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Newspaper

Evening Observer

Location

Dunkirk, New York, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1885

Page

3

Oregon Legislature Fails To Name United States Senator

The fifteenth ballot for United States Senator in the Oregon Legislature produced no choice. Other items note the rejection of William H. Gros as Archbishop of Oregon, Dutch sugar duty talks with the United States, condolences for Cardinal McCabe, and various incidents from across the country including a Georgia moonshiner's arrest, a wreck attempt at a Kansas train, and the drowning of crew believed in the Opera schooner loss.

United States Oregon Esterday Wiliam H. Gros Savannah Lome Netherlands Cardinal McCabe Earl Spencer Lincoln Congress Opera St. John N. L Boston Provincetown del Phos Ohio R. Bg, O'Prien Limerick Ireland Daniel O'Connell John W. Murray Portland Iis Alfred Yente Bessie Taylor Lowell B. Shuman Providence J. L Broadway Baptist Church Shuman Mabel Pierce Marquis of Lorne Canada London Taaes New York

Would-be murderer and self-harm pact shocks Jackson

In Jackson on February 14 James Tolliver attempted to kill Mrs John Wesley by striking and stabbing with a table knife after inviting her to drink. Neighbors intervened and she was saved. Tolliver then cut his throat at Roger's barber shop and is believed to die. Legislature adjourns with no US Senator vote as quorum fails amid absences. In Texas a new law requires half clerical appointments to women, hailed as a Woman notary victory.

Tapia AroLis St Paul Milwaukee Kansas City Toledo Cleveland Nashville Indianapolis A. V. McKill M. Kipp Phillip Igee American Association Swanbacker Sullivan Watkins Yale Medical S Shoal New Haven Conn Yale Medical School Board of ‘Health Polles Jackson Mich James Tolliver John Wesley Jer Tolliver Roger Texas Artistix Tex Atl Stead Benet Uie Harlem Trowbridge Lee Harlem Drror New York DranSum Rennedy B.C. Trowbridge Mr. Trowbridge Pit David Kennedy Mead St A. Campbell Montgomery Kennedy Hogilly All Who Euifer Ag

The Curious Dead Sea Excerpts From a Travelogue

The writer details a Dead Sea soak testing buoyancy and salt effects, noting inability to sink, eye and mouth irritation, and salt crust on the body. He recalls horses and spurs, Jordan water purity, limited aquatic life, shore vegetation, sulfur vents, and the Dead Sea’s extreme depth and level difference from the Mediterranean.

Kansas City Journal Dead Sea Jericho Herod the Great Sodom Gomorrah Jordan Valley

Witty Quotations From Miver Wendell Holmes and Lecturers

A fragment from Youth's Companion recounts Miver Wendell Holmes famed for humor in private chats as sharp as his public persona. A physician, a bee, and a deacon anecdote illustrate his quick wit on trivial matters and pay for lectures. Subscriptions to Evening Organven are noted.

Wendell Hultmes Wolmes Boston Holmes

Markets Report Flour Grain and Provisions

Markets across New York and Cincinnati show mixed activity in flour, grain, pork, and beef with dull government bonds and steady to firm prices for western wheat and corn. Prices for pork, bacon, lard, and cattle vary by region with New York and Cleveland noting firm spot markets and mixed futures.

Paris

Dunkirk Markets Corrected Weekly for Chautauqua Farmer

Dunkirk Journal notes corrected weekly market information for the Chautauqua farmer section. Miscellaneous entries accompany the farmer listings, reflecting routine market notices and local trade updates.

Dunkirk Journal

Hoods Sarsaparilla promotes public trust in a patent remedy

A mixed assemblage of 19th century advertisements and notices tout Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a reliable medicine and urge readers to test it personally. The page also reports deaths and local incidents, including a lumber dealer’s son found dead and a Justice of the Peace injured, alongside various cures and patent medicine pitches and a local political club formation.

Hood Messia C. J. Hood & Co Edwards John Edwards Lockport Lock Street

Special Notices Teething Syrup Ad and Fire Loss

A teething relief ad urges mothers to send 60 for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming quick relief for teething pain and upset stomachs. The ad notes worldwide sale and the syrup as a prescription from a noted nurse. Nearby, a chemical works in Conneautville Pa was destroyed by fire Monday morning, with insured value $4,000 and loss $311,000.

Winslow United States Conneautville

Pile Remedy and Racehorse Death Report

A medicinal ad touts Drako's Pile Remedy for hemorrhoids with claims of absorbing tumors and permanent cure at 50 cents, via Dr. Bosanko Medicine Co. in Piqua, sold by H. P. Monroe. Separately a thoroughbred English greyhound valued at $1,000 owned by Dr. Jp. P. Hurlbut of Corning was killed by poison recently.

Drako Dr. Bosanko Medicine Co Piqua H. P. Monroe Jp. P. Hurlbut Corning Portson

Town Hall Dedication and Local Notices In Union City

Union City welcomes a new town hall dedicated with ceremony while local shops advertise services for ladies including dressmaking and hair styling. A Olean factory halt ends operations and Judge E E Farnan of Warsaw spoke on Egypt at Attica Methodist church.

Dunes Union City Baa New Town Hall E. E. Fanman Warsaw Egypt Ita Methodiat Episcopal Church Attica

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