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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1884
Page
4
The fragment lists potions and quack cures including Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup for teething and other dubious remedies. It also covers varied notices about coal yards, poultry dealers, and a restaurant property listing, plus stray notes on social events, a birthday, shooting matches, and property values in Bradford area.
The piece questions why imitators flourish for Singer sewing machines while others falter. It notes Singer’s long prize record, Chicago fire relief efforts supplying machines to women, and the 2945 applicants offered machines with 2427 choosing Singer. It asks why buyers favored Singers and why other makers withhold sales data.
A string of names and brief updates from residents and visitors fills the page. Notable items include L Vi Coatus and family, Prof McQuistivan's return, J B Das of St James Street, Mrs A B Roberts visiting New York, D J Mulagnand and George Humbert at Bradford rink, Christ 2. ieyla's Dunkirk voyage, and Charles G L Davis the comedian with a valuable set. The report also covers Jatin L Colgan's Albany labor rally address and a Bradford Dunkirk hockey game with postmatch speeches and a party supper at the St James Hotel.
Base ball results from yesterday show Domestics 3 over Gulta 4 in Newack 4b. New York Providence 13 beat Metropolitan 0. Brooklyn 0 defeated Boston 1. Trooklyns 8 topped Clmedands 9. Wash Niko also noted.
Report of polo at Bradford with Mepoanhi Volo and players Johnson Matte Ossrevun led by Cori Stet and Prof Kynock. Dunkirk and Bradford lineups listed with captains Steiger and Mills, umpires Mills and Willis, ball not on door for 35.
OCR ad notes milk delivery and cheese, maple sugar from 400 trees, a corry asylum death, potato planting plans near Westfield, poultry disease, a missing man found in Scranton, a legal order restricting telegraph deliveries to illness or death, a York department store move, guardianship concerns, a fatal well accident, a Vanderbilt order, and a five generation Erie county family.
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