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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1884
Page
4
Latest locals advertise health products and a clothing sale at Buffalo One Price Clothing Store 47 Center Street. Carl Schauer agent promotes latest patterns suitings and overcoats with plain figures and low prices asking customers to inspect goods and prices before buying.
Old state ad copy promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. Claims rapid relief for crying infant pain, and deters with universal cure language. Also features Buffalo One Price Clothing Store ad and Hamilton Coal Yard listings with various goods and materials.
A historical note discusses imitation Singer machines versus other brands, asking why Singer dominates. It cites counterfeiting of gold brass and tin, Singer's repeated first prize wins, and a Chicago relic committee effort to supply sewing machines to needy women after the fire. In 1883 Dunkirk office sold 87 pounds worth of Singer machines. 2945 applicants were given machines, 2427 chose Singers, 517 split among others.
The Brooks Locomotive Works held a ceremony in the Apprentices Night School to mark the first anniversary of the school. President I G Brooks awarded prizes to top pupils and praised the program as a national model for elevating mechanical education and skilled labor.
A Buffalo Booksellers and stationers firm is exonerated after a earlier critique. The editor admits the article was unjust and explains the misreading of circulars about Crane's Distaff Notepaper. They thank Mr Peter Paul and colleagues for clearing the matter. Local arrivals and visits at Erie and Forestville hotels are noted, along with various juror and attendee updates from Westfield and Dunkirk events.
The Germania Bal Manque will be staged at the Opera House on Thursday evening April 1. Reserved seats are sold by S Levy at his store for 1.06, mangquera tickets 1.00, gallery 35 cents. Tickets from members or agent John A Townsend. Miss Ollie M Gates of Portsmouth formerly of Brocton Chant Co studied in Cincinnati for a year and plans to tour the county with recitations and solos on her instrument, after flood losses.
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