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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1885
Page
2
A historical newspaper snippet outlines newsroom policies for sourcing and publishing news. It stresses good faith in submissions, author verification, and authority for opinions. It notes deadlines for advertising copy and subscription controls through John Foss, with offices listed for submission and job printing via telephone.
Bids opened in Washington for supplying government postal cards for four years show Woolworth & Graham of New York at the bottom with a bid of 47.71-100 cents per 1000 finished cards. Other bidders include Bill & Russell Springfield, Fairchild Paper Boston, Holyoke Envelope Co, J. J. Little & Co New York, Morgan Envelope Springfield, White Corbin & Co Rockville, Kellogg Co New York, Weed Parsons Albany. Woolworth & Graham now estimate 54.43-100 cents per 1000, nearly seven cents under their current price and about 10 cents below the next lowest bid. The department vows a better card, while critics say Woolworth’s bid may only cover paper costs and that the government risks inferior quality and potential rejection or oversight of material. Annual card demand is about 300 million, with four-year need projected at 2,000 million. Woolworth’s offer is roughly $200,000 below rivals.
The piece highlights a USDA directory listing over 500 agricultural groups in the U S and notes literary items such as Marion Harland’s nursery desserts and Gerhard on country houses. It reviews publications including the Providence Public Library reference list and the Index to Periodicals with editors Fletcher and Peanell.
A dense miscellany of items from Outing and other sources. It covers fiction by Julian Pawthorne EB Gardner and Got Keller, a bright German student-life sketch, and War era fiction Doc Clayborne's Last Shot with a full page engraving. It notes The Yankee Scow on German Rivers, The Winlog and Keeping of the America Cup, and a Three Games of Whist piece. Also featured are Bird-Nesting by Horace Lunt and Women as Cyclore by Miss Minna C. Smith. July Outing preview, prices, and subscriptions follow, plus assorted market, legislative, and social notes from across the United States and abroad.
A noted railroad announces the New York and Chicago limited express will shuttle between Buffalo and Chicago in 14 hours 5 minutes, shaving an hour five off the current schedule. Highlights of a scattered column hint at society intrigue, political quips, and observational humor from New York to Virginia.
Circular from H. Clay Hall commander of the New York Department of the Grand Army of the Republic urges posts to plant fruit trees between May 12, 1885 and Memorial Day to honor fallen comrades. The plan aims to fuse arbor and memorial day into living tributes viewed by future generations under shade of trees planted by veterans.
The notice argues Hood's Sarsaparilla strengthens the system in spring and purifies the blood. It claims the blood is impure and that Hood's Sarsaparilla will do more good now than at other times, urging readers to take it promptly.
Governor Hill convened the Legislature in Albany on May 15 1885 for an extraordinary session. He urged passage of a census appropriation bill and recommended only such legislation as required to enable the census and senate representation, noting adjournment to Wednesday after convening.
The piece contrasts types of merchants with the refrain business is business. It notes selfish sellers who push sharp practices, fair dealers who advertise when needed, and those who scatter dodgers yet ignore customers. It argues that merchants who advertise stay informed and keep prices current, aiding themselves and the town.
Shakespeare titles are invoked to promote Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for sore throat bronchitis asthma catarrh consumption and diseases from scrofula or bad blood the ad claims it acts as an alterative and cures scrofulous ulcers swellings and tumors. Sold by druggists.
H Egan arranges a daily supply of fresh cool buttermilk from Cassadaga creamery at bio grocery corner Talcott and Griswold. Advertises as the best drink for summer. Mentions a weary lameness over the hips and diseased kidneys as described in a testimonial. Recommends Burdock Blooders as the best kidney aid.
Dunkirk and Predowin Street travel guide lists morning and evening departures from Dunkirk and Fredonia with times such as 7:26 16, 19:00, 1:20 and 9:00 11:00 4.0, 120 9,200, 6:60, 7:25 PM. Sundsys Leave Fredonia. Elmer Wheelock, Sup.
Local timetable lists stations including Dunkirk Wellsville Alfred and Carrollton with arrival and departure times. Notes indicate daily service with Sundays excluded on some routes and occasional Monday portunings. The document reflects historical rail schedule details for region around Ohio and New York.
The Nickel Plate Railway report from New York Chicago and St. Louis notes daily operations with no tung news or disruptions. It highlights service status across routes and updates on schedule reliability for the period.
Fragmentary schedule lists trains between Buffalo and Pittsburgh and routes through Union, Tinusville, Lakeville, Olean, Irvineton, Warren, Bradford, Salamanca, and Dunkirk with varied arrival times, prices, and note of connections. Contains multiple station stops, times, and service notes from the Western Division.
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