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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1894
Page
2
A garbled collage of political opinions, public notices, and local concerns shows a wide mix of names, places, and events. Amid weathered fragments mention of typhoid reports in Elizabeth and Somistre, calls for revised tariffs, labor debates, and a dormant election mood surface with scattered quotes and public discourse.
Readable fragments show editorials praising the paper, political rhetoric, and community notices. Items mention post office honors, local gatherings, dances at Arlington Hotel, train crowds for a Long Branch celebration, and farewells for a German-bound traveler. Names include Van Neme, Eaton, Vogeler, Arlington, and Lang Branch.
In a Peculiar column the piece notes how some customers misinterpret merchandise variety and stock. It cites cases where men are asked to perform tasks for women and where clerks misjudge jokes in a millinery shop and a grocery, leading to awkward misunderstandings in retail settings.
A young boy, son of T Nigatengele of Jol Sandon Avenue, narrowly escaped injury when a wagon driver urged him to drive after a near miss at a doorway. The boy was knocked from the wagon near Front Street and injured lightly as bystanders rushed to aid him. Mrs Nightengale, nearby, fainted but recovered shortly after the incident.
Under the Junior Christian Eeleator Society of Warren Chapel, a lawn festival was held on Chatham Street with decorations by young girls and an ice cream stand run by Lile Zeisz and helpers. Proceeds will reach at least $15 for a poor borough family.
Local residents hosted friends and relatives at homes on Dunellen and nearby streets. Plans include a Labor Day tennis event by the Dunellen Tennis Club and an And Loan Society meeting. Charles W. Johnson reports seven real estate deals this week. A livery stable may open on Washington Avenue. The peach festival at Greenbank featured the Harris Lane Christian Endeavor Society. A new derrick near the round Newke is nearly finished under Alver S. Cond. Piscataway Towns school board set to meet to arrange coal delivery for the Whit school house.
A young woman on Wea front street caused alarm among friends with threats of self harm linked to her relationship with a young man on the same street. She had shown hostility rather than affection and yesterday wrote a letter indicating she would stay away unless the man complied, prompting concern and police attention.
A fragmented report describes a horse injured near Somerset Street. A Krona man reportedly purchased the horse for free, then transported it to a yard for treatment. The animal was repeatedly fed and moved, but showed no reaction or distress, ending with a description of fatigue and lethargy.
A digest of Plainfield and surrounding locales reports Miss Jemnie Maline at Asbury Park for the week, visits by Mr and Mrs Mlecker of New Brunswick, and local farewells. Also noted are church repairs at First Day Baptist, the Westbound Lehigh Valley train piston issue, Mrs Blackford’s health trip to Orange Mountains, and voters' meetings for Plat rewaship. Also mentions dismissal in a Central Railroad tracks case, Chamberlain’s remedy promotion, and a short item about Kenneth Bezemore recovering with Chamberlain’s cough remedy.
A Shamokin man named Michel McCertry attempted a ride on a freight tram to New York on a Saturday night. He slept while his companion acted, leading to a crash between bumpers near Utah Bridge to Rumervale before he was captured.
A fragmented notice describes Pullman sleeping and dining cars on New York to Cincinnati and Chicago routes via Philadelphia and Louisville with express connections. It lists fares, schedule times, and mentions California one way excursion tickets with baggage checks, plus incomplete passenger or agent details.
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