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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1906
Page
1
Fragmentary ad text touts Catarrh Cure from J Cheney Co claiming surface action and mercury content. Mentions Toledo and tests with price per vial, but text is incomplete and unclear about full claims or efficacy.
Elyria councils a Y M C A building as a community project. At a Sunday meeting in the First Congregational church, William Donaldson noted strong local support, with Frank Scattergood reporting over three hundred young men pledging aid. A full Elyria Y M C A is projected at about 40000 dollars for construction and 4500 dollars yearly for maintenance, requiring sizable subscriptions and ongoing local backing.
In Cleveland on Friday afternoon William Herman led the Girls Will Be Girls company orchestra while Teresa Baldwin led the chorus. The couple wed in Justice Brown's office, surprising the audience with Mendelssohn's Wedding March as Herman prepared to conduct. The ceremony followed Herman's earlier transition from chorus to permanent orchestra leader after substituting for the prior leader in Richmond. Teresa expressed delight at Cleveland and the day, noting that nothing could be nicer than this.
A group of Lorain youths proposes purchasing the old Citizens’ bank building at Bank Street and Broadway to convert it into a club room. Listed at 25 dollars, promoters hope to raise 250 dollars per member from about 100 members, plus funds to furnish. The central business district site suits the plan, with older residents offering aid. The note ends with a remark that whist may date back to King Henry VIII.
County recorder records multiple land transfers on Saturday. Names include Vina Bloomfield Lucy Forbes H H Forbes Anna Woodruff Weage Charles Woodruff and Andrew Myers with properties in LaGrange Oberlin and Wellington. Considerations range from 1 to 3265 dollars.
The Cleveland Leader’s Sunday edition previews Lorain and Elyria as thriving neighbors tied to Cleveland by bonds yet self reliant. Lorain boasts a fine harbor and factories on Lake Erie south shore, while Elyria reflects rural charm with farms and 30 factories, poised for growth.
The city welcomes the play Under Southern Skies on Wednesday March 7 at the Elyria theater. The road company’s fifth year draws larger crowds as it refreshes dances and songs with new choreography, scenery, and costumes. The piece maintains its appeal with old fans and new audiences alike.
One of the era’s major Chamber events gathers tonight in the Council Chamber to hear debate on a proposed automobile factory. St Eanes may attend to discuss the auto trade history while Elyria or Cleveland are named as possible sites. The city will provide housing and land. the firm must now decide to locate here, with a possible announcement tonight.
Mrs Mary L Jackett Thomas mother of Mrs C L Kennan Mrs F W Van Dusen and J D Whitney of Norwalk died Thursday in Serlinville at her daughter’s home aged eighty four. Born January 20 1882 in Lockport NY she was twice married Whitney then Milo Thomas who died in Oberlin She also leaves daughters Mrs Elemina Kent Elyria and Mrs Lucina Epley Williamston Mich sons James B Whitney Elyria and Chas H Whitney Rocky River a brother Madison Jackett and a sister Rev Herbert Agate conducted the Sunday funeral service
Announced in Pittsburgh, Fighting Joe Ramsey says he organized the Lorain Southern and purchased the Industrial railroad of Lorain. He will build a line from Lorain into Ohio coal fields and thence into western Pennsylvania, aiming to connect with Pittsburg traffic and challenge Gould and Delano. The Lorain Southern would link Lorain with Oberlin Wellington Ashland and cross to Mansfield, then south through Ashland and Knox and Cash counties toward the Muskigum and Ohio River, tapping the No. 8 coal field.
The Elyria and Lorain Gun Club announces eight club shoots of 25 targets each in the first half of 1906, held on the first and third Wednesdays starting March 7 at 2 pm. Prizes include cut glass water set, gun case, stag horn carving set, silk umbrella, and bronze loving cup, with a handicap system and seven points for a straight score. Attendance of five or more per night required to earn entry to prizes, and records kept to determine winners among sixty eight members. Prizes are on display at Smith Bros. Jewelry Store.
Minnie A Ward transfers Lorain land to Elmore Richards for 1.00. Ww Scott Parsley and Mary A Parsley convey Lorain land to W S Pole for 200. A motion before Judge Hinman in Henry Fuller and Adam Kolbe executors versus Mary Feber seeks to set aside a property sale. decision expected next Wednesday.
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