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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1907
Page
3
A high school superintendent expelled three girls for refusing long sleeves sparking a satire on fashion. The piece lampoons shrinking sleeves and predicts hairier forearms as beauty doctors push the trend. Bracelets and bead motifs emerge as alternatives amid changing norms.
Fashion guidance covers veil wear over hats to avoid feather damage, suggesting omitting a veil if needed and using hair nets then. It describes blouse trims with kilted taffeta frills and lace matching shades, notes growing glove demand with tan color replacing black and V shaped gores added to gloves for easy sleeve fit.
Nathaniel Dimock is accused of a downfall of Kaiser Wilhelm and is linked to his siblings. Mme. Melba arrives in New York to join Hammerstein's company. A New York court sees Mrs. Van Alstyne seeking arrest of her husband for kidnapping their son. The Mexican Plantation cases in Chicago face additional suits over alleged fraud. Civics teachers in a local school seek higher pay. A woman in Athens, Ohio, reportedly jumped into a river after a domestic dispute. Harry Thaw pledges reforms upon release. Gustave Male loses fortunes to stock gambling. his wife seeks police aid. A Cleveland patrolman sues for divorce and money. others in Chicago court scenes and society chatter fill the page.
A Lake Shore Electric limited east bound derailed at Huron at 7 40 last night blocking traffic for over an hour. Motorman Mason and Conductor Stone led a crowded car as a stampede was feared. No injuries were reported and the crew calmed the passengers.
Fraudulent classified style ad promising high earnings in real estate and fire insurance without capital. Claims to provide sole agency for towns, conveyancing, mortgages, policy writing, and cooperation with major companies. Signed Ozman A Tarbell & Co., South Bend Ind, plus a pancake flour pitch.
The funeral of Alexander Johnston Cassatt president of The Pennsylvania Railroad was held from his townhouse at 62 WL Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia on Monday afternoon at 2 oclock. Despite his prominence the service was simple and private reflecting his unostentatious tastes and the widow had requested a quiet ceremony.
A 19th century advertisement claims women endure more pain than men and promotes Electrogen as a non alcoholic germicide and antiseptic. It touts blood purification and local antiseptic use, pricing bottles at fifty cents to one dollar and offers a free 50 cent bottle with a mailed request to the Electro gen Co. Fremont Ohio.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, Zion City leader, was denounced as Judas Iscariot and devil by Dowie adherents at a Zion tabernacle meeting in Chicago attended by about 2,500. A disturbance broke out when a Dowie supporter shouted, and ushers restrained him. Voliva pledged to publish pamphlets on Masonic oaths and predicted Zion City would be reorganized within a year.
The 18th annual report of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad relief department shows total receipts of 1 840 205 07 and total disbursements of 831 055 57 for the year ending June. Benefits paid totaled 464 792 with costs of 10 002 230 028 and an average payment of 21 52. The savings feature loaned funds to build 1 833 homes and 2 740 homesteads and improve 563 homesteads and 1 484 properties with a 5 per cent dividend and 4 per cent interest to depositors. There were 409 pensioners on the relief roll.
The article notes four eclipses in 1997 two solar and two lunar plus a Mercury transit. It lists key dates January 11 total solar eclipse invisible in the U.S. and January 29 partial lunar eclipse with moonset timing. July 10 total solar eclipse invisible in the U.S. and July 24 25 partial lunar eclipse visible in the U.S. The Mercury transit occurs around 5:18 to 6:99 a.m. Details include observers should use smoked glass to protect their eyes.
Variable state and western butter and cheese prices set at 24 34 cents with packing stock 18 cents. eggs, poultry, and dressed meats quoted with dozens of per hundred weights. vegetables and fruits show California tomatoes 2.50 to 3.00 per box and lettuce at 4 to 15 cents per pound. wheat corn oats and wool prices listed with small lot ranges and quality notes.
In response to reader questions the Electrogen Company of Fremont Ohio markets an antiseptic liquid claimed to purify blood and cure blood stomach liver and nerve troubles. The ad offers a fifty cent bottle free with name and address to request their booklet and details about the product.
E. C. DeWitt & Co of Chicago states Kodol is prepared in a large laboratory and conforms fully to the National Fare Food and Drug Law. The vendor claims Kodol helps indigestion and stomach troubles and is sold by all druggists, promising to meet demand if more sufferers learn of it.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as the best treatment for chapped and cracked hands. It recommends applying at night with old gloves and promises a noticeable morning improvement. sold by all druggists for 9.
Poetic tribute to a woman named Frost titled Rocky Mountain Tea. The verse frames her as an enduring light emerging from ruin, praising her future splendors and inner worth. The speaker elevates her to a radiant figure whose promise is just beginning.
A fragmented listing describes January Vigor Records offerings with dance and band selections. It mentions titles like When the Snow Birds Cross the Valley and Don't You Tell, plus the note of various machine sizes priced from five to forty five dollars.
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