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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1906
Page
6
The state board of health sends notices to water works across the state requesting full reports on filtration systems. Data will identify the best performing methods to guide towns planning new water supplies. The secretary will file reports to aid towns and jetties and provide demand on water tests.
A cigar dealer laments a fad of decorating with cigar bands. Consumers once clamored for bands on frames and trays, and now stockpiling bands mirrors demand for cigarettes. The trend, he says, is at its height and likely to wane as bands spread across china and ash trays.
Elder H N Allen longtime pastor of the Church of Christ announces resignation as soon as a successor is found. Allen has suffered heart trouble for months and cannot continue active ministry. congregation seeks a new pastor at the meeting.
Mark O. Bovee announces that the Firemans Fund Insurance Company of San Francisco will reincorporate as the Firemans Fund Insurance Corporation with capital and surplus of 9 million dollars each. The new firm assumes all business of the old company and pledges to meet all obligations from the recent fire.
A milking machine that removes the lacteal fluid from fifty cows in an hour’s time was tested at Ohio State University by Professor Decker, a dairy expert. The cows were surprised at first as the mechanism began, then ignored it.
A conference occurred Monday in the county commissioners office at the courthouse over the suit brought by the prosecutor against the King Bridge Company. Attorney Hogsett represented the company and outlined settlement views, but no amount was agreed upon. The county sought 873100 for an alleged overcharge on the Erie Avenue ViN Inet at Lorain.
The Lorain and West Virginia Railway company sought rights of way in Lorain County. Deeds recorded in Russgla township show payments to landowners Miles Bassett 1200 dollars, Charles Berg 550, George Becher 1000, Robert B Petty 810, Henry Wangerine 5250, and Charles R Wangerine 5000.
A trio of hobos escaped custody this morning while under guard by Special Officer Bason near the Thirteenth Avenue school building. The men fled in three directions under a prearranged plan as streets were empty.
A historical note on James Watt and steam power follows with an advertisement about Newbro's Herpicide claiming to destroy a germ causing dandruff and baldness. The copy urges readers to mail 10 cents for a sample to The Herpicide Co. Detroit, Mich, agent H A Dykman.
The piece recalls Mallbran, daughter of Gintda, facing a brutal rehearsed challenge from her father Garvin. He orders a life threatening stage moment in Otello with only six days to prepare. Malibran’s end scene shows terrifying realism as she bites the murder hand, triggering thunderous applause for both performers and revealing true emotional depth.
A humorous family chronology describes a man buying shoes for himself his son grandson and great grandchildren. The tale highlights durable Our Shoes passing through multiple generations with the baby demanding special comforts. The narrator promises long lasting quality and value.
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