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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
4
The Daily Reporter delivery and pricing details include carrier and mail options. Local Elyria rates are listed with yearly and weekly figures, while outside Elyria mail rates appear as separate amounts. The notice provides terms of subscription and references Elyria Telephone Bell Fetephone.
Two saloon keepers, J. B. Conley on West avenue and F. L. Zimmerman on Boad street, have retired unable to pay high license fees. New applicants still pour in, and total licenses issued remain at 29, same as last year.
R P Barnard has been named train master for the Western division of the C B and W and will assume the post on June 1. The new office prompts staff changes with Barnard moving from day dispatcher to the role, L H Zigler replacing him as night dispatcher and C J Elliott chosen for the position of the latter.
Special Lake Shore & Michigan Southern excursions offer round trips from Elyria to Cleveland and Toledo with major intermediate stops. Elyria to Cleveland and return 80 cents, Toledo round trip 150 cents. Departures listed at 7:20 PM to Cleveland and 3:20 PM to Toledo.
Real estate investment offer claims 15 percent net returns and safety. Promises full information on request through J J Girard 1497 Williamson Bidy Cleveland Ohio.
A spring note urges decorating with B. P. paints claiming B. P. 8 mixed paint covers more area and lasts longer than hand mixed lead and oil. B. P. 3 Interior Glass Paint offers enamel finish at prices of 16c, 25c, 45c, 80c, and 1.50.
A Detroit surgeon recounts treating a hysterical patient by simulating a real operation to calm her belief in a head string needing removal. The staged procedure included shaving, a faux cut, and a string shown to prove cure, yielding the patient’s swift recovery.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway will run special train excursions Sundays leaving Bigtdn at 8:50 p.m. from Sandusky Merfoot Columbus avenue at 6:15 p.m. Round trip to Sandusky is $1 Cedar Point $1.25. Inquiries via agents or hand bills for low rate trips to Cleveland and Toledo.
A string of brief notes reports visits and illnesses across Blyria Belden Elyria Oberlin and nearby areas. People named include Mr and Mrs Charles Hebner J Frantz Frank Prichard K A Hubbard Hattie and Lovanda Hubbard George Wilcox and others with mentions of memorial services typhoid fever and a hospital stay for Dwight Freeman. Memorial services were held at the town hall with Rev A Baul delivering the sermon.
Cedar Point on Sandusky Bay near Sandusky opens for the summer season on June 2. The resort highlights the Freakers hotel with 700 rooms and substantial improvements totaling over a quarter of a million dollars since last year. Reduced rate tickets are available daily via Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Bay steamers from June 1 to September 20.
Opportunity to travel to Boston at half rates on Lake Shore Bay excursions with return validity until July 25. Tickets available from local agents.
Columbia residents report a favorable rain aiding crops as corn and potatoes face early planting to dodge blight. L. W. Adams returns with two year old Durham heifers while distemper sickens horses. County commissioners inspect roads aiding culverts and retaining walls. Measles rise among all ages, Alma Klooz seriously ill. Streetcar prospects brighten amid Decoration Day plans at town hall and cemetery with Rev Doyle delivering remarks.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry offers every Sunday reduced return tickets from Ohio points to other states. Passengers may travel to a destination and back, returning to the original starting point by midnight the same day.
Elyria and Lorain County residents are urged to visit Rimbach and Vriday's furniture store. Since 1862 the shop offers cash discounts from top manufacturers with marked plain prices and open doors for inspection of stock.
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