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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1897
Page
6
Brief compendium of national and international items reflects editorials and commentary notes, highlighting major reports and global developments as summarized for local readers.
A judge excuses a juror who cites public spirit yet fails to provide a solid reason. The tale shows a weary juror fearing a hung jury and county costs, while the judge grants relief.
A jumble of humorous exchanges and quips appears to sketch a mock newsroom banter about starting a weekly called the Umbrella. Characters trade lines on pay, readership, and material for covers while weaving in magazine and newspaper jokes from various papers.
A reflective piece recalling childhood memories and a mother's gaze. The narrator recalls church, friends, chores, and the comforting, sometimes unsettling, emotion that arose when a mother or doctor looked at him. The piece flows through remembered moments, emphasizing the deep emotional impact of a mother's attention.
A collage of whimsical instructions and curiosities from a Boston Globe page. It includes a detailed guide for building a windmill style sailboat rig, notes on camels and smoke, a prank chime imitation using a spoon, a candy overindulgence tale ending in temporary blindness, and a French proposal to improve marine safety with scented early warning devices on buoy lights.
A misread fragment recounts Uncle Nat describing a boy opening a knife with a handkerchief. The tale includes broken thumbs and improvised tools like a screwdriver and spike. The narrator recalls a childhood method of opening blades using fabric and patience.
Uncle Nat demonstrates a pocket knife opening trick using a handkerchief to Jimmy, winding it tightly then snapping the blade free. Jimmy imitates the feat and gains confidence, the men noting the old method still works and the boy masters the skill.
Willie Wiggins and Tommy Tompkins ignore their mothers calls while they stand on the curb for about six minutes. Mrs Wiggin asks Willie to come in and Mrs Tompkins commands Tommy home as the boys claim a bet on who can stand longer with no motion. Willie finally returns and explains the dispute as the switch arrives.
A lively sketch of Lenox as a fashionable autumn retreat for wealthy New Yorkers. It highlights private schools, autumn scenery on October Mountain, colorful foliage, colonial roads, and social life centered on horse riding, harness, and gatherings. It mentions chestnut gathering, local wild fruit, and a comic note about a New York family.
Camphor trees can be grown from seed or cuttings with seeds preferred due to abundant fruit. Seed beds require sandy loam soil, leaf mold, shading, and 70–76 F soil warmth for germination. Young trees are best planted at two years old, with various spacing plans from ten foot rows to square checks, while pruning and coppicing methods influence gum production and regrowth.
A compiled pamphlet urges farmers to diversify crops and improve practices. It promotes bean or pea baling, deep potato culture, clean seed, timely grain prep, and better wheat yields. It criticizes poor plowing, rusting equipment, and envisions a wealthier South in 25 years with new land cultivated.
THINGS ABROAD. Prince ds Joinville is spoken of in Paris as the probable successor of his brother the late Duc dAumale in the French academy. Croquet seems to be rising in England with a busy season of important matches. A Birmingham worker sent a 3 year old boy by parcel post. post office charged nine pence. Koonlery coast of Africa reached by a French expedition. Sir John Kirk received a Doctor of Science from Cambridge. Sarah Siddons statue unveiled on Paddington Green with Descendants present. Autobiographical self made man anecdote ends with a joke about his mother and hogs. Washington Democrat quips about debt pride and lace curtains.
The market page lists wheat, corn, oats, cheese, eggs, potatoes, seeds, cattle, sheep, hogs, and flour prices with bid and ask figures. It notes futures and spot quotes for commodities and provides specific price points for several items across Cincinnati and Pittsburgh regions.
A fragmentary public notice promoting Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to mothers and women, praising health benefits and offering free information. Includes quotes about relief from weakness and a diatribe against fatigue, with stray references to political campaigning and a Tennessee Exposition in Nashville.
Fragmented OCR reads advertise a Big Four Route settlers excursion with dates in September and October and an agent contact in Cincinnati. The text also touts tobacco trials, a claim about a factory in St Luke and a crude battle of quotes, ending with an ad for Dr Kling’s Great Nerve Restorer offering a free $2 trial bottle.
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