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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1885
Page
3
In a reflective lyric, a speaker recalls a romance shared at ages seventeen and twenty, set against dawns and May days. The piece shifts to a Philadelphia scene about sweating windows, where a painter explains the demand for a non sweating pane and the elusive solutions pursued by builders and inventors.
London letter recalls George Leybourne the Lion Comique originator of Champagne Charlie. He rose from factory life to fame in music halls, touring nightly and earning fortunes before decline. He died of consumption leaving a public memory tied to his famed song.
A survey notes Josh Dillings worth over 150000 from books and lectures. Robert J. Murdette, Burlington Hawkeye, earned early from contributions and lectures. Josh Hillings on pre-Artemus Ward humorists. Charles B. Lewis worth 810000 yearly to Detroit Free Press. Petroleum Nasby, David R. Locke, worth 200000 from The Toledo Blade travels. Mark Twain, the richest humorist, combines earnings with a wealthy wife and a unique Hartford home.
The free text book trial in Massachusetts is said to be a success with higher school attendance and cost savings compared to the old system.
The Italian expedition protecting Assab colonists arrives at Beloot and occupies it. Stix Bros Henman Co cloak makers of New York show liabilities 126 352 assets 184 022. New York imports week total 5 420 000 general merchandise 3 564 000 dry goods 1 666 000. Five Kanakee Hospital fire victims buried in Mound Grove Cemetery near Kankakee. John C Eno bank cashier to build a hotel on Orleans Island near Quebec and reside in Dominion. Rev Lemuel Cowell dies in New York City born 1808 in Saratoga County N Y. SL Reynolds Co bankers at Bentonville Ark fail liabilities 125 000. Twenty six thousand Benton County funds jeopardized. Thomas Robinson sentenced to 12 months in Toronto central prison for bringing stolen roads into Canada. Treasury estimates 70 003 154 for federal department operations. Thomas and Fred Fitzpatrick drowned crossing Blackstone River Woonsocket. Ross Martin cashier Jamestown Pa Savings Bank returns home denies embezzlement. Reception for Bishop Paret in Baltimore at St Paul s Rectory attended by city clergy. George Smale 15 years old mangled by railroad torpedo explosion at Mount Vernon Q. Rev William Channing buried in Boston with 48 pallbearers. Alexander Bradley umpire for Pittsburgh Coal Trade Tribunal declines to serve. meeting to appoint replacement set. Joseph L D Weeks suggested for Western Iron Association post.
Reports from Carleton Place Junction near Ottawa detail a Montreal express derailment killing baggageman McDonald and an unidentified passenger, with several others injured as three passenger coaches left the track and a car burned. A wrecking train transported the dead and injured to Carleton Place.
New York and Chicago markets show mixed movements with commodities and stocks. Wheat and corn trade at varied bid levels while oats and pork prices shift slightly. live stock prices reflect modest changes, and currencies hold firm with banker and sight exchange quoted.
Special notices promote Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming immediate relief from night crying and ailments like dysentery and diarrhoea. The ad cites its pleasant taste and status as a prescription from a long-practicing nurse, selling everywhere for 25 cents. Also notes The Olean barrel factory, a major employer, will restart in a few days.
Piles cure claims immediate relief using Dosanko Pile Remedy absorbed tumors and stops itching. Price 60 cents. Also notices on electric belt devices by Voltaic Belt Co promising restoration of health and vitality. Local death report: Matthew Shaw, gardener of Le Roy, found dead in barn aged about sixty-eight. Niagara County Agricultural Society names officers including Geo Hoyer as president.
I P Monros the druggist offers a free trial bottle of Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup for those with coughs colds consumption or any lung ailment. Fates Gardinier died at Springville from injuries after a vicious horse bite a week or two ago.
Readers see a grab bag of promotions and local tidbits from the Meadville and Cattaraugus areas. Health products tout quick relief for toothache and neuralgia, a starling fund for a village fire department, and Looming notices about hairdressing services and barber shops. Items mention Randolph health notes, poultry and meats shops, and a masquerade featuring The Two Orphans.
A fragmentary report notes a witness testimony described as clear and straightforward. The text preserves limited context and does not provide specific names, dates, or locations beyond the vague imperative in the fragment.
A testimonial letter asks for additional bottles of Dr Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic. The ad proclaims blood cleansing, relief of biliousness constipation headaches skin issues and nerve rest. It touts kidney and back ache cures and sells through H P Monroe of Dunkirk.
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