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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1892
Page
2
A collage of satirical asides touches on home rule in Rhode Island and fall adoption, Salisbury’s distance from President Harrison, a Volapuk exhibit at the World’s Fair, and light riffs on the Cleveland family, Paderewski's taste in music, and scattered Selly Islands with a tiny population.
A long list of church services and community activities for Sunday including multiple denominations. It notes Sunday School times, sermons, and special services at Crescent Avenue Church First Presbyterian Church Park Avenue Baptist Church and others, with ministers named and locations given. Also mentions local civic items like Y M C A plans and an upcoming mayoral address.
Easter Sunday union Episcopal? service under V P or C B of the First Presbyterian Church at Dunellen will include delegates from all societies. A large attendance is expected with a notable musical program. The Choral Society rehersal is split, with sopranos altos at 3 45 pm and tenors basses at 8 pm.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference the Rev Frederick Kirtlits of the Catholic church and mention he takes a brief inter. The readable text does not provide dates places or a full context. Further details are not available from the fragment.
There are strong reasons for believing renewed modus vivendi on the Bedring Ses matter was submitted to the Pres cent by Gen. J. W. Foster. It may be found that state department officials have become dumb as oysters.
Representative McCreary of Kentucky introduces a monetary congress bill for Mr Springer. The measure sets a congressional gathering in Chicago from August 8, 18V3 until a majority votes to adjourn. The note mentions Lowell Monument and a stained glass memorial in a chapter house instead of a monument.
Ambitious youths claiming to seek a cowboy life traveled from Deskestows and were jailed in the county lockup after being found in ragged clothing. A young woman from Atlantic Avenue sought lodging at a police station in New Jersey, revealing a troubled family situation and a move from Philadelphia. Reports also note a man’s death by suicide and arrests of a Chicago youth, all reflecting a period of unrest and personal turmoil.
In a Des Moines Des Moines incident the Crocker School building burned yesterday. A 11 year old boy named Adam Roth shot a man in a car in Mantown New Jersey yesterday. Weather notes list forecasts for New England and nearby regions with generally fair to colder conditions, winds from the northwest. A church event at the Methodist Church invites young men to hear a talk on Visions of Young Men by Rev Chan B Mitchell. Also a London note quotes Rev Mark Guy Pearse praising Antiope's Porous Plasters as breastplates against colds and coughs.
A seventy year old woman in northern New York grew despondent after her husband’s death. After trying three doctors she was urged to test Dr. D. Howes Arabian Hood Thine and improved after one bottle. The testimonial praises Howe’s Mix Cure for blood taints and related ailments.
Alfred Stanfield, impoverished nephew of the aloof Van Doren, seeks aid from his stern uncle in New York. Martha Van Doren, his wife, urges action as the couple cling to a slender Charleston legacy while facing elitist resistance and a wealth‑bound barrier on Broadway.
Fragmentary text mentions an advertisement and a week’s timetable or notice. No identifiable persons or organizations are readable.
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