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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1897
Page
1
A garbled catalog-like list shows assorted hardware, household goods, cosmetics, cookware, brushes, oil, fabric items, and misc prices. Items include stove polish, granite pans, tea kettles, nickel ware, oil cloth, camp stools, and various brushes with scattered cents values.
The writer recounts a perilous Alaska voyage from Seattle on April 15 to Forty Mile, detailing rough seas, ice hazards, and dog sled travel. The journey includes port stops, river rapids, open water, and dangers near Sheep Camp, with reflections on fatigue, comfort, and awe at glaciers, camps, and the Yukon landscape. The narrative ends with arrival at Forty Mile on June 1 and a glimpse of local life there.
July 27 entry lists residents and visitors in Yosemite Valley and Elyria area. Mentions Clarence Higgins, Horace Collier host, Miss Hattin Cole letter excerpt, Miss A Elfed Retling Elyria public schools, Carrie Norton, Fannie Webb, Mrs Chester Johnson, Frank Johnson Carlisle, Mary Riley, Mary Gayhart Lorain, Mrs Paul Hach, Detroit guests, Newell Overlin, Mrs Garret, Edward Warner Cleveland, Mrs Eliat Slony Cleveland, Mrs Phipps Detroit, Mrs Negud, Mrs Reynolds Brownhelm, Orin Cock Elyria, and Mrs Walls Elyria among others.
A traveler reports a long stage journey from Raymond through mountains to a valley. The narrative vividly describes steep roads, extreme heat, and stunning scenery including Ki Capis lao Yosemite Falls and Mirror Lake. The diary-like letters recount nights on the road, mountain views, and plans to visit San Francisco Los Angeles Vancouver and Chicago with stops and travel by water to reach Canada.
Local notes from West Ridge list visitors and guests including Miss Marian Slade of Oberlin staying with Miss M C Wood and various families hosting neighbors. Also mentions Shilohs Cure testimonial and rail excursion plans to Buffalo, plus social events and upcoming county fair activities.
The text urges warm weather as ideal for throat and chest ailments, advising preventive care for coughs and weakness. It stresses healing the throat, curing the cough, and strengthening the body now, recommending continued use of Scott's Emulsion throughout summer and noting its sale by all druggists.
A Plain Statement touts Dr Bull's Pills as a fast cure for torpid liver headaches vertigo and constipation. Testimonials from Mrs Almira B Suydam Hazlet NJ and Mrs Anderson Keyport NJ praise the pills for biliousness headache and bowel movement. The usual 60 pills cost 25 cents trial box 10 cents with mail orders from A C Meyer Co Baltimore and sellers in London and New York.
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