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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1885
Page
2
Public notice outlining correspondence and publication practices for the Evening Observer. It invites news tips, states responsibility for opinions, and details submission deadlines and subscription handling. Includes advertising stoppage notices and printing orders with contact guidance.
Harper's for April 16 presents a frontispiece portrait of Abraham Lincoln, a long and varied array of illustrated essays including personal sketches of the Prince of Wales, Baltic sketches, and S real fiction by Miss Woolson and Aunt Trumbull Slosson. It notes editorials, discussions on wheat prices, and a new Com ments department with brief criticisms. The piece also highlights Boston women’s voting remonstrance and the home role in education.
A discussion notes that some women campaign for suffrage while others ignore existing rights. It recalls Massachusetts granting women school trustees voting rights years ago, yet few have utilized that privilege, prompting reflection on broader emancipation and practical use of suffrage.
A batch of new catalogues arrives from Geo. Josselyn Fredonia and John B. Moore & Son Concord Mass detailing American grape vines small fruits and new seedlings including Francis B Layes and Moore's Early. Burnell Whitman Little Falls N Y publish a dairy factory apparatus catalogue with ensilage notes while Carzise pushes tin can purity in packing. Also noted are a New York incident a hospital plan for Gordon memorial and a gas leak dispute over silver maple trees damaged by leakage.
The piece discusses Afghan resentment toward England, claims Britain seeks false alliances, and notes British attempts to portray Afghan loyalties amid Russian tensions. It also reports on Geant’s failing health, insomnia, and the nearing end of his life, alongside remarks on veteran figures and political acts by Congress, Arthur, and Cleveland.
Sufferers report Hood's Sarsaparilla curing sick headache and call it worth its weight in gold. An advocate urges others to try the remedy, noting benefits after use. Manufactured by C L Hood & Co of Lowell Massachusetts and sold by all druggists. Eighty serves cost one dollar.
In Brocton, a group of six to twelve year old girls formed a charity club led by Mamie Blood with Anna Riley and Elma Fay among officers. They aided an impoverished family, hosted a Christmas supper at Iber's Hall, and raised 11.42 to buy necessities for two childless households. A separate item notes chestnut post shipments from Salamanca and a pews meeting at the Methodist church.
Washington dispatch outlines the early, tentative reforms of the Cleveland administration. It notes a brisk jobs scramble as applicants flood departments, the cautious Tenure of Office climate in the Senate, and reforms at the Patent Office amid delays. Blaine and Cleveland exchange cordial greetings at key social events as the new era begins.
The old time medical quip about Dr R V Pierce and his Pieraid Purgative Pellets recalls a view that the pills were large like bullets and hard to swallow. The item notes detractors and defends the remedy as a quick cure for liver, bowels, and stomach derangements.
Miss King offers instruction in artistic needlework repousse and related arts at her rooms above Mrs Simpson’s Restaurant on March 19. Ladies interested in learning these crafts are welcome to attend.
A Boston girl describes life teaching in the 19th century. She lists forty scholars of varied ages and a wide curriculum including grammar history physiology mathematics manners morals common serge personal cleanliness and fancy work. She notes the broad scope of duties and the aim of general civilization in her classroom.
A lady patient tells a doctor she suffers greatly with her eyes. The elderly gentleman replies he does not doubt her pain but notes she would suffer more without them, using a Socratic teaching tone.
Travel notice lists bus and rail times between Dunkirk Fredonia and nearby towns. Timetables show departures 2a 3a 6a 6:40a with stopovers at Now and Balt. Sundays add special runs. timetable indicates morning and afternoon departures with approximate arrival windows.
A fragmentary notice outlines a railway branch, the Western Division, with elusive references to Buffalo and a youth. The legible bits mention East Ward and a 34 figure, but specifics remain unclear.
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