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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1884
Page
2
A jumble of disconnected items reports railway blockades in California, homelessness along the Ohio River, Michigan Senate actions on habitual drinkers, German interests in Borneo, Albany clerical sessions, Wall Street turbulence, and a flare of global news. Also notes yacht plans, crop worries, markets, Irish governance talk, and political fundraising talk amid Buffalo water works progress.
The piece reviews political intrigues including a NY journals’ fruitless bid for Flower’s favorable notices, a debate on liberty versus tyranny, and a council controversy over L. A. & BMS taxation and Lion steel sewer assessments. It contrasts liberalism with unchecked parliamentary authority while detailing local petition noise and tax extension implications.
The article argues for home politeness as a practical discipline taught by example rather than lectures. It shows courteous parental behavior fosters self control, balance, and even temper in children, shaping character beyond mere social polish.
A satirical reading cautions readers against snap judgments about strangers. It suggests patience with the curt conductor, the modern stroller, and the girl from the dentist, urging charity toward all types from the loud to the quiet, and questioning harsh attitudes in daily encounters.
A playful compilation contrasts how various figures from poetry to labor assign or transform value. It cites Tennyson, Vanderbilt, the United States mint, watchmakers, merchants, a fashion house, a ditch-digger, and a railroad conductor, illustrating differing judgments of worth and economy.
A Michigan woman near death improved after her husband ordered a coffin instead of a physician. The coffin could double as a trough, a twice ironic remark on funeral costs and medical care. Monsignor Capel weighs in on the conundrum of memory versus present danger.
A New York letter to the Globe-Democrat notes that affluent women often buy expensive clothes as a daily affair, with husbands buying jewelry as gifts. It claims about half of the diamonds worn by high society ladies are Parisian and undetectable beside real stones, while gentlemen frequently request sets with mostly false stones. The piece ends with the observation that while women may dupe each other on jewelry, they cannot on fabric.
The post mortem examination of Wendell Phillips revealed long standing and recent heart disease. The heart was enlarged and fatty with near obstruction of the supplying vessels. One portion showed wall softening from blood loss and nearly ruptured organ. the pericardium showed recent attenuation. other organs were healthy. Death caused by paralysis of the heart due to these conditions.
A fragment covers grain, flour, oats, corn, and pork markets with mixed prices. Notes include wheat and flour ranges in Cleveland and Chicago windows, hog and cattle bids in New York and Pittsburgh, and live stock quotes across several exchanges, highlighting price directions and cash versus March or April contracts.
The passenger equipment of this New Trank Ling is all new and supplied with the latest appliances for safe, speedy, comfortable travel. Trains arrive at and depart from Union Depot on Van Buren Street. Following a date in effect Dec 16, the service remains until further notice.
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