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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1904
Page
2
A fragmented list enumerates Republican candidates including Secretary of State Lewis A. Laylin, Supreme Court Judge William Te, and other state executive and judicial posts. The long roster mixes names and titles with unclear spellings, reflecting OCR garble across a candidate ticket and associated offices.
A chaotic dispatch critiques the Roosevelt era, denouncing Democratic factions and predicting rapid political shifts before November. It notes a proposed Sherman act enforcement stance, warns against further water works funding, and questions city officials and the public’s willingness to bear mounting expenditures for a lake project, with engineers’ plans in sight.
In North Eaton schools begin a new term as residents recall past events. Miss Hattin Neter attends Norwalk School, Mrs Williams visits Lothain family, and Burton Lyon with Clara King celebrate a bride’s mother’s home. Mr Harry Westley’s marriage to Miss Stokas in Cleveland joins a sequence of local family gatherings and long life wishes.
Sunday visits in Cleveland and Savannah travel notes mark a round of local movement. Residents from Orchard Lake Wellington Wooster and Easy Street are mentioned, with health updates and a remark about county paper existence.
Fragmented OCR advert combines a missing item report and several classifieds from Oberlin Ohio. It mentions a man lost a level, a request for fostercare for children, a town house listing, employment in Elyria, furnished room for rent, and consumer ads for Rocky Mountain Tea. Names include Mrs. and SIL Smedley.
An elderly owner offers 124 acres of dairy farmland for sale near the Telegraph road just outside Elyria corporate limits. The property includes a fine dwelling, good hired man housing, large barns for stock and other buildings, plus potential for allotments, manufacturing access, or residential use. Part or whole sale, with possible trade for other property in part payment.
The Elyria fair advances with larger exhibits and greater variety led by a strong floral hall. Merchants showcase wares while school crafts display handiwork from boy carpenters and girl machinists under the public schools program. Local firms like Singo Sewing Machine Company Standard machine agents and Wheeler and Wilson are featured with fine displays, alongside Day’s hardware, Smith Brothers goods, and the Mauro Photograph gallery. New additions include the Liberty Olerhang company booth and elegant shoe displays by W A Barnes.
Sunday visits include Mr and Mrs K Boehm Parker in Columbus and Mrs George Ponsford with son Erle of St Thomas Canada returning from the Kensts on Chestnut Street. Elyria and Dire Fleury Hoempy from Cleveland join Mrs C M Eckler of Elyria in Lorain while Geo Cook of Liberty Clothing Co visits Cleveland. O R Cleveland visits Painesville. Ohio contract priced school books and supplies advertised at Binns Books with tablets notebooks slates paints and crayons. lost string of gold heads reported in Lorain or Elyria, reward at Mrs Quayle's Millinery Store.
Special World's Fair excursion tickets good for return 15 days 60 days and until Dec 1 are on sale daily over the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry at rates varying by ticket limit. Tickets valid going only in day cars with return limit of 7 days. stopovers not to exceed final return. Chicago stopovers allowed for up to ten days. Special folder and hotel list available by mail. Sent by A J Smith GP and A Cleveland O Sept 2 4 5 6.
Mrs Gertrude E Fenner of Marion Indiana suffered deep seated lung pneumonia and weight loss to 93 pounds before using One Minute Cough Cure. She reports cough relief, restored strength and return to normal weight after four bottles. Sold by I A Dykman.
Reliable boarding guide for St Louis travelers offers a list of hotels, boarding houses, and private homes with schedules, maps, and pricing. Book available for 2 cents from AT Smith & Co P and LT A Cleveland Ohio. notice dated September 2.
An advertising notice touts One Minute Cough Cure as a remedy for croup and cold symptoms. It claims to clear phlegm, reduce inflammation, and strengthen the lungs. The product is marketed as suitable for children and is sold by H A Dykeninn.
Good house for rent on East Third street with rooms closets hall bath and pantry all connected to lake water, newly papered and painted, cistern and well of poor water, price listed. Apply at pistertios or GR Allen 2 Century Block Elyria Ole.
A vintage advertisement claiming a weak stomach weakens the man and that Kadol Dyspepsia Cure digests food strengthens stomach glands and cures indigestion. It asserts restoration of health by curing dyspepsia and stomach troubles. H. A. Dykeman sells the product.
A patient from Albany reports De Witt's Little Early Risers as potent and pleasant in effect for bilious attack, saying they did more good than other pills like valomiel or bias mass, and noting they were enjoyable to take. Sold by H. A. Dykeman.
A fragmentary 1936 travel ad promotes low round trip fares from Deadwood and Lead to Tot Springs South Dakota with Chicago Daily connections via Chicago and North Western Ry. It touts the Black Hills as a scenic lure and offers information via a home agent and a booklet mailed for stamps.
A Chicago agency promotes round trip itineraries to California with 20 cent stamps for special personally conducted tours. Departures from Chicago August 18 and August 24 via the Union Pacific and Northwestern lines. Low rates from all points, address 234 Superior Street, Glyndon, Ohio.
Low rates to California daily till Sept. 30 with stopovers at Denver Colorado Springs Salt Lake City and other western points for full details contact Lake Shore agent or write A J Amarth G P and T A Cleveland Ohio Also advertising pills nostrums and a real estate offer appear between travel notices and beauty ad claiming Rocky Mountain Tea will beautify with promises of color and health.
Witeh Hazel Salve from E G DeWitt and Co. of Chicago is touted as a specific for piles and many skin ailments. The advertisement warns against counterfeit products and urges buyers to ask for DeWitt's genuine salve, sold by H A Dykeman.
330.00 to Colorado and Heturn via Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line Chicago to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo daily throughout the summer. Correspondingly low rates from far points east. Only one night to Denver from Chicago and Central States and only two nights en route from the Atlantic Seaboard. Two last trains daily. A F Cleveland 294 Superior Street Cleveland Ohio at Sept 30.
Four fast tram departures from Chicago at 9:00 am 6:30 pm 10:00 pm and 1:00 am offer lighted luxury trains with dining car service. Tickets rates and sleeping car reservations available from local agents or A. F. Cleveland 284 Superior Street Cleveland Ohio. The Biggs and Everard Co.
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