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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1885
Page
2
Advertisers must have copy at the office by ten o'clock in the morning to ensure insertion the same day. Notices of steps or subscriptions must be made directly to the office. Friday May 1 1886.
The Palmer prison labor bill failed in the Assembly and the state will test the new state account system for a year. Convicts will be employed without contracts except where already active. If the plan fails, the legislature must investigate and decide next steps. A commission representing all interests is urged to monitor prisons and report by January.
A scattered 19th century column notes a man follows a woman in Oswego, mooted canal openings on May 11, Rutland Vermont marble growth, maple sugar yields, and tax debates. The piece covers European war sentiment, Vienna society trips, postal rate forecasts, sensational anecdotes, and dedication plans for Poe monuments in New York.
The article recounts McCalla warning Aispura about reclaiming Panama City for the Americans, Aispura’s surrender for a pardon, an apology demand from the French Consul over troop withdrawals, and a New York World drive funding the Bartholdi Statue pedestal. It also notes Mme Janauschek publicity, Sargeant’s ventures, and cholera inoculation debates with microbe theory vs quarantine.
Instructions for making yeast rolls with flour milk butter sugar and salt. Describes mixing kneading rising twice and shaping rolls or balls, with times for rising baking and variant French roll method. Mentions timing for a tea hour and warm proofing details.
News items report on Chautauqua Lake steamers overhauls and new factory plans at Hartfield, Cherry Creek seeking incorporation, a fur niture plant fundraiser, and public health steps against smallpox in Corry. Also included are weather tips for rolls, a cheese factory plan, church installations, property damage from lightning, and Hood's Sarsaparilla advertisement.
A historical railroad timetable lists routes and stopings for the New York Lake Erie and Western Railroad, including departure and arrival times at towns such as Salamanca Carrollton Vandalia Great Valley and Dunkirk. It notes Sundays not run days and limited service variations with specific station stops and times.
On and after Monday November 11 1684 trains run Dunkirk to Fredonia and back with multiple daily departures. The notice lists times such as 11 35 4 08 and 6 60, with dawn and evening runs and Sunday reversals. Elmer Wuerlock signs as agent or contact.
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