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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1884
Page
4
A collage of quick items from the Dunkirk scene including Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup ad claims relief for teething pain and dysentery, local shop promos, travel notes, a nurse and physician endorsement, and stray notices about residents, trains, sermons, lost items, and weathered quips.
The piece argues that many counterfeit and imitation sewing machines exist but Singer leads by a wide margin. It cites Chicago relief efforts after the fire, where 2945 applicants received machines, 2427 chose Singer, and 517 split among others, asking why the public favored Singer. It notes 487 Singer machines were sold in Dunkirk in 1883 and labels Singer as the people's award.
The Buffalo Presbytery held two weeks after a petition from Fires Presbyterian church members seeking relief from an anomalous condition created by a Superior Court action. A Referee, report, and committee review found the case within church temporalities, criticizing how the sale of church property was pursued. The dissenting faction was invited to testify but did not appear. final decision awaited publication.
A two mile from Warren collision on the B and P killed Engineer Wareham of Oil City and lightly injured several laborers who escaped by jumping. Mrs A B Shea of New York committed suicide in Bradford by poison amid a rejected leap year marriage proposal. Mrs Thomas Mosier of Erie county suffered severe hand injury from a vicious cat attack, with swelling and convulsions suggesting tetanus. Herman E Jones, Famestown counterfeiter, held on counterfeiting and forgery charges. U S marshal adds a federal warrant for moulds to make counterfeit money. Jones to be arraigned in Utica. The Jones family has left town for Elmira.
Workmen at Union Iron Works near Prowhero uncover oak timbers with copper rivets amid twenty feet of earth. Mayor Artlett and Irving M. Scott pry a crust to reveal masts resembling those of a ship. Copper spikes suggest Spanish origin and possible treasure chests below decks. Discovery sparks wide speculation, then cautious plans to resume excavation.
A rush for seats to hear Patti in Baltimore kept eight hours of bitter cold, with every seat filled. Adam Forepaugh again secures “Charlie” Dey to represent his interests in the tented arena. Adam proves indispensable while Theodore Thomas inherits 5 000 dollars from Julian Hillgarten's will.
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