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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1884
Page
4
A historic newspaper fragment promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain with claims of quick relief and universal use. The ad cites a price of 2% cents per bottle and notes multiple other closeout offers including Frostilla skin cream gloves underwear hats caps overcoats and tube rose bulbs from W H Edwards & Co. Dunkirk New York.
A historical note questions why imitation sewing machines spread while Singer dominated. It cites the Chicago relief program distributing 2945 machines, 2427 chosen Singer, and 487 Singer sales at Dunkirk in 1883. The Singer Manufacturing Company, Dunkirk, J. H. Patten, manager.
Fragmented auto OCR shows news items, advertisements, and public notices from the Evening Observer. Includes notices for subscriptions, job printing, local events, a fancy dress carnival invitation, society notices, ads for drugs and lost keys, and various community briefs.
Mr Will Hose of Jamestown patcht medicine maker visited the city yesterday. Mr David Scott formerly of this area now in Ponting Michigan travels with old friends. Numerous hotel arrivals listed for St James Eastern Hurlbert and Erie houses. A letter from a “Taxpayer” writer is deemed incendiary and will not be published. A Hamburg German directory request is noted and Salvation Army War Cry clippings are shared.
A political letter urges Democrats to back a reliable Republican for assessor. The author argues current assessors are Democrats and biased toward property holders, and endorses George M. Abell, noting hisTax Receiver experience as proving he can find inequities on the assessment roll.
A local column notes advice for emigrants to Dakota to travel via Chicago and the NW Ry from Chicago. It also reports new town officials elected I B Parker supervisor E M Denison town clerk H P Cornell justice G Warner assessor and J Maxson highway commissioner. Auctions occur weekly as farmers sell stock, with cows bringing 85 to 255 dollars each. An upcoming auction by William Barmore is set for March 6, and a social singing event at Bacon's Hall runs Feb 28 to Mar 2 led by Prof J Shefield and others. C J Hepburn, railroad superintendent, arrived in a special car to Corry after spinal injury and pending treatment by Dr Tanner.
A long exhortation by G A Corxee urges teachers to focus on shaping character as well as intellect. He argues many teach for pay or convenience, calls for thorough preparation, study of literature and human nature, and maintaining student moral and mental progress, followed by a posted average student standing list for district No 8 Arkwright.
Wm Peacock of Gowanda becomes Agent for the New York Indians in place of the late B G Caster of Randolph. Ellen Donohue of Corry shows slight improvement after severe burns from a kitchen fire. autopsy on Miss Della Clough of Gerry reveals unclear abortion-related death, with arrests in Bradford. Birch Lake pickerel and fresh fish from winter fisheries advertised along with local goods and services at various merchants.
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