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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1884
Page
2
The Republican county convention for Chauauqua County will convene at the Court House in Mayville on Tuesday, August 1st, 18th at one o clock. All hundreds in the county are entitled to the same number of delegates as in 1A.
Notices call for delegates from Chautauqua County towns to meet at Meeds Hall Binclare on August 2 to nominate a State Assembly candidate, a School Commissioner, and handle other business. Includes delegate apportionment and party chatter from Utica Herald and Tamers notes on Democratic figures and 1872 political climate.
The piece notes Eugene Kelly a wealthy New York City banker chosen to replace William Purcell on the Democratic ticket. It suggests support for Grover Cleveland, with Vanderbilts backing and speculation about Cleve land's election. It mentions a sensational hotel project in St Augustine and mocks German jokes, mushroom farming, and telegraph consolidation plus press commentary on the Cleveland canvass and independence convention.
A heated discussion quotes Standard Oil figures backing Cleveland if nominated, criticizing Tammany influence and Chicago convention tactics. It argues the machine traded Cabinet posts for votes, laments Cleveland’s handling, and predicts party shifts and Butler’s potential impact on Massachusetts and national races.
An Albany and Troy perspective argues that businessmen should advertise in slow periods and summer. A Troy merchant stresses using newspapers to reveal bargains when money is idle, noting readers have time to compare gear and that ads grow sales. Albany merchants also back extensive summer advertising as a smart practice.
July market notes from Cleveland New York and Cincinnati covering grain prices Wheat No 2 mixed cash and futures at Sic corn No 2 mixed at Bie oats No 2 white at DM cash July at Sc cattle and hog prices in New York and Cincinnati including dressed beef at 42 1 64 cents per lb and hog market around 5.00 to 5.75 per cwt with varied receipts and market dullness reflecting mixed demand from buyers and sellers across markets.
Fragmented OCR item lists various foods and items with scattered entries. Mentions raspberries, beef, and poultry. Includes stray phrases about weather and a miscellaneous section labeled Time Table in Effect May 11.
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