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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1907
Page
7
A Denver hotel clerk explains a joke couple stayed for six dollars a day and were charged twenty four dollars total. The groom, stunned by the rate, learns the price is six dollars a day not a week. He then photos the clerk and exits with his bride after a staged prank.
An older man narrates a grim cautionary tale about circumstantial evidence in marriage. He recalls Nell's needle in her waist a year earlier and says it led to his downfall, warning that proximity to a risky but tempting affair can backfire.
A man recalls attending a revival with his girlfriend who rose and walked toward the mourners bench alone, without asking him to accompany her, leaving him watching her departure from the pew.
The piece notes that many English society women own priceless jewelry. It highlights the duchess of Portland and duchess of Marlborough as leading owners, with Viscountess Iveagh owning a necklace worth over 350,600 dollars. It also lists Lady Rothschild, countess of Dudley, countess of Annesley, Lady Denman, duchess of Roxburgh, and Marchioness of Dufferin as possessing notable pieces.
The article notes phlox as a hardy choice for permanent beds replacing tender plants. It describes spring planting, autumn protection, and topping tops before winter. After fall pruning a 2 to 3 inch layer of stable manure promotes strong growth next season. Cuttings three inches long root in moist ground.
A fragment recalls Pebbie visiting his grandmother who promises a pie made for him alone. Pebble agrees not to be a bother and to avoid trouble, while a pledge story hints at self restraint and family humor.
Buffalo physician Dr R V Pierce releases a complete public disclosure of all ingredients in his medicines including Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. The offer includes a free booklet proving ingredients avoid alcohol narcotics and poisonous agents, and endorses the formulas with medical authorities.
A western town contact visits a New York executive and is met with a curt greeting and indifference. The man at the desk says he owes nothing and the visitor departs, leaving the big man uneasy about city life.
The piece argues most right handed men favor their left leg in actions like circling right and starting marches with the left foot. It notes left dominance in mounting, jumping, and race courses, concluding that “right handed” people are “leftlessed” in general.
Everett H Barnes of Springfield mass deeded estate and fortune to his city to fund a boulevard park system along the Connecticut river with municipal and railroad cooperation. William P Etchworth gifted a state park reservation in New York early in 1907, signaling a shift toward urban beautification philanthropy alongside traditional endowments for colleges churches.
A man mistaken for German by French authorities during a Franco German conflict swore he was English. A drumhead court martial sentenced him to immediate execution, but as he was led away he requested to return claiming he had left something. When asked what, he replied My umbrella. The officials, amused, freed him declaring only an Englishman could be so foolish.
Luther Weeks and his son Clinton fought off a black bear and four cubs on Mt Fico. They felled a large tree that crashed into bushes, provoking angry growls as the bears charged. Two cubs were killed, weighing around 390 pounds each, while the mother and remaining cubs escaped. The old bear was about eight feet long and roughly 500 pounds.
A courtroom quip by Judge Gundusta about sea dogs and sky terriers prompts a light moment as Wilfred and his father discuss constant travel. The exchange highlights humor in a legal setting without escalating into dispute.
A clipped excerpt shows dialogue between characters Borrowby and Morrowby from Lippincott's. They discuss debts and the notion of settling small accounts while planning to go around until Saturday. The fragment hints at social exchange and local speech patterns.
The schedule lists east bound trains including No 20 Wight Ex daily at 8 31 am No 28 N Y & Boston Ex 6 38 am No 126 Norwalk Accommod ation 12 10 am No 15 Boston & Chicago daily 3 45 am No 9 Day Express 6 50 am No 41 Toledo Accommodation 6 62 am No 23 Western Express 11 25 am No 124 Cleveland & Detroit Express No 47 Norwalk Division Ac commodation 3 39 pm No 40 Toledo & Buffalo Accommodation 9 10 am No 84 Fast Mail 10 40 am No 48 Accommodation 12 48 pm No 6 Limited Fast Mail 4 11 pm No 10 Chicago N Y & Boston 6 45 pm No 60 Michigan Accommodation 6 52 am No 2 Day Express Trains 20 126 40 6 2 over Norwalk division Trains 24 32 128 48 10 60 over Sandusky Division West bound lists No 6 Buffalo & Chicago 5 No 6 Sandusky Division Accommodation 3 54 pm No 127 Norwalk Accommodation 6 55 pm No 37 Pacific Express 8 10 pm No 9 Fast Mail 11 26 pm Trains 9 235 47 127 27 over Norwalk Division Trains 6 3 15 41 123 141 129 via Sandusky Division A J Smith W C Heim Ticket Agent.
An advertisement argues women endure more pain than men and warns against alcoholic medicines. It promotes Electrogen as a non alcoholic ger mfelde antiseptic that tones the system and purifies the blood, with local antiseptic use. Bottles cost fifty cents to one dollar and a free 50 cent bottle offer is claimed.
An advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe monthly regulator and cure for female ailments including back pain urinary bladder and kidney issues. It claims to treat inflammation and ulcers and offers samples free with mail order from The Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York for 40 cents.
For sale a large seven room house with good barn on West Side near shops. Suitable for boarding house with fruit trees grapes currants cistern lake water gas. Reasonable terms first payment ten dollars per month six percent interest. Apply C A Cox.
Mrs. M Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment for bee wetting in children and adults. She claims the method cures urine difficulties by day or night and provides full instructions with no payment required.
Public notices list the Cleveland and Western Traction Co routes with hourly Cleveland Elyria and Elyria Oberlin services, plus east and west bound schedules. It details limiteds, special runs to Amherst Grafton Norwalk Wellington and Vermilion, with ticketing notes and agents in Cleveland Elyria.
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