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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1885
Page
2
The Evening Observer explains private wire news sourcing and the need for name and address details with items to show good faith. It notes ads must be at the office by 10 AM and subscriptions handled only through the listed circulator, with job printing via telephone and prompt execution.
In the North American Review judge William Learned of Albany argues that appellate courts lag behind due to judge delays and overuse of retrials and appeals. He notes trials often postponed by excessive referrals and evidentiary disputes, with a Saratoga County patent case cited as an example of prolonged adjournment and cost.
A piece praising the Albany Journal notes rising interest in high quality papers and lively news presentation. It highlights the Weekly Journal and its weekly record of events, offered across the United States and Canada for a set price.
The Journal offers 20 cent smooth yearly rates and rewards readers who send in addresses with week on delivery starting first. Subscriptions to the Semi-Weekly include Good Cheer Our Country Home or The Journal Handbook of Information. Since Mr Diecher took charge circulation has doubled and Albany’s is the best daily.
The Tribune lauds Logan's Illinois Senate victory as the will of a majority, noting a corruption-free contest with Morrison. Logan pledged to resign if dishonor tainted the race, while Morrison's Free Trader stance drew opposition. The piece highlights integrity, the state's influence, and shifts in political sentiment.
A clergyman interrupts a farmer’s profanity fueled tirade as discussions shift to a Japanese minister in Washington and a newborn boy named after Cleveland. The article cites a British admiral's court inquiry over Paul Boyton’s prank, praises vigilance aboard the Garnet, and argues for lenient treatment of Louis Riel-like dissent in Canada while invoking Jeff Davis’s postwar leniency to pacify disaffection.
An early health notice extols the idea that the human body can go out of tone from overwork anxiety and fast living. It praises Hestetters Stomach Bitters as a versatile stomachic cordial, vigorant, and healer for dyspepsia bilious issues fever and ague neuralgia and related ailments, asserting broad preventive power against infections and bodily disorders.
The City Council ordered the New York Central to fix a drain on the north side of the track between Church and Niagara streets after complaints of water backing onto private properties. The railroad crews are sealing off private drains feeding into the system, alarming nearby owners who fear limited discharge options. Also notes endorsement of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a standard remedy for female ailments and mentions Java residents Joseph and Jerome Grogan' violent spree in Pavilion ending without fatalities except Patrick Quinlan wounded in the stomach during a confrontation near a Presbyterian church.
Readie, Public staff visited the Cuacraogua Faumma and Dusxiee Jovnsat offices to announce an unlabeled advance price of $1.75. The unusual listing appeared in both papers as a sample or placeholder notice.
The Sperry Compromise proposal by Mosars Benedict and Skinner seeks to settle litigation by raising thirty five thousand dollars from sureties of Orrin Sperry, late county treasurer, to be applied to trust, military, and state tax deficits. The board may accept if sureties approve by June 1 1885. Also authorized: improve poorhouse heating and borrow up to 5600 dollars at six percent to pay state benevolent institution claims.
Secretary of the Vermont Sheep Breeders Association reports strong wool yields from Vermont Merinos at recent Middlebury shearing. Several two year old and older ewes set new Vermont records, with seven surpassing prior bests and averages rising slightly. Heaviest bales range from 38 to 16 pounds across classes, while overall shearings for the year run slightly below last year.
Creditors seeking payment in Batavia prompted a writ de lunatico to Judge Childs at Buffalo Special Term. Charles H. Howard, once a Batavia resident and active businessman, had been confined at the Buffalo Insane Asylum after an assignment. Proceedings spark concern over alleged questionable dealings and possible efforts to evade arrest.
Describes a European plan hotel at Broadway Canal and Liezenard corner Manhattan with treat rooms starting at 1 dollar per day. Ventilation praised. Recently renovated and furnished in top style. Located in the wholesale dry goods and furniture district with easy access to city interests.
Abbreviated railway notice from The Nickel Plate New York Chicago and St. Louis Railway and Lake Erie and Western Railroad. Details schedule, routes, stops, and times for trains between Dunkirk Salamanca Carrollton Olean and nearby towns, including exceptions Sundays and daily services, with local and through connections.
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