to buy from druggists. The piece also encourages philanthropy with notes on benevolence and building efforts.
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