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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1885
Page
2
The Evening Observer states it receives Associated Press dispatches via private wire and invites trustworthy news from readers. It lists office copy deadlines for advertisers by 10 AM and outlines subscription and stoppage procedures. Also notes job printing by telephone, with date Tuesday April 14, 1835.
The article analyzes the England Russia feud over Afghan frontiers from 1881 onward, detailing a contested line from Hartrada to the Oxus, Russian posts at Pul-i-Khatim and Sari Yazi, and Penjdeh. It notes Allied and Russian aims, the mixed races in the region, and England’s pressure to secure Penjdeh and passes guarding Herat and routes to Maimana and Balkh.
The Nevada legislature enacts a statute banning gratuitous liquor service in bars and public places. Violators face misdemeanors with fines up to 90 dollars, imprisonment, or both. Provisions include evasion penalties, fines redirected to county schools, and special penalties for nonpayment.
The New York Mail and Express fashion editor notes the decline of the tall stiff collar once caricatured and its near extinction. A lower dog-eared collar with ends bent in front becomes the current swell, popular for driving and dressy events, with variety in ties and even coffin-tie shapes. The V-shaped collar, inspired by the Prince of Wales, appears as a new option. The turn-down collar remains less common, and young men favor flannel shirts for casual summer wear while stand-up collars dominate formal looks.
A four year project by the geological office concludes with the survey finished. Also noted is Dan Mace, longtime trotting horse driver, now critically ill in New York from Bright’s disease. Vermont Journal offers six months free copies to newly married couples. War talk surfaces as Russia and Britain tensions rise. An ad in the New York Herald touts a Bretagne castle for 160000 dollars. An estate in Jasper County probate mentions suppressing knife use at meals as toward healthier customs.
Post-office inspectors prosecute publishers of cheap papers offering double value in cash or prizes. One publisher awaits trial on $2000 bail as inspectors estimate losses at $10,000 daily in Chicago. Also notes cholera in Spain prompt vigilance at American ports and growth of Wyoming Stock Growers' Association from 10 members to 435 with 2,000,000 cattle valued at $100 million. Includes German recruits in Chinese army, and odd stories on cuprex usage and child labor in South Carolina. Weather, politics, and crop forecasts from India to UK conclude.
A Jamestown Journal letter from a Sherman correspondent alleges dissensions at Paget Church in Herman, stirring village debate. Church members deny the claims, asserting harmony and goodwill prevail.
A long report decries squatters on Indian lands while President Cleveland aligns with Native rights, arguing most raiders are summer settlers who abandoned homes for quick shelters. It notes military presence, charters a Rochester arrest, and covers local civic lore from Jamestown to Chautauqua with calls for orderly action and public readings.
A gravely ill woman once deemed beyond recovery by township physicians credits Dr. Pietru’s Favorite Prescription and local remedies with restoring her health. She recalls how her wasting illness and female complaints left her bedbound, yet she now proclaims she is as good as new, with the price reduced to one solid.
Bone fragments are praised as a superior lime source for eggshells in laying hens. Finely crushed bones aid shells more effectively than oyster shells and are eagerly consumed by laying hens, suggesting strong feeding value for poultry health.
Fragmentary item notes travel guidance for an intersection of Manivk and Fredonia Street with unclear directions or events. Readable text lacks dates, organizations, or participant names to establish a complete local notice or story.
Abstract of time table adopted November 24 1568 listing local westward trains from Hornellsville with stops at Almond Alfred Andoverellyville Scio Belmont Belvidere Friendship and other stations to Dunkirk and Salamanca. No 37 departs 4 36 A M No 2 departs 7 48 A M from Carrollton with full station stops. No 19 5 25 P M daily except Sundays to Salamanca 11 26 P M. No 43 45 02 BP from Carrollton daily except Sundays to Salamanca 4 42 P M. No 5 runs daily over Western Division.
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