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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1885
Page
2
The Evening Observer announces that communications for publication must include the author’s full name and address, the office disclaims opinions or statements by editors, advertisers must place copy by 10 am for same day insertion, subscription stoppages require payment, and John Foss is the circulator responsible for subscriptions.
Literary notes preview The June Century includes full page portraits of William Herschel, his son Sir John Herschel, and daughter Caroline with a leading article on the three. Other illustrated pieces cover New Orleans Exposition, Florence mosaics, Roosevelt hunting, orchids, and war scenes from Gaines’s Mill to Island No. 10.
A Bodie California editor attacks a rival paper over a "vivacious wife" candidate for postmistress. The column mocks substitutes for butter, notes health concerns about vaseline, recounts a cesspool dance mishap in Lan singburgh New York, and reports varied odds and ends from 19th century life including dairy notes, nursery association meetings, beets sugar overproduction, and a Chinese woman earning a medical degree.
The May report shows 713 wells completed in Pennsylvania and New York with 48 950 barrels on the last day. There are 170 rigs active and 228 wells drilling, with Thorn Creek in Butler County as a hub. Prospects spread to Colgey Run and Rockland, Venango. New Testament revisions lead to a Riverside Parallel Bible. Bryant statue fund nears its goal. Arthur’s horses fetch modest sums in Washington while Maynooth’s Dr. Walsh is named Dublin archbishop. A Troy Times piece lauds clerical lineage in science and letters as a sign of cultural renewal.
Gentle Spring. Ants: apring preparations, do not neglect that which is most important of all your own body. During winter the blood absorbs impurities apt to cause scrofula or disease. Hood's Sarsaparilla purges blood and strengthens the body. Sold by all druggists.
Parties eager to fish may contact Bucher and Thompson at Eagle Opt. They offer new boats and experienced guides for parties, with options for pressure riding and other on water activities. Local anglers can arrange trips through the firm.
Rural World praises the Toulouse goose for hardiness and high egg production, noting 40 to 50 eggs per season from March to July. It highlights rapid growth, early maturity at six months, strong meat yield, calm behavior, and ease of keeping, arguing they require minimal care and fencing can contain them.
A State Board of Health report from Fredonia warns of a cholera outbreak traced to a Chicago hog car. Hogs died rapidly after exposure, with spread feared. Secretary urges investigation and containment. infected animals to be killed and buried. Chicago health officials notified to curb future transport of livestock.
Mies F. Belle Doolittle of Wethersfield Springs has suddenly become insane. Heritable mental illness is noted with confinement possible. P Lahey near Middleport escaped death when his team of horses bolted and toppled him before a roller. McCafferty's Wild West show in Olean sparked a melee as cowboys clashed with rowdies on State Street.
A historical notice claims Dr Pierce’s Pellets cure bilious headaches and stomach and bowel troubles. Sold by druggists at 25 cents a vial with no cheap substitutions.
The Knights of St Patrick announce a special meeting at 7:80 sharp at their hall. All members are requested to attend as business of importance requires the reelection or order of the President.
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