Teething Remedies and Patent Medicines Ad
An old newspaper ad sheet promotes Hood s Sarsaparilla as a remedy for various ailments and markets Papillon Cure and Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething infants. It claims painless relief, digestive cures, and general health benefits, with distributors Lyon Bros and Light Harper in Chicago. The piece imitates late 19th century promotional language and includes a price note.
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Paridox
Canon Corr
The
Papillon Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Ill
Lyon Bros
Light & Harper
Frostilla andHardware Ad at Dunkirk and Hamilton Yard
An OCR ad page lists Frostilla skin remedies and a sale on gloves underwear hats at 47 Center St Dunkirk NC. It also promotes Prostilla cures chapped hands and lists lumber building materials at Hamilton's Coal Yard Cor Eagle and West Ard Sts with sewer pipe cement plaster and related goods. Fragrant Frostilla claims sore lips relief.
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Burrazo Ose Paice Cloris Sore
Center St
Dunkirk,n.c
Hamilton
Cor
Eagle and
West Ard Sts
Paris
Cowl Yird
Engle
W. 3d
Local Trade Advert And Barber Offerings
An ad lists spring stock from Carl Schauer agent Third Street offering latest patterns in suits wraps and overcoats at low prices. Customers urged to call examine goods before purchase. Another notice promotes a first class haircut at Wheeler's Tonsorial Parlors for 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schauer
Agt
Third Street
The People’s Award for the Singer Machine
A public notice questions why non Singer sewing machine makers fail to form parallel firms while Singer dominates. It cites Singer’s first prize record, the Chicago relief program supplying 2945 machines to women, 2427 choosing Singer, and 487 Singer machines sold from Dunkirk in 1883, urging inference about public preference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer
Chicago
Dunkirk
Cat Dunkirk
T. HW. Patten
M’g
Historic gossip and notices from a Fredonia issue
A crowded column mixes ads and local items from Fredonia with shipping times, weather notes, and social gossip. It mentions a warrant for an assault, a polo game, a court hearing on a Third Street assessment, real estate moves, and local gas lighting history. It also notes a new Saturday edition and local business chatter.
Late arrivals and notices at hotels in Bradford area
Historic clutter lists many guests at St James, Forestville, Humbert and Erie hotels with names from Bradford, Buffalo, Cleveland, New York and beyond. It notes a raffle for a Patrick Mehan fund, local sale ads, church preaching, rail tax facts and a police court update on the McCarthy-Tease case, plus a silver polish ad and local reminiscence about early Dunkirk press work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Hotel
Thompson
F.C. Willams
Whitney
Jas. Forsyth
C. Fales
E. N. Neff
Chas
H. Trandall
Butlade
J. O. Andrews
Brie
M. Quinn
Wabash
C. A. Parker
Lowell
Wm. Gulph
Auburn
J. C. Gupler
Kendall Crevk
Cohn
Railway Oil Train Crash Shuts Line at Angola
At about seven in the morning an eastbound oil train on the L. and M.S. Ry derailed after colliding with another train at Angola. Oil ignited from a burning journal box. Two crewmen were severely injured and the wreck halted L. and M.S. traffic to Brocton, prompting a reroute via Nickel Plate. A broader Erie oil trade spat unfolds as Standard Oil and Robinson & Witherapp challenge Titusville refiners.
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Angola
Brocton
Erie
Standard of Speony
Rice. Robinson & Witherap
Titusville
Philadelpia & Erie Railway
Mpotium
Standard Oil
Salicyline Cares Relief for Chronic Racumatism
An 1893 Tioga Iowa notice from H. Fome druggists describes rheumatism relief after seven bottles of Salicyline. The testimonial praises being able to move again and endorses the remedy to others seeking cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tioga
FM. Brown
Bela Sdarugeiana Gamat
H. Fome Drugeies
Common Council Minutes and Controversy Over Seats
The council met with all members present except Tracy. Randall moved to declare John Tracy’s first ward seat vacant for three months of neglect. A ballot elected Hiram Higgins, and Walter Holt as city attorney. J W Pond chosen as city physician after ballots. The meeting included sharp criticism of spending, calls for charter suggestions, and scrutiny of council conduct. Higgins praised for restraint amid disputed actions.
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Jones
Tracy
Inet
Randall
John "Fracy
Duclardll
Murphy
Hiram Higgins
Higgins
Jonis
Walter D. Holt
J. W., Pond
Peter Peshoog
Michael Keough
Joseph Haycroft
Wr. Cullahan
W. W. Holt
Sime
Rathbun
Heyl
Common Council
Mr. Higgins
Council
Land sale, Portland Harris property to C E Woburn at 70 per acre
Portland area notices report 145 acres at 43 Vine CHI sold to C E Woburn of Buffalo for 70 per acre. The I Q O C PB district grand committee met at Odd Fellows hall in Jamestown and elected F P Gillett district deputy replacing John G Wicks. A grand secretary will be chosen and the grand committee appointed before adjournment. A probate will case involving Mr Thayer of Portland proceeded to trial. Surrogate Sherman presiding with A Hazeltine for prosecution and A C Kingsbury for defense, adjourned to April 5. Elmer Bucklin of North East suffered fatal injuries at Stetson rectory from a buzz saw mishap, remaining unconscious. High-bred stock sale at North East farm with Merino sheep at 21.50, Jersey bull Dictator sold for 99.75, Jersey cows 40 to 150, Grimshaw purchaser. Grimshaw also bought the farm. Reed farm sold a Jersey heifer for 125. Trial of Chas Clark set for Monday the 31st at Little Valley with 158 jurors. A letter from Olesa defending Clark cites self-defense, noting Mrs Clark's history of aggression toward her husband.
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Portland
Harris
C. E. Woburn
Buffalo
I. QO. C. PB
Odd Fellows
Jamestown
F. P. Gillett
Cherry Creek
John G. Wicks
Mr. Thayer
Sherman
A. Hazeltine
A. C. Kingsbury
Joba Th. Scouter
North East
W. A. Grimshaw
B. B. Miles
Jersey
Mr. Grimshaw
Mr. Sullivan
Reed Farm
Chas.Clark
Little Valley
Olesa
Rumsey
Clark
Unprecedented Bargains as Dunkirk Store Sells Out
James McCarthy announces drastic discounts across all departments to close out entire stock before lease ends April 1 1884. He invites all to inspect 100 packages of new goods intended for shipment and stresses crowd turnout as proof of value. McCarthy will be in store this week to assist buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
McCarthy
James McCarthy
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Saeriies
Edwanko C. Randall
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H. Whittle
City Water
Murray
Olive Rieley Seward
Washington
Hood
Neeutlen
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Advertisen
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Harry S. Maron
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Irondequoit Lodge
A. M
Geo. F. Seybolt
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William Morewood
Christopher Newman
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Boston
Supreme Court At
James Burke
Mayville
Burke
Fredonia
Barthe
Andre
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Berthe
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United States
J. K. Starr
Tefft Brothers
Ageven
John Foas
Ernest Hoffacker
St. James Hotel
PF. Bidwell
D. Levy
Salamanca
Mose F. Dickinson
K. Grunsay
City
AL Love
Homer Hom
Bradford
Forestville
W. D. McDonald
Cleveland
D. BE. Williamson
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J. E. Corkian
P. J. Williams
F. DB. Sexton
Burlington
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Geo. Wingerler
Hatch
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1. Thompson
J. Bradstreet
H. A. Cowen
Lyons
Geo. K. Vincent
Rochester
J. W. Bt. Felin
Utica
A. Hichards
G. Falck
New York
J. S Lambert
N. J. Eloton
Ripley
J. W. Warren
J. H. Penhardt
Cleve
Vol. TV
Beneail
Patrick Mehan
Nigal
John Larkins
Robin Street
Percy Jamilton
S. B. Hamilton
Eagle Street
Talernacle Baptist Church
Cattaraugus County
Chautauqua County
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Durrell
Preas
Teale
Satorpay Evening Opserver
Wav. Brigham
S Ramage Press
Elmer Bucklin
John A. Stetson
Bucklin
Dunkirk, N.Y
N.Y
West Shore & Buffalo, Railway
Betwreen
Depot
Macedon
Pulyra
Port Gibson
Newark
Clyde
Savannah
Montezuma
Port Byron
Weedsport
Jordan
Alemphis
Warners
Atboy
Syracuse
Gneids
Uttea
Albany
Mohawk Valley
Hae
Atlantic Express
Pullman
Uticn
New Yok
Ilbany Express
City Ticket
Exchange Street
Miller's
Genesee House
Corner Exchange
Louisiana Streets
Ney Monett
Eneral
State Street
Edson J. Weers
Matteson’s
Danforth & Co
Center Street
China Hall
MR. McCarthy
Palace China Hall House
McCathy
Paul Pawl
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