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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1883
Page
2
A garbled report covers legislative pay debates in China and Washington, a New York inventor aged eighty able to travel, and notes on Addison Gardiner memorials. It lists editors and papers in competition, criticizes the Baltimore American and press control, and mentions a special act mandating printing proceedings in the first issue after completion.
A New York letter extols fodder beet as a nutritious winter feed, noting storage in cellars near stables, and recommending sowing before or after corn planting, thinning to six inches, and harvesting before freezing. It claims high keeping quality when well dried and piled for pitting, with snow insulation and ventilation required. The author reports rapid postharvest feeding and asserts substantial farm profit from a beet crop.
A Vermont dairyman proposes a new butter packaging system described in detail. The package uses a spruce box with a pulp paper wrap and odorless liner, weighing twelve five pound units, protected by wool felting to endure thirty six hours in heat. It aims to improve shipment to Boston and cut moldy spoilage while reducing weight and cost, favoring regions lacking refrigerated transport.
The Brooks Locomotive Company of Dunkirk New York plans to send a number of its apprentices to the Railway Exposition for several days of study. The city press quotes a Tribune report noting the Brooklyn school started last November aims to provide general training in mechanical art. The company runs a night school two hours thrice weekly with books paid for, teaching mechanical drawing and essential principles. Attendance is encouraged, not mandatory, with prize incentives at the exposition for notable improvements. The group will travel to Chicago by the lake shore line to attend the exhibition and view displays and competitions.
A vintage notice describes Nickel Plate passenger service westward from Hore el aL Wellsville and other stops with daily runs excluding Sundays and details on timing south of Chicago. It notes new passenger equipment, dining appliances, and improved comfort, urging travelers to consult nearest agent for schedules and fares.
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