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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1907
Page
2
Judge Williard McEwen, hearing cases at a rate of 100 monthly, declares babies save homes and recommends three to six children per family. He notes divorce causes among 200 cases include no children with drunkenness 115 cases, no children with cruelty 10, other man or desertion 35, religious conflict jealousy and lazy husband among others.
Columbus Ohio Jan 22 military circles express perturbation over new army strength standards issued by the war department under presidential direction. Minimum enlisted strength set for infantry cavalry engineers signal corps coast artillery and field artillery hospitals and ambulances varies by unit. Adjutant General Critchfield travels to Washington to discuss impact of the orders, while a stray line notes time passing and bills.
A series of community notices recounts Mrs. George Grant hosting Circle of Marcy on Thursday afternoon. Future meetings are slated at Mrs. Christ Brucker’s home. Various residents from Amherst to Lorain visit, travel, or attend events, with a church society gathering noted and a marriage in the troupe.
On Friday morning January 25 Henry Wagner a Cincinnati sanitation expert arrives to discuss a garbage plan with Elyria city officials He touts an odorless rendering tank claiming it offers the healthiest disposal method He offers to install cheaply promising sterilized wagons no odor and vapors converted to fuel gas for consumption Officials may observe the system in operation.
A long list of new library titles across varied genres and authors from many publishers. Items include biographies, histories, children's tales, classic literature, travelogues, and science works with authors such as Dolores Pacon, Mrs. M. B. G. Eddr, J. X. Smith, H. W. Hornaday, Winston Churchill, and Herbert Spencer, reflecting a broad catalog update.
After eight years of effort the East Tennessee Good Roads association wins county support to start high standard road work in Greene county. With $20,000, equipment and crews begin grading six miles toward Warrensburg, planning thirty five to forty miles more, while demanding forty to sixty foot rights of way and promising faster countywide progress and tax acceptance.
Illinois convicts at Joliet and Chester penitentiaries operate stone crushers for road work. Output at Joliet runs about 400 cubic yards daily, with plans to reach twenty cars per day. Counties can get crushed rock free, paying only freight. Illinois seeks sample road stretches, detailing drainage and multiple crushed stone layers.
In a New York carnations establishment growers use rings to prevent bursting of buds. A photo shows buds bearing rings and a fully developed bloom with the ring removed. The device leaves little or no marking and enables growers to cut and grade blooms that would otherwise burst.
Analysis of apple size versus crop load, thinning limits, and how food production affects fruit size. Notes on thinning, measurement, and the commercial value of medium to large apples. Also discusses labeling orchards, root pests like the black aphis, and practical fruit packing tips to reduce bruising during barreling.
Sallie Vian Wick of the Anderson Driving Club in Atlanta praises Vinol cod liver tonic as a stomach friendly, health-boosting remedy for cold and bronchial troubles. H. A. Crandall of Eady's Drug Store endorses Vinol as superior to ordinary cod liver oils and offers a money-back guarantee if no benefit is seen. Note states Vinol is sold nationwide through local drug stores.
The Wabash Railroad filed with the secretary of state to raise its capital stock from 102000000 to 118500000, paying a 16500 fee. Last year it increased capital by 50000000, the largest in the office. The firm aims to develop Ohio properties and build a Pittsburgh to Ohio corridor as a gateway to the West with one of the nation’s finest rail networks.
Lt shows Navy recruiting for young American men 17 to 25 as apprentice seamen and 18 to 35 for skilled trades with pay 16 to 70 dollars monthly plus clothing allowance and bonuses. Travel, retirement after 20 years, and enlistment sites Worth Street Cleveland and Warren Ohio dated Jan 16 1907. Also a digestive aid advertisement for Kodol For Indigestion promising easy digestion after meals.
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