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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
2
An OCR readout mentions a subscription term and delivery by carrier for a publication, with garbled phrases about the daily newspaper and report origin in Elyria. The readable bits indicate handling by a carrier and possible price or term notes.
The article surveys cork trees in Iberia, a government balloon project from an Atlanta plant, a large balloon built by a Geer named Carns, and a steamship tied to coal transport. It mentions a proposed government biological station to protect commercial fisheries and reports meteorite findings and meat processing weight losses in the era.
Department figures show rapid growth in rural free delivery with 1 025 routes operating across the United States as of August. Post Office officials evaluate proposals per locality, considering population density and transportation costs before establishing routes.
A Philippines wedding described by a Brown University traveler at a weekly Paychulogical society meeting. The account details a high profile ceremony with traditional rites, elaborate feast, and a lively dance. The narrator notes the elaborate customs and the social dynamics among guests and family.
On Decoration Day a gold watch with initials VMS on the front case is to be returned to 408 East Avenue for a reward. Multiple notices advertise sweet potato plants at West Side greenhouses, a house and lot for sale, coal and lumber deals, job ads, and a vaser sought for Elyria district. The scattered items mention Elyria Lumber and Coal Co, Day's Hardware, and addresses in Elyria and Cleveland.
A Brooklyn state senator puzzled a druggist with a riddle about the difference between a pharmacist and a farm laborer. The druggist could not answer, the prescription was filled for ninety five cents, and the customer queried why the price carried a ninety cent difference. The druggist replied that the extra is the difference between the pharmacist and the farmhand.
The article notes ongoing investigations challenge the view that water at meals is harmful. A small amount of water, not too cold, can aid digestion by washing away mucus deposits in the stomach and helping gastric juice reach food. Excess water dilutes gastric juice and slows digestion.
Nicely furnished rooms for responsible people with modern improvements and central location. Rooms will be snapped up quickly. apply at once with reference required. Call this office for information. Two furnished rooms with board at 361 Second Street. Non union men can secure steady positions and best wages. Apply at room 407 Superior Building Cleveland O.
Notice seeks one or two young men for room and board in a private home. Also requests help returning a lost nine month old female white beagle hound named Slack to C K H Wagner, barber, with a reward offered. Address: 22618.
Meehan's Monthly advocates planting Kieffer pears along roadsides to provide fruit for passersby and local residents. It notes benefits but warns that unripe pears are inedible and that some pollination concerns exist, though evidence supports fruiting even without nearby trees of other varieties.
Mrs. P Hoffman credits Paine's Celery Compound with saving her life after four years of liver and kidney trouble and neuralgia. Her husband found the remedy and after using it she left bed and regained strength, praising the medicine as the best in the world.
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