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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1906
Page
5
The ad promotes great values in men’s suits at 9.50, shirts and hosiery at 15 cents, men’s underwear at 39 cents and 2 cents, and boys knee pants at 25 cents, highlighting low prices across clothing items.
The Lorain county union Sunday School Association will hold their annual picnic at Linwood Park Vermilion on Thursday July 26. Several thousand people are expected. Two special trains will run over the LS and MS from Elyria with coaches attached to regular trains on the southern division to accommodate attendees from Kipton and Oberlin, reducing the need to change cars. Reporter Want Ada Bring Results.
Brief notices describe F Smith and family at Rahdall's Grove Mississippi while May OldsOf Co visits Ogdensburg New York for a three week vacation. Dancing and skating events fill the season with concerts and church services noted. Local politics include Ward carrying Gratton and Hillier in Russia township. Fire department drills, a proposed Amoskeag steamer visit, and a special car for Elyria delegates are mentioned alongside millinery sales and social visits across Lorain and Elyria.
The American Shipbuilding Company men in charge of the Crescent City repair job at Lorain have adjusted and many returned to work Saturday while others resumed Monday. Steele, the North Ashherst Striker, was in Elyria on Saturday.
In Philadelphia on July 17 a pillow fight in a nervous ward led to death. Two patients argued over a petty matter. one struck with a pillow, another retaliated. Samuel E. Young, 56, was the aggressor and died on his bed before a physician arrived. Theodore Heine, 53, had been in the hospital since April 23 and was the other participant. Both men were confined in the nervous pavilion and had been friends.
A brief advertising rundown lists olives pickles canned goods paper napkins and dishes along with green vegetables and raspberries. The item shows a small assortment typical of a local market display.
Wealthy fruit broker Brower dies suddenly in Pasadena. Mr Stewart will accompany the funeral procession to Pasadena, reflecting on Reublin's prominent local role and the shock to the business community.
Allentown Pennsylvania mourns Henry Kappes at seventy after a brief illness. Born in Germany he came to America at age twelve and served in the Civil War overseeing government bakers in Washington. He later headed the Fort Dungan bakery in New Jersey until his enlistment ended.
Ashtabula Ohio July 17 William Stewart a driller for Standard Contracting at the port inherited a fortune of about 50000 from his uncle Charles Stewart The news notes the sizable bequest and its impact on Stewart’s life and plans.
Columbus report details March Lindsay killing Celery King Johnson at Upper Sandusky and his life sentence, later escaping and surrendering in Columbus. Also notes marriage licenses issued by probate court for Frederic Schmauch and Caroline Albrecht, both of Amherst, and Albert Kreeger and Elizabeth Nichols, Amherst.
The D. & C. Coast Line steamers promote a wedding trip to Mackinac as an economical secluded honeymoon. Steamers are elegantly furnished with reservable staterooms or parlors. An illustrated pamphlet is available by sending a two cent stamp to D. & C. Navigation Co. at 6 Wayne St., Detroit, Michigan.
A verse narration recounts three credit customers who vanish or die after exposure to a harsh cash-only life. The speaker recalls threats and promises made, with one customer dead, another blinded, and a third gone toward a dire fate, illustrating the perilous choices born of financial strain.
New Sunday train service over the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern lines offers inexpensive excursions to covered points. Low rates and convenient schedules promise easy travel. For details consult the handbill or local ticket agent.
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