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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1883
Page
2
National Republican committee met in session delaying many legislators. Logan resisted changes to the convention representation basis, which will remain as last year. Dorsey’s resignation letter was read but his seat remained vacant. The committee adjourned until December 5.
The session reviews bills altering the penal code, establishing a forest board, and repealing a slavery statute. It notes readings in Norwich and county actions, debates on taxation, debt handling, and civic funds, plus a capitol appropriation discussion. The House passes a dairy rate measure for Coldwater creamery patrons with October and November pricing details.
Correspondence from Fredonia reports typhoid pneumonia fears for Mr. Harvey Jennings and improving Mrs. Jennings. A civil damage suit by Margaret Allenbrand against Steyman by default is noted. The Fortune Wheel excites townsfolk as a committee seeks proof against an unknown provocateur. Lew Pritelarc suspends sales until roads improve. he travels west to Rochester to buy a clothing house and settle for life. Four ladies reportedly sip and fall with minor injuries. Benponin Goodell plans to stay on Main Street and repair his home, with net profits cited at 600 per year from an unspecified venture.
Goods prices in Woail Westfield range from 1.50 to 2.00 per card. Coddington of Westfield sold a stressed hog weighing 503 pounds. Musical Convention planned at Findley’s Lake from Jan 24, 1885, with a grand concert. Edison Electric Light Company agents survey Erie for a lighting works plant. East Otto man Laing loses money amid tannery failure. Phoebe Anderson of Ilington dies at 82, mother of ten, long resident of Ilington. Racing dates fixed. purse of 1000 and extra purse of 1 000 for record attempts on half mile. George Dotterweick’s liver seized in Olean incident. Brewery loss estimated 15,000 to 20,000 with insurance. Widow of Postal Clerk Daniel Sey sued for damages after Tioga mail disaster. Goshen rail accident claim involves defective central axle and switch. Court finds government pattern followed. plaintiff seeks 150.
The wife of Dr Tanner seeks a divorce after he prescribed a vegetable based regimen including French beans to curb her irritability. She endured anger and mood changes while under the diet, then refused to continue and filed for legal separation. The tale blends odd experiments with domestic strain and the couple’s estrangement.
A fragmentary account discusses married women in Engvish Mills, noting family burdens, mill life as preferred work for freedom and wages, and the aging impact on mothers and daughters as they seek relief from lifelong toil.
A New York clergyman recounts a wedding where a groom mistakenly tipped a hundred dollars for the ceremony. Returning home, the groom questioned the parson on the fee and learned he’d been paid with a tiny folded note of specie. The tale ends with a light misstep and a hearty apology.
A Edinburg lecture by Dr J Batty Take argues excessive mental work risks brain overtasking, with worry rather than effort blamed. He describes functional hyperemia, blood pooling in vessels, sleep loss, headaches, and listlessness, urging early withdrawal from work for afflicted children or youths.
Andover and Wellsville area routes list additional local trains westward with daily and Sunday services. Timings cover departures from Hornell, Carrier, and surrounding towns to Dunkirk and Bradford with multiple stops and varying frequencies.
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