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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1900
Page
7
The business will move to 333 West Second Street after September 27. The note confirms a relocation of Mrs Kent's Shampoo and Toilet Parlor to the new address.
Four sleeping rooms and four closets upstairs with bathroom. Downstairs features parlor sitting room dining room and kitchen. Large attic cemented cellar furnace hot and cold water cistern well sidewalks around the house. Lot 445x100. Call 349 West Ltd St or contact F. M. Whiteman for details. Also ad for Boschee's German Syrup free sample and bicycle shop services at 51 East Broad Street.
An odd compilation includes a powder mill explosion reference and a 1899 season contract pledge. It mentions the J Neifoot presidency, Elyria office, and a broad ad for coal trade and ice contracts. There are also legal notices, election ballot production details, and early 1900s medicinal ads.
A vintage advertisement claims Clayton's Dyspepsia Tablets cure dyspepsia indigestion heartburn sour stomach and related symptoms. It asserts safety quick relief and pleasant taste with a price per box. Sold by H. J. Eady and HE. U.
A historical note extols Green's August Flower as the premier remedy for indigestion biliousness and general malaise. It claims doctors were scarce and the elixir could cleanse the system regulate liver action and calm nerves, with H J Eady selling the remedy.
Train and expedite schedules list daily expresses and accommodations for Norwalk and Sandusky divisions. Timetables cover eastbound and westbound services, with limited fast mail, special trains, and local freight connections. Names appear for stations, lines, and ticket agents in this periodical notice.
Elyria Foundry and Machine Works offers all kinds of machine work and repairing. Farm machinery required on short notice. Engine work a specialty.
LeClair and Brackett advertise Bosechee's German Syrup as a universal cure for severe lung troubles and threats. The ad claims it heals tissues, clears inflammation, aids expectoration, and improves sleep, urging readers to try one bottle via H. Eady.
Local coal dealer C Parson announces a new coal yard offering Celebrated Lehigh Valley hard coal claims to be the best on the market. The listing promises full weight and prompt delivery with soft coal grades at the lowest market prices and invites customers to call Telephone 61.
A late 19th century account portrays a continental fire landscape from the Hudson to the Mississippi and Great Lakes to the Ohio. It describes a grand lava scar across Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, with the Snake River lava plain as a notable feature.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report describes local merchants expanding apparel trade with Mexico City. A humorous exchange shows orders misread due to details, including a notary public's request and a deathbed attire for a president’s brother, later canceled as he recovered.
A three inch 15 pounder Briggs Seabury field piece burst during a test at Sandy Hook New Jersey on September 12 while likely being proof fired with a blank charge. Officials cite confidential Washington reports and potential deteriorated powder as a serious clue prompting an investigation.
The piece recounts Harvard College obtaining legislative permission in 1806 to raise 30 000 by lottery for a new building and notes earlier 1765 and later lotteries financed Harvard Hall and Holworthy Hall. It contrasts public lottery practices abroad with early American use and mentions Stillwater and troop transport in 1898.
Col Gouraud proposes a public experiment at the Eiffel Tower using the speaking siren to project Mounet of the Comedie Francaise from the tower top. Mounet’s responses would be heard over a wide area, but Picard delays a final decision after consulting directors. Gouraud notes Churchill's son could also use the device for mass addresses. Germany to switch from Reaumur to Centigrade after 1901.
Letter from Russell W. Porter recounts the loss of the Lily of the North, Capt. Samuel Barnett’s schooner, with four passengers, after heavy seas near Nain. Jensen, head of a whaling station at Wape Mercy, awaits news as salvage and Arctic voyage hardships loom.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook reports returning from an expedition to the south pole region. He describes the Ona or Prefian people as tall and lean, outstanding cross country runners, living in a new land he claims as part of a great southern continent. He mentions naming an area Dance Land and a found island Brooklyn while charting 590 miles of ice bound territory. Spanish in Santa Fe schools feature new Spanish instruction noted in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Honolulu Republic notes a tropical drink called swipes prepared from sugar corn pineapple and ginger with gin or methylated spirits often added. It is said to cause a strong intoxication with a fighting jag and extreme thirst, with water restarting drunken cycles after sleep.
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