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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1885
Page
2
This page fragment lists communication rules and advertisement details for Evening Observer readers. It notes news submissions from trustworthy sources, paid subscriptions handling, and deadlines for advertisements dated May 20 1885. It references John Fess as circulation contact and mentions telegraphic printing orders.
Me H B Hyde, president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, defends tontine insurance in a May 14 NY Mail and Express article. It outlines two forms, tontine savings and semi tontine, sharing premiums and interest among survivors, with end of term surplus and surrender value. The piece notes legislative scrutiny and public concern, compares Connecticut Mutual Life, and emphasizes the demand for reliable life assurance to protect families.
Commissioner Colman forwards TVth volume of the Report on Forestry a 420 page octavo with maps and charts. It includes six prairie state reports on free planting seedling forestry in the Southwest and Ohio Indiana Western states plus writings by Franklin B. Tough and Robert W. Furnas. It notes maple sugar regions in Vermont and adjacent Quebec New York Northern Michigan and parts of Ohio and Kentucky with southern Tennessee. It also references Department of Agriculture reports on tidal marshes and land reclamation prospects.
A brief collage notes new book The Bad Boy at Home by Jecks. It is illustrated and priced 25 cents, with publisher details. Also listed are cider and wine mill makers Booner & Borchert Press Company catalog offerings and various scattered items on authors, publishers, and banking in multiple regions.
The piece details payment procedures for legislative members via the National Commercial Bank of Albany and notes erroneous pay during the session. It then reviews Gail Hamilton’s June North American Review article on prohibition in politics, and finally extols the revised Old Testament as a significant, carefully preserved improvement over the King James Bible.
The article extols the human body as a delicate instrument prone to disorder from overwork anxiety and rapid living. It praises Leostesker Stomach Bitters as a pleasant cordial that restores vigor, aids digestion, calms nerves, and treats fever, dyspepsia and related debilities, promising broad curative effects.
Cases decided include John Langford vs William J Mogs and William Broadhead. Ward HM Kingsbury to hear and determine. Cole v Edward Sharer et al granted leave to issue commission to take testimony of John Geim of Atlanta Georgia. Missouri B Motriconva Robert Taylor et al order of confirmation of reference report of sale in mortgage foreclosure granted.
Misa 8 Herrick returns from New York with latest til lery styles. Free assortment of hats and bonnets to match, including rologt and Gowers, in very latest styles at low rates.
The Dunkirk Board of Health met Tuesday at four pm. Dr James Wheeler was appointed Health Officer and given authority to enter premises with nuisances, report to the board, and enforce health laws. A resolution urged residents to cleanse and disinfect premises and report illnesses, with actions and penalties outlined by state law.
Mrs William Saddler has recovered from a long illness. Mary Heath daughter of Anson and Cora Heath is ill with catarrhal fever. Franklin Cowden owns the hotel property at ale Centre planning repairs this summer. Emamet Newbury nearly finished wall for new house with Daniel Conrad carpentry. Cyrus Marsh raised a large horse barn last Friday. Quail Trap district school meeting to divide district failed. Rev Mr Lindsley preaches Ellery Centre Sundays. Nettie Gwens presides at organ. Mrs James B Youngs died of paralysis May 10 at her father’s residence. John Benson injured by a kicking horse May 12. doctors from Dewittville and Sinclairville attended. Coz.
A historical anecdote contrasts Napoleon’s boast that there would be no Alps with the challenge of illness. The text promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for blood, chronic lung and liver diseases including consumption and scrofula, claiming it removes mountainlike obstacles to fame and fortune.
Fishing parties may call Bucher and Thompson at the foot of Eagle street. They offer new boats and experienced fishermen to take parties out. Also available are fine boats for pleasure riding.
A concise traveler’s guide for Dunkirk and Fredonia outlining notable sights routes and practical tips for visitors including how to reach the area by rail street layouts and points of interest in a period-appropriate tone.
Railway timetable notes on the Nickel Plate line listing trains No. 33 No. 21 No. 15 and No. 13 with station calls from Hornellsville Carrollton and Salamanca through various stops to Dunkirk, including arrival times from early morning to evening and daily exceptions.
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