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Newspaper

Plainfield Courier

Location

Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1894

Page

8

Local items mix of racing, theater, and notices

A jumble of short items: a performance at Music Hall tonight and tomorrow, the Bowed Brook flagman killed by a freight train, Orange Valleys vs 0. M. L. bowlers in a last series game, Sehwed Brothers cutting prices, a Lyceum return game with Scott Potter Works bowlers, a Bethel Chapel concert postponed, Dorflinger’s Cut Glass promotion, Jerusalem lodge konuş, a stock sale at Arlington hotel, storm impacts along the coast and Deal Lake damage.

Bond Persn Music Hall Bowed Brook Orange Valleys Sehwed Brothers Lyceum Srs Scott- Potter —_ Works Dunelieu Jerusalem Lodge Arlington Hotel Augustus Windham Herald of New York Ed Asbury Bradley Deal Lake

Rivalry Diminishes in Speaker Race and Senate Presidency

The report notes a nearly ended contest for Speaker of the next House of Assembly with Judge Crown likely to win nearly unopposed. In the Senate the President will almost certainly be Senator Stokes, who will assume the chair. Elizabeth Jour-

Judge Cross House of Assembly Cntary Ny Lne

Weather Warnings Follow Dense Fog and Wind Increase

A dense fog moved in at 4 PM over the area causing navigation difficulties. Forecasts predict ongoing wind and rain with northeast gusts as a cold front moves through, maintaining unsettled conditions for hours. Farmer Dean remarked the weather is trapped in a rain groove and expects a stormy pattern to persist.

Farmer Dean New York

Park and Worth drug ad mentions remedies and cough relief

An old advertisement from Park and Worth promotes remedies including Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup and general household use. It claims effectiveness after two doses and urges keeping the remedy in the home for children.

Fireproof screens tested for protection against flame cooling

A Liverpool Philharmonic Society project showed treated screens resisting heat and flame. after 80 minutes of exposure coated screens remained intact and self supporting, then retained without burning after the fire was removed. The experiments were conducted at the suggestion of the author. The second report describes a crude Oriental prison in Tringgana with six inch square hardwood bars and loose access, a roofed attap cell block, and a freely accessible gate.

Liverpool Philharmonic Society Liverpool Zoological Gardens Durance Tringgana Singapore Free Press

Mysterious Abduction Tale Echoes Indian Royal Forsaking

Recounted in a colonial period piece, a Rajah of Tanjore’s son, aged about 40 to 50, vanished after announcing a railway journey and sending away his palace retinue. The guru said he would never be found, a curious episode linked to a tale of Tilleinathan Swamy a once wealthy shipowner who renounced life in 1860 and vanished into the woods.

Desar Tanjore India Ano Ana Bameehaehia Anteieters Adu Peak Kilephanta Carpenter Howard Zeke Maurice Edith Chicago Tribune

Restaurant Maltdte Anecdote From General Cavaignac’s Era

An anecdote recalls General Cavaignac as chief of the office visiting a Paris restaurant. The commandant dined there and observed French custom of wiping knives forks and glasses with a cloth while engaging in conversation with a patron named Seya.

Cavaignad Pri

Gossip and High Fashion Fragments From a Distant Page

A collage of conversation pieces on fashion mishaps and social rituals. It shifts between witty dialogue about diamonds sleeved gowns and chignons and an editoral toast to domestic spats. The tone mirrors a bustling social column with fleeting antics and gossip.

It Weree Winkle Sketch Breathes Dramatic Banter

A humorous sketch scene depicts Winkle and Merald discussing writer's cramp and dictation to a typewriter. Jack Brown and a partner exchange playful verses about rhyme and truth, ending in light banter.

Winkle T& Cure Winga York Merald

Vintage Clothing Sale Highlights Wool Garments and Linens

A fragmented ad lists ladies wool vests and cashmere items, men's flannel shirts and wool blankets, and linen handkerchiefs. Offers include 60 to 70 cent range for tops, 25 to 30 cent handkerchiefs, and various towels and wool pieces, reflecting a broad retail display.

Fragmentary verse and brand jingle in overheard chatter

The text blends stray phrases about a Boston girl and a stone crossier with a New York setting and an advertising claim for Hood's Sarsaparilla. It reads like garbled OCR of a miscellany page with scattered names, places, and a patent medicine slogan.

Bertrend Boston Claude New York

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