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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
3
The article describes a versatile long coat for schoolgirls in heavy ker sey or lighter fabrics, with a roll-over collar, large pockets, and a back strap option. It notes color favorites, material quantities for ages 10 to 15, and references a MacManton pattern No 5145 to be mailed by the paper’s Fashion Department.
A fashion note describes a delicate chemiselle waist that is the current favorite look. The feature includes an entirely novel yoke and an illustration using yoite stitch, highlighting dainty and charming details.
The undersigned has been appointed and qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Perry D. Spicer late of La Grange Lorain County Deceased. Dated this 26th day of December 1906.
Rain and soft earth stalled the Wabash railroad abutment work for a week. A cold snap then allowed activity, with abutments for the Cleve land and Southwestern crossing finished and iron orders arriving. Main stringers soon to follow as work proceeds, mirroring a similar bridge planned over Lorain Street rail tracks north of town. The Ramsey road project is noted as a contrast in progress.
The Lorain Street Railway proposes a five cent cash fare and eight tickets for a quarter, plus $14,000 toward subways on Tenth Avenue and B&O tracks, in exchange for 25 years. Lake Shore Electric bids west Oberlin Avenue and Brownell Street against Cleveland and Southwestern, signaling a likely long rivalry as cases unfold.
A street car left rails at a Grafton switch last evening, halting the route for hours. The accident occurred around 3 30, and service did not resume until after 7 30. Overhead wires were torn, repairs followed, and power was weak due to heavy traffic on the Lorain and Amherst branches. Problems persisted on those branches throughout the day.
George Hart of Park View court and Edward P. Riley of Johnstown Pa depart with several eastern people to Hazel Green Wisconsin to look after their gine interests. They expect to be gone about one week.
Wm H Hurd of Townsend has located here in the real estate business. He is a graduate of National University Law School and plans to practice law locally with offices in the Masonic Temple and will move his family here later. A drug advertisement promotes a digestant for indigestion claiming it digests what you eat and is sold by druggists. A finance correspondence course offers a complete program for one dollar weekly with job placements.
San Francisco faces a winter of hardship as about 18 000 refugees remain in camps. After the great fire, 200 000 were once housed there, but now relief must stretch to a much smaller, divided population. Self supporting evacuees live without furniture or affordable housing, while non supporting cases are housed in shacks at Ingleside race course and overseen by relief captains.
Windsor Hotel offers modern accommodations at moderate rates in the heart of Philadelphia near the railway stations and theater district. American plan 2 to 3.50 per day European plan 1 to 2.50 per day. Kell Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup praised by a mother. non narcotic and honey tar. conforms to national drug law. sold by all druggists.
In Stockton Me a massive wooden potato warehouse rises at the Cape Jellison docks for Ban gor and Aroostook and Northern Maine Seaport railroads. When finished it will be 900 by 125 feet with 200 bins and an electric conveyor system for rapid, bruising free loading onto ships. It will store 240,000 barrels and use insulation to prevent freezing with minimal artificial heat.
Paris grants a full pardon to Berezowsky, a Polish worker who shot at Czar Alexander II in 1867. Sentenced to deportation and life imprisonment, he was sent to New Caledonia and later lived quietly on the island. His case, long derided as mercy, ends with a pardon after decades of relative freedom.
German and French regions use overhead powered roads for electric transport. Omnibus or motor trailer combinations carry passengers while freight moves on trailers. The first line opened in 1402 and many lines follow short routes. Notable services include Charbonnieres-les-Binins near Lyons with six motor cars and 28 seats each and lines linking Neuenabr, Walporthian, and Ahrweiler. A line near Wurzen connects to an industrial center with about 20 wagons daily.
Dutch colonial reports describe Negowo village in Salatiga where gray monkeys ravaged plantations. After strychnine was fed to lure illness, the creatures sought temblekan leaves to cure themselves, aided by others bringing the weed to the sick. Authorities conduct experiments to confirm temblekan’s curative properties.
The Navy invites young men between 17 and 25 to enroll as apprentice seamen in Ohio with skilled trades like electrician machinist blacksmith and carpenter among others. Pay ranges from 16 to 76 dollars monthly with clothing allowance and retirement after 30 years. Travel and extra pay for marksmen. apply at Cleveland or Warren offices January 16 to 19, 1907.
Mothers widely endorse Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for children citing pleasant taste. The Original Laxative Cough Syrup contains Honey and Tar and claims to relieve croup by driving the cold out through the bowels. Sold by all druggists in compliance with the National Pure Food and Drug Law.
Gb and Co operate a daily service leaving Elyria at 1 54 p m bound for Medina Akron Youngstown Butler Pittsburgh McKeesport Cumberland Washington DC Baltimore Philadelphia and New York with a steeper route from Akron.
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