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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
5
Mr and Mrs W A Chamberlain and the Keplers visit Norwalk after trips to Akron. Social events at Pifer's, Miss Turner to attend Elyria school, and many visits to Grafton, Elyria, Cleveland, and Buffalo. Notices include reunions, teaching assignments, sickness, travel to Kansas and England, and a death in the community.
The Elyria Republican reports Justice Lord says coats paid for the Chronicle's suit against Hon. Parks Foster were funded by Senator Chamberlain, a Chronicle stockholder, while the Chronicle manager claims the concern did not pay. Foster denies involvement and questions persist about veracity.
Henrietta Mra H L Carpenter and Miss E Martin of Chicago have been guests of Mr and Mrs Gegenheimer for several days. Misses M and V Slater of Cleveland visit their aunt. Mr and Mrs W Manos and daughters of Oberlin spent Sunday here. Mr and Mrs Edward Slater and daughter of Cleveland visited Mr and Mrs Wm Slater. Lightning struck Mr E Backer last Tuesday evening but caused little damage. Mr and Mrs E Hand moved to Elyria Tuesday. Misses Jennie and Clara Salzman visiting in Collinwood. Miss A Bauman works for sister Mrs F Haeni who has a little now. Misses Amelia and Martha Latteman visited relatives in Elyria Inet Sunday. E
Les Mickler entertained cousin Alvin Lippes of Berlin Heights when a rear axle failed on a high speed Nickel Plate train between the Koot and Gawn ronda. The train ran 80 rods before the crash was noticed at 1 15 pm. wrecking train arrived 4 30 pm. The torn planks extended about eighty rods but damage was otherwise minor. Traffic halted about five hours. Local social notes list visitors and residents including O Minxler, Elyria, Lorain, and Cleveland connections. The Lake Breeze School opens Monday and Earl Minkler takes a job at the L S E car shops at Band park.
North Ridgeville residents H Luster hosted visitors from Cleveland. Harvey Jones visited friends in Ridgeville. Mr and Mrs C Chandler, newly married in Elgins, plan to live with his sister M Race. Urban Diederich traveled to Detroit. O Burrell of Covert, Michigan, visited his aunt S A Avery. The Lickerish sisters from Elis spent time with A L Emmons. Mrs George Maddock went to Cleveland hospital. Families picnicked at Hahn's Beach. Mrs Sartwell returned from Cleveland hospital and shows improvement. Mrs Hall remained ill last week but is improving.
Pittsfield notes guests from Elyria and Michigan visiting Frank Root. An annual district reunion at Shelnon drew strong attendance. Several residents, including Mr and Mrs Arnold and Mrs Whitcomb, traveled to Cleveland and Sheffield for visits. Nina Root returned home from Catskill and Niagara Falls trip. Paul Lanning visits Cleveland and Wilcox brothers. News mentions Mr Ray Williams and Mrs Ira Penge from Wellington visiting.
Kipton mourns Mrs H Whitney who died Sunday evening at Lakeside hospital Cleveland. The bereaved husband and family receive community sympathy as funeral services were held at Mrs C Lucas's home conducted by Rev W B Slater. Floral tributes and thanks noted from Mrs H Whitney and family to friends and singers.
Lake Avenue North Mr Wood and family of Oberlin were guests of Mr and Mrs Negus Sunday. Mr and Mrs Taft also Mr J Phipps spent Sunday in Elyria with Mr Phipps and family. A Stough and Wm Riley have returned from North Dakota. A Standen visited last week with his grandma at South Lorain.
In LaGrange on Tuesday a severe thunderstorm brought strong winds and heavy rain. A lightning strike damaged a barbed wire fence and damaged cedar posts along River Road. Local deaths include Mr O McGregor who died Wednesday morning after a long illness. Funeral for Mr McGregor was held Thursday, with interment in Brownhelm. Resolutions from the K of P Lodge No 500 mourn the loss of Brother Charles R F McGregor and call for a 30 day charter drape and notices to papers.
North Eaton notes report Misses Cole from Michigan visiting Eaton and Columbia friends before returning home last Monday. Mrs Grace Longeon with children left for Iowa Tuesday morning. Miss N Crowel visits cousin Ethel Ross. RK
Sanitary Policeman Braman reports Elyria is entirely free from scarlet fever and diphtheria. Last cards were removed last week, and the city is described as in good health after a period of vigilance.
David Barr, 49, was killed at LaGrange when struck by a fast train while near the Big Four tracks at six o clock Sunday morning. He leaves a widow and several children.
EE Naylor visits Delaware friends while Grace Tits stays with Cleveland acquaintances. Mrs Vennes of Sandusky guests Mrs Freese. Ruth Lenazler visits Cleveland. Violet Haserodt and Emanuel in Cleveland. Weat and Wilder travel, J Smith returns from Detroit and Cleveland. Bowerfings back from Adrian. Elyria Gun Club badge shoot scheduled. Lectures on Cuba and Alaska at Methodist church with 10 and 25 cent admission. Book accounts at Ensign and Walking Furniture. Arthur Loughery to Marion before school opens. Miss Snyder wedding in Wellington. Mason Nichols injured at steel plant. Reception for Araml and Robinson of Wooster. MFE church market Sept 5 at Elyria Hardware. </S>
Rev AE Thomson pastor of First Congregational Lorain departed Tuesday for Berea Kentucky to take a chapel pastorate at the college there. He preached his last Lorain sermon Sunday evening before a large audience. Fred Brown Wellington night yard at C B W car barns arrested for alleged intoxication and indecent conduct in the park. His wife and mother arranged bail and he later paid fines. The Kihm six year old daughter suffered a forehead gash from a veranda fall. Dr. Anderson treated the injury.
The First Congregational church is undergoing thorough cleaning this week. Seats have been moved and workers are cleaning walls. Completion is expected next week.
A Washington Post writer recalls a city transfer junction where a courier on a bicycle narrowly escaped disaster. Crowds rescued him as he weaved through traffic and police finally stopped him. He wore a different uniform and smiled as he narrowly escaped harm, proving messenger boys rarely get hurt.
A cynic’s dictionary entry defines terms with humorous and sharp labels from Atheist to Zealot. The piece also notes magazine vanity and a Chicago Tribune quip about delayed publication of a photograph in the “Men of Tomorrow” series. It ends with a Longevity chances line predicting only three of 100,000 born to be alive in 1887.
More students will enter the Oberlin Business College at the fall term opening on September 8 than ever before. Already arrivals from Washington D.C. and other distant parts of the country are in Oberlin ready for classes.
In a stormy Cross Roads scene Deacon Trumbull's store hosts a ghost story about Skinflint Martin's buried money. The tale follows Henry Harris a cowardly patient and his wife Mary's mysterious death via carbolic acid. The dentist and bystander recount the chilling event as townsfolk react with unease.
United States Secret Service men have arrived in Elyria amid a spike in rural delivery mail box robberies across the county. Authorities suspect a local gang operates in the area and hope the investigators will lead to arrests.
The Cleveland markets report wholesale prices for dairy eggs poultry and grain with ranges for butter cheese eggs potatoes wheat corn oats and hay. Live stock values cover hogs calves sheep lambs and cattle with approximate price bands for each category.
Reports from Paris describe a peacock served on an oval platter at a luncheon with the bird’s tail sweeping the table. An American guest recalls hearing of the dish as a lavish novelty, noting prices around $1 in early 20th century Paris.
Patent remedy note claims a quick cure for colds with quinine tablets. Vendors offer refunds if ineffective and feature E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. The fragment mentions price 25a.
A 25.00 reward advertises Gilmore’s Caustic Owl as a cure for spavin splints wind galls and similar horse ailments. The ad promises full satisfaction or money back and sells at 60 cents per bottle through Gilmore Drug Co in Fletcher.
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