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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1894
Page
2
Newspaper notes court gossip and political gossip from New Jersey towns including Trenton and Pinefield. Mentions predicted Democratic and Republican campaigns, dog registration rulings, local fire department views, milk safety concerns, and typhoid fears tied to the Pinefield area.
A fragmented OCR item mentions Engine Company numbers and a meeting, with unclear actions and many garbled terms. Names and places are unreadable, leaving insufficient concrete facts to summarize an event or outcome.
Casen 8 A of Oilford New Camel Wis faced severe illness with disordered appetite and weakness. He drank Electric Bitters and Borklen Arnica with relief. doctors had said incurable. A single bottle of Electric Bitters remained at No 21 West Front Street.
The column lists a busy slate of social happenings and notices. A Methodist church sociable, Amherst Glee Club performances, a Dickens reading at All Souls Church, and a Young Men's League event are announced along with opera or concert plans in Albany and Plattsburg. Also mentioned are a printed program critique, a planned rapture meeting, a court match at Campbell’s Club, and various notices about mail, memberships, and local businesses.
At the North Avenue Club meeting, a challenge from Asbestue Lominteh was accepted. Brother Melotyre is named to run, with Asheston represented by Mr Rafferty. Park and Warehang avenues set the midnight start in a heated, winded course, aiming to avoid crowds.
A damaged notice claims a retailer named Randolph offers a money refund for a skin eruption treatment kit priced at 28 cents per box. Shoppers are told a satisfaction guarantee applies if a daily remedy fails to cure, with refunds or replacements offered.
A prominent business observer criticizes Inexcunals for unwarranted rate hikes while praising Willow and the city fire department. He notes Zephyr Engine No 2 and related rigs ready for quick response, and argues insurer conduct clashes with the department's proven readiness, as fires threaten Albion Hotel and other buildings amid rising structural risk.
The Reform Club meeting drew a full attendance with speakers including Jam McGee and Edward Titeworth. Plans discussed to move meetings and maintain attendance, with music by Miss Horemus and Mr Townsend followed by refreshments and social time.
In a West Front Street shop, a Shetland pony entered with a man and his master. The pony reportedly ate steak offered by amused clerks while a passerby noted the animal's unusual appetite as the doctor commented on its strange behavior.
Muse Matt draws favor in Moste Hall tonight with a planned performance. Tomorrow a national tour opens with Ragged Jack and a handsome present for User's Company. The last repertoire show of the year at Melee Hall features a set list and new entertainments.
Dr Lighthill of New York and Trenton, a renowned chronic disease specialist, has relocated to Plainfield. He offers treatment for deafness catarrh and diseases of the head throat and lungs, piles and related conditions, insomnia nervous disorders epilepsy skin and blood diseases rheumatism neuralgia and other ailments. He claims to cure piles permanently in weeks without business interruption and treats heart liver bowels kidneys and bladder disorders, even when other doctors have failed.
An advertised pamphlet promises a large array of testimonials on remarkable cores and valuable medical forms for important matters. It will be mailed free to any address or furnished on application at the city office located at 144 Crescent Avenue.
Plainfield New Jersey public library reports 2 521 volumes circulated one month the highest total ever. the figure rises from 2 266 last year with a 25 increase. fiction leads with 1 279 volumes and juvenile 469. gifts include works from f w grant shells from kaufmann rebellion records and goethe’s bow among others. also covers a railroad car service and a Pullman schedule from New York to Chicago and Cincinnati with varying prices and stops.
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