16 Apr 1894
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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1894
Page
1
The passage describes a wartime entertainment gathering by the WoC Toast Bat at Pine Collation. Soldiers and comrades attended a program featuring songs, readings, and theater to boost morale and familiarize troops with broader wartime efforts.
A jumble of items notes street work, theft response, and community happenings. Mentions Hilee Runyon Co Thorp & Vie selling coal, a street department visit, a pocket-book found, marching clubs, Flower Moon performances, and art folio pictures. Also reports a law group march, a genealogy talk, a charity event, and various street repairs and power-light petitions.
A promotional notice touts masterworks by Ludwig Dl Anthony and others, highlighting famed portraits, landscapes, and engravings. It invites readers to view the collections and notes the engravings and pictures aim to adorn every household with refined taste.
Peer M Dellares announces an assignment for the benefit of creditors without preferences. The notice notes business cessation and references a $100 claim. Temperature highs reached around 32 and lows near 0. J J P Vierman, pharmacist, endorses Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism and back pain, reporting over 100 bottles sold this year and satisfaction from users. Reynold's Pharmacy, Park and North Avenue, T. S. Armstrong manager, handles sale.
A playful exchange centers on a newspaper ad in The Courier. The pretty maiden predicts success as goods and wealth follow her efforts through classified ads. The dialogue hints at the ad’s impact in the era’s local paper.
A disjointed, early 20th century style advertorial lists urgent words about premature aging and debilitating symptoms. It claims a “Gotlen ten tw pustase” from the World’s Dispensary, offering medical protocols and cures. The text reads like a sensational advertisement with misused terms and dubious science.
The funeral for James P. Martin was held yesterday at Hillade Cemetery after a service at two oclock at the late Sts Cole church. The cortege formed at Franklin Council No. 41 and included many officers and pallbearers. The large crowd at the cemetery heard a sermon and an address, with floral tributes described as very pretty, including a large white pinks pillow. Martin died Thursday at his home on Duer Street.
Fragmented OCR item hints at a newspaper notice from a chicago firm Backlen & Co. urging payment. Mentions Abe and Sten ee Trial Bote. Reads like a legal or collection notice with garbled names and addresses.
Friends' Meeting House hosts a drawing session at 209 East Front Street in a school room above the meeting house. A desire was expressed by some friends to keep the echo open during the Hammer event. An offender named Vall is referenced in the fragmentary text.
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