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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1903
Page
3
Pittsburg bound Miller of Rawaon Etratels Co. and visits to Detroit, Cleveland, and Lorain mark a bustling week. Card parties, dances, and church receptions fill the social calendar as Royal Neighbors and Epworth League group activities roll on. Fines for intoxication headline a sober note amid gatherings, sales, and upcoming conventions.
Local notes report a Salisbury Orchestra concert at First Congregational Church last evening with all selections popular in character well performed. Other items include a coal accident injuring a child, land transactions in Elyria and Lorain, marriages, visits, and residents’ brief updates from nearby towns.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a steady, harmless aid to child weakness. It claims daily doses yield more long term improvement than worry, urging readers to request a free sample from Scott & Bowne chemists in New York.
A new colored chart of Lorain harbor has been issued by the government. Anyone desiring a copy should request from the U S Survey Office at Campan Ridge Detroit Michigan and it will be forwarded at once. The chart is expected to be of great benefit to the local community.
Common Pleas Court hears divorce case of Lottie Jones versus Rupert Joues for gross neglect of duty. Lottie seeks restoration of maiden name Lottie Peck. E G and H C Johnsen represent her.
Mr. Emery Knapp will move to Wallington in February to join the Sprague factory and continue with the same firm. He has lived among us many years and will be sadly missed. Various local residents attended events, visited friends, or were listed on sick lists. A town social featured a performance about the Orphan and its defenders with a leading lady amid mixed sentiment.
Column advertisement seeks a competent girl for general house work in a family with good wages and references. Also offers gold mine shares at $5.00 per 1000 shares with a Feb 10 advance of 83 percent. Requires reliable representatives and asks for new statements and free specimens. Address O Box aid, Lansford F. Butler, Sevy, Mack Blook, Denver, Colorado.
Classified ad style notice listing farm rental of 187 acres near Carlisle center with inquiries directed to Chas Garrett, half mile west of LaPorte, plus multiple household help and room and board offers including a woman and wife seeking a warm private room, a girl for general housework, and a competent cook with contact details and locations in Elyria and Huntington May East Bridge Street.
Wanted girl for general housework not washing at 361 West Third street 10166. On Cheapside of Broad street watch fob with initials R WE. Finder rewarded by leaving fame at The National Bank. 1026 Surgeons operating chair in black walnut frame red morocco cover excellent condition. Cheap for cash. Address Dr care Reporter office 10218.
Seventeen of twenty five entrants in Oberlin Business College shorthand class last week are Elyria residents. A local ad quotes DeWitt's Witah Hazel Salvated Far for relief after decades of torturing disease and piles, with testimony from Geneva and C Je Haney. Warns against counterfeit products and lists H A Dykeman as sponsor.
Lake Breeze reports Mrs Lane and family of Avon Centre visited friends last week. Mr W Lippus and Mr C Rackley of Berlin Heights visited their relatives O and E Minkler. Miss Pearl Driver of Ashmont returned home after visiting relatives.
A large corporation seeks an experienced canvasser to represent the company locally and secure dependable and quick selling of a range of specialities. Apply via address W and F Co care this office 1088.
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