Personal and Society Items From Elyria and Surroundings
George Lewis spends the day in Cleveland while Troxel returns from Buffalo and Miss Hosé Moriarty visits Cleveland. Local visitors include Mr. Burk of Eaton with Elyria friends and A Crocker of Lakewood. Others spend Sunday with Elyria and Norwalk friends, with St Patrick’s event in Lorain and a benefit recital for the United Presbyterian mission.
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Miss Hosé Moriarty
Cleveland
Mr. Burk
Eaton
Elyria
A. Crocker
Lakewood
New Spring Tie Arrives at Fanver and Robson's
For rent in Oregon, 100 Race Court offers a suite of six rooms and bath with oak floors electricity gas steam heat and hot water. Bell 4 and phone 10331 listed. date 3-13-4¢ appears in the ad.
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Fanver & Robson's
Oregon
Heat as Healing Power in Warm Weather Trials
A French physician Dr Asbeck treated 500 burns and wounds using the heat of ordinary fire after standard dressings, observing uniform healing in tropical trials. The report notes the Sahara desert is about half the size of the United States, highlighting vast waste areas.
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Tropics
Asbeck
Sahara
Sahara Desert
United States
King Solomon Lodge Special Meeting and Railway Incident
A special meeting of King Solomon's Lodge is set for Tuesday March 19 with work in the F C degree and 15 to 20 candidates to be initiated at Yeoman's at Odds Fellows hall next Monday night. Marshal Chapter No. 47 R A M will meet Wednesday March 20 for work in marked degree matters. The county commissioners will hold their regular meeting at the courthouse tomorrow. Possible candidates for a local board include Lyman Knowles Calvin Rusien and L W Adams. No. 149 Green line car jumped the track near West Bridge street. no injuries reported.
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King Solomon's Lodge
F.C
Yeoman’s
Cha . CoDrie
Geo. H. Mapes
Court House
J. H. Forbes
Infirmary Point
Lyman Knowles
Calvin Rusien
Elyria
L. W. Adams
Aft
Golunmoia
Green Line
West Bridge Street
Beee
Parker
Mira Star Described as Struggling Sun of Great Size
The article discusses Mira, a variable star known for 300 years, mostly invisible except with telescopes. It briefly brightens irregularly about every 31 days, sometimes flaring to hundreds of times its normal brightness before dimming again, with theories of surface hydrogen outbursts. It compares Mira to a sun facing eventual death, reflecting on stellar evolution.
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Mira
Dante
Garrett P. Servisan
New York American
Lincoln's sheep leg riddle stumps delegation
A presidential anecdote recalls President Lincoln receiving a delegation to hurry a petty bill. He posed a riddle asking if the tail of a sheep were a leg, how many legs it would bear. The spokesman answered no, and Lincoln replied it would still have four, as naming it a leg would not change its number. The delegation left defeated.
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Lincoln
Cats and their fishish foibles in a water loving line
A LondonSpectator item recounts multiple cats with a surprising fondness for water and fishing. One Persian cat near a Westvorland stream consistently caught small fish, while another household pet enjoyed aquarium play and even water in a bathroom, suggesting a lineage of curious aquatic instincts across generations.
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Golan
Westvorland
Ure
Barthroom
Onice
Wieter
Loudon Spectator
First Night Deathwatch and Early Armored Ships
A long excerpt discusses New York first night audiences, describing the "deathwatch" of critics financiers and actors and noting riotous receptions despite weak openings. It shifts to naval history, stating the first armored vessel launched in 1550 with lead sheets, later French and Spanish iron armor in 1782, and iron plate usage in 1853 during the Crimean War.
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Knights of St. John
Gibraltar
Unclear sea life lore and quotes from a press page
The fragment discusses sea inhabitants likening mapere tarpon and tuna to agile jumping fish in Pacific waters. It includes stray quotes about Johnny from Detroit News Tribune and a remark on animals learning. The readable text is sparse and lacks coherent events or dates.
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Pacific
Cery
Proper potting and soil care for healthy plant roots
Guidance on washing pots between uses to prevent soil drying and air gaps. It warns dirty or reused pots hinder moisture retention, cause roots to cling to pot walls, and stunt growth as air flows disrupt root formation.
Digestible Food and Digestibility in Diets
A London Hospital note argues that digestibility, not chemical value, defines a food unit. It compares half a pound of cheese and beer, noting cheese is hard to digest for ordinary folks while beef digests easily, stressing practical dietary measures.
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Tondon Hospital
Neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring line
In Dryden’s epilogue to his Duke of Guise an actress and a trimmer debate whether the line fits, ending with the famous quip They’re neither fish nor flesh nor good red herrings. Published in Macmillan's Magazine.
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Dryden
Duke of Guise
A Matter of Necessity
A physician tells the patient to eat play food and not stay out late at night. The patient agrees, saying that is what he has thought since the doctor sat in his office.
Pretty Paradox Delivers Upset Debutante Victory
A Baltimore American quote highlights a debutante overturning expectations as a miss proves a hit. The remark emphasizes the paradox of upsets and the idea that neglecting the fallen invites personal downfall.
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Baltimore American
Abuse of Indoors Proposes Returning to Outdoor Living
Bliss Carman argues that homes have become confining shelters removing people from natural elements. He laments the sheltering indoors reducing contact with wind sun rain and earth. He contends life thrives outdoors and that even sleeping outside for a myth beats a trip to Europe.
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Calivea
Europe
Bliss Carman
Cruftsmin
Faulty Stone Placement Rule in Masonry
Francis W. Hoyt argues in Engineering News that the standard practice of aligning quarry stone with its natural bed is often unreliable. He explains three fracture planes rift grain and head and notes beds in quarries can incline to the rift, requiring additional precautions in selecting blocks.
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Francis W. Hoyt
Engineering News
Does That Featherhead Play Poker
A curious exchange cited by the Cincinnati Tribune questions a young man’s poker claim. Robinson asks a mutusi acquaintance if he plays, the reply denies actual play but suggests he believes he does, while others caution against misperception.
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Featherhead
Robinson
Cincinnati Tribune
Metort Courteous on Exam Mark Earns Debate
The New York Times reports a student and professor clash over examination grading with the student arguing for a higher mark and the professor defending the lowest permissible score in a discussion cited as a curt exchange about fairness and policy.
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New York
Never Perfect Avalanche Quip From Yonkers State Journal
The Ob server of Events and Things remarks on the phrase perfect avalanche noting it contrasts with reality. Yonkers States man context unclear but emphasizes irony in common sayings about natural events.
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Yonkers
Good Home Made Mucilage Recipe From 19th Century
A home made mucilage recipe explains dissolving salicylic acid in soft soap and glycerine, then shaking and adding to a paste of gum arabic and water. The result supposedly remains elastic after drying and keeps well.
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Robinson & Hancock Go
Stein-Bloch Glothes
Knox and Stetson
George Lewis
Clevland
Troxel
Trin
Buffalo
F. A. Smith
Robert Ammon
Mrs. Bins
Frank Horan
Sund
Victoria Sheppard
Belden
Hirman Giebel
West Avenue
Norwalk
Dirlam
Hartington
Leslie Bickford
Lorain
Jay McGee
Viola and
Aneille Parsch
Broadstreet
Mure
George Giebel
Fremont
Burt Locke
Oberlin
Dunham
Sylvester Moran
Faust Venue
Oakland
Cal
John
Iie
Irwin Wendell
Thos. Heal
Johnstown
Maccabee Hall
M. L. Gove
United Presbyterian Mission
C. H. Wilkins
Furniture Emporium
Broad
Elyria, Ohio
Mother Gray
Omar Appa
Conry & Mueller, Grocers
W. Broad Phones
Rawson
Bell
Minn
New York City
Delmester
Gootk Vollcy
Tenacher
Johnny
Detroit News, Tribune
Macmillan's Magazine
Nim
Saadi
Johnson’s
B. P
Hubert Day
Walton
Smith Bros
China Shop
Haviland
A. F. Burrell
Middle Ave
FT and
AAR Bodo
Banner Soap
Johnson
Max
Hart
ASS West
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