Fragments on Bargains and Prices in Local Market
A fragmented note mentions low prices and bargains at a local shop. It references location hints and the idea of pleasing customers with marked down items. The text lacks clear names or dates.
09 May 1904
Page 1
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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1904
Page
1
A fragmented note mentions low prices and bargains at a local shop. It references location hints and the idea of pleasing customers with marked down items. The text lacks clear names or dates.
Elyria sign painter Wonder was arrested in Sandusky on a charge of non-support. He was fined fifty dollars and costs and sentenced to thirty days in the Cleveland workhouse. He left his wife and four children, one eighteen months old, to starve, sending only half a basket of frozen and decayed potatoes. He later deserted his family and moved to Cleveland then Sandusky before arrest. Humane Agent Lawrence prosecuted the case.
An analysis contrasts Japanese and Russian troops noting Japan as compact and disciplined with high mobility and heavy kit while Russia is large and slow moving. It covers marching loads rationing weapons rates, conscription, and equipment including rifles and artillery details.
Local ad offers chimney cleaning and repair services. Mentions Bell 202 red and Champney in Bill in the ice cream business with delivery to any part of the city.
A drunken man, H. T. Dunn, attempted suicide twice in a Lorain jail cell after arrest for intoxication. He tied a noose from a necktie and fabric around his neck, first collapsing before a policeman interrupted and then attempting again hours later, resisted by officers.
A New York Sun report by a local hatter argues that more men in finance and wholesale districts wear hats during business hours in New York than in other great cities. He points to examples from leather, banking, and hotel sectors and notes a trend for old silk hats among older workers. The piece shifts to a note on breakfast programs for schoolchildren in major German cities, citing 24,000 fed daily across ten cities in winter 1902-1903.
The text notes that in Japan cats nearly always have short tails and that a long tail is often cut short because it resembles a snake. It states Japanese cats have the normal tail bone count, but the bones are underdeveloped.
The sugar trust sails 44 modern ocean freight steamers from Java toward Philadelphia and New York loaded with raw sugar. About 260000 tons of sugar will be refined for the American market.
James Wilson of Eaton Colorado and Margaret McIntegh of Oberlin are the first couple to secure a marriage license under the new statute. They affirm under oath they are not habitual drunkards or imbeciles. Judge Hinman requests new blank records to insert these conditions as required. Wilson, a farmer, 35, and Miss McIntosh, 33, will wed with Dr. Bradshaw officiating.
Booker T. Washington, leader of the colored race, will lecture May 10 at the First Congregational church Oberlin. The talk begins at seven with seating for outside-town auditors as well. East Side team prepares for a Lorain area diamond campaign with games set for weekend dates and a Decoration Day clash vs Amherst. Jacob Hallower is manager. gray and blue uniforms planned. Mrs. Sarah Taylor marks 89th birthday at Avon Beach with guests and a table cloth aged 108 years brought from England in 1801.
A Chicago court transcript shows a mother defend her son Billy as two other youths play on a back porch. The boy’s neighbor allegedly attacked him for no cause, with stones and a wash boiler used. the mother seeks damages for the incident.
Lorain County will face little effect from the new election law as five large towns change how delegates are chosen while county boards mostly stay in place. The statute ends existing boards with the law taking effect, eliminating holdovers. Current Lorain board members include Jacob Meyer, James Van Norman, Henry Dykeman, and Chris McDemott. new appointees expected in July.
The grand jury reported thirty four indictments at noon on Monday. The great majority are from Lorain and none will be made public until Tuesday.
A Canton man Joseph Thorpe faced charges for stealing four dogs valued at $50. Mayor Smith dismissed the case, arguing dogs had no taxable value since they were not listed for taxation.
Common Pleas court action filed by Henry J. Neipfoot against Belinda Hobill and William Hobill seeks $175 claimed due on a promissory note. Plaintiff’s attorney listed as Q A Gillmore.
Miss Lizzie Valerious surprised Mary Valerious and her brother E B Valerious of East Bridge street by returning from California and Colorado after sixteen years. The reunion brought great joy and the reader is invited to imagine the scene as Lizzie plans a long visit to renew old ties.
An unknown man was found sitting on park benches Monday morning. Officer Whitney spoke with him and he said he was sick. He could hardly walk and was taken to the city hospital where a physician diagnosed typhoid fever with a temperature of 104 degrees.
A. Indd 22 fits, Lorain and Elyria couples listed with ages and residences. Rev Hiram Sears, agent of the Western Seamen's Friend Society, spoke in Elyria churches about Sailors and Boatmen relief and will seek churchgoer support this week for the humane cause.
Oberlin College defeated Elyria High School 18 to 8 on Saturday afternoon in a loosely played game. Elyria’s battery was Erdt and Allen with Wolfe and Worman serving as officials.
Four Polish men killed by a Lake Shore train Saturday were buried Monday at the Catholic cemetery north of town after a Sunday vault burial. The youngest remains unidentified. Relatives abroad and within the country are unclear. bodies were mangled preventing identification or locating any kin. Also noted, Harry McKinlay and J C Crisp secured Elmore automobile agency for Elyria area, praising two cycle engines and a four seated tonneau by Clyde Ohio makers.
Bit by Doc Frank Dimpter on Sunday, a dog owned by Nellia Bushnell on West Broad street lunged at his calf as he walked by. The dog was shot on Monday by Officer Whitney after the incident and medical care followed the painful wound.
Probate Court names Charles Reiohlin guardian for Margaret Bohuth Albert Bohuth Frankie Bohuth and Mary Bohuth with a 2000 dollar bond.
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