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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1884
Page
4
Local retailer promotes a wide range of latest styles at very low prices. Shirts dresses and more offered at plain figures with no misrepresentation. Center street location noted as 47 Center street for shoppers seeking bargains.
Stock and overcoats in latest styles at lowest prices. Customer urged to examine goods and prices before purchasing. Also an ad for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething relief claims universal usefulness, cure of dysentery and diarrhoea, gentle on gums, price 25 cents.
Buffalo One Price Clothing Store at 47 Center Street advertises a large assortment of clothing hats caps and Gent furnishings with prices lower than ever and a promise to show goods without trouble. Also notes Hamilton's Coal Yard offering coal lumber shingles lath red cedar chestnut and related supplies. T. T. Joner Poultry meats and seafood offer fresh oysters ham sausages and jellied goods.
Advertisement argues for imitation Singer sewing machines and contrasts counterfeit metals with Singer’s dominance. It notes Singer winning first prize over rivals hundreds of times, recounts Chicago relief buyers of 2945 machines, 2427 choosing Singer, 517 choosing others, and Dunkirk office sales of 487 in 1883. Includes contact: Dunkirk, New York.
A jumble of brief notices reports and ads from Dunkirk area papers. Items include market notes weather and entertainment listings plus council business and local advertisements. mentions seed harvest, rentals, cigars and a band, plus a Washington dispatch on a post office inspector appointment.
Jus J Cole of Westfield is at the Erie. R A Shankland Jr of Salamanca spends a few days with friends in the city. Rev A B Parsons, now of Knowlesville, visited yesterday. W W Canfield, editor of the Randolph Courant, captained the Randolph cyclists at the rink last night. Madame Cora Geise and Messrs Sam Franks Max Klein Thos Ryan Daniel Kuntz and Fritz Geise of the Mendelssohn Quintette Club of Boston are at the Erie. Fudge B Bradley visited from Dunkirk to see Republican friends. Jamestown Record notes a mild jab at Chet. Surrogate Sherman heard matters in the James M Fair estate accounting in Ripley and the Ira Porter will contest, with Mr Murray for the heirs and Mr Morris for those upholding the will.
Knights prepare for a Supreme Grand conclave in New Orleans while Dr. Langworthy visits April 17 to 19. A social at Mr J E Barclay’s on Front Street supports Tabernacle Baptist church. Basso Ab nee way o Henry Pierce sings at St John’s Easter services. Lost money reported between John Rogan’s residence and Henry Smith’s store. reward offered. Mrs Parker dies in Akron, burial led by Rev Parsons. Loder Hose 2 ball on Easter Monday marks Lent’s end. Jamestown Record comments on Salvation Army invasion with satire.
The spring term opens with about 125 more primary pupils. The Board of Education orders preparations to start a school on the second floor of No. 4 within days. School No. 4 will run regular Primary and Intermediate departments, like the other buildings.
Last evening a large audience saw the Randolph Bicycle Club perform a high quality program at the rink. Eight members led by captain W W Canfield presented club drill and maneuvers, fancy riding, tricks, and both double and single acts with strong encores. The riders, mostly young wheelmen, ride for business and favor Columbian models with one Star and one Facile in use. The club departed this morning.
Palm Sunday marks Jesus entry into Jerusalem with palm branches. Europe blesses branches of various trees when palms unavailable, distributing them to worshippers and later burning ashes for Ash Wednesday. England maintains willow substitutes and folk customs, with spring ceremonies beginning on Palm Sunday.
The funeral for George Detterweich was held at Sacred Hearts Church on Ruggles and Lion Streets. Mass was celebrated by Rev Fathers Guido C P and others with German and Polish societies in attendance, and the body interred at St. Mary's Cemetery after a service highlighting charitable works and humility.
Holy Week services listed for St Marys Church include Tenebrae at 7 30 pm on Holy Wednesday and Maundy Thursday events with washing of feet and sermon, Good Friday burning service and seven last words sermon, Easter Saturday morning services, and Easter Sunday morning services with Solemn Vespers. Mil lards Mass in G with Veni Creator will be performed, with the choir rehearsing for a fine rendition.
A Jamestown dispatch notes Waynee Meon shipped 250 pounds of maple sugar to Santa Cruz and U S pipelines moved 26 million barrels of crude in seven days. A Corry Pa fire gutted the pattern room and office, about $2000 loss. A NY Pennsylvania Ohio freight strike ends in a two man brake arrangement after a ten day trial. North East reports a local predator luring women via want ads, ending with intervention by a pariah priest.
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