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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1884
Page
4
A 19th century style advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething. It claims to ease night distress from a sick crying child and treats dysentery diarrhoea stomach and bowel issues while promoting tone and energy. The syrup is described as pleasant tasting and widely available from druggists at 25 cents.
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers to send Electro Voltaic Belt and other electric appliances on a 30 day trial to men with nervous debility loss of vitality and manhood. Also claimed to help rheumatism neuralgia paralysis and other diseases. Complete restoration to health vigor and manhood guaranteed with no risk within thirty days. Write for a pamphlet.
A fragmentary 19th century advertisement lists Wheelers Center Street parlors offering shaving hairdressing and ladies and children's hairdressing with several chairs. It promotes cigars at 6A and a general barber shop on Center Street with other ads for poultry meats groceries fertilizers and various building materials. It mentions Shilohs Cure and predicts local sales of lime cement and coal and notes ladies hairdressing and bangs trimming at A Wheelers shop.
Local notices note a stump speakers invasion likely prompting residents to stay alert. Other items describe uniforms for Lake Shore employees after October, newspaper subscriptions, and a busy social scene with church events, upcoming fairs, and travel plans involving the Nickel Plate excursion to Dunkirk with local bands. Names include Dunkirk Division Plumed Knights and various residents and merchants.
The Buffalo Express clipping notes Mr. Thurber seeks a site for his car wheel plant and that Dunkirk offers ideal conditions. Brooks Locomotive Works has proposed land if he locates here. Dunkirk’s access to coal and iron regions plus lake and rail transport support the push. A citizen committee is urged to press the inquiry.
Blaine and Logan Club members invited to travel to Fredonia Thursday evening. Plumed Knights and others to assemble at Columbus Jtail at seven. Cars ready to carry the entire organization, depart promptly at 7 86. By order of the President. Chautauqua lake season nears close with better returns than many resorts.
Local items from Jamestown Batavia and Allegany County report shoe factory activity, rink construction, town buildings, canning outputs, and a planned October 15 Republican national meeting in Angelica. Mentions voters support Blaine and Logan among Irish workers, a train excursion, and a fatality from Bradford fire parade.
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