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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1907
Page
3
The article presents a charming plaid dress model featuring a guimpe effect with a tucked yoke and velvet trim. It outlines variations by matching or contrasting yoke and sleeves, plus fabric yardage for different sizes and a mail order option from the paper’s Fashion Department.
One notable point about the new WEW shirtwaists is that the design now makes it possible to wear them with ease. The development signals a practical shift in women’s apparel as summer wardrobes begin.
A reflective piece notes that capable builders lack funds for proper houses yet lay groundwork for future homes by breaking the age old barrier between father and son. It argues progress hinges on overcoming the long standing emotional division to enable secure family foundations.
Bishop Horstman will lead a special service in Cleveland on Sunday to celebrate the 15th anniversary of his consecration as bishop of the diocese. He was consecrated in Philadelphia on February 25, 1892, with Arch bishop Elder of Cincinnati presiding and Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia preaching.
Washington reports the government will consume about 100,000 pounds of quadmite in the next year for canal construction. The contract will supply 40,000 electric exploders and thousands of tons of rails, splice bars, track bolts, spikes, and cross ties, with dynamite use at least 75,000 pounds monthly.
The Ohio intercollegiate oratorical contest at Wittenberg College awarded first to R. Donald Wingert of Wooster, with Fred McArthur of Denison second and Howard Bechtold of Wittenberg third. The winner will represent Ohio in Missouri in May. A banquet followed with remarks from Rev. W. G. A. Tressler and several second-place honorees.
The annual Columbia township farmers institute met in the town hall with two state speakers G C Honskeeper and S J Baldwin in attendance. Papers were read and discussions held with farmers from surrounding areas as two sessions on Friday and another Royaltown institute held Thursday with Frank Blackford and F S Allen as lecturers. A product advertisement for Kodol and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea closes the report.
The expert argues fly fishing is humane and lacks distress for the fish as a fair fight with an unknown opponent. He contrasts it with nets and spears that cause longer suffering while noting the sport suits a gentleman. Ethel presses for personal benefit. Henry van Dyke in Beriber's.
A humorous account describes a insomnia remedy of peanuts and milk leading to rapid sleep that ends in a surreal sequence. The narrator recalls floating on a dragon, meeting a two headed bull and a clown uprooting a tent before waking to realize only ten minutes passed.
A quoted New York Press quip links bad weather and bad tempers to higher tobacco sales. Other snippets mention a fishing line worth $2000 and a playful exchange about a count suitor. A Washington Herald exchange mocks marrying for money, and a Punch joke elicits mild amusement from a New York Times reader.
An advertisement promoting Dr Alsert F Snelds private sanitarium in Cincinnati Ohio announces free consultations and examinations during a travel visit. It touts cures for deafness catarrh nervous disorders addiction and various diseases with a new treatment system and claims of no charge for initial diagnosis and mail analysis. Abbreviated contact details and dates are given for potential patients.
Mr John Alien and son Rolland stay with relatives. A carpet rag social was held at J H Bastards. Mrs Nelson Sabin visits her nephew J L Sabins. Harold Richmond died suddenly Feb 18. Philip Roger improves. Harry Offenberg visits sister Mrs Kate Power. Mrs Nettie Myers visits mother Mrs J Q Adams. Mrs Ella Hathaway listed as sick.
An advertisement touts Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe monthly regulator and cure for female weaknesses, including inflammation and ulcerations. It claims relief for back urinary bladder and kidney troubles and notes availability from druggists or by mail for a price, with sample offered upon request.
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