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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
5
A reflective meditation extols prayer as essential to life and character. It cites the three kings as models of genuine virtue and devotion, praising courage generosity wholeheartedness with God and sincere joy in purpose.
The expert's report to the council this Tuesday night supports earlier predictions that city owned lighting can be cheaper. It argues that the 75 dollar per are lamp price was excessive and a bid over 45 dollars per year per lamp justifies replacement by a municipal plant. The board notes Amherst and similar plants have paid dividends and reduced rates, urging the city to build a municipal facility to lower commercial lighting costs.
The article notes United States Steel Corporation employees continue to buy preferred stock, with stockholdings totaling about 12.25 million dollars across roughly 123,500 shares. It argues that tariff cuts could depress steel prices, wage levels, and farmer purchasing power, warning of a broad economic crash across industries if foreign competition rises.
A humorous exchange unfolds as characters tease fame and forgetfulness, with Miss Knox and Miss Tersleep amid quips about publicity, sleep, and stage careers. Jokes hinge on misheard lines, skeptical friends, and a classily disjointed senior society banter.
The piece notes public chatter that the thaw seems settled and hopes for pennant-winning momentum. It mentions jokes about Old Sol and sunspots, and notes Washington's birthday school observances varying by locale. It also reports a Michigan man going bankrupt after trying to corner the egg market and a New York Central wreck reminder of trains’ fate at high speeds.
Wrestling bouts at the rink wrap the week. Chamber directors select a paid secretary Thursday night. Elyria High hosts Berlin Heights in basketball Saturday. Dr. Frederick E. J. Loyd speaks on Catholicism at St. Marys Feb 25 and 26. The Flaming Arrow theater Monday night. Raffles screening Thursday night.
Col Ramsey urges residents not to overprice property, saying he will not pay the prices asked by Lorain county farmers. He predicts work will proceed next spring if prices are fair. An advertisement notes DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills and urges savings on consulting agent G E Dachile.
A prose reflection on George Washington's life and character tracing his beginnings in Westmoreland County, his discipline and business acumen, and how early experiences in surveying and plantation management shaped Mount Vernon. The piece blends biographical insight with a ceremonial, reflective tone. It closes with a moral, almost elegiac meditation on aging and virtue.
Will McDermott of South Amherst was taken to the hospital Wednesday with appendicitis in critical condition. An appendectomy was performed successfully and the patient is now improving and doing as well as can be expected.
The Ohio experiment station reports on strawberries under test including Highland Seedling noted as the most prolific last season and again this season. It is promising for near market growers, but no plants are on the market yet. several observers saw it during the season amid discussion of its firmness and performance.
The report notes the season impressed with the salve Twuarfert flowers first bloom May 11 and fruit by June 12 with nine and one-eighth quarts yielded by June 2. Eight varieties praised last season with Gandy noted for late ripening and prolific, mild flavor. Imperfect blossoms May 18 and first fruit ripe June 14. last picking July 3 yielding seven and a half quarts. Yields based on sections of rows sixteen and a half feet long.
The Lilacs. Lilac species Syringa emodi from the Himalayas is a vigorous shrub. A variegated form blends green and pale yellow and resists sun in western climates. Variegated foliage may scorch with heat, but spring color is stronger when temperatures rise. There are 159 types of lilacs and more are added, with notes on cultivation.
Prominent Cleveland Elyria and Painesville residents form an organization to cruise the Ohio and southern rivers aboard the Cincinnati Queen. The 225 by 44 foot vessel, 1 000 tons, 1 600 horsepower engines, and electric lighting will be used by members and friends for trips lasting from a week to three weeks this summer. About 75 members have joined, and the scenery along the Ohio is described as splendid.
City Councilman Joshua Bornton questions the Smith Brothers allotment plat on the West Side owned by Solomon Mendelsen. Original 1826 plats filed in city engineers and county records cannot be found, leaving evidence by memory. Mendelsen has spent thousands on improvements and sold many lots, with the court ruling potentially forcing street realignments.
On Thursday morning milk men joined a Belle-Vernon Dairy representative from Cleveland to search for missing milk cans. A can bearing Cleveland Dairy marks was found in Carlisle on West Broad Street. Garrett surrendered it after learning its origin. Willie and Winnie suffer winter wheezes as Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is advertised by druggists.
Announcement to home seekers offering house and lot packages and vacant lots priced from 8175 to 2500 and homes from 1400 to 6000. Encourages owners with property for sale or rent to list with the agency for best possible attention and invites visits to the office or calls to arrange a visit.
In the Northern District of Ohio a 1907 bankruptcy notices W W Beaver and H Beaver allege bankruptcy with first creditors meeting March 2 1907 in Elyria Ohio. Also a divorce case Stephen Krozser vs Suze Krozser from Lttain County Ohio filed January 1907 with hearing after March 20 1907.
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