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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1885
Page
2
The Evening Observer explains news submission via private wire and guarantees good faith with names. It notes publishers are not responsible for errors by correspondents and outlines ad insertion deadlines and subscription arrears rules. It also mentions job printing orders by telephone and circulator payment responsibilities.
Several New York papers condemn Albany corruption. The Saratogian cites a lawmaker who shifts labels yet widens the political sellout. It urges cleansing the caucus and polling place, banning campaign money use for personal gain, and selecting officials by merit and integrity.
Boston Police Commissioners report that 1,318 on premises distilled liquor licenses were issued last year, down from 1,585. Licenses for malt liquor and light wines rose from 56 to 236, while total saloons stayed similar. Despite more population, arrests for drunkenness fell over 10 percent from the prior year.
A mistaken publication in the Miner’s Exchange article attacked Mr. W S Abell’s piece and personal character of Mr. Q O Monroe and others. Editors say the error was accidental and the item should have been discarded. Also noted are odd news items about Freep Ancore the English jockey and a Spanish treasure loss.
A sprawling mix of small items references banter about a postmaster refusing stamps for young letters, a Cornell connection to Brazilian surveys, and a host of curious quotes. It also lists a church plot purchase in New York, the heaviest locomotive on record, and comments on counterfeiting and Irish royalty signals.
Forty eight employees of the Nypano at Meadville have been relieved from duty, six crews moved from the first division. A Meadville jail inmate community adopts a constitution and promises lawful behavior. A Lockport correspondent notes wealth families at the county poorhouse. A Meadville home intrusion yields $90, a fire damages basement storage. Local Republican committee names leadership and executive lineup. Eddyville cheese-box factory premises burn. Hartington creamery destroyed by fire. fire causes and totals noted with insurance figures.
The council heard petitions on grading streets between Second and Third and between Forty and Fifth. cleaning ditches and sewers on Leop ard between Fourty and Fifth. nuisance abatement on west Leppard ditch. sewer connection from Hose No. 3 to Deer Street. lamp post at Third and Eagle. police justice appointment. sidewalk grading on Wright. ditch cleaning on Smith Street. telephone issues at fire halls. Water Works director resignation and election of a new commissioner William Bookstaver. bids for gravel and Swan Street sewer work. and authorization to repair sluices and crosswalks before next meeting.
Fragmented OCR text suggests a health advertisement praising Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a purifier and energizer. It references medical journal claims about cleansing impurities and boosting vitality, with mentions of dyspepsia biliousness malaria debility and similar ailments.
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