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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1885
Page
2
The Evening Observer states its large circulation surpasses local papers and links via private telephones for news from Associated Press. It invites trustworthy news and letters, sets ad copy by 10 am, and notes subscriptions and stoppages are managed through the office or circulator. Government and editorial opinions are not guaranteed by the publisher.
A New Haven address by Rev Dr Todd criticizes Yale classical professors for focusing on dry forms while Latin and Greek are hard to read and speak. Buffalo Commercial notes calls to improve instruction in both languages, with broader debate on classical education and its costs.
The article reports annual printing appropriations for Tuz public printing and House printing with current and proposed budgets, notes a $2 075 million ask for the coming year, and contrasts this with prior and current totals. It quotes political figures and editorials about Grover Cleveland’s civil service, railroad rates, and presidential lineage. It surveys gold silver copper and lead production by state and hails Grover Cleveland as a candidate who will, in the author’s view, steer the nation wisely.
Newell Chenery of Poland Center lists agricultural societies in Chautauqua county with secretaries and post office addresses. Entries include county societies in Jamestown Fredonia Sinclairville Sinclairville Jamestown and surrounding towns, with secretary names such as C F Hetcher Geo E Tiffany W C Gifford and others, plus regional groups Western New York Agricultural Association and Western New York Bee Keepers Association in Randolph Poland Center and Stowe.
Prof. R. Ogten Doremus of New York analyzed Sawkill stream and dam water that fed Kin and found it not to blame for a large number of recent deaths, declaring the supply pure.
Incomplete local items report residents moving to Gowanda and Erie shop activity increasing in Hernellaville. May 1 becomes moving day in Erie. Meadville Young Republicans form a permanent political club. A plan to supply North East, Pa., with a gravity water system. A mill burned on Tona Wanda Creek causing 36,000 loss, insured for 5,000. Hungarian tramps causing clashes in central New York. A. M. Waterman reports 1,584 eggs from 10 hens in 1884, selling 59 dozen at 24 cents. Corning Addison Farmers Club notes tobacco costs at 1.00 per pound, estimating 1,400 pounds per acre. Lakewood crews load lake harvests for Salamanca and Chicago seaboard trade. Cattaraugus Jobians elect fair officers led by King and Redeye with Hemlock and Tall chief among directors. A nine-year-old cow at Otis C. Wolcott yields 949 pounds of butter seasonally plus a calf. Lilian Fay of Elmira sues a Bath squad member over damages from a patrol meeting incident, seeking 3,000 dollars. C. E. Andrews & Co. baking powder maker faces insolvency with 180,000 assets and 800,000 liabilities. creditors expect 25 to 30 cents on the dollar.
Thomas Priest, a Kingsville merchant, was found on a dark street in a dying condition. His skull was fractured, a bloody club lay nearby, and a large sum he had drawn from a bank that afternoon was missing. No clue connects the suspect to the crime. Meinke murder case moves to Syracuse General Term with possible execution if upheld.
The piece blends gossip about Mrs Proudpurse and The Poorfellow with allusions to elopement, social ascent, and a mock critique of wealth equality. It intermixes satirical portraits of aristocratic intrigues and a digressive set of notes on animals, travel times, and distant prospects, ending with a stray comment on London’s Sunday exodus and St. Petersburg population trends.
An old journal discusses noise and sleep disruption noting that silence interruptions awaken sleepers. It proposes a device, the somniferant or gard a somac, a sound-based sleep preserver that emits a gentle monotonous buzz to drown sudden noises without disturbing adjacent rooms.
Owing to the small proportion of maoistuie in mountwear and the low barometrE pressure evaporation is rapid. Even after heavy rain the ground dries in hours. This air makes perspiration profuse and sun dry faster. Thirst increases and tissue wastes. a high authority says tissue is to be wasted. The Swiss have to thank this for thinking powers. Mudsmen in Canton Vaud held a meeting at Payeruc, with pride that shooters and friends rank the place dry. People who have lived in hills know one can drink more whisky with impunity in mountains. Growing Howse Plants in Tos. In some villages nearly all inhabitants are engaged in watch taking. They work in large rooms, well heated and damp, growing plants that cannot grow outdoors due to climate. The president of a local horticultural society reports moss-grown plants in factories. Moss allows plant grouping in large vases and bowls. Moss beds with metal baskets and wood supports are used. careful to provide different diameters. Liver feed for these house pants should be odorless. guano water and nitrates may be used. fine bone meal can be mixed with moss.
Philadelphia inventor Hiram B Maxim reveals a single barrel machine gun firing 600 rounds per minute. The device weighs 126 pounds and uses recoil to chamber successive rounds. A water jacket and belt feed allow continuous operation with a single operator, presenting a potentially deadly advancement in weaponry.
A London figure Montefiore faced business failure due to uncontrollable circumstances but later repaid creditors with 5 percent interest from debt arising. The brief notes a celebrated honor in his career and cites assorted unrelated items about Cleveland fire safety, subscribers, and patent activity.
Fragmentary travel guide text from Montuary dated November 17 outlines route details and schedules with scattered figures and place names. The garbled lines mention roads, times, and possible stops, but many entries are unreadable. The piece preserves the sense of a transit timetable torn by OCR errors.
The New York Chicago and St Louis line introduces new passenger equipment with modern appliances for safety speed and comfort. Trains depart Union Depot Van Buren Street from the Nes drank line and buffers depot at Buff ato following October 6th, with further notices to come.
Local and added Western Division train times detailing arrivals from Dunkirk to Salamanca and return trips through Hornellsville, Alfred, Wellsville, Olean, Carrolton, and Salamanca. Includes daily, Sunday exceptions, stop lists, and arrival times at key towns like Little Valley, Cuba, Belvidere, and Jamestown-area stops.
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