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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1906
Page
4
Lorain County correspondence reports ice cream social on Swift's lawn and ladies aid meetings at Congregational and TB churches on July dates. Local residents, visits, and events include travel to Cleveland, Ossining, and Toledo, with community thanks and minor mishaps noted.
Mr and Mrs Bott of Akron visited relatives and friends last Friday bidding them farewell as they depart for Europe on business and a year ahead. Mr and Mrs P H Schmitz and Mr and Mrs J J Schmitz hosted visits with Geo H Dion family. Mrs Nick Busch of Cleveland called on the Schmitz sisters. Mrs John B Schmitz and two children from Sheffield stayed with the Schmitz brothers. Mr and Mrs J J Schmitz traveled to York on Saturday.
In Grafton the Fourth of July passed quietly with residents traveling or hosting gatherings. Sunday services were held at the Congregational church and the Masonic hall, while various locals, including Mrs. Wolcott and her daughter Mrs. Pierce, visited distant kin. A Cleveland attorney, Mr. Whitecomb, visited family here. A wedding occurred July 4, 1906 at the bride’s home as Miss Pearl Segar wed Mr. Hillier with Rev. John Sala officiating before twenty seven guests.
The house was beautifully decorated with ferns white daisies and sweet peas for the wedding. After dinner the bride and groom left for Elyria to catch the Lake Shore train for a trip east returning Saturday evening. Presents included silverware and hand painted china. Mrs Hitter will continue music, Mr and Mrs Hillier will host friends at Elyria once their house is ready. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Frank L Chamberlain on July 6 1906.
Brighton residents share visits with relatives across Kent and the Midwest. Rev Newton Moore returns from a five week Western trip. Jao reports pleasant travels including Des Moines and Michigan City. Local gatherings include an ice cream social hosted by the BP A society at Jordan home. The community notes describe visits, family news, and a cow killed by lightning.
Pleasant options for spending summer trips include Waukesha Waupaca Pifield St Paul Minneapolis Ashland Superior Duluth and many other resorts served by Wisconsin Central Railway. Request the illustrated Summer Book for details on how to go when to travel and costs. James C Pond General Passenger Agent Milwaukee Wis.
A historical advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from TF J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional treatment for catarrh. It asserts the cure targets blood and mucous surfaces, offers a 100 dollar reward for failure, and invites readers to request circulars and testimonials. It also promotes Hall's Family Flills for constipation.
A historic advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as the original cough remedy. It claims to relieve coughs and purge the system without opiates, sold by all druggists, with branding tied to Hadad family.
Broadstress druggist H A Dykeman proclaims Hindipo Kidney Cure and Nervine Tonic, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. A 60 cent box mailed to customers. Promotes Kodol for dyspepsia after meals to aid digestion and rest the stomach, relieving bloating and indigestion. Sold by druggists.
The list presents wholesale and retail prices for produce and groceries from J A Reublin Grocer. Items include lettuce at 12 cents per pound, head lettuce at 10 cents, tomatoes at 15 cents per pound, and various vegetables by quantity. Sugar, flours, cheeses, beans, and meats appear with per unit or per bag pricing. Prices reflect country market rates with multiple varieties and pack sizes listed for consumers and retailers.
The page lists assorted dairy prices for pork beef and liver sausage followed by a dense timetable for Lake Shore Electric trains between Elyria Cleveland and Beach Park with numerous inconsistent times and routes. It includes multiple departures, connections, and distant destinations in 1906 era formatting, mentioning round cars and limiteds, with prices and times for various stops.
An advertisement touts a guaranteed external or internal pile cure with a money back pledge backed by Druggist Bowers. It promises internal applications with each package and offers mail delivery for fifty cents if customers cannot visit the store.
The document lists multiple east and west bound trains with numbers names and rough timings. It references No 20 No 28 No 116 No 128 No 40 No 32 No 48 No 6 No 10 No 2 Day Express and other service notes. Some entries repeat divisions Norwalk Sandusky and Toledo with accommodations and express services.
The Cleveland and Southern Western Traction updates hourly and limited schedules from Elyria to Public Square Cleveland and back. Services run to Oberlin Wellington Lorain Amherst Grafton Birmingham Berlin Heights Norwalk with numerous half hour to hour departures daily. Agents G P A Cleveland and Elyria agent J G Wilson.
A fragment of political notices lists Lorain County residents announcing candidacy for sheriff infirmary director county commissioner and coroner with remarks they will run subject to the Republican County Convention. Names include R C Ward Ed Hanch Dan Eason W Hillier and others. An ad promotes Thought and Action Magazine offer.
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