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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1883
Page
3
Readers of the Lape Observer share community notes and correspondence collected by the paper. The page collects local letters and writer observations from neighbors, offering a snapshot of daily life, events, and opinions in the town.
A lengthy church note describes a flourishing Children’s Day with a central flower pyramid and moss covered cross, decorations praised by a churchgoer. Harps on the organ, a sermon by Rev G J Squier, and songs by children including Bertha Mary Lottie Taylor and Elsie Harris are highlighted. The choir led by T K Titus is commended. attendance was large and the day deemed a success.
Special reporter notes postmaster C A Mount expanding and reconfiguring the office to meet population growth and prepare for new business. Pine Valley News editor may move here. local editors plan to start a Tocah paper. Kilbourn builds a new machine shop frame. Bronson repairs Center street building. Snyder of Rochester to open a wholesale bakery to serve local trade. Fourth of July plans appear restricted.
The paper offers subscribers a set of extra plated silver spoons valued at $4 per set, with one spoon engraved with the donor’s monogram. To receive, send name, address, and the premium coupon with 74 cents for engraving and charges, or 60 cents if engraving is declined, to Union Silver Plating Co Cincinnati Ohio. Express charges are covered, delivery by return mail or express.
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