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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1884
Page
4
A fragment mentions a wood name and a tower of strength tied to a Lowell era. It references Sarsapavilin and Alool with vague phrasing and no clear event, date, or organization details. The readable portion hints at local interest but lacks concrete entities or outcomes.
Advice to restless caregivers about a teething remedy claim, urging immediate purchase. Describes relief from teething pain and multiple stomach symptoms, touts approval by seasoned nurses and physicians, and notes price and availability through druggists.
Young Men Read This The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers to send their celebrated Electry Vol taic Belt and other electric appliances on trial for thirty days. This is for nervous debility loss of vitality and manhood and many allied troubles. Also for rheumatism neuralgia paralysis and other diseases. Complete restoration to health for manhood guaranteed with no risk as thirty days is allowed. Write them at once for illustrated pamphlet free.
Money orders offered by American Express Go with pickup near post office. Wheeler Bros barber shop on Center Street advertises shaves, hairdressing, shampooing and ladies and children hairdressing with three chairs in operation. Also listed are cigars, meats, poultry, oysters, lard and a remedy Shiloh's Vitalizer for digestion and appetite issues. Hamilton's Coal Yard on Eagle and West Third lists coal wood lumber and building supplies. SHILOH'S COUGH AND CONSUMPTION CURE sold by Lyon Bros and J Harper with a guaranteed cure. Ladies’ hair trimming offered at Wheeler Bros. barber shop.
A jumble of notices from the Dunkirk era mentions delays to the Erle Sture show opening on August 9, streetcar service improving, a charity meeting Wednesday at 8 PM, a Chicago girl’s suicide by pie, and various local items. Also noted are library book arrivals, a Dunkirk to Buffalo steamer voyage, Cleveland Guards meeting, and real estate transfers among Dunkirk residents.
Social notes list inexact names and places with several residents visiting relatives including Miss Hattie Hiawe of Warwick and Miss Magne Vande Vort in Central Ave. Families join clergy, contractors, and officials at various gatherings. A Wrights deck accident and a Cassadage lake boating mishap are noted along with a moonlight picnic at Driving Park Grove and a Chautauqua visit.
A memorandum outlines a gas balloon ascent to be conducted by aeronaut Curtocia at the Sept fair grounds of the Northern Chautauqua Agricultural Society in Dunkirk and Fredonia on Friday Sept 19 1914 between 3 and 5 pm. Meyers to be paid 225 dollars in current money after operation and to provide water for hydrogen, enclosure, police, lime, transport, and hotel costs. second party to assist and not hinder. Also mentions a burglary report at Cherry Creek and a Utica teeth factory plans with daily production and low-cost crowns.
The Second Assembly district convention at Colairville backed Julien T Williams as the Republican nominee amid a large Northern Chautauqua turnout. Williams pledged to serve honorably, defend party unity, and resist opposition, with notable support from Fenner Jones Newton White Slount and others. A second candidate, W S Cameron, plus Tracy and Scott, trailed in ballots as the party formed a formal nomination process.
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