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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1883
Page
2
The piece criticizes Albany officials and the state reform effort, noting free publication offers, alleged patronage practices, and calls to replace the commission with a more capable board. It also rails at communists and wealth opposition, lampoons Most and Viner, and mentions a sheriff shut mill and a murder trial in Franklinville.
A fragment from Frank Wilkeson recounts a drinker's nightmare vision as a warning to quit alcohol. The piece shifts to a traveler’s account of a grand tabernacle noted for whispering galleries, seating capacity, and lighting, followed by a Berlin report about two American ladies from Rockford arrested on Nihilism charges but released after identification.
Grain and provisions notes show mixed prices across cereals with wheat at varied No. 2 red levels and corn values, while flour futures range from 2.30 to 6.75 for different grades. Livestock and meat markets indicate steady to higher hides, beef, and pork prices with active shipments and sales of packed meats and cattle.
Travel details list departure times from Fredonia and Dunkirk on weekdays and Sundays, noting New Trank Line passenger equipment and Van Buren street Union Depot access. Time standards reference Nintieth Meridian, Chicago, Columbus, Cleveland, and Thur file by Gine zones, with contact instructions for agents and offices.
The timetable lists daily trains between Buffalo and Pittsburgh with intermediate stops including Union City Oil City and Lakeville. It notes time differences from Buffalo time 16 minutes faster, parlor cars through coaches between Bodie and Pittsburgh, Pullmans sleeping cars, and through coaches to Pittsburg with connections to Boston New York Albany Syracuse Rochester and other eastern points. Tickets and baggage checked at principal points. contact agents for full details.
Fragmented OCR lists sale of two residences and a road horse in Frenletree area with a church rear schoolhouse marked for removal. Enquiries directed to Rev Fr Keit and O. Marray at indicated addresses. details unclear due to garbled text.
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