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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1884
Page
2
A varied page of notes reports Unitarians subscribing to a $150,000 Boston building project serving as a denomination headquarters. It notes Doussedy’s death and plans to launch a political newspaper, plus items on Brownings, Eliot, Roba Bosuing, and several cultural and political observations.
Mr Griffin, Mary Anderson's stepfather, praises a new piece written for her by Gilbert as the best apart from Shakespeare. His reading habits surprise many of Mary's admirers.
The piece notes Shuvan heading to the dogs via the whisky route as prominent figures of his type have done. It mentions a Boston jan knocked out in one round by a saloon keeper with a brick in Denver. Chicago papers mock rural excess and celebrate Irving’s supposed fate.
Janes W. Duxis of Portland, a longtime acquaintance of Dr. Ham Griffin, has been showing Mary Anderson attention in London. The doctor, a confirmed wag, started the tale about Mary and the Duke of Portland, but the New York Herald billed him $130 for the 500 word reading notice of the Duke that was misprint printed, leaving the Duke’s name linked to a joke.
A group of commercial travelers role played a cruel prank on the Rev. Mr. Gadsbury en route to a distant old church. The minister endured repeated interruptions and hostile tricks at a tavern, including water, ice, and cold prod to test his patience, before the morning confrontation over a supposed gold reward. The tale ends with the preacher leaving, while the prankster hotelkeeper heads toward a dubious windfall. Also noted is Frank Weiss of SonnTagsgast Erie narrowly escaping choking from a shell fragment while eating raw oysters, and Mr Langtry planning to housekeep in New York City after a recent purchase.
Trade and commerce reports from Cleveland Toledo and Cincinnati note steady flour prices and mixed wheat, corn and oats markets. Hog and cattle prices are steady to firm with live stock markets in New York and Chicago showing robust demand and variable regional bids.
A Dunkirk rink advertises skating sessions with a package ticket option and 10 cent admissions. An instructor will attend each session with music on Tuesday and Saturday evenings. Manager M. McDonald.
The Drug Exchange annual report asks for a respite from tariff agitation and hopes the topic is carefully considered before open foreign competition harms home markets. It also calls legislators to investigate shipping declines and ways to regain lost position.
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