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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1884
Page
9
A fragmented notice warns against counterfeits and substitutes of Pond's Extract sold in bottles with the name on wrappers. It mentions trademark rights and urges caution to consumers about unsafe imitations.
The Reverend Mr. Mulkittle battles fatigue while guiding his brood through domestic chaos. A boy's stick horse game and a misstep cause a bump to his head as Mrs. Mulkittle scolds and the minister pines for sleep. Family duties, tension, and comedic misadventures punctuate a weary parson's evening.
A Washington paterfamilias sponsors candidates for a vanished ceremony linking marriage dowry to 2009 dollars per year. A young couple in West Virginia faced a disputed match with claims on inheritance and parental control. The wedding ended in pomp, with lavish flowers and perfumes, but two years later ownership and ducats loom over the couple and the father’s reclaiming rights amid discord.
The piece describes senators and political figures in Washington using poker as a social and strategic tool. It notes Bowen's poker skill, Harris and West as party enthusiasts, and Riddleberger valuing four aces. It recounts Kentucky senator Blackburn and a tale of settling fights by poker, plus Washington club gambling history and a Va. native involved in a clubhouse scene.
Mrs Fanny Jacobs resident of No 57 East Fifty seventh Street New York reports to Fifty ninth Street station that her husband Samuel W Jacobs aged about forty born in Poland became violent over a perceived insult by Lasker resolutions. He threatens to kill the German tyrant and intends to sail for Germany. He was placed under observation while his family recalls his father fled Poland decades ago and died in a stable after years of persecution.
Florence Roth eight year old daughter of Adam Roth wholesale grocer died at 1 am after a brief illness at 221 South Twenty third Street. Dr Shaw and Dr Gates say rupture of an artery in the brain caused death. Neighbors blamed rope skipping but parents deny this. Coroner not summoned as doctors deem it natural and no official investigation planned.
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