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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1885
Page
3
Foreign dispatches report a rising cholera epidemic centered in Valencia with spreading cases and mounting concern. Reports note widespread raids on sanitary barriers by peasants, hampering containment efforts and raising fears of larger spread.
Rev Dr John P Newman visited Mt McGregor for Drexel cottage work ahead of General Grant arrival. expects revival around June 20 depending on weather and travel. opening on the 27th planned with potential earlier welcome. Post Wheeler G A R may escort Grant to Mt McGregor. Also reports on Teller Scott fugitive status, and a double murder in Mexico with a sixteen year old killing his brother and dying by self-inflicted wound. Johnson House proprietor J Coles commits suicide.
Fragmented wire service notes report the death of Julius Beek in London on the fifth, scattered references to soldiers aiding uprisings in the north, and a variety of criminal and legal items. Highlights include a prisoner facing a potential new trial in Masholatubbee Court House, a land grab in Amantle County for treasure hunting, and multiple hangings and sensational trials in New Orleans and New York, with broader disturbances and political tension threaded through the dispatches.
June 6 market summaries show wheat, corn, and oats values across New York, Chicago, and regional elevators. Reports include flour and meal receipts, cattle and hog quotes, and various prime and common grades with specific bid prices and closing levels.
The passage discusses a county treasurer dispute over poor relief orders and promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It also notes Matthews Northrup & Co losing $79,901.57 in the Express fire with $80,008 insured.
An advertisement explains piles cause weight in back and abdomen with indigestion. It claims Bosanko Pile Remedy absorbs tumors and ends itching and bleeding, offering a permanent cure. Priced 50 cents, sold via The Dr Bosanko Medicine Co Piqua Ohio and H P Monree.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as highly effective against scrofula a hereditary and acquired blood weakness. It cites symptoms like sores and swollen joints and invites readers to request a cures book from C J Hood Co. It also notes a reunion for the 116th Regiment at Park Meadows in Buffalo on Tuesday, June 16, 1885.
Miss Florence A Parsons has left Mayville and accepted a teaching position in Westfield Union School. The notice promotes a free thirty day trial of the Voltaic Belt Co Belt claimed to restore health vitality and manhood with an illustrated pamphlet mailed free by Marshall Michigan.
The text lists promotional lines for various patent medicines and remedies, noting free trial offers and product claims. It includes Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup, Hop Plaster, Wells health renewer, rough on corns, and other nostrums. Mentions organizational changes at Chau tau gus National Bank of Jamestown and other assorted notices.
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