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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
2
The Elyria Reporter explains its publishing details and terms of subscription. It notes the Reporter Printing Co. as publisher with editor and manager L BISBRO and mentions delivery and mailing terms.
The piece discusses how English fruit growers blame thrushes and bullfinches for crop damage and note a shift in English protections. It contrasts with American readers recalling rook hunting tales and mentions that bird protection varies east of the Mississippi and north of the Potomac, urging better protection of winged animals.
A jumble of brief items reports on reformist cautions, a clergyman tale about a sick parishioner and an assistant, a witty exchange about headlines, Salvation Army wartime style tricks selling cheap books, and early attempts to curb road dust with tar on English and French roads and US railroads. The notes mix humor with social observation and archaic reform humor.
An expert pension drawer, Mrs Anna Thornton of Louisville, has been drawing four government pensions as the widow of soldiers in the war of the rebellion. No concealment or fraud is charged. Pensions were granted in accordance with law.
The world population stands at 1.812 billion, with Europe and Americas tightening census methods. Austria-Hungary Belgium Denmark and Switzerland show gains. Brazil and the United States post notable increases. Russia and Japan report large territories and rising populations. global empire figures are listed with area and people.
A Boston Globe writer recalls eight men at a hotel veranda encountering a bustling stranger who pretends to be a general, colonels, a judge, major, and professor while a drummer from a Cincinnati shoe factory admits the hoax and departs after the group contemplates punishment.
Perkins and Telates Judge discuss a one day hunting effort with four black ducks six broad tail and ten winters. A veteran recalls a four year old day when a muzzle loader failed to yield a bird until a goose drew a cunning line with a fox and a bluefish jumping added the dramatic finish. The tale ends with an invitation to the back room for cider.
Ally Sloper recalls a London dinner with Richard Welby a gifted writer worn by fame and self indulgence. Welby confesses the cost of success his descent into drink and dissipation ends in a suicide by the Thames and a manuscript he entrusts to a friend as a warning and memory of a near tragedy.
Short note inviting a girl for work at Parkside Dining Parlors promising good pay and steady work with immediate application required.
A Good Position HR Bean completed the short hand course at Oberlin Business College last week and has secured an excellent stenographer role for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Oost Cleveland. The college has had several splendid calls this past week, still awaiting final assignments.
A jumble of small notices: lost watch reward, hard coal ads, sweet potato plants for sale, a house move, purse found reward, inquiries for labor, and a few real estate listings. Names include John T Houghton and Dr J B Burrrell. Addresses mention Chestnut Broad Cedar and East avenue.
For Rent: Nicely furnished rooms with modern improvements in a central location. Applicants must be responsible and of good character. Rooms available fast. call this office for information. Reference required. 2281? Two nicely furnished rooms with board at 861 Second Street. Machinists Wanted: steady positions and best wages for union men. Apply room 407 Superior Building, Cleveland, O RR. Room and board for one or two young men in private family, address Reporter offices. Beagle hound, female, nine months, lost. reward for return to C E Wagner the barber, 226ta.
A historical advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as restoring female health from puberty through menopause. It cites nerves and general debility as common troubles and claims testimonials from women and a Fremont Nebraska source praising its effectiveness for female ailments and nervous system support.
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