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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1906
Page
4
A historical discourse categorizes arsonists as mentally defective, malicious, or greedy. It cites rising pyromania, insurance fraud incentives, and owner tactics as motives, with examples of counterfeit devices and over insuring property. The speaker warns about institutionalizing the unfit and the impact of over insurance on fire crimes.
An old time ad promotes Allen's Foot EASE powder to relieve swollen nervous feet and tight shoes. It promises to cure aching feet, chilblains, corns, bunions, and sweaty feet and to give rest and comfort. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. dream mis-typed name included.
New York reports a golden offer to Mme Bernhardt for a Texas tour in a circus tent. A two headed giant, nine feet tall, ossified for 8,000 to 9,000 years, would join as a sideshow. The giant, from India, has one teetotaler head and one not, with ice preservation noted by handlers.
Ann Shadden of McMinnville Oregon reports a cow that wiggles her horns and swishes her tail in unison. Scientists say the behavior arises from a natural nerve spine connection causing the two extremities to act together.
A California man claims a method to coax hens to say when they feel like laying. The quirky idea triggers criticism that it exploits animals and highlights concerns about treating poultry humanely.
Read of a claimed cure for catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure described as a constitutional remedy taken internally. The ad promises one hundred dollar reward for any case it cannot cure and invites testimonials from users. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In Williamsport Pennsylvania a girl named Misa Stella Woolever, aged 20, reportedly recovered from consumption after doctors saw improvement following the ingestion of a rattlesnake heart. Despite initial skepticism, the cure appears to have produced rapid relief from sinking spells and allowed her to leave bed and walk. Authorities warn against unproven remedies while a hunt for another snake heart proceeds.
London reports the will proved for Thomas Hayes of Leopardstown Park Dublin. Hayes, a director of T Lyons & Co. left a personal estate of 260000 dollars to be held in trust by his daughter Gertrude Frances Talbot Power or her appointed successor. A recurring provision directs payments of 899.99 then 999.98 on successive days after his death for her separate use through day 250.
Andrew Carnegie’s Fifth Avenue home hosts a massive pipe organ that greets him each morning at eight with Lead Kindly Light or Silent Night. Organist Walter C. Gale of the Broadway Tabernacle plays the tunes, timing wakefulness to suit Carnegie’s mood and energy for the day.
New York supreme court affirms the right of a purchaser to sign the name of the seller on a railroad ticket. Archibald C Newborn was accused of forging George B Whitcomb’s name after buying the ticket. Justice Lowentritt ruled that transfer of purchase rights includes signing authority.
A factory hides a system to recover gold from daily wash water and worker contact. Washing machines cleanse clothing and hands while water moves to an extracting room. A canvas filter traps gold, tar paper floors catch particles, and burned old coverings reclaim the metal, saving thousands of dollars.
The Maine will test upgraded turret gearing this winter in southern waters. Experiments slow turret revolutions to one turn every two minutes to keep guns on target longer, reflecting a shift from prioritizing rapid rotation to sustained fire in naval strategy.
A Russian army doctor in Turkestan tested malt coffee as the sole beverage for ten men over ten days, finding weight gain of 582 grams per person. A parallel tea test produced a weight loss of 620 grams. After reuniting the groups, tea users lost weight while malt coffee users gained up to 660 grams per head in ten days, suggesting the drink enhances digestion to extract maximum nourishment from other foods.
The Boston Traveler notes cats gain legal attention as the black cat Incor porated in New Jersey and a national cat club forms. The Lockhaven Cat club forms to promote ownership of thoroughbred cats, rescue of strays, and exhibitions, signaling growing public interest and potential conflicts with traditional norms.
Consul Horton reports twelve automobiles in the Athens district with three owned by the king and princes. The royal car costs about 30 000 francs, others from France cost 4000 to 10000 francs, duties vary by value and invoices, with machinery admitted free of duty.
The Philadelphia water system purifies its supply by generating ozone from electric current. Bacteria count drops from 2,500,000 per cubic centimeter to 250,000 after rough strain and to 6 to 55 after ozone treatment. Deodorizing and decolorization accompany the process as ozone destroys bacteria in water.
Describes a metal cutting method using a two-branch tube with biowppas moving along metal plates. A hydrogen flame heats the metal to dark red, then a jet of pure oxygen creates a clear saw-cut channel about one eighth inch thick. The remaining metal stays unaffected. Also notes Ascension Island as a British Admiralty property on the navy list, governed by a naval captain with royal marines, with no private land ownership or taxes.
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