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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1885
Page
2
The Evening Observer explains its circulation lead and its Associated Press Despatches source. It invites trustworthy news, notes changes to subscriptions, and states that readers must send free author information with correspondence. Advertisers must deliver copy by 10 AM for same day publication and stoppages or arrears must be settled with the office.
A 1885 letter argues the Dunkirk City Council should license and tax transient auctioneers and out of town dealers. It notes local merchants fund taxes and wages and lose business to outsiders who sell damaged goods cheap. It calls for a $20 per day or higher license fee to protect town businesses.
The country mourns Schuyler Colfax a leading statesman who served seven Congresses and three terms as Speaker of the House He later became Vice President under Grant in 1868 before returning to private life in 1878 amid controversy over Credit Mobilier While praised for wartime service his legacy is debated by supporters and critics alike
A patched-together column previews public morals and notable figures. It highlights Schuyler Colfax as a model of effort and character, laments crime temptations during hard times, and cites worries about Boston charity and prison reforms. It notes Emperasce society in Norwalk with tar and feather pledge penalties and reports on New York press disruptions and Southern exposition recovery. It mentions Florida orange growth, Mediterranean freight rates, a French dinner spectacle, and remarks on Bismarck’s birthday.
Wasiusarox P. Garca, Boston Common Council clerk, resigns after a forty two year tenure. The report notes his long service and age, with no further details on successor plans.
In Greenville Texas on January 14 a Black man Thomas Peady was captured after an attempted rape incident and hanged by a mob that night. The jailer surrendered him after protests and the mob removed him about a mile from the city. Peady reportedly confessed to the jailer before the lynching. Separately, Cra rkeston West Virginia reports Mrs Laura Shrewsbury, George Washington's grandniece, died at 75. Captain Phelan in New York shows improving condition as family visits. An item notes public lectures and vendor showoffs amid humorous quips comparing speakers.
A scientist describes making water resistant canvas by steeping oak bark in boiling water. Eight yards of fabric are treated with a decoction of one pound oak bark to fourteen pounds of water, soaking for twenty four hours, then rinsed and dried.
New York Journal notes the postmaster general backs reducing local letters to 1 cent, a long-desired reform. It argues current 2-cent stamps lack character and notes stamps need a change as city mail volumes rise. Also includes brief anecdotes on social advice and a discussion about the value of cheese.
The Washington Corers Courier Journal reports a Massachusetts agricultural fair anecdote. Spectators were told a horse named George B. Loring honors the agriculture commissioner. They inquire if he is fast or strong for harness, but the answer says he is known for showy air and stylish bearing.
New Orleans correspondent praises Louisiana as the continent’s most cosmopolitan state. The piece highlights diverse immigrant groups across the city and state, noting Germans, Spaniards, French, Chinese, Greeks, Mexicans, Cubans, and many others shaping culture, economy, and politics. It emphasizes hospitality and multiple ethnic communities thriving in New Orleans during the World’s industrial centennial exposition era.
An American inventor in Glens Falls has perfected a roller pulp process to convert sawdust shavings and mill refuse into printing paper without rag or cotton additives. Debris like sugar cane waste and weeds also yield usable pulp, with woods producing paper rivaling current newspapers. The machine uses rollers inside a steam press with alkali to soften fiber, claiming 80 to 50 percent cost reductions and applications from white paper to containers.
Elder Toots asks how to deal with a member who borrows 82 and fails to repay. The president outlines three options sue him, beat him, or take a receipt in full. The exchange reveals wary humor about trust and fellowship among club members.
A garbled 18th century style note claims Europe and British India consume about 150000 gallons of handkerchief fumes yearly. It mentions a distillery at Canoes in France using tens of thousands of pounds of various plant materials and cites New Orleans as a related point, with unclear year figures and odd phrasing about value.
M Y Lake Erie Western RR issued notices and train schedules with numerous station stops and times headed eastward from Dunkirk to Salamanca Wellsville and Hornellsville. It lists agents in Buffalo and Dunkirk and details about additional local trains and lastward services with numerous stop times and destinations including Port Jervis New York and Salamanca. The document reflects a complex timetable and administration notes from PGARORELL and A. Fellowog.
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