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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1884
Page
4
An old advertisement extols Houdi Sarsaparilla as a cure for dyspepsia, claiming relief for distress of the body and the mind. It asserts widespread gratitude for the remedy and urges readers to try the product to dispel stomach discomfort.
A late 19th century ad promotes Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething pain. It claims to quiet feverish discomfort, relieve teething distress, ease wind colic and diarrhea, and soften gums. Advertises the syrup as pleasant to taste and widely sold by druggists, with price information included.
A scrambled ad page from Marshall Michigan lists Voltaic BestCo offerings for nervous debility and vitality, various health devices, poultry and meat products, slow vitalizer, farm supplies, coal yard items, and barber services. It mentions Lyons Jires and J Harper as sellers, with references to treatments for coughs and bronchitis, and special ladies grooming at A Wheeler's barber shop.
Weather turning toward winter as Halloween nears with plans for parades and mass meetings. Reports of snow in Sinclairville and warnings to keep children off streets. Local notices cover advertising, clothing sales, and upcoming public events at Columbus Hall and Salamanca with remarks on town politics and community happenings.
A special BDAL V. and P. train leaves Dunkirk at 8 20 A M on Monday October 7 for Jamestown for a demonstration and back. Reduced fares from all stations. Round trip Dunkirk is 75 cents.
A man under eighteen who arrived with two witnesses may obtain 1st and 2nd papers on Friday night at the City Hall. Those with Ist papers must produce them and show two citizens who know him has lived in the country for five years. Men who did not arrive before eighteen and have no 1st papers cannot vote. A 21 year old native or naturalized citizen who has lived one year in the state four months in the county and 30 days in the election district has the right to vote.
Citizens of Dun kirk and vicinity are urged to attend an evening meeting at the Opera House or Columbus Hall featuring Mr. Sivores, famed eloquent speaker. Republicans and Democrats are urged to hear him and urged to join the Citizens Corps under Col. Carney with torches provided for the parade.
In Salamanca and Warren county items, Jamestown forms a bicycle club while prohibition clubs number thirty three in the area. Others report Miss Alice Laturop departing for Boston for violin studies, two Bradford jailbreaks, and ex Jamestown resident Dr W H Tanger buying a Las Cruces farm. Panama village leans Blaine Logan, and rail travel costs drop to near nothing from Buffalo to New York. A big fire devastates Carthage with 200 homes lost, and nearby Olean notes a small Brooklyn parade. Salamanca Republicans host a large rally after Ohio news, amid stone throwing injuring a man.
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