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Newspaper

Evening Observer

Location

Dunkirk, New York, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1884

Page

4

Weeded lumber and building supplies at Hamilton Yard

Fragrant Frostilla cures sore lips. Spring stock of patterns sails and overcoats just received by Carl Schaner agent. Sail and examine goods and prices before purchasing. Mr Joseph Tyler popular cutter can be found at C J Bakers Tailoring Dunkirk Ohio.

Ptc Carl Schaner Agt Third Street Joseph Tyler C. J. Baker Dunkirk

Some Very Hard Nuts to Crack in Sewing Machine Fight

The piece notes widespread imitation sewing machine firms yet praises Singer for first prizes won over rivals. It cites Chicago relief efforts after a fire distributing machines to needy women, 2945 applicants, 2427 choosing Singers and 487 Singers sold from Dunkirk in 1883. It questions why Singer dominates and why others stay quiet.

Singer Chicago Relief Cummites Dunkirk Singer. Hig. Co St Ater Wai

Local Dunkirk items and notices mix of shops and society

A jumble of Dunkirk notices lists several businesses on Center Street including C J Baker and J Baker tailors, Bartholomew and Chambers windows, and a Buffalo One Price Cloth ing store. It admires fashion, promotes a concert by A Scheider, and notes jobs, medicines, and hotel arrivals along with personal mentions and local happenings.

Buffalo One Price Clothing Center Street Dunkirk, N.Y Bartholomew and Chambers Store

Salamanca Seeks Port of Delivery for Dunkirk District

A movement to make Salamanca a port of delivery under Dunkirk collector P. P. Kidder gains traction. The plan aims to ease customs on Salamanca Embroidery Co imports taxed 280,000 last year, with a deputy collector and apraiser to be appointed, and a bonded warehouse to hold goods until consumption.

Salamanca Union Salamanca Centlemen Dunkirk Washington Taylor Salamanca Embrodiery Company New York Kidder Treasury Department Congressman Brewer P. P. Kidder Embroidery Company Cattaraugus Union

Local Haps and Mishaps From the Erie Region

Reports from Erie and nearby towns note Standard Oil selling cheap fuel to tail dealers in Erie, 300 skunk skins found in Mayville area, 40 coon skins valued 70 cents to $1, and a Western New York Agricultural association meeting in Randolph with many speakers. Lake Shore engineers survey Ashtabula harbor for larger dockage and side tracks. Wounds from a soldier’s injury prompt operation in Meadville. A Meadville mason, John Schrader, is cut by Theresa Anthony’s axe in Geneva after an attempted intrusion. Salamanca claims carrier-town status with 3,500 people and over 100 telephones, while Jamestown has ~13,000 people and ~140 telephones. Lizzie M. Cook’s salt suit against A. M. Lowry of Jamestown settles for roughly $60,000 to $80,000 after three appeals and a late trial in Albasia.

John Schrader Meadville Theresa Anthony Geneva Schrader

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