Local notices mix with town life and politics in Plainfield
The Plainfield Courier highlights fire protection needs for the Pood Took Works district and Netherwood with property sales and city investment suggested to fund safer operations. It also covers community birthdays schools and church events, travel notes of residents, weddings including Walter Mundy and Ellie Allen, and local civic updates.
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Pood
Netherwood
West Second Street
Istricta
Theagrith
Bose
Rail freight train disaster and city accident report
A 95 year old man and family details are given amid a late railroad accident. An eastbound freight train collided near Central Avenue area and a stagecoach driver was badly cut. The report notes the victim’s daughter Mrs J A Saidh and grandchildren John V. Berkaw and Mary Berkaw. The incident follows a separate car injury near Shaw's drug store and a court case proceeding.
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Mra J. A Saidh
Central Aveoee
John V. Berkaw
Mary Berkaw
Boiler selection at the World’s Fair display
The article praises Babcock boilers chosen for power at the World's Fair. It notes boilers have been made and used for twenty five years and earns high encomium for the maker amid competition, with claims of reliable operation and technical excellence.
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Babcock
Aged mother of Rev. Dr. D. J. Yerkes dies in Hesboro Pa
The aged mother of Rev. Dr. D. J. Yerkes of the First Baptist Church died at her Hesboro home in Montgomery County Pennsylvania on Saturday in her 95th year. Dr Yerkes had gone to visit last Wednesday and learned of her passing. he plans to return to Plainfield.
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Mra F.C. Langhorne
Potoam Avenue
Asbury Park
Alice
Mabel
Edith Jaout
Kate Loomis
Grove Streeet
Pike County
Pennsylvania
Wilton Avenue
Raymond
Newark
Courcilman H
Weberty
K.P. Ketcham
Trinity Reformed Church
Charles Stevens
Elizabeth Hanvard
Mercer
Rene
Connecticut
Edward Rushmore
W. H. Miner
England
Narragansen Pier
Portland
Charles Smith
Charlotte
N. C
Smith
B. J. Shreve
Grove Street
Arverne-by the-Sea
Long Island
Flora Zimmermann
New Brunswick
Firman N
Loog
Summit Avenue
Walter Mundy
Ellie Allen
North Plainfeld
Redway
Somerset Street
Nellie A. Kornbeck
A View Avenue
Citeerie
Mra. T. 4 Wheeler
Mra. Gilford Mayer
Ue Gronewick
A. O. Holly
Edward Whitehead
New
A Weber
Liberty Street
D. J. Yerkes
First Baptist Church
Hesboro
Montgomery County
Yerkes
de Yerkes
Plainfield
Celebration at Mr Allen's Forty Year Milestone Event
An Independent Fire and Dram Corps gathering at B T Allen house marks Mr Allen's forty years with a lively program. Guests include Mr and Mrs J Newman Misses Gussie Bele Terry Miss Jani Beekee and others from Somerset and New York as the crowd enjoys songs dances and corny humor amid a sumptuous collation.
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Feedee
Mr. Allen
Thea Mdarkey -Aleex
J. Newman
Gussie
Somerset Coanty
Yowsepe
Reason Dee Lakewood
Adam Seals
White House
George T. Beebe
Mra. Watson
Millie Watson
Hay Watson
New York
Joseph Angerbager
William Hulett
Stephen Hope
Charity Fair For Girls At Home Of Miss Gamore
A lawn festivity at the home of Miss Lain Gamore on West Second Street showcases a charity event for young girls aged up to teen years. A pretty canopy decorates the table area with lanterns of Japanese and Chinese origin, highlighting the efforts of the group.
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Yeaterday
Courier
Lain Gamore
West Second
Edmond L. Pitts on Castoria Remedy Claim
Fragmentary OCR reads like an old letter praising Castoria as a remedy. Mentions Hon Edmond L. Pitts, late president of the New York State Renate, with garbled lines about soothing ailments and a child’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond L. Pits
New York State
Renate
Blind Vendor Becomes Center of Nearby Community Help
A visually impaired man on West Front Street builds a small shop with aid from local youths and parents. Neighbors arrange a stand and take turns assisting him by running errands and guiding him, while a large family in the area, including a mother with several deceased children, shows ongoing concern and support for his daily needs.
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Dunellen
Patatle
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