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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1894
Page
2
A jumble of notices and editorials mentions health alerts from New York and Albany about tainted cheese and disease risk, lynching concerns, politics in New Jersey, and reflections on public service. Contemplates press ads and local notices amid broader national issues.
Docked rates announced for the biennial encampment of the Ha Jexigeam Eran encampment, to be held in Washington D C from September 37 to September 5. Maltimorr and Chio Haubread om plan to sell round-trip tickets from eastern offices at rates valid until August 24, with return by September 6.
A patchwork of notes covers a market rush on special prices tomorrow at Homeerville near Onean Grove and assorted local events. Reports include a rain aftermath and a carl market list with electric outages, choir meeting, horse theft spottings, a factory plant to be built by a local company, and Newark infant deaths traced to unsafe formula. Military, public notices, and community safety items touch on a Beheces Degree meeting in Ubie City October 11, and a welfare rally for Post 33. A train incident at an excursion stop and a lightning strike near Tink Holding are noted, along with a near flood risk on East Fworth Street and a smallpox vaccination alert for prison inmates.
An old journalist recounts a fox hunt with dogs in Frome, describing a chase across fields and streams. The narrative recalls multiple foxes in a holm and the dogs’ exhaustion after a long pursuit, with moments of misdirection and terrain challenges.
Report of the Asbury Park excursion ending with Mary Wyckel of Bethel Chapel unaccounted for upon return. Inquiries traced her to the depot and Park Lab with no definite trace found, prompting concern and speculation that she may have been carried away or boarded the wrong train.
An advertisement proclaims a new dictionary edition praised as a comprehensive storehouse of English language. It touts scientific principles and modern philology, noting earlier Encyclopedic Dictionary prices from 40 to 70 dollars, now offered at ten cents per part with coupon. Seven parts available, each 96 to 111 pages, with back numbers accessible.
The faners of Stephen Doty of Thameston held a service this afternoon as he died after a year of illness. He was about forty five years old, well known in town, having worked for the Mattom family for fourteen years. Once a mail farrier, he gave up business due to illness. He left no known relatives or clear family ties. his mother lived in New York and had not heard from him for years.
A man in Homerville suffered a painful arm injury when a wire nail protruded from a wooden band base. He received the impact while handling a tool, with the nail entering the thick part of the limb and requiring effort to withdraw. Medical attention followed.
Fragmentary OCR text from a 19th or early 20th century page describes a rescuer aiding a man at the water. A figure named Mrugeling appears with a boy Loetvmt on planks as a base. A safe landing occurs and the rescuer seeks relief. Details are garbled.
A lengthy, fragmented roster of visits, social calls, and small events around Jersey City and nearby towns. Household guests, church and club events, travel between towns, and minor incidents are noted with many names, places, and informal details.
Local reader cites Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a first thought for a child with a disease.
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