Death of Erie conductor W. Barber at Little Valley
The Evening Observer reports the sudden death of conductor W. Barber of the Erie road from a brain stroke suffered while managing freight traffic between Dunkirk and Salamanca. He was 55, leaves a wife and three sons, and his funeral is set for 9 p.m. tomorrow at his Forestville residence.
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W. Barber
Little Valley
Thane
Hanover Lodge No
Sir Knight
William Lynch
Adop Mon
Eddie
Wallie
Forestville
Ths
Barber
Hanover
Advertising and public attention in large cities
The piece contrasts old firms fading from view with new debt-driven advertisers, cites Stephen Girard on advertising as wealth precursor, and laments marriages of love and fortune. It praises Dr. AD Brooks and notes the Farm Journal’s growth, urging continued daily publication and local pride in Dunkirk’s papers.
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Firat
Stephen Girard
AD. Brooks
Mee
Perry
Brie Go
Fahrwxk
Handa
Fta
Axter
Niles of Reader
Chautauqua Paware
Thes
Dunkirk
Eatla
TOD Ae
Saxon Servant Girls and American Labor Folklore
A dated critique contrasts Saxon servant girls with American domestic labor, describing what the Saxon maid is not and detailing modest wages, conduct, and duties. It portrays her as honest and industrious yet vulnerable to misperceptions after arrival at Castle Garden, noting limited pay and restraint in social freedoms.
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Saxony
America
Castle i Garden
Inexorable Fashion and Victorian Wardrobe Errors
The piece notes rigid fashion laws for women and the mortifying slips in dress, illustrated by a Grand Night overheard exchange about Annie of Austria collarettes, breakfast caps, and suspender missteps, ending with a child’s quip about squirrels stealing Uncle Nathan’s corn.
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Austria
the Grand
Uncle Nathan Roast Sparks Schoolyard Joke
Uncle Nathan jokes about a small-eared creature as Tommy explains the animal’s ears. Tommy races to school with a grin, while Ang le Nathan laughs and praises the clever remark, realizing Tommy has the best joke that day.
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Tommy
Angele Nathan
Storing Electricity Inventions By Mr Brush Of Cleveland
Mr Charles F Brush of Cleveland inventor of Brush storage battery describes a system to store electricity. The device uses hydrogen and oxygen plates in lead-acid cells, is portable, scalable, and claims low energy loss with potential uses in light power and telegraphy. A battery of twenty four cells could power twenty twenty candle light lamps for eight hours.
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Cleveland
Charles F. Brush
Thie City
Brush
China
Massive Toy and Dry Goods Clearance Sale
A local store marks down a vast array of toys and holiday goods to half price, listing dolls, carriages, blocks, drums, and many other items. Also offered are cloaks and silks at reduced rates with a New Year drawing for a $45 Singer Sewing Machine for purchases of three dollars or more. GIDLEY & BLOSS express holiday greetings.
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D&c
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Evening Observer
Gadden
Conductor B. W. Barber
Cincinnati
Uncle Nathan
Opera House
Frank Gilbert
Madison Square
Amelics
United States
Madison Square Theatre
New York
Madisone Theatre
Avery
Iaty
Neleon
Ae S
Saresieg
Pue Shorij
Qarssieg
Adie
FOOLS
Tholy S.F
Adung
J. A. Stapf
Eler
He Is
E.G. Perry & CO
McBougan & Avery
GAS& Steam Fitters
Flre Brick
Center Street
Dunkirk Gas Light Company
Farmere Office
Normal School
Fredonia
Tohon
Tik
Geentlemen’s Club
Regina
Vdrege
More & Smith
of Toys & Holiday Goods
Gidley & Bloss
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