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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
7
The White Sox face a grueling schedule after winning the world title last fall. Weather permitting they may top 194 games including 54 league games and 40 spring exhibition tilts. Other majors plan similar counts with Giants Reds Mack Naps Highlanders Tigers and Pirates all scheduling numerous exhibitions.
A Galley of fair dates across multiple states notes Batavia New York hosting September 18 to 21 for the 65th annual Western New York fair and other circuit events. It lists Clarksburg West Virginia Wheeling Columbus Cincinnati and Frederick Maryland fairs with dates. Officers elected for the Western New York Fair Association include President Albert L. Brown Brockport VP F H Shater Perry and W Hart. The Preston Springs Rating Association of Preston Ontario is joining the Canadian Summer Circuit for a July meeting. The Brookville Pennsylvania fair grid and Indiana Pennsylvania fair grounds with a Sound exhibition September 3 4 5 6 are also mentioned along with provincial and regional fair activity. Northern tourism to Frederick Maryland October 23 24 25 is cited as well.
Long jumble of baseball gossip touches Count Zimmer umpiring in New Orleans. Sharon seeks eighth P O M league franchise. Lancaster to pay Fred Crolins debt claimed by Toronto. Several players change teams including Bradley of the Clevelands and Jack Hardy. Nasville signs former Sharon star. Joann Farrell headed to AL toon. President Powers appoints Hugl. Rorty rumor as Eastern league indicator. Reds unsigned stars include Weimer Hitt Haas Mitchell Wolters. New York Nationals head to Los Angeles for spring training then to the East. St Louis considers Zimmer man for next season. Carlisle has 40 Indians trying out. Bender remains sole Athletics abori sine. Wheeler to manage Denver. O’Hagan relation to purchase money dispute.
An old advertisement claims Smith’s Specia Uric-O cures lumbago, muscular and articular rheumatism and rheumatic heart conditions. It warns of sudden death from neglected rheumatic acid and offers samples via Smith Drug Company, with Elyria stockist Eady’s Drug Store.
A new heavyweight, 24-year-old Earl Clayton from Harbine Nebraska, has been unearthed by California fight promoter Biddy Bishop in Snokane. Clayton weighs 210 pounds, stands six feet tall, with a 76 inch reach and a 45 1/2 inch chest expanded, known as an expert skater and all-round athlete who has finished many top clubs in quick bouts.
Daily departures from Elyria at 6 45 pm with a 4 17 pm Sunday exception. The service runs to Chicago and West corridor with a daily timetable adjustment on Sundays.
A fragment notes players overestimate club expenses while Davis Hawley shows four years of home games costing him $2.50 each. He moved holdings from Cleveland to the Robinsons in the early 1890s, challenging the notion that the club was making money.
Boston baseball enthusiasts celebrate fifty years since the national game began in their city. The oldest resident recalls Boston's first game in 1897, noting the sport’s postwar rise and enduring popularity in New England’s metropolis.
Detroit to stage a boxing card at Light Guard Armory next month featuring a six round main bouts between Joe Cherry and Harry Cobb, with Spracklin and Kia Brock from Cleveland also in action. A semi wind-up and three preliminary three round exhibitions fill the program. The promoters report twenty five rounds total and recent sanction from the new city administration, aiming to scale up boxing with larger events and bigger names.
Word reached last night that Jack Palmer English middleweight champion plans to sail for New York on March 2 under manager Sam Fitzpatrick. The move indicates Palmer’s bid for a bout in America, following Fitzpatrick’s past work with Peter Jackson and a rocky search for a viable opponent for the challenger.
A promotional notice for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease swollen tired feet. Claims relief from aching, sweating, blisters, callouses and bunions with a trial package free and 25 cent sales through druggists and shoe stores. Address given in Le Roy New York.
A Washington Star report details how druggists used to display colored water in glass globes behind gaslights and how electric lighting reduced their use. It explains the chemistry behind colors including green from nickel nitrate, red from iodine, blue from copper sulfate and ammonia, and yellow from bichromate. It warns about hazards of handling strong acids and warns of a failed dye attempt from mixed chemicals that caused an explosion.
A collection of historic firsts in New York and world customs. Notable items include the first street for building purchases Pearl Street the first manor house by Killian Van Rensselaer in 1630 and the first ferry to Long Island at Peckslip in 1637. Also notes the origin of bowing kissing feet and a famed whale leap with nautical lore.
In a Boston Transcript snippet a lawyer asks for the witness full name. The witness replies that the initials Ks stand for nothing, noting a stutter from the minister who christened him.
FOR RENT Large store room land basement in Turner block suitable for dry goods department store grocery etc Might divide room for two stores Inquire U L fate Room 20 B Room FOR SALE OR RENT Coal ya With side track and sheds Fay STOCKING Co 2-13-18¢ -S-
Train timetable notes list East bound and West bound departures including Night Ex, Boston Ex, Norwalk and Sandusky divisions with times such as 6:21 am and 11 pm. Also includes notes from ticket agents and a column answering reader questions about Electro-gen, a germ destroying remedy, and a Rocky Mountain Tea promotion for households.
Leave Elyria daily at 1 34 p m for Medina Akron Youngstown Butler Pittsburgh Cumberland Washington D C Baltimore Philadelphia New York Sleeper from Akron Optical line call Hill optician 533 Broad street
Relief for back pains urinary and bladder issues and kidney trouble offered by Mother Gray's Australian Leaf. Marketed as a safe monthly regulator curing female weaknesses including inflammation and ulcers. Sold by druggists or mail order for 50 cents with sample on request from The Mother Gray Co. Le Roy New York.
In the matter of E G Bath Bank rupt sale to be held on the north side of the Square Elyria Ohio Saturday February 83rd at 2 pm one grey mare Maud a good roadster and a work horse about 1175 pounds Terms one third cash balance in six months with 2 percent cash discount George E Hill Trustee Estate of Fd G Both Use a little Kodol after meals for relief sold by druggists under guaranteed relief plan
Schedules detail hourly departures from Elyria and Cleveland to multiple destinations including Public Square Elyria Oberlin Wellington Amherst Grafton Norwalk and Sandusky with numerous Limiteds and special services. West and east bound rows show times for Beach Park Rocky River Vermilion Norwalk and other stops.
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