Local Ads and Remedies Parade Through Buffalo Storefronts
Local notices advertise Hood's Sarauparilla pills at the Buffalo One Price Nothing Store and fashion goods at 47 Center Street. Te soothing syrup for teething by Mrs Winslow promises quick relief, while Buffalo One Price Clothing Store showcases hats caps and menswear at Center Street. Also listed are Hamilton’s Coal Yard products and Papillon products sold by Lyon Bros. and Light Harper.
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Buffalo
Center Street
Mrs. Winslow
Buffalo One Price Clothing
Buffalo One Price Clothing Store
Some Very Hard Nuts to Crack in Sewing Machine Debate
The article argues imitation sewing machines flood the market while Singer leads, noting counterfeiting of gold, brass, and tin. It recalls a Chisago fire relic committee program giving sewing machines to needy women, with 2945 applicants and 487 Singer machines bought at the Dunkirk office in 1883.
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Singer
Chisago
Dunkirk
Personal Notices And Subscriptions Note At Dunkirk Page
Subscriptions arrears must be paid before delivery. payments only to Harry Sai Un or at the office. Personal mentions list residents visiting or staying in the city, including Mr Joystice of Buffalo, Mrs J C Mlavigan of Bradford, Mrs Chauncey Pease of Hornellsville, and others. Names appear with brief relocations and travel, plus several local and visiting figures at the Hurlbert House and in surrounding towns.
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Front Street
Dunkirk
C. Randall Fimmie Risley Slward
Washington R Ga
Neer
Harry
Chauncey Pease
Hornellsville
Fragmented verse snippet about a journey to an unknown land
A damaged OCR fragment depicts a coquette urging a traveler to seek a distant shore where lasting change awaits. The dialogue hints at distance, time, and an unnamed country, with poetic lines about being far away and the voyage continuing beyond.
Local items and notices from Bradford Era and Dunkirk
Community briefings report a closed Oi at 934, a rousing Elk Street house setup, and an insane adjudication of Mrs. Mary E. Robertshaw. Musical and fraternal events include Masons No 301 gathering, a Mendelssohn Quintette in Fredonia, and a Baptist church supper. A football club shows early proof with bed tick and dark shirt teams, plus April First Day enthusiasm and public appointments for Dunkirk. notes on General Grant sighting and April 15 polo match.
The Polo Team Prepares to Meet Bradford Visitors
The organization lists M.M McDonald as captain and Phil Cary as left forward with Jas Hamilton and D H Matteson in key positions. IE Williams and LH DD Sams fill backfield and home roles with E C Perry at goal and R Stanley as substitute. The club plans a practice match tomorrow night before the Bradford game and promises an interesting contest.
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Bradford
M.M McDonald
Phil. Cary
Jas. Hamiltton
D. H. Matteson
IE. Williams
LH. DD. Sams
E C. Perry
Stanley
Police Court Remands Louis Schoultz on Gun Theft Charge
Louis Schoultz, in default of 500 bail, was remanded to jail to await the court action for stealing a gun from William Knott of Charlotte. He allegedly fled to Dunkirk after 3:16 AM on Wednesday, pawned the gun for 15 dollars, spent 22 dollars at a saloon, and awoke minus 4 dollars in his pocket. Officer Labour arrested him. Frank Martin of Portland, under the influence, spent a night in the cooler costing 2 dollars.
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Louis Schoultz
Eabour
Frank Martin
Portland
Second Assembly Dist Convention Delegates Requested
Republican Electors of the Second Assembly district in Chautauqua County invite delegates to Steed's Hall Sinclairville on Saturday April 12 1634 at h am to elect five delegates and five alternates to the Republican State Convention in Utica New York on April 23. Delegates apportioned to towns listed include Arkwright Gerry Carroll Hanover Charlotte Kiantone Cherry Creek Poland Dunkirk Ellington Sheridan Villionova and others. Dated March 27 1887 Ellington
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Chautauqua County
Steed’s Hall
Sinclairville
Utica
N. Y
Arkwright
Hanover Charlotte
Kiantone
Cherry Creek
Poland
Dunkirk
Omiret Elliwett
Sheridan
Vilionova
Daniel O Post
Gitas Ennows
Mareh
Ellington
Dunkirk theft tale underscores dangers for country visitors
A Westfield youth traveling to Dunkirk to enjoy a spree lost about $10 after being pressured by local accomplices to entrust his money. After thirty six hours, the craftsman arrived penniless, aided by Ira Griggs who bought him breakfast and a train ticket home. The incident highlights common schemes targeting unsuspecting country visitors in Dunkirk.
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Dunkirk
Jamestown
Haa
Good Samaritan
Westfield
Ira Griggs
Thied Street
Notable Local Death and Late Railway Notices
Librarian J W Carpenter of Titusville died suddenly from laudanum in an Erie area incident. A Erie court verdict awarded Mrs Clark $626 for railway damages, with prior $400 judgment. Mollie Bird jailed for larceny with her husband seeking funds. A Warren belt incident injured Geo Miller, clothing removed but not badly hurt. Jamestown post office gains faster mail service via Erie railway changes. Mass Ollie Gates of Portsmouth pursues elocution, music, and readings after flood losses. Chautauqua program features many notable speakers. David Bonney estate sold in Buffalo with $14,825 auctioned outside property. Bonney House started at $50, sale ends with Hatch at $57,250. New York Pennsylvania Ohio railway order causes freight disruption. Meadville freight minimal. some passenger trains run. live stock trains delayed or returned.
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David Bonney
Buffalo
Bonney
Albert G. Hatch
Carroll Street
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railway Company
Meadville
Noa
Salamanca
Mansfield
The Valise He Wanted Thrown From the Train
A Boston Globe recounts a humorous Bethlem event where an elderly traveler’s bag was tossed to a railway passenger by mistake. The man chasing the valise argued it was his property, while the helper claimed the owner wished it discarded as hidden. The misunderstanding ends with the thief-like traveler angered and baffled.
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Jones
Bethleham
Altho
Boston Globe
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C. B. Bradley
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Hamilton
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Warren
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H. J. Nogus
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Ind
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Swan Street
Fred A. Hall
Jamestown Journal
Arthur Delegate
Phin” Miller
Wasnivnton
Lower Lakes
Doseire Day
the Observer
Elk Street
J. J. Murphy
Erie’ Hotel
Mary E. Robertshaw
Buffalo Asylum
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First Baptist Church
GP Linderman
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Socloch
Mendelssolm Quintette Club
Boston
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Wm. T. Coleman
Francis
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J. Horton
W. B Uolt
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GC. Randall
W Oc Smith
James Sheward
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Bed Tick
Chas Ludlow
Fred Kittlesey
Lyman van Buren
Tim O'Donnel
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W. Heyl
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D. D. Ludlow
Harry Martin
Sone Hvelyenott
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Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Erie
Mollie Bird
Wetmore & Co
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Railway Postal Service
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Baily
Forestville
Mass Ollie M. Gates
Portsmouth
Brocton, Chant, Co
Cincinnati
Chautauqua
J. Paul Cook
France
D. Osborne
India
Thomas Bowman
L.L
A. M. Fairbairp
England
J. Cumnock
Francis Willard
Hanson
W. Wilkinson
Herrick Johnson
Edward Everett Hale
J. W. Dickinson
LL. D
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Frank Russel
G. Smith
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I. F. Townsend
J. D. Thomas
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Opera House
Night
Frank Gilbert
Duprez & Benedict
Eichiy
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Alabama
Nelson’s
Wheelers
Danforth & Co
McCarthy
China
Ehdatit
Dunkirk, N. Y
James McCarthy
New York
Oswego
Rome
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