North Amherst Sixty Years Ago Recalled By Old Timer
An North Amherst resident recalls the village sixty years ago noting three churches a post office a cider shop wagon shop cabinet shop distillery and two tanneries The railroad arrived about fifty years ago and the town had two doctors a squire a tailor a saddlery harness shop and two stores A jeweler lived on a nearby farm Growth over the years led to a high school and stone quarries Quigley Cloughs were the only open quarries then The writer mentions South Amherst as the old state road area and suggests South Amherst swallowed North Amherst years ago and North Amherst may seek a name change.
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North Amherst
Wes
Jreweler
Quigley & Cloughs
South Amherst
State Road
Tate
Gambler J P Ladd Faces Embezzlement Charge
Lorain authorities brought J P Ladd from Conneaut to face a mayor's court on embezzlement from the KRB Company. Ladd admitted a $60 shortage, waived examination, and was bound over to the grand jury. He claimed the money vanished from his vest pocket after a losing craps game and that he left town to find work at Conneaut’s railroad yards while hoping to replenish funds.
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J. P Ladd
Lorain
Conneaut
Gineinditers
KRB
Ladd
Grand
E C Neff
Columbus
Brotherhood American Yeoman
Knights of Columbus
Bug Smith
Alfred Squires
Pittsburg
Ashtabula
Fairport
Dr Mayard Speaks on Trials of a Physician at Lorain
Dr Mayard addressed a Sunday gathering at the Broadway Y M C A Lorain on the trials temptations and opportunities of a physician from a Christian perspective. He warned of late calls unpaid bills tattling tongues and seductive pressures that challenge medical integrity.
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Broadway Y. Mc. A
T. Maynard
Maynard
Corn Popper and Crackers Ad Teases Gas Popcorn Device
A vintage ad promotes a corn popper for gas stove use branded as a dandy. It also touts Utility and Boxes Tip Top crackers priced at 10 cents each and in dozens, with Belb branding noted.
Physician aims to aid distressed by urging rights in crime
Dr Maynard will depart February 5 for an extended stay in England to attend a medical school. He and his wife will be away six months. The text discusses physicians moral duty to help the needy and their role in cases of criminal abortion.
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Maynard
England
Divorce Granted on Fraud in Early Marriage Case
The court granted a divorce to Francis Reynolds from Armita Reynolds on grounds of fraud. Francis, then 18 at marriage in 1897, was revealed as a minor and Armita over 22 and mother of two. a license had been procured by Armita through fraud. They cohabited briefly before separating after two months.
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Francis Reynolds
Armita Reynolds
Plantiff
Reynolds
Fraun
Local notes show a flurry of Cleveland trips and social visits
Local items list residents visiting Cleveland Oberlin and surrounding towns for business pleasure and social events. Alongside greetings from Mrs Jackson and Miss Rolling several attendees are noted in Oberlin Lorain and LaPorte. A roller rink event and a Knights of Columbus gathering are reported with refreshments and dances.
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Alfred O'Donnell
C A Jackson
Oberlin
Frank Smith
Cleveland
A Davia
Titusville
Andrer Jackson
LaPorte
Alina Rolling
Fred Beekle
New York
Edward Beekle
Sherman
J E Belsinger
Jacob Emerick
John Lérsch & Co
Lorain
Thei
Classified ads and notices from Oberlin 1932 collection
A dense OCR fragment shows ads for real estate near Oberlin and Skeels Summers, a lost silver fob, a job notice for government service prep, a lady stenographer wanted, rental listings, cough remedies, Kadol cure ads, a fatal revolver accident involving Robert Harbour, and health tonics. Names include Skeels & Summers, H A Dykeman, Johnston & Leonard, and a 1932 dating.
Investing For Prof te Magazine Free Offer
My Magazine Investing For Prof te offers six months free to any man who plans to invest, save, or who has money invested unprofitably. It promises to reveal wealth earning power, how small sums grow, and why bankers profit, with examples like $1,000 growing to $22,000. Editor Gregory Chicago invites readers to request six months free. Kodol Dyspensia Cure and Mrs Aristine Pancakes are advertised for digestion and breakfast options.
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The
Gregory
Jackson Bldg
Chicago
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Thee Robinson
Big Corner Clothing
Mill and
Broad Strets
Elyria
Ohio
Hancock Co
K. B. Company of
King
DR. Mayard
Naval
Ginger
Jack Reublin
DeWitt
Galion
Charles Slapp
Aty
N. B
Truth
St Paul
Mississippi
H. A. Dyke
Manning
Glatton
I B. Baird
Crehore
Max Strauss
Nellie Hecock
William Hafner
Toledo
Hattie Wilkinson
Ridgeville
Qrandall
Will Cleverdon
Grafton
Avon
Doris Davie
H J Eady
John Lantsbury
Montoux
Blanche Pearce
Brunswick
Ora Berg
Mrs Bartlett
Pittsfield
William McMullen
B D Chapman
H P Chapman
Cuba
Mesico
A A Sanders
Middle Avenue
Hughes
Ira Ives
Columbia
Mra A Jackson
George Glendenning
Jon Stockford
J. O. McDonald
Mis B
B. Barker
Conerton
Satuday
Mia M D Smith
Fifth Street
Neufer” Bros
Lake Avenue
George Froney
Builder's Supply Co
Jack Grills
Mast River Street
J. E Reis- Inger
O Brogham
A Jackson
R. P .McDonald
Whitney, Stephens and Company
J CG McDonald
KOTM
Ladies' Aid Society of the
M Hochuch
Lovain
South Main St
Skeels
Canada
Skeets& Summers
Johnston & Leonard
Opera House
H A Dykeman
Addeyes G
Lodi Street
Joquiry Hlyria Grocery Company
Kennedy
Rodlo
Sidney
Robert Harbour
Hollister
H. A Dykeman
the Biggs & Everard Co
South Lorain
Sheffield Land & Improvement CO
Bank Bldg
Lorain, O. Corner Tenth
Pearl Si
Mrs Aristine
Hubert Day
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