Wanted and For Rent Notices and Local Business Drops
Fragmented OCR shows rental ads at 119 East Bridge Street including a millinery and barber shop listing with room and board options and utilities. Also mentions Elyria and Coonville tea Co suspending contracts due to crop surpluses, offering ice locally. Early 20th century classifieds note various rooms for rent, a house and lot at Glenwood and Columbus, and a middle aged man seeking permanent work with good recommendations. Additionally there are health ads for One Minute Cough Cure and a coach’s note on an oratorical contest.
A Million Voices Heil Homer Hall’s Recovery Story
A man named Homer Hall of Weat Pont, Tennessee, suffered a severe lung cold and persistent cough. After trying various remedies he used Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption and was cured, with the product advertised as guaranteed for coughs and colds. trial bottles are offered free at HJ Hadys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Hall
Weat Pont
Dr Kings
HJ Hady
Dr King’s New Life Pills touted in Winchester ad
An Indiana notice promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming cures for stomach and liver troubles and constipation. The seller lists 250 as price and credits M. M. Austin of Winchester for endorsing the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M Austin
Winchester
Ind
Life Saved by Engineer on Lake Shore Wreck
A small wreck occurred on the Lake Shore near Chestnut Street when five Standard Oil tank cars piled up. An unknown man attempted to cross and tripped as the train approached. the engineer activated air brakes, stopping the train just in time, preventing further disaster as cars opened and many were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Tha Tincke
Moses Beal Dies After Illness at Lakeside Hospital
Moses Beal, aged sixty one, died at Lakeside Hospital after an illness of several weeks from blood poisoning. He leaves a wife, seven sons, and three daughters. Funeral at his Amherst township home followed by interment. Beal was a longtime prospector and drill expert, active in wall and prospecting work, with plans for a new factory on Loch Street before his death. He served in the GAR during the war and was in charge of the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Boal
Beal
Hhote
Farentes
Lochatreet
Richard Allen Bean
Iyr
Census Work Authorized by City Council
The council authorized Mayor Folger to employ John Brandaul to conduct a census of Columbus. Backer F L Fuller urged accuracy to aid property valuation. Brandaul will undertake the work for about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folger
Male
Jlubyria
F Lj Fuller
Cleveland
Erty Ponds
Hag
John Brandan
Los
Ely bis Boys Promoted to General Foreman Roles
Ely bis Boys are promoted within Pittsburg Coal Company to general foreman overseeing new standard freight and mine car construction and locomotive repairs. J A Mavia receives a promotion to store keeper and related duties in Rawsonwil, tied to F H Stark and the C L abd W group.
Launch of the steamer B Lyman Smith at the American Shipbuilding slip
The B Lyman Smith steamship slid free from the slip just before noon on Saturday. The brief ceremony included Misa Butler breaking a champagne bottle as the vessel moved smoothly into the water. It marked the second launch since Mr Ardhs took charge of the yards, and the crowd noted a swift, confident plunge just shy of 12 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Smith
American Shipbuilding Company
Ardhs
Misa Butler
Wounded Man Robbed and Shot on Moving Train
A 23 year old Chicago man, M A Tessing, was shot in the leg after hoboes boarded a Lake Shore train near the yards. They robbed him of $275 and his watch, ordered him to jump, but he stayed aboard. Two suspects were arrested then released. others fined for illegal riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Seale
Tessing
Chicago
Cleveland
Toledo
Beren
Elyma Athle tic club crushes North Amherst Grays 26 to 4
Elyma Athle tic club defeated the North Amherst Grays at North Amherst on Sunday afternoon by 26 to 4. The game featured a single home run by W Cluley and strong defense with no errors as Elyma shows growing strength ahead of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyma Athletic Club
North Amherst Grays
North Amherst
Elyma
Elryia
Ba Olds
Yesingla Cf
Fred Polta
Woodcock
E Clutes
H Weld P
Joe Clates
W Qluley
Shute
Amherst
Horn
F Hatten
E Foster
W Hatten
Stoltz
Young P
P Grren
P Dahl
Wairsohien
W Cluley
Bly
DLW
Tia Higria
Board of Public Service Meeting Leases City Rooms
The Board of Public Service met Saturday night and leased three rooms on the building's second floor at 258 dollars per month. They will sublet, making the city’s payment 5 dollars per month. Attorney Frank Wailfort, township trustees, and the mayor will have desks there. The board fixed their regular meeting time at Thursday night at 7 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Service
Jlavur
Frank Wailfort
Marer
Voord
Man Thrown From Wagon During Load On Johnson Lane
Graham Harris operating a wagon on Johnson Lane was thrown from the rear platform when the wheel caught a car step as the team started up. He lay unconscious for several minutes but appeared not seriously injured and drove his team home afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Harris
West Avenue
Lodi
Harris
Johnson Lane
Moth Exterminator Named Among Paris Green Methods
A dated note describes using Paris green to deter moths by scattering poison around carpet edges and cracks. It warns to dispose of poison carefully in a cafe area to avoid harm during cleaning.
Local K of C Chapter Formed In Lorain May 17
A new local chapter of the Knights of Columbus was instituted on Sunday May 17 in Lorain. About 85 candidates gathered at St Marrs hall for the first degree by Lorain council, then the second at St Marys church with Sandusky council and the third by State Deputy McCarthy and Toledo staff. An evening banquet followed in the church hall with toasts from Toledo, Sandusky, Akron, Grafton, Wellington, Elyria and others. Attendees came from Glenville, Akron, Toledo, Sandusky, Bellevue, E Clyde and Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Knights of Columbus
Sonday
Bam
St Marrsihall
Fourth Street
Lorain
St Mary’s Church
Sandusky Council
McCarthy
Staf
Toledo
Samuel Hollis
E V Hug
George E Dachtier
James P Eagen
TN Broksecret
Hig Success
Meyer
Sandusky
EB P Graham
Akron
Feday
MB McCarthy
Brannigan
Grafton
Plummins
Wellington
Schofield
Elyria
Sitora
Glenville
Sandakar
E Clyde
Bellevue
Loraio
Ridgelawn Cemetery Association elects officers and sells lots
A meeting lasting Saturday morning May 16 elected BK Massey as president 5 B Day as vice president A B Taylor as treasurer and clerk. Purchasers may buy lots anytime from Mr Taylor with many prime plots already sold and remaining ones offered on purchaser friendly terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgelawn Cemetery
BK Massey
A B Taylor
Anyong
Taylor
Night in New York Farce at Local Theatre
A high society farce night in New York features Bert Marshall and J Edith Dorle among a cast of child artist stars including Little Elsie. The comedy promises entertainment as Roderick W and the robust tenor perform in a lively stage production. Night shows run Friday and Saturday May 22 and 23 with ticket prices set at 15 and 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Marshall
Edith Dorle
America
Elsie
Roderick W Roderick
New York
Pond and Crandall families mark fifty years in Doram county
Residents Arabel Ashley Pond and Norman M Crandall Pond celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Doram county. The couple, long tied to Rochesser Quebec, traces Puritan ancestry to Samuel Pound and Roger Williams Rhode Island origins. The event included a church dinner and reception with family, reflecting a long life of teaching and farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Pond
Rochesser
Doram County
Arabel Ashley Pond
Samuel Pound
America
Tov Winthrop
Mary M Crandill
Russia
Lorain County
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
OmCe
Huntington
Squire Tillotson
Ebram Tillotson
Pond
Yooma
Pet
King
Norman M
Cleveland
Carosie M
T P Kelogg
Norwalk
Hamlint Gar
Wellington
Th County
Flag Presentation Planned for WRC and Ladies Relief Corps
The WRC Attention Adt officers and members of the Ladies Relief Corps are asked to attend a flag presentation in North Amherst. A car will depart from Andwar corner at 1540 Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Relief Corps
North Amherst
Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Remedy
A garbled OCR item claims a one day cure for colds with a marketed remedy named Yahe Lakative Bromo Quinine Tab lets Tis 53. The text is largely unreadable and lacks verifiable details or proper names.
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New Orleans
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Lakeside Hospital
Aohn
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