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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1894
Page
5
Community notes from Newark and environs describe church services at the Church of the Heavenly Evens and revival meetings at the Methodist Church. A Sunday school session is planned, and a football game between the Dareien team and Ne Market is slated for Lincoln avenue grounds tomorrow.
Plainfield and Scotch Plains trolley leaves lists, holiday and Sunday timings, special party events, library additions, and local notices. Reports include church Christmas program, Christmas Eve ball, road development plans, and recent deaths along Painwood road.
An old advertisement promotes Beecham's pills for stomach and constipation relief. It mentions free pills and a 5 cent price, with a mailing address at BF 395 Canal Street, New York.
A local column reports healers promoting milk based remedies for rheumatism and lists social events. Mrs Post and Mike Athe’ Pierce host visits in Plainfield, Friendship Council plans, a Makoree concert, Sch hert Club, Seventh Day Baptist School Christmas exercises, and a New Year sociable. Linda Monroe of Trenton travels south for winter and may wed a renowned local mason next spring.
A family bucket incident at a well ends with a five pound eel discovered in the water. The curious event sparks talk of a prank or hidden source as onlookers seek explanation. Curiosity centers on how the creature reached the well and what it means for local lore.
Fabrics and trims dominate winter outerwear with cloth and velvet outfits leading. Jet and fur bands decorate skirts and jackets while elaborate cord passementerie and beads embellish fronts and panels. Paris houses test new features. wool and angora fabrics join boucle effects. petticoats remain ornate for street wear.
Parts of the coast of Ireland suffer collapses and wrecks as chimneys fall in Dublin area listings. Dozens of boats gone missing and many ships driven ashore near Arklow and Holyhead. The tally of deaths is feared to exceed 100 with crews rescued from wrecks and ships observed sinking near Kinross and Hartlepool.
A fire at 209 Sea Street in the Cornwall flat left three children injured and one dead. Mrs. Jace Hanson across the hall alerted neighbors as smoke filled the corridor and a burning infant was carried to the street. Mrs. Cornwall arrived to help, with other bystanders extinguishing flames on two other children.
Foreign delegates to the Armenian commission gain power to question and examine witnesses in Constantinople. Abd al-Pasha withdraws, replaced by Justice Ministry officials. Abdullah recalled amid rank concerns. Zaik Pasha to be examined for troops' conduct.
An advertising snippet touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the cure and claims past guarantees for a healthier future, emphasizing the product's effectiveness over mere statements.
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