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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1883
Page
2
A news note discusses changing type size to smaller print for the OnSERVER edition, avoiding a $15,000 paper enlargement. Telegraphic content will double, aiming for more ink and wider reach, with light commentary on Courtney’s cars. Various brief items follow on politics, libel releases, and industry chatter.
The Jamestown Journal nominates Stobert N. Marvin of Jamestown for state senator while denouncing nonresidents. The editorial rewards merit but denigrates rivals from Jamestown, calling into question fairness and journalistic integrity amid candidacy debates.
Sir Bawad Janes Reed chief constructor of the British Navy tests the steamer Daphne incident noting it listed heavily but then righted as water reached the waterline. He says most iron steamers built in the period lack initial stability and require ballast and design changes to prevent future sinks. The report unsettles shipowners and highlights urgent reform needs in marine construction. Count Tolstoy to resign minister of interior with Kakhanoff likely to replace him.
Trade and commerce column lists unsettled Park prices around 1350 to 1400, whisky steady at 113, hogs weak at 425 to 575, packing sod and butchers 485 to 540. Toledo grain prices show No 2 red wheat at 1.17 for August, 1.13% for September, 1.14 October, 1.24 January. corn cash 58 cents, August 54 cents, September 54, oats firm No 2 white and Ste. No 2 oats with varied quotes, flour 450 to 540.
Chicago and Cleveland report mixed grain pricing with flour and wheat near unchanged to lower. corn and oats steady to weak. Livestock prices ease in Chicago with steady shipping steers and softer steer and heifer markets. Toledo and New York excerpts note dull, heavy demand, and variable receipts.
Note is given that the town of Dunkirk has completed the latest assessment roll. The undersigned John Mashgan on Bunao street invites interested persons to view the roll. A hearing is scheduled for the Third Tuesday in August at 1 o clock to hear complaints and review assessments.
The article notes anxious commentary in English court circles over the queen's health believed kidney related. It cites a remedy from Dr Fenner's catalog and includes testimonies alleging relief from kidney and back ache, heart dip, and other ailments, along with various Fenner products and a promotional circular.
A garbled timetable notes trains at Columbia time slower than Chicago by twenty minutes and slower than Cleveland by five. It lists contact via nearest company agent at Lewis Williams, FP Hoaxer, General Manager, Cleveland, with unclear station references.
The notice lists bus or rail schedules starting Tuesday June 6 with connections between Fredonia and Dunkirk. Departures from Fredonia include 6 10 pm, 11 54 pm, 1 16, 8 20, 5 2000, 6 86 F. Departures from Dunkirk show 6 40 am and 9 70 am with multiple subsequent times, plus afternoon and evening runs.
The only Pullman trains between New York and Chicago and New York and Niagara Falls feature deluxe equipment and modern appliances. Three routes connect New York to Chicago with limited express service and no extra charge for fast time. Daily trains depart at 3:30 PM from Kendalls and stop at Boulder, Carrollton, Bradford, and Tuaville with varying arrival times, offering the lowest fares and checked baggage on prepaid tickets. The company office at the depot handles sales and check services.
Fragmentary timetable notes show morning and evening routes from Dunkirk via Sheridan Little Valley and Salamanca to Carrolton and beyond. It lists multiple stops with varied times, Sundays exceptions, and occasional omissions, reflecting an incomplete historic transit schedule.
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