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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1885
Page
2
The notice outlines that Evening Observer and sister papers have varied deviation from standard telegraph news timing, requests news submissions with author name and address for credibility, invites public discussion but disclaims responsibility for opinions, specifies ad copy deadlines and payment terms, and confirms circulation and subscription controls. Wednesday April 15 1885.
Albany debate over the State Paper Bill argues it centralizes notices in one Albany paper, avoiding scattered county publications. Supporters say it streamlines official ads, while opponents claim it is a needless subsidy to Albany papers and fuels a press rivalry between the Argus, Knickerbocker, and Press. The piece notes partisan and editorial tensions behind the measure.
The Century Company announces a shift to publish on the first of each month. The May edition, 250,000 copies, will appear on May 1 marking a thirty volume era. Other tidbits note W D Howells at Concord for summer, census implications, and various brief items from politics and science.
In a Dahlgren era tribute Captain Ingraham is praised for freeing Martin Koszte from an Austrian war brig Mussar. Captain Ringgold is honored for rescuing the Governor’s crew after a gale and for aiding the Vermont search. Captain Dahlgren is thanked for improvements in guannery, granting long standing access to congress.
The writer details arriving in New Orleans March 31 and visiting Jackson Square the Confederate memorials and Stonewall Jackson statue. They tour an ironclad ship bound for Liverpool and a Mississippi steamer, remark on the French market, Lake Pontchartrain swamp with alligators, and a cemetery of Union soldiers. They describe Chalmette Cemetery, Fort Beauregard, shell beaches, Gulf coast scenery, the Exposition, and a favorable view of Kansas and Dakota displays. The trip is praised for weather and sights with notes on a dreary April afternoon and a final reflection on a pleasant journey.
There are eighteen Stockton post offices in the United States. The Faure copies reach Stockton towns, with payments listed to Delanti Cassadaga South Stockton Burnhama Moons. T Beebe shot a crane. Charles Joyce will mount it. Trestles and bridge on the DA Vo P Ry line will be overhauled when water allows. O W Drake of Sinclairville noted as a son of his father. Willard Davis offers a creamer for sale, large enough for 30 cows.
The Washington page reports slow spring park work and a late season under the Democratic administration. It notes Whitney’s order to finish daily tasks, Navy clerks overworked, and a growing conscience fund with varied contributions. It discusses civil service, the barbed wire device for exams, and race-related office appointments.
Snow covers Sysacer several inches as hay scarcity worries farmers for an early spring. G Cader begins a cheese factory for the scavon on Monday. Mies Nolan Staples suffers from a vacabésa advancing to blood poisoning. Mrs Fenton, aged and respected, dies at Pickard Hill residence. Mrs Haszard dies on Thoraday after long cancer. Mrs Richard Culver also has cancer. Emmet Newbury rents lumber for a new house next season. Samuel Weaver plans a large summer barn with basement. Jarvis Pickard is very ill with consumption. Morris Cowden uses crutches after foot injury. Mr Ferry Brown and Miss Jennie Edeard marry soon. A note ends with a stray fragment about a continued observation and necessary oblation.
The bulletin lists travel times for the New York Lake Erie and Western line between Dunkirk and Fredonia and other stops. It shows morning and evening departures from Fredonia and Dunkirk, with Sunday and Saturday patterns and various post times. Elmer Whestock signs the notice.
New York Chicago and St Louis Railway issues abstract of time table adopted November 24. The notice lists schedule changes and operational details for the Nickel Plate route reflecting updated departures arrivals and station notes across key hubs. Significant entities include the NY Chicago and St Louis Railway and the Nickel Plate route.
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