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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1884
Page
4
An exchange in the Fashions column satirizes a reader's anonymous letter about the soul, eternity, and human destiny. Editors respond with sarcasm, invoking Dunkirk and old staff jabs as they mull the matter and tease a named, revered virtue.
A compilation of moral aphorisms and quotes urging action over flattery, self control, and integrity. It invokes figures like Melancthon and Emerson, contrasting worldly vanity with true virtue and the Christian life, and wraps with social reflections on conduct and personal resolve.
The lettered chatter cites Sam Cany urging Prohibition in Maine this summer while Betrixe backs the field against Arthur and Blaine. It notes Grant era politics and a stream of opinion about Blaine, Arthur, and Lincoln era figures, with mentions of Wall Street, Beecher, and Grant Ward.
The passage argues Robert Lincoln should be nominated for chief executive. It praises his youth as comparable to Grant, his representativeness of progressive ideals, and claims his name could end factional fighting and weld the party. It asserts he would win all northern votes and possibly southern support if nominated.
Cigar boycotts fail in New York amid ongoing building trades strikes. 700 carpenters idle in New Orleans and Portland workers earn 2 to 3 dollars daily. Albany carpenters’ helpers see hourly cuts to 1.00. Chicago carpenters set 3 per day scale. Victoria B C workers demand nine hours. Protests spread to Cincinnati New York St Louis and Buffalo. London guilds fund trades with 200000 yearly income. Ohio legal moves favor cooperative enterprises and scrip-free wages.
Iowa bicyclists meet in Des Moines on May 31 to organize a league. Hosmer and Hamm race at Point of Pines on June 15 for 200 a side. A six day walking match opens in Baltimore and Buffalo. Buffalo Girl trotting well this season. A wrestling match Mc Mahon versus Dutur off due to rheumatic disability. English runner George sets amateur four mile record in 19 minutes 394.5 seconds at Loudon. Gallagher shows rising wrestling power. Dennis predicted to soon be no equal. American lacrosse team gains England praise and will be banqueted next week. Ed P Cottle of this city is a notable fan. Schivfer and Slosson play May 31 in Chicago in a probabilistic rectangular triangle game. Frank Hill forms a professional team from Boston West End. Rochester Bicycle Club members plan a three day ride visiting Batavia Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
A digest of literary notes reveals Serjeant Ballantine’s immediate publication during his visit, Macdonald’s second Unspoken Sermons, Wendell Phillips praising Bacon’s Essays, The Critic journal in Cheyenne, a Patti reminiscences book, and Balestier’s A Fair Device. Also noted are Greek literature, Emerson editions, Zola translations, Burton’s Book of the Sword, legal index work in Boston, and a Bedford sale with 2800 volumes.
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