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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1885
Page
2
The notice explains the Evening Observer's telegraphic news ties and Associated Press despatches, urging readers to submit trustworthy news with authorship and address. It promotes free discussion on public subjects and outlines deadlines for advertisements and job printing orders for Wednesday, March 25, 1960.
A Victorian household guide explains the common cold in the head and contrasts it with chest cold. It recommends hot drinks with orange, hot foot baths, bed rest two days, keeping warm, camphor chewed, inhaling sulpurous gas, Ferrier’s tonic, Dover’s powder at night, and throat care with vaseline and potash lozenges.
A report notes a trial in St Petersburg comparing a new illuminating material derived from petroleum residue with kerosene. The test examines fire extinguishing power, showing phenaphtha can quell burning kerosene and itself be cooled with water. The article discusses production from naphtha residue and related byproducts.
A Russian chemist Professor Beilatein examined pyronaphtha from Baku and predicted a bright future for it. He believes it will replace American and Russian kerosene eventually. Pyronaphtha has specific gravity 0.864 and ignites at 230 F. It burns with a brisk flash, produces brighter light than kerosene, and consumes less rapidly with its prime coat unchanged.
The Onondaga tribe elects a new chief to replace the late Chief James Rubin after a convocation of Senecas Cayugas and Tuscaroras. The Plover is chosen amid fanfare with taunts of wire pulling. Beef was served to attendees and a New York Holstein sale netted $22,289 for 150 animals.
The text summarizes a range of topics from fiscal and civil service reform guidance to sugar factory production in Kansas, a note on aluminium pyramid weight and properties, plus a Paris Municipal Laboratory report on coffee and adulteration. It references figures, locations like Sterling Hutchinson Ottawa, and entities such as the Treasury Department and Civil Service laws.
Weather near zero, local events include Rev W Lindsley preaching at Our Church, A U entertainment with The Polish Boy and jokes, bear act, and The Pumpkin Ridge Scandal. Local business news mentions creamery plans, postal changes, and near term arrivals. Community notices cover deaths of Clarinda Chase and Mrs Clara Chase, repairs, and upcoming shipments and fairs. Local prices show butter eggs potatoes and apples. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad closes.
A Washington dispatch dated March 23, 1885 reports slow work as Senate awaits President Cleveland's nominations for foreign missions. Office seekers crowd Capitol corridors daily, with reporters barred from galleries to guard executive secrets. Departments receive hundreds of daily requests for civil service posts as new senators are sworn in and an influx of hopefuls seeks patronage amid a slow turnover.
The winter term of the Dunkirk public schools will close on Friday March 1? at 10 o'clock with closing exercises in the academy including declamations recitations music and essays. The spring term begins Monday April 1. The text mentions the firm Threes & Hous of Buffalo and a new dry goods store in Silver Creek.
Fragmentary travel schedule lists departures from Dunkirk and Fredonia with times and codes. Mentions Alma Wheelock and a few numeric figures for routes and fares, but many items are unclear or garbled.
A brief notice from The Nickel Plate line referencing New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway details. The item highlights the rail line name and its regional association.
Buffalo timetable details routes and through connections with trains via Buffalo and Dunkirk New York. The notice lists station points and exchange numbers, indicating scheduling and transfer options for passengers traveling to various lines and endpoints.
Railroad timetable record lists trains from Dunkirk and Carrollton serving ports like Salamanca, Olean, Wellsville, and Port Jervis with stop patterns, arrival times, and destinations. It notes daily, Sunday, and holiday schedules, including connections at forbidden towns and references to several stations such as Almond Alfred Andover Belvidere and Belmont.
Fragmentary timetable notes a Bradford to Keodalls route with times and stations. Mentions Miley and DeGodlse Irvin, departure Beas ford at 4 49 pm and arrival at Carrollem at 1 am, with various prices and stops.
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