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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1885
Page
4
An 1890s newspaper page memorializes Ulysses S. Grant in a patriotic ballad praising his steadfastness and leadership. The fragment blends wartime praise with local notices, including ads and society notes from Dunkirk and Fredonia, New York, mentioning events, people, and business listings of the era.
St Georges Church holds a special service with Theodore de la Hache delivering a fine mass next Sunday morning. Father Frey will give the sermon as three priests officiate during the high mats service with a deacon and subdeacon. Tenebrae chanted last night will be repeated tonight and tomorrow night.
W H Edwards & Co faced a tight Easter stock due to bold weather but shifted arrangements outward to fill the shortfall. Their plants bloomed unexpectedly early, leaving a plentiful supply at very low rates for all demands.
In Osservie's report to the Fredonia Censor, Dr Williams' supervisor bill gains wide backing, while a Walnut Creek tax split in Silvermom’s village prompts debate over spring freshets and shared bur dens. A resolution for Tontine life insurance inquiry passes amid opposition, and Horton’s re-incorporation bids for Chautauqua associations advance with three school commissions proposed across multiple towns.
The Water Works Board received 313,974 pounds of coal and used 210,949 during March. Daily coal use averaged 6,804 pounds, 1,419 more than February. Water pumped totaled 63,279,627 gallons, an average of 2,041,287 daily, the highest in Water Works history. Peak day was 2,718,240 gallons. lowest 1,575,960.
Removal to Center Street for merchant tailoring and cent’s furnishing goods. stock moved to former restaurant and sample room south of fire hall. shop refitted, with new spring goods, to open April 11. cutting department under Joseph Tyler supervision. seeks old and new customers. Wa. AH. Meorrr.
Good Sinal Farm offers 28 acres of cultivable land located 3 miles west of Brocton Station on Main street. Includes house barn and a good well, one acre of young grapes and a fine orchard. Sold cheap for cash. Inquire of Ww Zillmauaeaty, 10 Dunkirk, N.Y. Arrested for securing details.
Last night Constable Peshong arrested two Polander workers in the Lake Shore yard for pilfering coal. One man identified as Jacob Werwir was locked up overnight and fined 98.
An old time remedy ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures biliousness with signs of seasonal prevalence. It warns of serious outcomes if untreated and promises fever prevention. The piece also notes two children of Scott Spring died in Attica after a kerosene fire.
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