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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1907
Page
5
Percy Barber of Amherst visits the city while Miss Piper of Baltimore stays with Mrs. N. P. Wooster. Numerous residents travel for visits to Canada, Cleveland, Oberlin, and Pittsburgh. Activities include theatre outings, Easter trips, job changes at National Tube and Dean Electric, and lectures. The building committee tours Cleveland for bricks as the 1895 club plans a Thursday meeting.
The Self Culture club meets on Fourth street with Mrs Star hosting. Readings include Age of Prose and Culmination of Classical Prose Under Johnson. Miss Burrows presents Early English Novelists Richardson Smaller and Fielding. Mrs Tucker reads Tom Jones. Ten minute papers cover American women as writers inventors and artists. Mrs Hess and Mrs Phelps present music, with Mrs Sweet as critic.
A roof overhang is being added to the Hotel Jackson front improving its appearance. Masonic lodge members left for Norwalk to attend H Dill’s funeral. pallbearers will be chosen from among attendees. Hinkson and Battenbender plan three West avenue houses at about $2900 each for Stanley Shaw, a county treasurer, and Mr Cole’s sister. Central fire station thanks Helumser company for three whips for the steam, chemical wagon, and aerial apparatus.
John Boskens filed a warrant for John Pro found accusing him of assault on his wife. Boskens later identified Jog Donick as the suspect and a new warrant was issued. A hearing was set for Thursday at eight o clock, with police prepared to present Donick.
Pittsburg Da March 27 the derailment of an express train at Turtle Creek east of the city marks the fourth wreck attempt in days. Each incident stemmed from removed splices in pene rails and no one was killed. Mayor Johnson of Cleveland was a passenger in the prior attempt.
A long record of bizarre court exhibits from state cases includes a box of marble slabs in a Cleveland case, a dynamite cartridge in Guernsey county, a man hole cover from Warren, a skull from Cincinnati, and boxing gloves in a legal dispute. Advertisements for Kodol, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, DeWitt's Little Daily Risers, Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup, and Hollister's Rosy Mountain Tea appear as product notices amid the court items.
An article endorses a spring cleanse to prevent rheumatism and kidney or bladder issues. It warns against shedding winter clothes too early and promotes a simple home remedy: Fluid Cascara Aromatic, Deanerentrated Barkola Compound, Prickly Ash Bark, Aromatic Elixir mixed and taken thrice daily after meals. Dr. Flood supports the prescription as effective for rheumatism and related ailments.
Grafton notes include the Ladie's Aid Society will host an Easter supper March 30 in the church basement, price fifteen cents. Other items mention visitors, relocations, local gatherings, and a long advertisement for Electrogen health tonic with free booklet offer.
Local retailer Elyria Grocery Co lists daily price specials for March 28. Featured items include Best granulated sugar 10 lbs for 4 1/2 cents, Daily Bread flour at 90 cents per barrel, National Biscuit and Ohio Baking Company crackers, canned tomatoes at 20 cents, coffee at 30 cents, Japan tea at 10 to 30 cents, home made apple butter, rice and other staples with price points noted.
The Pfieffer family expresses heartfelt thanks to those who aided during the illness and to singers, the Ladies of the Maccabees, and floral contributors. They note delivery complaints and orders should be directed to the main office by telephone Rawson 19 Bell Main 26.
Several city properties offered including a seven room house on Williams east side with improvements except furnace priced at 2400 and a seven room house on Huron Street with gas water and coal cellar plus 50 foot front lot priced at 1600. A five room cottage on Tuscarawas Street with good cellar and large lot at 1100. Four lots 50 by 150 on Williams Street at 500 each and 1d lots 40 by 140 on Seventeenth Street at 150 to 180 each. Small down payment with monthly installments. Also a FOR RENT seven room house on 4th Street with large lot at 20 per month. Large list of houses and lots in other city parts listed with me.
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