06 Jan 1903
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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1903
Page
1
An OCR fragment lists various health claims and remedies. Condensed sections mention DeWitt's pills and a cough syrup marketed for throat and chest relief. The text references products like a salve and tonics with promotional language, typical of late 19th or early 20th century drug ads.
A jumble of small ads and notices lists rewards for lost items a pancake flour recommendation and job requests while a Scottish Patriotic association denounces intolerable oppression and references banners about Britain and the Queen with a mix of names and locations Readable fragments mention Broad street Seventh street and the Reporter office with vague times and rewards.
At a regular meeting set for Yucalay night the council will likely consider proposed changes under the new code. Communities statewide reportedly agree on the plan. Main disagreements focus on compensation for board members and the Solicitor. Lorain has a noted safety record with few accidents. Mortuary reports show one death per 100 residents in the past year, including 26 violent deaths, 23 pneumonia, 17 heart disease, 20 consumption, 7 cancer, 5 typhoid, and 8 cholera infants.
Journeymen carpenters announce a meeting on Thursday evening January 8 at Odd Fellows Hall second floor to discuss union matters and upcoming work.
Troxel Manufacturing reports unusual bicycle saddle demand with 13 hour shifts. A carload shipped January 2 to Indianapolis and another to St Louis, with a third anticipated early next month. factory busy, orders exceeding any prior year.
Rebellah lodge No. 20 TOOF extends a cordial invitation to Sir Fellows families and friends to attend open installation in their hall Wednesday evening January 7, 1903, Secretary.
Common Pleas Court action involves The First National Bank of Wellington seeking foreclosure on Huntington township property secured by promissory notes totalling 67040 with interest. Attorneys J F Haskett and H G Redington appear for the bank. North Amherst Banking Company and others are named in related suits with judgments by default in one case and an appeal to the court of common pleas.
Wellington reports the serious condition of Jarvis Mead after a robbery weeks ago. He is not expected to recover and has given up hope of healing, while the article notes a fancy gun given for Christina and a wish for youth to wield it properly.
The Oberlin professor Wright has had a Greenland mountain named after him. A second mountain at Muir inlet head in Alaska and a glacier in Juneau, Alaska are also cited in geological records bearing his name.
TC Cherry returned from a two week trip to Syracuse and other eastern cities to Elyria and discovered a new leather Morris chair in his hotel room. The gift was sent by the motormen and conductors of the line as a New Year present, reflecting his popularity with the staff.
A reader letter defends a Oberlin spiritism piece, questions the professor figure’s language claim, cites Marconi wireless telegraphy and telepathy, and argues spirit speech varies by subject and condition. Horatio Martin signs the note. Water rents for 1908 are due at the water office. The Flynnn Water Works, Geo. KE, Criep, Sev'y.
Elyria audiences enjoyed a strong repertoire week as Kennedy's Players staged Cheek among others. Mr. Kennedy led a capable company with fine scenery and standout specialties. The show kept constant energy with no dull moments and promised an upcoming Midnight Express with notable mechanical and electrical effects.
A rear end collision on the Lorain and Elgria street car line near the Big Four block on Broadway Lorain injures Motorman George Richmond from LaGrange. He suffers a broken right leg and toe injuries with extensive bruising. Both cars are wrecked and the track blocked.
The Brown-Cochran company of Lorain completed a 2 ton refrigerating system for the Yacht Watura owned by ED Morgan of Philadelphia. The unit was shipped Monday. In the past four days the firm sent an e horsepower engine to Linden, BI and a 6 horsepower engine to Ironville, O, plus a regulating device for a gas compressor to Suburban Gay company of Philadelphia.
A new law effective this Thereday requires all poison sales to be registered with buyer name and address and clerk staff noted. Druggists protest excessive red tape and say public protection could be achieved with less formality. Also notes Mr and Mrs Ingercoll of Middle Avenue welcomed a son on Tuesday January 16, 1608.
New rules require physicians to report all births to the health officer using supplied forms. Details must include child's name, color, sex, date of birth, street, house number, precinct, and parents names and nativity. Also notes urging horse shodding to prevent slips on icy pavements.
Proceedings list motions and demurrers before Judge Webber starting June 6 and continuing January 1903 to January 1908. Names include Harria Harrington Ingalls Vogley Pingel Carroll Liebling By Baldwin Ins Co Moore Idler Forney Ry Co Shelley Whitney Jones Kupgu Hull Board of Education Bliss Mooney Snyder Bouse Bouwe Lacshese Lacchese Lehman Marshall Friedel Keener Joakevic Hollenbeck Swinburn Shilds Fay Lapp Robbing Bronson Dowd Helfrick Grimm Bosher Kelloge and others. Two marriages noted: Edward W S Bosher, 37, marine engineer. Anna May Kelloge, 34, Lorain dressmaker, married by Tessica Tord.
All city meat markets will close at 6 20 p m starting Thursday night through April 1 except Saturday meaning closures affect vendors and shoppers during the period.
Damaged OCR fragment shows railway timetable item with unclear date and location. Reads like a schedule entry showing a bound line with daily or six initial letters and a note about Jane, but details are unreadable.
George V King died at his home on East River Street at 4 o clock on Friday morning. He was sixteen years of age. The funeral will be held Thursday at the house at two o'clock with interment at Elyria.
Mr Rudolph Bartlome and family relocate to Lorain. Mrs Gillman traveled to Washingtonville for a half day. Mr Moses Lyman of Cleveland visited the Wright family last week. Mrs Mi Bischoff died December 26 at age 22. funeral held Sunday at the Congregational Church led by Rev Linde myer of North Amherst.
An advertisement extols Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy as a treatment for kidney and bladder issues including back pain frequent urination and burning sensations. It claims the product is a safe vegetable medicine with no narcotics or minerals and offers trial sample by mail alongside a Magic Eye Salve for eye inflammations.
Car schedules span Elyria Public Square Cleveland Oberlin Wellington Lorain and Norwalk divisions with hourly departures from early morning to late evening. Through connections at Elyria and Oberlin with North Amherst Lorain Grafton Norwalk and Berea Puritas Springs Medina. Excursion terminus and address for information provided.
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