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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1901
Page
3
A Norwalk savings loan and investment company advertises secure investments at six percent annual, payable semi annually, claiming nine percent to the border with Taxable savings and inviting inquiries for details. The notice targets readers with idle funds seeking satisfactory placements.
A violent assault nearly fatal struck F. Collier of Cherokee Iowa. He suffered extreme back and kidney pain until Electric Bitters restored his health. The tonic purifies blood and boosts strength. price 50 cents at H J Eady’s Drug Store. Also notes on a railroad accident and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised for burns and eruptions. Gas mantles and lamp fixtures advertised. house for rent and coal burners listed by Boylan Bros. The ad copy reflects early 20th century small-town classifieds and remedies.
Several Lorain youths faced sentencing after guilty pleas or convictions. Ferguson Porter and Bower, ages 17 and 18, were sent to Mansfield Reformatory for burglary and larceny. Carmi Shayer received three years in prison for horse theft, with suspected accomplices. Charles Wagner and James Tomer drew 18 months and four years respectively for burglary and assault. Goldberg and Goldstein admitted guilt on theft charges connected to stolen tuyere industrial parts. The tuyere pieces, used in blast furnaces, weighed 8 to 12 pounds and cost about 16 cents per pound. Civil cases follow.
F D Sweet defends against Anna Swet petition for divorce, contending all allegations are false. He says he furnished all she needed, hired help for chores, and that neighbors will attest to his behavior. He denies assault and claims his gas engine invention is successful, and he will not pay debts contracted by his wife.
A detailed account of attending a spiritualistic seance. The medium, in trance, communicates through a childlike Indian spirit named Violet, greeting members, giving personal messages, and guiding one man to write with spirit help. The piece notes rituals, skepticism, and theories of magnetism behind spirit communication.
A six round featherweight prize fight ended in a knockout in a hidden barn between a Cleveland youth and an Elyria fighter, arranged by Cleveland interests. The Elyrian won without a scratch after six rounds. witnesses were few and both boxers want a rematch.
Rudolph Bartlome of Henrietta suffered a second leg fracture about two months after an earlier break. While attempting to walk last week he fell and broke the same leg in a different place. The second fracture is regarded as more serious, and he will be laid up for an extended period.
Lorain County sees a 2.6 million rise in total property value for 1901 with real estate in cities driving most of the increase. City taxes run higher than county taxes. county property yields lower net gain after tax but potential income from farm produce still favors holding rural land.
Grafton on Sunday saw crowded streetcars and open saloons with fighting and drunkenness. A man collapsed on a rail as an engine neared, but bystanders pulled him free in time. Residents note echoes of Oberlin’s Puritan Sundays and call for stricter liquor sales or stronger police protection.
Witty scenes at the courthouse hallway as strangers seek licenses. Geo C Prince assists a bashful suitor to obtain papers, another man recovers the needed name, and Squire Norton conducts informal nuptials with surprising fees. A birth and a police court fine conclude a busy day.
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