18 Aug 1894
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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1894
Page
1
Reading fragments show debate over merging the township and nearby village. Officials note potential tax impact, with discussions of funding and governance changes. Public sentiment and committee positions are recorded amid a transition forcing a near term decision.
A fragment describes a city filing and property actions involving officials and a plan to sell certain assets. The wording is garbled but indicates a city body weighing a levy or sale with officials named and a focus on fairness in consideration.
An ornate early ad copy promises enduring value and refined taste in a period style. It mentions a temperate advertisement theme and hints at a premier service, with stylized names and a formal closing from CHET CO Toronto and Arwen The.
Local notices list numerous residents and visitors in Asbury Park and nearby towns such as Brooklyn, Lake Champlain, Boston, Metuchen, and Trenton. Entries name Mare or Miss Hyer, Mrs. George Bean, Miss Katie Carman, Mr and Mrs Miller, Miss Sate Bint, and many others, noting returns from trips, hotel stays, and social visits. Also mentions clergy visits, lectures, and a state weather service executive appointment, with moves between Asbury Park, Newark, and New York.
In a Dunellen interview Mrs George Messier asserts her husband, Peter, left in June after a drunken spree and has not supported her for years. She plans to stay away on streets Monday afternoon if he returns, and notes her inheritance from John Jersieman and a will. Messier has returned to Morristown to stay with Fein, with no word from him about a possible reconciliation.
A garbled collection of small town updates mentions epee and bakery events, odd weather notes, harvest and trade chatter, a child’s fall, plans for new houses, military artillery talks, a parade casualty, pond clearing, bowling women, a fire crew, a tennis outing, a lodge meeting gift, a drowning victim recovered, and a Captain Hill sailing papers event.
A fire in a Nassau County dwelling caused by a lamp explosion spread from the basement toward the rear but was checked by rapid hose lines. The structure suffered smoke and water damage with a value estimated around 500. Neighbors rallied, the alarm was sparked by Edward Con shee, and firemen regained control after an hour. The incident delayed a local trip by the Gosang and Tare Verein to Lew Brunswick.
The unreadable OCR fragment references a problematic physician and mentions a person named Jons Terraica. It hints at care being provided and a willingness to impart information when called upon, but lacks clear events or dates.
The speaker, Mr WE vate of Central, New Jersey, July 1, 1594, praises Dr Lighthill for curing a ten year severe piles condition after prior failures. He claims the treatment caused no pain and did not detain him from work, urging others to seek the doctor’s care for relief.
A testimonial card from T R Van Zandt of Park Ave Pimafelis New Jersey praising Dr Lighthill for curing a severe case of piles after a long painful illness. The letter claims rapid relief and permanent improvement and mentions a cousin J Z Grigga of Roky Hill New Jersey as another satisfied patient.
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