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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1884
Page
4
A jumble of early century ads tout Mrs Winslow's teething syrup claiming quick relief for sick children and night disturbance. Other lines promote cigars, a Wheeler Brow barber shop, and Hamilton's Coal Yard with listings of poultry meat lumber coal and building materials.
An early 20th century ad lists sewer pipe and plaster supplies at Hamilton's Coal Yard and hair dressing and trimming services at Wheeler's Center Street shop. It promotes Shiloh's Vitalizer as a cure for indigestion dizziness and loss of appetite sold by Lyon Bros and J. Mirer.
Dont be in a hurry To buy your clothing until you have ex amined the immense stock of new goods we are showing It will pay you,to look at our goods and prices,cut and convince yourself that we are the best place to buy your men s boys and chhildrens wearing apparel in the city Buflalo Que Price Clothing Store 47 Center St Glw4 HE REV GEO IL THAYER of Sourton red anys Both myself and wife owe our lives to SITILGH S CONSUMPTION CURE For sale by Lioan Bros and J Harper
Dunkirk residents are informed that a shop now stocks the newest styles in mens youths and boys clothing hats caps and gents furnishing goods. Visit for proof and one price to all with prices lower than the lowest. Also an advertisement for Shitel's Cure with broad price points.
American Express Co offers money orders with receipts and refunds if lost. Sold at all company offices and payable at about six thousand five hundred locations. Rates listed from 25 cents up to 50 dollars. Also advertised catarrh remedy and mouth canker cure sold by Lyon Bros and J Harper.
The page blends local ads and notices with brief items: Matteson’s ad, oil price at six and today’s market mood, rain and deserted campuses, seaside pleas, ice cream and soda memories, and shop windows showing fire safety paint ads. Also town updates on requests for workers, roofing, a pony runaway incident, club meetings, and local thefts and legal notices.
A jumble of personal mentions from New Lisbon to Warren reports visitors and residents. Names include Mr Prank UW Celman of New Lisbon, T Neill and G H Baleck of New York at the Eastern, Bishop of Janestown, RD Curtis of Mayville at the Erie, Emma Pordyce of Salusnance visiting cousins Lessie Murrell, and Mr Chas C Parker of this city as Deputy President of the Blacksmiths and Machinists Association. Also mentions Joseph Colgan Esq bearing a petition to Gov Cleveland, Titusville Salvation damgin, and streetcar service in Jamestown. Multiple local people and places noted with scattered events and travel plans.
Last evening a ward committee session at Mallin LH created a detailed Republican organization. President TL. G. Brooks led a full gathering with few absentees and names a multi-tier slate including vice presidents, secretaries, treasurer, and an extensive executive committee. The group plans subdividing committees, active youth participation, and rapid hall preparation to support Blaine and Logan.
The St Marys School closing exercises at Columbus Hall are announced for Friday evening at 7:30 with a program of piano duets recitations calisthenics and tableaux featuring 35 girls and multiple student acts. An obituary style note recounts the death of Rob Gould an old man found dead near Randolph and Kennedy after a fall from a road top. the neck injury suggests accidental death.
Mitt Necker of Hortheast Pennsylvania says two bottles of The World Imperial Catarrh Cream and Throat Tonic cured his catarrh and ulcerated sore throat after treatment by several physicians in Westtry. He offers sample bottles to readers free of charge.
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