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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
2
County voters page shows candidates for representative R B Lersch Revorder OE Tucker commissioner H C Wangerine infirmary director W O Prindle surveyor Lester A Fauver with race lines and party alignments evident in the list noting roles and names.
A NY Evening Post editor argues that businessmen misread success as money worth. They trust their fallible judgment under money worship, risk more as wealth grows, and neglect lasting work. The piece warns only enduring works survive time, and a wise man knows when his work is done.
Reports from handlers describe the potato market as highly unsettled with signs of a large late crop and possible price drops, while other notices warn of rot damage from wet weather and potential cornering of good stock. Fall harvest pauses end soon, forecasting whether prices rise or fall. Best white stock may fetch around 60 cents wholesale and 70 cents retail. Includes notes on British Museum growth and local job openings at Wilder’s Millinery and Morria Wholesale House Cincinnati.
Advertiser offers curing treatment for piles without upfront payment until satisfaction. Satisfaction price listed at $2.00. Respondents asked to mail name and address to Dr H N Tanner in East Aurora New York for details.
The article alleges Tom L. Johnson-backed single taxers were secretly placed on Democratic tickets in Ohio. Frederic C Howe is named as a state senator nominee and Franklin county’s Howe for representative, with evidence tied to a September 1901 legal brief by John N. Clarke on Nickel Plate railroad taxation. It questions how many such taxers exist and whether they could undermine other Democrats in the legislature.
The piece questions Tom Johnson's insistence on state and city autonomy arguing Cincinnati voters rejected his home rule stance. It notes Johnson, a Cleveland mayor, campaigned in Cincinnati and that Bigelow suffered the strongest defeat in Hamilton County, seen as a verdict on the curative act.
A Peoria official report from J B Greenhut praises Roosevelt and Hay for their moral leadership in relief efforts for Kishinev Jews. He notes relief funds aided victims but emphasizes the administration's moral influence that helped prompt a governor and officials in Kishinev to adopt a less harsh stance toward Jews.
Deshler Ohio January 6 1902 Dear Sirs I have used your Caustic Oil for several months and find it acts quickest of anything I ever used and always with good results As soon as accountability picks up I want a gallon for I like it Yours truly F Chadwick The price 500 a bottle Gilmores Headache Powders sold by all druggists 23 3
A man named Hales Beard of Avon suffered severe burns when a gas house exploded after he heard a noise near his gas wall and opened the door with a lit lantern. The lantern was blown about 25 feet.
In an interview Henry J. Endy promotes Vinol as a cure-all to strengthen delicate children. He claims Vinol uses fresh cod livers and oil to build red blood, bone, flesh, and nerves, with testimonials from Jeanie Perse of Manaleti and Henry J. Eady offering refunds if unsatisfied.
A local advertisement touts a range of coffees including Banpire, Werfirn Reserve, Mervue Moca & Java, Senora Coffee Lib, Yacht Club and more. Tea selections feature Edward's Chup Tea, Edward's Magnolia, Lipton's Tea and Sadads Tea. Emphasizes prompt deliveries and fresh goods.
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