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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1902
Page
2
E L Disbro associate editor announces subscription terms for The Daily Reporter. Delivery options include carrier or mail with city rates listed. Details specify monthly and yearly pricing for Hyndria city residents and general subscriptions.
The article reflects on the prospective purchase of St Thomas, contrasting Grant and Sumner, noting how the deal would have been simpler years ago. It argues the Dane residents could stay if they wish, under general law, and questions Danish allegiance not granting special rights to newcomers.
George C Heald of Huron county sues Citizens National Bank Oberlin in common pleas court claiming cashier A B Spear wrote a letter that caused him severe nervous shock while sick. He seeks 10000 dollars in damages. grounds for action are described as very unusual.
At the annual meeting of the Miami cycle company in Middle Town Ohio ex Congressmen Paul Sorg was elected president. Statistics show bicycle factories in the United States dropping from 288 on January 1 1900 to 69 on January 1 1901 and to 24 on January 1 1902, a fall of over 90 percent in two years.
Samuel Warner executor transfers part of lot 3 Wellington two acres for 500 to Nellie M Smith and to Lucy Warner lot 80 block 9 thte ton for 50. W H Warden sheriff transfers part of lot 76 Amherst ark 64 1 acres for 2350 to Brits Rudin. Harriet E Hastings transfers lot 45 LaGrange township 9400 to Amy and EB M Freeman.
A lengthy dispatch sketches the girlless telephone debate as inventors threaten the traditional operator driven system, praising the human voice while noting nostalgia for the familiar operator. It contrasts romantic tones with the efficiency of machines and praises operator expertise. Mayor George L. Glitsoh of Lorain declares he will not seek re election, sparking regret among citizens. The piece also reports on the funeral of Rev. Dr. John R. Jewitt in Cleveland with wide regional attendance and service details.
A timid city man invited to dine becomes flustered at dinner. He forgets his hair, drops a fork, spills coffee, and hides a shirt misplacements under the tablecloth. Panic escalates as he retrieves a broken dish and bursts from the setting fleeing to the woods in embarrassment.
One way free Sunday trip on Nickel Plate Road with tickets valid between any two stations and cost only one fare for round trip. Nearest ticket agent or O Austerling P A F Wayne Ind. Also farm ad for sale 170 acre stock and grain farm near Elyria asking inquiries to Geo Garford 210 Harrison Elyria. Willing to accept renting property in Elyria for part pay.
Two 16 year old Elyria girls planned a Lorain trip to a questionable Third avenue resort. A neighbor followed them and the police detained the duo near Worsythe's saloon. Captains Ketcham and Braman lectured them and they vowed to reform and stay home.
Norwalk enjoys renewed optimism as a Steen plant arrives and Wheeling and Lake Erie expands. The Steen plant will open a second shop of 0 by 150 feet with 70,000 dollars in new machinery. When finished, 400 workers will be employed.
A New York Tribune report notes battery charging fumes at the Forty second Street Crosstown power house rot workers teeth within months. Twelve men in two pits handle charged and recharged batteries, with acid vapor from sulphuric acid causing rapid dental decay though skin soreness and lungs are largely unaffected. workers adapt, sometimes using cloth over noses as wind shifts push fumes back into pits.
An old advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a universal nerve tonic curing dyspepsia biliaryness liver complaints neuralgia rheumatism and other nerve driven diseases. It claims endorsement by medical journals and doctors and asserts superiority over other remedies with repeated successful cases and public accessibility.
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