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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1906
Page
3
Local dry goods and clothing merchants face shipment delays as jobbers halt spring orders amid high demand. Linen prices jump about 28 percent in three months with wool dress goods and fancy notions rising sharply. Cotton goods show smaller increases due to a record crop.
The Colorado State Board of Pardons ruled Peters insane after a failed robbery in January near Denver where the proprietress was killed. Earlier two accomplices were hanged and Peters was condemned but a year of guardianship and expert assessment led to a stay of execution and confinement in a hospital for the insane.
A jumble of crime notes and patent medicine pitches. A swindler known as Count eludes payment, is arrested in Canton, then returns to Cleveland amid stolen money schemes. The piece also includes a hoax oath about Hall's Catarrh Cure, ads for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, and brief local agency gossip.
Oberlin high school defeated the Fostoria team 1 to 8 thanks to superior weight and teamwork. The Erie Pa team was held scoreless by Oberlin and Oberlin also beat a Pennsylvania squad by 7 to 0, with Smith Dudley Curtis and Watte leading the effort for Oberlin.
Henry Schwab of Russi reportedly raised an exceptionally large corn crop of the White Dent variety. The ears are described as extra large and numerous, with an estimated 125 bushels per acre cited. Samples are on display at Kreese’s clothing store.
NOR Spear becomes show manager at the Auto Inn replacing H J Venting who severed ties with the fire. The new company takes the whale and floor of the building at Wy Seeand street, planning winter renovations to expand auto business and vehicle services. The Rev Dr Hicks resumes publication of a 1907 almanac, sold by Word and Works Publishing Co. Reporter want ads bring results.
Washington reports William F Hearst will not concede the New York vote as final. He plans national campaigns to extend his independent movements and influence, aiming to shape party lines through money and emissaries. Tensions rise with House leader Tolbert Williams opposing Hearst and Bryan, signaling potential splits before the winter session.
Joseph Dawson from Columbus lost four thousand dollars in a London advance note scam after selling his dairy and returning to England with his family. A sharpster duped him into cashing a New York draft in London, stealing the paper at sea. Dawson later faced trials in Liverpool and London before his death in jail. The widow Dawson later resolved the estate amid legal wrangling and compensation.
This preparation suits gas ranges and kills rust on stove pipes wire screens and iron work. It resists washing off for months and sells for 25 cents. A liquid stove polish that shines easier wears longer and seats less than others. Large can offered at low price.
The board of managers presented the report to Governor Harevig for the year ended October 31 1906. Credit is given to Warden Orrin B Gould and his able officers for the year in which total receipts show a gain over the prior year and net earnings rise to about twenty thousand dollars. The managers anticipate a stronger year ahead as contracts at higher rates may boost annual earnings by nearly twenty thousand dollars. Labor earnings increased by over twenty nine thousand dollars.
Washington reports Dun's article supports the U S Bureau of Labor on living costs noting higher prices affect fixed incomes in New York City. Wages for skilled labor rose 15 to 25 percent since early year, with agricultural product prices rising as much as wages. Railroads and large firms raise wages post election signaling broader prosperity for workers and farmers. An advertisment promotes indigestion remedies and a correspondence course from the New York College of Finance.
The schedule lists cheap Sunday excursion fares: 6:44 a m to Maseile at 1.50, Bridzepo leaves Ely at 1.90, Uhrichsy Wheeling round trip 1.95.
A timetable fragment shows arrival in Chicago at 3:39 P.M. and departure at 6:45 A.M. on the B and O Chicago and West line. The scant text indicates standard daily schedule messaging without additional context.
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