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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
2
The Daily Reporter lists carrier delivery rates per week and per year with a yearly mail option outside Elyria. The snippet shows pricing lines for carrier and mail delivery, including annual totals and potential regional rates.
Sylvester Avery of West Erie Avenue Lorain remarried Tuesday to his former wife Mrs Effig Avery in Columbus. He is 41 and works as a travelling salesman for the Phew Automatic Shovel Company. Mrs Avery is a Columbus woman who lived there after divorce. They were first married twelve years ago.
A fierce wind and rain struck Oberlin on Tuesday afternoon, blowing down trees and stripping them of leaves. The Goodrich block’s roof was torn open and New ton’s photograph gallery suffered water damage from a roof leak. He plans to sue building owners for damages. Commencing May 27 at low round trip rates. See Darrel of the Blessed Co IDOI.
WW Newmar of Lorain killed himself with carbolic acid after a thwarted marriage proposal to Mrs. Mary Sweeney. The young Marine, from Chicago, drank the poison in an alley near 159 North Broadway, after giving a final demand for marriage. Coroner French ruled it self-inflicted. He used three drops of poison and left a signed name J. Norman Iowa street Chicago card in his pocket showing membership in Students Engineers Union No. 7 Chicago.
The body of J. Simons, umbrella mender, lies at Wilkins' morgue after a Tuesday evening train accident. No relatives or friends have been located, and the undertaker will delay burial until Friday.
The 65 literary Society held its first annual banquet at the G A R hall on a Wednesday evening. The program featured piano duets by Mrs Chapman and Mrs Little, an address of welcome by Mrs J E Riley, a reply by Mr G Smart, vocal solos by Mrs Little, a violin solo by Mr Rhinehart, and further piano duets by Mrs Little and Mrs Taylor with additional music by Mrs Chapman and Mr Rhinehart.
The estate of J. W. Williams and J T. Rowell, colored businessmen of Oberlin, bankrupt, was sold Wednesday to Oberlin clothier J. M. Kellogg for 4100. Creditors will receive about thirty cents on the dollar.
Three hundred delegates attended the fifty-fifth annual Ohio Christian Missionary Society session at Uhrichsville Church of Christ. H. Bartlett of Cleveland reported over 1301 raised for Ohio missions. Congressman A R Webber of Elyria delivered the opening sermon and condemned saloons for moral decay.
Classified notices show rental listings for a furnished Lake Shore Cottage near Illyria with gas, stable, beach, lawn, and contact Mrs. Jas H. Leonard, phone 406. Also piano sales alert, lost brass door key near Century Block, and other rental and sale items across multiple listings with dates in 1931 to 1966. Includes live-in man lodging options and horse care ad references.
A 19th century style storefront invitation highlights Rimbach and Friday's offer of affordable furniture. It asserts doors are open for inspection of results, claims best nationwide manufacturers, spot cash discounts, plain unmarked prices, and businesslike operations dating back to 1862 serving Elyria and Lorain County residents.
A historical ad copy touts Kennedy Laxative Honey and Tar as a cure for coughing and tickling. It claims the product alloy stops congestion and moves the fault out through the bowels, with sales through all druggists.
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