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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1884
Page
2
An old catalog-like notice lists medical preparations and instruments for nasal use and lung care. Items include nasal syringes, female syringes, and rubber lung aids sold in buff wrappers. The price and origin note 1888 New York. Refuse counterfeit substitutes.
By Telegraph FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE reports the German Imperial Court has ordered a fortnight of mourning for the Duke of Albany. Telegrams of condolence arrive from the President of France and the German Emperor as papers praise the late prince’s literary scientific and philanthropic work. In London disaffection flares among Turcomans in the Merv District after a clash with Russian troops.
A dull levee day with no new breaks. river fell seven tenths of a foot since Monday, sustaining vigilance. Captain Grant reports rising water, new revetment, and backwater flooding on the west bank, with crevasses in Latoru... Bayou and areas near Gretna and Algiers.
Reports from Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania describe nightly disturbances at the Beechel Homestead as doors fly and a spectral presence terrifies Henry Shiffer and his family. A party including members of the press will inspect the site to investigate the mystery.
A roundup of scattered items notes murders, ship deaths, and trials. Dugg, linked to the Rose Alber murder in Stanford Conn, is suspected. Captain Hageman of the steamship Baltimore dies en route from Bremen to Baltimore and is buried at sea. The Governor of Pennsylvania declines to intervene in Jobin Dillman’s hanging case. Erie coal contracts see a large award and possible settlement. Buffalo hosts the Women’s Educational Industrial Union dedication. Ottawa to appoint a commission on Chinese immigration in British Columbia. A Ft Wayne Road stock train collision kills forty sheep with no injuries. Levee protection drives ongoing appeals for supplies in Louisiana. Mine Law revision discussions in Wilkes-Barre adjourn to April 30. Clearfield coal operators cut mining price. miners threaten resistance. Dover reports record dam flow endangering bridges. Aurora sealing steamer returns from ice fields with $60,000 in seals. Grand Army of the Republic opens its annual meeting in Louisville with routine business. A court case accuses Dr. Morse of forging his brother’s name to notes. A Philadelphia arson disaster case is described with multiple buildings destroyed.
Four firms controlling the Connellsville coke pool announce a mutual agreement to lift furnace coke to $1.10 per ton and foundry coke to $1.25 per ton effective April 1. Production will be restricted and ovens idle on Thursdays to regulate supply, with workers reassigned to maintain employment.
Disjointed report notes the Maine Central Railroad has abandoned a standard line at Boston on March 20. Fragmentary text mentions individuals and unclear phrases, with stray names and garbled words. The readable fragment confirms the abandonment action and a dated notice.
An old letter extols Fenner Blood and Liver Remedy and Fenner Kidney and Back Ache Cure as cures for biliousness nervous irritability dippepsia and skin diseases. The testimonial claims complete health restoration after two bottles and notes the remedies’ wide use and public benefactor status.
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