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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1883
Page
2
The Evening Observer reports on local governance and public life in Dunkirk including remarks on Mayor Zammm ermax action against profanity in council meetings. It critiques drunkenness in council and calls for transparency as the common council plans to obtain and publish the proposed new charter draft from Holt.
A strange tale from Camden South Carolina dated March 17 describes a tall scarred woman seen in swamps between western North Carolina mountains. Reported by hunters she is described as nude at times and clothed in rough skins with live oak witches. She escapes pursuit and is pursued daily by farmers.
In Pittsburgh a glassmaker received a missive from Santo Domingo requesting a ceremonial urn to hold Christopher Columbus's remains. The design must be graceful and ensure inscription visibility, with exact internal dimensions of 17 04 by 5 by 23 inches, and an ornamental yet unobtrusive exterior. The sketch hints at a footed bowl with a stem and plumed top, awaiting full elaboration.
The advisory board is set to report in favor of equipping a Lasarae island yard with plant and action for construction of new Snd steel ships. Naval officers note future warships must be able to launch their own vessels. The Dominion government receives an 84000 monthly subsidy for a stormer line between Antwerp and Canada. State Department reportedly received communications from the British government.
The Ciurinnati savlorkeepers association, once backing the democratic city packet, chose not to endorse either ticket this year. Its members were left to vote their choice. Meanwhile, conductor Idirain fyrty’s son married Nellie Daw in Corning last week.
The famed Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound claims to cure female complaints including uterine issues, menstrual troubles, and related weakness. It promises to dissolve tumors, stop uterine discharges, and relieve headaches, nerv ous prostration, and digestive woes, with pills available by mail and at pharmacies.
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Abstract of time table for the New York Lake Erie & Western R R showing eastward and westward local trams with stops from Dunkirk to Salamanca and Cleveland to Chicago. Details include daily and Sunday schedules, station stops, and connections, with notes on variations by day and direction. Names of towns, stations, and times appear in dense list form.
The notice outlines Lake Shore Railroad schedules from Fredonia, Domkirk, and Dunkirk stops with weekly departures and varying times. It notes departures at 6:16, 8:00, 9:15 from Freedonia and 10:00 AM, 12:20 PM, 5:50 PM, 7:00 PM from Dunkirk with Sunday service at 6:50, 11:25, 4:30, 3:00, and 6:35 PM. It also mentions connections to Beagit and ticker Be in New York, with a timetable taking effect Sunday May 1 or similar.
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