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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1884
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR reveals subscription arrears policy job printing orders and advertisement instructions. Notices discuss payup dues ads space rules and shop listings with references to circulations and telegraph like services and local printing operations.
Local transit notes list DEFANT and FREDONIA AIGRIV in arrive and depart events. The entries reference a TIME 60 ny Tsay 3245 pen and indicate scheduling for STO Wa 2s yom. Community officials advise checking for complete timetable details.
Local advert claims ddood s Sarsaparilla made from roots herbs and barks provides tone to the Afamach and strengthens the weak. Sold by druggists.
A historical advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain in infants. It claims to ease night crying, calm stomach upset, and regulate bowels, marketed as a universal remedy by druggists worldwide for 23 cents per bottle.
An old ad extols a Voltaic Belt by The Voltaic Belt Co of Mi or old, claiming to restore vitality and manhood and cure rheumatism neurasthenia and other ailments with a money back guarantee. Free trial offered after thirty days.
An OCR fragment lists A Wheeler's barber shop offerings cigars and a shop near parlor areas with oatery meats and sausages. Also mentions Shilohs Cure for coughs, and Hamilton's Coal Yard ads with lime cement drain tile plaster and fertilizers. Sailor remedies and Dyspepsia Liver complaint tonics are advertised by Lyon Bros and J Harper.
The notice advertises ladies hairdressing and bangs trimming at A Wheeler's barber shop. It also mentions Shiloh's Cure as a quick remedy for a cough, with guarantees, and lists Bryan Bros and J Harper as sellers.
A busy Dunkirk notices column describes millinery and fancy goods at the Erie Store with appeals to visit and inspect. Local events include a Germania concert program, a Plumed Knights meet and Blaine arrival news. Other items report hydrant replacement, barber shop opening, and a public baths venture. The piece also notes political speakers and a Warren area farewell for Rev Thoburn before his India trip.
Bradford and Dunkirk residents sighted in city social roundups with guests from Bradford Beadford and Westfield. Mr and Mrs Abell of Dunkirk host G B Gillet guests. Libbie Baker visits family in Dunkirk and returns home. Plumed Knights wary of uniformed appearance for a presidential visit. General O Biern e to speak tomorrow as Blaine’s western march draws crowds.
A body found at Buffalo Street crossing of the Nickle Plate rail line after a 3:49 dawn incident. The 23-year-old man lay between rails, clothes soaked, likely struck by a eastbound train 42 at 2:42 from New London area. Coroner Blood took the body to the morgue. further developments awaited.
The Ex celsior Polo club of Olean defeated the McDonald Polo club of McDonald 5 to 3 at Excel sior rink last night. The match showed the Oleanders’ rough play contrasted with McDonalds skill. Williams and Van deVort were lightly wounded. Chas Thynge served as referee. This begins a series report noting McDonalds’ training edge.
Attention Planned Knights. Division Headquarters Denkirk orders ten picked Knights from each company, in uniform, under a lieutenant, for special duty at the BL. 8. & M.S depot, sharp Friday eve Sept 26, by order of Division Commander Window J. Croxry. Adjutant.
The Republican convention at Olean New York Sept 24 discussed representation plans for Congress and held nine informal ballots. By the evening ballot Sessions secured 65 votes then 84 and was nominated unanimously after a motion by Richardson. Ward Fenner VanAernam and Ham conducted him to the stage.
Germania Gesang Verein presents a concert featuring Mendelssohn works with August Huber, Herzor Max zither solos, Starsehoer tenor, The Jolly Musicians quartet, Henry Widermann Gesang Verein chorus, and Weiler Siener, Bremer. Doors 7:30 pm, show starts 8 pm, followed by a popular hop.
A collage of small-town items: Lockport potato prices at 30 cents a pound. Olean schools cost about 624,000 annually. Emma Nord of Jamestown discharged after being charged with murdering her infant. Oil runs to Allegany field for August fell by 750 barrels daily versus July. Angelica Fair starts Sept 30 for three days. Chautauqua Lake Steam Boat Company paid about 24,000 to Jamestown last season. Eden store of Harrison Parker entered, cloth stolen worth 100. Pike woolen mills to shut for a month. Hotels around the lake nearly closed. Lake View and Kent House nearer. Chautauqua and Point Chautauqua hotels also closer. Wa Hayner’s 26-pound hubbard squash and 15-ounce onion measured 14 inches around. Mina query. Charles M Want and family of North East injured in a frightful runaway. Hurl’s children and family injured. Erastus Smith of Chautauqua raised corn planted May 99th and milled Sept 118 days after seeding. Nathan Crosby of Little Valley died at 84, veteran of Civil War era service in the New York cavalry.
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