Local ads blend tonic cures with busy storefronts downtown
The page markets Hood s Sarsaparilla and Mrs Winslow s Teething Syrup with sensational health claims. It also promotes Buffalo One Price Clothing Store at Center Street, Hamilton s Coal Yard, Wheeler Bros barber shop, and U C Jones poultry and meats. Names, places, and prices anchor a crowded early advertising column.
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Buffalo Gov Price
Center Street
Buffalo One Price Clothing
Buffalo One Price
Wheeler Bros
Singer Machines Dominate Sales and Public Preference
A historical notice argues for Singer sewing machines, noting the brand’s superiority in prizes and sales. It cites a Chicago relief effort distributing machines after a fire, where 2945 applicants received machines and 2427 chose Singer, with 517 others choosing rival brands. The Dunkirk office reports strong Singer demand and questions why imitators fail.
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Ever Pote
Singer
Chicago
Relief Committee
Dunkirk
Singer Mig. &2
Center St. Dunkhire
T. H. Patton
M’gr
Neweras Oop Farrive
Musical Wagon Invention And Local News From Dunkirk
HL J. D. Miner of Dunkirk has invented a musical wagon with a grease filled axle that plays music. Maude Hilliard of Sun Street broke her right arm falling from a teeter while holding a clothes line. Creams vs Blues game at the rink promises a strong battery for the Blues. A cat shaking game at quilting frolics is described as fun for all but the cat. Rev Groth of Fort Hunter assigned to German M E Clutch corner. Langley Forlegar injures shoulder after reins slip and horse jumps breaking his shoulder.
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Wellsville
Iee
J. D. Miner
Dunkirk
Mr. Free Press
Maude
John Hilliard
Sun Street
Falo
McDonald
Hamilton
Jarvis
Stanley
Creams
Perry
Cary
Williams
Blues
Groth
Fort Hunter
N. Y
Flad
Mt. Vernon
New Rochelle
Local Gossip and Court News From Dunkirk
James Paxton moves household goods to Salaman Ca SW Richards of Buffalo and G N Cooke of Emira stay at the Hurl Bert Mouse. Mr Hauptman from D Wright Co visits city on business and leaves tomorrow. A sudden cold wave follows last night’s lightning and thunder. Merchants expect a prosperous spring as new goods arrive. Mr Hf Reynolds buys three fourths Jersey cow and calf from Ben Harrison of Dunkirk. A poleo watch on Eagle street features a high climber praised as a professor of probity. Dunkirk Lodge No 767 F and A M schedules May 5 meeting. first Degree to be conferred. Dr Cronyn and Dr Curtis evaluate Miss Mary Nussbaumer. she is taken to the Dewittville asylum. Arrests ignite city talk as two young men face abduction charges in Fredonia. case shifts to higher court. judge Durrell asserts jurisdiction, converts to assault in the third degree. Guilty plea entered. fines 50, with jail if unpaid, time allowed to arrange payment.
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Fredonia
Tnus
Presiding Elders Third Round Dates Listed
The document lists presiding elders third round dates spanning May 3 4 May 10 11 May 17 18 May 34 25 June 1 June 7 Sth June 14 18 and notes fire above closes the round of visitations. It states Erie Conference at First M E Church around October 1 when two new presiding elders will be elected for New Castle and Clarion districts.
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Asbury
Fairvew
Ripley
Volusia
Laona
Dunkirk
McKean
M. E
Simpson M. E
North East
Tenth Street
Silver Creek
Irving
Forestville
Sprinegfield
Girard
Fredonia
Erie
New Castle
Clarion
BASE BALL RESULTS AND LOCAL NOTES
Baseball games yesterday featured St Louis, Baltimore, Washington, Harrisburg, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Boston, Philadelphia, Boston, Providence, New York, and Chicago affiliates with varying scores. Fifteen thousand attended the New York versus Chicago match. A detailed miniature locomotive by Mr Case of Franklin impressed engineers and spans four and a fourth inches, weighing two pounds. four years of work, steam making, water pumping, throttle, bell and sand box included. Percival of Westfield, recently returned from Erie Co. Penitentiary, was arrested on a wife threatening charge after attempting to flee the race. jailed at Mayville pending grand jury action.
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Case
Franklin
Percival
Westfield
Erie Co
Wright
Russell
Mayville
Vicinity Haps And Mishaps From a Sikaa Preserve
A mixed hometown column reports liquor license hikes in Hornellsville to 85 dollars, Bishop Ryan’s Buffalo Episcopal residence sold for 10 000, a near fatal shooting by Lewis Hager in Clymer with hopeful recovery, and a new skating rink that promises permanence. Diphtheria alarms in Olean spur health actions while Ames Iron Works negotiations surface in Titusville. Western Union cuts day rates, James McDowell in Summerdale recovering from a suicide attempt, and Jamestown’s Page Palmeter murder case ends without true bill. Meineke death sentence set for June 20, a likely Friday-like outcome. The Cleveland College Society tours land above Point Chautauqua for a planned club and buildings project.
Chautauqua County Sunday School Convention Program
The Chautauqua County Sunday School Association plans a Jamestown convention on May 28 29 30 with sessions including devotional services, teacher aims, reports, music, Bible history, and methods of work led by Rev J N Bates Rev W F Faber Prof Samuel Elliott J A Hill W A Duncan and Rev J A Kummer. Gro F Woopsury and T.8 Ivsparp preside.
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Chautauqua County Sunday School Association
Jamestown
J. N. Bates
Westfield
SS Missionary Societies
R. C. ‘Stanley
Dunkirk
Stev. A LeRoy
Galloway
Galloway and Stillman. Address To the Children By Rev. M. D. Kneeland, Fredonia
Stillman
R. Harvey
Wyma
the Nation
W. F. Faber
Weatfield
H.l.habbel
H. H. Moore
Chautauqua
Samuel Elliott
Chas. Simpson
Sherman
J. A. Hill
Findley’s Lake
W. A. Duncan
Syracuse
J. A. Kummer
Fredonia
W.g.williams
Dissolution of Light and Harper partnership
The sirw heretofore existing and doing business under the name and style of Light and Harper is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business of said firm will hereafter be carried on by John Harper, to whom all accounts must be paid. Persons having accounts against the firm should present them to John Biror. May 1, 1884.
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Light & Harpor
John Harper
Peraona
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