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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1883
Page
2
A fragment from the Westfield Republication urges rejecting reformist zeal and favors concise readable news. It notes pension bureau spending, calls for scrutiny of bills, and warns of legal risks tied to the Deer Street sewer vote and council actions. The piece ends with a brief newspaper header.
The Allenbrand Murphy bills have been sent to Tracy and Russell for examination. The public expects a fair, close review and for them to refuse payment due to irregularities. The committee should recommend the city refuse payment under statute abe cin, as both men are Common Council members, negating a valid claim. The text calls for Elias Allenbrand to face the law and explain the matter in court for jurors.
A Amsterdam correspondent notes Dutch residents rise early to clean and renovate. Men scrub sidewalks, women wash windows, and a church mat prompts travelers to wipe their feet. The piece recalls Napoleon and Russia’s 1808 meeting halted by a stern woman forcing stockings over their heels.
Telegraphed market summary from New York and Chicago shows mixed prices for flour, grain, oats, pork, and livestock. Reported sales include white wheat western extra, No. 2 red winter, oats, and live hogs with bids around 4.00 to 6.08 per cwt. regional and export activity cited from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia markets.
Fragmented OCR shows a train timetable listing stops and times among New York area towns including Carrollton Salamanca Little Valley and Dunkirk. It notes daily service with Sunday exceptions, morning and afternoon departures, and multiple intermediary stops across counties with specific arrival times.
A fragmentary timetable lists Nickel Plate routes with trains from Bradford to Carralton and Titusville, noting Sunday departures, daily except Sundays patterns, and arrival times such as 11.45 P.M. at Brand ford and 7.00 P.M. at Titusville, with stations including Lime and Van Buren Street.
In this excerpt Mr Washburne recounts a legend about how Illinois got its name from the French term Isles of nuts along the Mississippi, noting islands once covered with pecan trees and the Ubinois tribe claim tied to Marquette’s expedition. The text shifts to news of a fire disaster relief in Chicago area, with losses near a million dollars and aid from the Philadelphia and Reading Railway. It also reports a criminal case where Andrew Gustin was jailed for pressuring a stepdaughter to drink whisky and alleged poisoning suspicions, with the stepmother’s death that night.
Starting Tuesday June 6, TSB schedules show bus departures from Fredonia and Dunkirk with multiple morning and evening times. From Fredonia departures include 1:10, 7:35, 8:25 and 6:00 pm daily, and 1:15, 6:08 and 6:35 pm on Sundays. From Dunkirk departures include 7:25 am, 9:25 am, 12:20 pm, 2:00 pm, 5:30 pm and 7:05 pm, with additional 6:00 and 7:25 pm on some days.
Bowland court circles discuss Queen Victoria illness believed kidney related. Report cites remedies and doctors quoted in a rough ad text, mentioning Dr Fenner products and various tonics claimed to aid kidney pain heart palpitations and skin diseases, with glowing testimonials.
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