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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1907
Page
5
Traveler Taarry M Mulley arrived in Macon Missouri from Minneapolis in a thirty horsepower car after a long journey with no repairs. He described Minnesota and northern Iowa road building methods, including narrow twelve foot roadbeds and embankments, as a model Missouri could imitate.
City hall stalls as council fights over a standard traction ordinance to govern future concessions. Factions unite on adopting a general franchise to avoid recurring wrangles over terms, with progress stalled nearly a year since proposals for enlarged facilities were breached.
John Fahey injured in B and Q freight wreck near Patterson's crossing. Arm and rib broken, eye damaged, taken to city hospital as thirty overturned cars spill 350 tons of coal. Fahey was aboard a freight car riding for a free trip when wreck occurred. cause believed to be a broken wheel flange.
In a historical scene the sheriff asks the condemned man if he has a request before his hanging tomorrow. The man replies yes and asks to tie the noose himself, insisting on a final act of control over his fate.
A humorous antiquated dialogue contrasts English and French spouses in dealing with wives hysteria and marital duties. It notes a busy master who jokes about attending his own funeral unless events are delayed. A London work snippet promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a beauty aid.
S Hanrahan and A Puller were fined five dollars plus costs for disorderly conduct. E H Rohm also received a like sentence. Tillie M Stafford was granted a divorce from Walter M Stafford by Judge Washburn citing three years of absence and neglect of duty, with custody awarded to the minor child. A fire on Mechanic street caused minor roof damage after sparks from a chimney. alarm at 9 50 pm and quick extinguishment by the fire department.
A collection of anecdotes from 1818 Georgia about drought corn and uncanny seed stories. A judge recalls Tom Haynes Hancock County harvests sparked by hogs uprooting dry stalks. An elderly Georgia defendant faces a harsh sentence, joking about the judge and lawyer.
A claim for a product named Phillips and Co edema remedy promises instant relief from all forms of edema with the first drops. No verification or medical endorsement is provided.
The bishop will officially announce Msgr Thorpe's successor within a couple of weeks. Authorities say the appointment rests with the bishop and likely goes to a priest with at least fifteen years in the ministry. The selection may trigger other church changes as promotion to a larger parish is common in such transitions.
After a lapse caused by missing printers at the pen itentiary the Ohio Penitentiary news resumes. The folio notes penal labor and adopts the motto it is neither nice nor consistent for a resident of mudville to throw mud. Subscriptions run three months for those in our midst.
Ex Governor Myron T Herrick writes to Cosmopolitan asserting race track influence ruined his 1912 bid and pins Ohio pivotal statistics disputes on ministers and gamblers He contends veto power and political foes cost him reelection and asks for scrutiny of state reporting practices in vital statistics and public records in Ohio Probst of the state health board echoes distrust in the reliability of Ohio statistics.
Scheduled Eastbound trains depart Elyria daily at 1 34 p m linking Medina Akron Youngstown Butler Pittsburgh McKeesport Cumberland Washington D C Philadelphia and New York Sleeper service from Akron highlighted by Mrs Austin sign off and promotional items for Liggett's candy at Eady's Drug Store and seasonal seed offerings from Boyles Bros with short date tags and Easter novelties
sale listing for seven room house on Wal fama East Side with all improvements except furnace. Lot 60x150. Price 2400. Also seven room house on Huron with gas water and good cellar front 50 feet sale price 1600. Five room cottage on Tuscarawas St West Side with large log and good cellar price 1100. Four lots 50x150 Williams East Side 500 each. Fifteen lots 40x140 Seventeenth St between Middle and West Ave priced 3150 to 180 each. Small down payment with monthly installments. Five houses on street for rent 3 room on 4th St. and large lot 30 monthly. Large list of houses and lots elsewhere available.
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