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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1883
Page
2
The issue blends politics and finance with local color. It notes the Dunkirk delegation to the convention and hints at a forthcoming district attorney nomination. It surveys 1860s debt, taxation, and revenue, citing bonds, spirits, and tobacco as major income sources, and closes with a Ja netown note on routine weather in October and a pair of long-distance youth stunts.
A jumble of 19th century notices and snippets reports a horse sale near Niagara's Malls, a suicide at Utah Northern Railway messenger J. A. Barrow, and school slate production orders. The chaotic page mentions Erie seventeenth year, Zephyr, and various local figures, with sporadic legal and religious notes mixed with ad-like blurbs.
Markets show dull conditions across grains and provisions with mixed spot sales. Prices for No 8 Chicago, No 2 Milwaukee, and red and white wheat vary, while bacon and other commodities move slowly. references to September and October deliveries and unsettled contracts are noted.
The article outlines the Nickel Plate passenger equipment, noting halestimpliences and a schedule with trains running between Cleveland and Chicango routes. It lists stations, times, and service changes, including Sunday operations, with contact details for agents and executives.
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