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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
6
A 4 to 8 year old girl apron pattern 5489 features flouncing sleeves and a novel yoke with practical tailoring. The piece notes materiel needs and sizes, while also touting affordable 25 to 30 dollar serge walking suits in blue green checks and plain serge, emphasizing fit and elegance.
A shopper notes the lure of ready made spring gowns over expensive tailor made suits. She observes that shop dresses offer good fit and value as she considers cost, quality, and the temptation to buy now rather than later.
A descriptive fashion item outlines a checked taffeta summer dress for coatless days. Brown and white dominate the check pattern with an ecru ground and dark brown lines, featuring a tucked skirt, corsage panel with a button, embroidered lace collar, Mechlin waistcoat, and a brown velvet scarf through the waistcoat lace. A wide burgundy hat with amber buckle and plume completes the ensemble.
Colonel W H Knanss national commander orders Union Veteran Legion encampments to pass resolutions urging passage of a Taylor bill to equalize Civil War widow pensions. Discrimination under current laws pays some widows 12 dollars monthly versus 8. Veterans await the national encampment at Gettysburg on September 9.
Columbus February 21 No person can hold two offices and draw a double salary from public funds if duties of the offices are incompatible, says Attorney General Elis in an opinion to the Meigs County prosecuting attorney. If an officer is required by one office to perform duties of another, he cannot draw extra pay for that work.
Printers and publishers face a hard proposition as paper costs rise across all grades and sizes. Last week paper mills signaled sweeping increases for envelopes, card stock, and other materials, threatening higher printing costs and subscriber prices or smaller paper sizes.
Two Elytia men have been granted patents in the last week. Capron received protection for a mechanism for the manufacture of seamless steel tubing, and Deay for a harmonic signaling device to be attached to telephones. Fraser of Lorain was granted a patent on a machine engine governor.
The Elyria Reporter Printing Company has applied to the court for a receiver. The paper will be printed every night and not closed down for any day. George E. Hill, Receiver, assures subscribers and advertisers their accounts will be used to cover operating expenses and debts.
The winter meeting of the Huron County Sunday School Association was held at the Methodist Church in Lilevue O on February 24. Speakers included Rev H. Forter of Norwalk, H. Barnard of Bellevue, K. Argo of Chicago, Rev Newton Moore of Brighton, and Rev Henry C Martindale of New London.
Jury instructed by Fudge Schroth to return a verdict for the defendant Kay Wennett of Ohio Culvert Pipe Co after the plaintiff failed to prove graft charges. Judgment for $311 was sought in the petition by ex Attorney General Mount and Mall Deran.
Government researchers in the Washington area mount cameras on cars and photograph trailing vehicles at speeds from ten to seventy miles an hour to measure how much road dust is blown up. They seek a remedy, testing tar and crude oil coatings that reduce dust, cost guidance, and durability as a long term solution.
A public proclamation asserts VINOL as a transparent scientific preparation from fresh cod livers. It claims compliance with the Pure Food and Drugs Law, notes public disclosure of ingredients, and offers a lithographed color booklet at the store. The notice emphasizes ethical standards and invites inquiries.
A study of the exhibit argues VINOL contains genuine cod liver oil extractives from fresh cod livers and organic iron dissolved in native wine as a preservative. It claims VINOL digests easily unlike oily preparations and is superior for coughs bronchitis throat lung troubles and as a body builder for old people children and the sick or run-down.
In Topeka Kansas on February 21 a man altered his wife’s name as well as his own, changing George Denolf to George Bell and leaving Mrs Denolf unlisted. She learned of the ruse and warned her husband. He plans to pursue a legal route to unite the family under one roof, while reporting daily on progress.
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