This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1892
Page
3
A miscellany of notices and brief items including car removal to the dog pound, sales alerts at local stores, church services and meetings, gymnastic exhibition details, postponed auctions, and various civic and community announcements.
Frank Smith, a young farmer near Pleckamin, was thrown from a buggy while returning from Plainfield when a dog scared the team at Harris Lane school. He lay unconscious with a severe back-head wound and internal injuries, likely fatal, until aid arrived.
Rev Charles Mitchell gave an illustrated talk on Vesuvius and Pompeii describing Naples life, the ash heap, Pompeii’s streets and amphitheater, and Italian excavations. A cable railway ascends the hill, relics are housed in Naples museum, a Pompeian fruit bottle was shown as a linking curio to modern canning industry.
Fans await opener as Crescents line up Keeler Murphy Turner Daly Leify Jones Mays Booner Keenan in order. Clear tag and season of admiration predicted. a big crowd expected tomorrow.
Last evening Rev. William Maroney received his discharge and will return to his home in the sunny South next week. J L Anthony plans to occupy J J H Poullon's Putman avenue house for the season. Rev William Rankin Duryee at Rutgers College accepts to deliver the commencement address. Samuel Wilson, now in Missouri, son of Mrs. Mary Wilson, visits home. John H Force formerly of this city marries Miss Nellie Strood at the Bap parsonage New Brunswick. couple to reside in Bound Brook.
Board of Education members urged Chief Doane to sound the fire alarm at 1130 on single-session school days. The Chief proposed using whistles from Poods, SehpMin, and Scout Press Works, contingent on paying for electric light station connections. Jerusalem Chapter No 14 A M notes a regular meeting in the evening.
The Holy Cross Church Choir gave the second of three parish entertainments featuring choir choruses male voice songs readings and a short sketch by George Taggart and William Holmes. Bowers delivered engaging readings and solos by William Holmes and a lively farce The Morning After. Proceeds support the choir camping fund.
Keller to bring star team for practice and then debut against Bicycle Club at North Plain Heid. Fans to enjoy Band concert by Plainfield Cornet Band with a seventeen-piece program. Public Library receives Shoppe’s Photograph of the World as a reference work for library use.
Four year old Banaway Boy son of Mr and Mrs J Odam of West Fifi Street was found wandering the streets yesterday afternoon. He is reported to have a habit of running away from home and on one occasion went as far as Evona before crew on drill engine No 30 brought him back. Officer Lynch escorted him home yesterday.
A readable snippet notes the city as a model place to live with a street-safety tone. It mentions a bicycle left on West Front Street overnight and still there at 7 am, illustrating property left on the street. The text shifts to a mention of alarming mortality at a related address, suggesting a public notice context.
The article notes a dog population crackdown with 147 dogs executed so far and six already put to death this week with ten more under sentence. It also reports a railroad bridge on Peace Street set alight by passing locomotive embers but quickly extinguished with water.
Mrs George H Bowen of Leland was thrown from her carriage near Nether Wood depot while awaiting her NY bound husband. Two Westfield bicyclists collided with the rig causing a runaway. she was seriously injured and taken to Dorsey W Hyde’s home where Dr J T Pritts attended her. The horse was captured on the Rahway road about a mile away.
James Potter and Miss Fanny Toney won the cake walk at Cypress Commandery No 6 E T fifth annual reception held at Crescent rink drawing about 350 attendees. Prof Van Dyke's Newark orchestra played as 18 couples competed and judges chose Potter and Toney from Roselle. Guests included members from New York, Newark, Elizabeth lodges and visitors from Somerville Bound Brook Fanwood Westfield.
The Elizabeth Journal reports on the bowling tournament at the C, ML alleys with scores by local bowlers. County Organizer J Fred McDonald of Plainfield aims to strengthen Republican organization in Union County as city and county committees are restructured for more vigorous efforts. May 11 dedicatory services are planned for the Unitarian Church on Park Avenue with New England dignitaries attending. A bay horse attached to a covered phaeton ran away on Peace Street at nine pm, no injuries reported. Broadway improvements from Hillside to Woodland Ave progress with grading and removal of clay. Professor Bristol presents a horse show at Musto Fish Lane with the Lorene’s remarkable intelligence impressing the audience.
The Milbank versus a French opponent quarrel led to a duel in the Grand Hotel Brussels restaurant. The Duc de Morny was wounded and reportedly serious, with one account suggesting he may not recover. Also reported is Timole Warrell found dying on the wheel after a fatal murder attempt on Liza Ferrell in Newark, Broad Street. Ferrell was struck with an iron rod in a dark street around 9:30 pm. investigators have no clue to the assailant.
A city youth named Stephenson reports being knocked down and robbed by two men on the mountain yesterday afternoon. He arrived home with a swollen throat and discolored marks suggesting injury and truth. Also, one scarlet fever case noted at Prescott place with six in a Pond Tool Works family, all declared out of danger.
A garbled brief lists Mark Trafton praising hearty breakfasts as bulwark against danger while mentioning Mr. Gorman and various figures like Archibald Forbes and Aston Rubinstein. It hints at travel plans to Petersburg and Berlin for concerts, a Cardinal Manning anecdote, and a Duke de Litts tied to Italian royalty. Mentions literary leanings, campaigning fatigues, and a nurse aiding hospital children.
A garbled quip filled with garbled phrases mocks American politics and social chatter. It mentions fools, prices, luck, and civic discourse with stray references to malt, Newfoundland, and a political figure. The piece reads like a scrambled parody of proverbs and public speech.
A fragmented note discusses riding and mounting when a horse is rearing, urging caution for editors and readers alike. It warns drivers to yield to equestrians and to avoid endangering pedestrians and parsons crossing the road, while acknowledging risks of crossing country terrain.
A brief household tip explains how placing a cork or similar stopper in the spout of a coffee pot helps retain aroma and heat. It suggests avoiding burns when the stove is hot and notes practical, convenient methods for keeping coffee fresh.
A garbled OCR fragment raises questions about learning to look ahead and warming with heat. It hints at a scrambled line about the world turning and cooking, and a note that a certain source knows little about the topic. The passage remains unclear and incomplete.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.