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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1883
Page
2
The grand jury of Onondaga county orders indictments against news dealers for selling the Police News Police Gazette and Weeks Doings as obscene prints. The piece also covers political nominations, including Otaway Russell and Dickerman, and notes on court proceedings and early rising proverbs.
In the passage a long obituary style reminiscence describes the Orleans district attorney serving three terms who declined a county judge nomination. It recounts a violent incident with a hunter and a man named Deca, with chaotic pursuit and moments of danger, ending with a marine style sentinel scene near Me dina and Ogden. The fragment preserves names, places, and the dramatic pursuit without graphic detail.
Fragmented OCR describes bed bug fears at the White House, with residents noting infestations and attempts to control them using insect powder. The piece shifts to advertisements for kidney, liver, and general tonics, claiming cures and medical endorsements for various ailments. The mixed page blends alarm with patent medicine pitches.
Flour provisions and meats listed with prices and notes on market dullness and care. dairy and grain items show varied quotes in New York at Oct 4. References to cash prices, futures, and regional markets including Chicago Cincinnati and Minneapolis with mixed demand for bones, pork, and loin cuts.
Auction notice for the sale on Tuesday October 23 1883 of dairy cattle 415 cows oxen hay oats timber and farm implements at the farm and mill location. Goods include ash cu��umber cherry maple and other lumber with teams wagons engines and mill gear. Terms and particulars available from G W S at the farm.
On and after Tuesday June Gib 1333 a new train schedule will run by New York time. Dunkirk and Fredonia lines show listed departure times including 6:40 8:45 9:30 3:50 6:00 and 7:25 P.M. Sundays depart Dunkirk at 8:35 and 1:25 with additional times. Patents and codes appear in timetable.
The article notes the New Trunk Line’s passenger cars receive latest appliances for comfortable travel. At Chicago Union Depot on Van Thiren street, arrivals and departures are described, with notices about timetable and service details. The text is fragmented but references equipment, schedules, and station operations.
Train listings describe mixed routes from Dunkirk to Wellsville and Carrollton with multiple stops at towns such as Alfred Andover Belmont Belvidere and Forestville. Timetables note daily and Sunday variants and Columbus time vs Chicago time differences.
Daily service seven days a week except Sundays with morning and evening runs. Train 12 operates Sundays from Bradford to Carrollton. Passenger leaves Titusville at 8:00 a.m. and arrives at Bradford 11:35 p.m. Bradford departures and intermediate stop times include Brdford 7:14 p.m. and connections to Carrollton with listed arrival around 7:40 p.m.
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