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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1891
Page
2
The column surveys New Year reflections on reform and resolve, jokes about weather patterns and stamp stamps, and a challenge to John L. and the Russian Czar. It also notes greetings for Courier readers and muses on the grippe illness with a Viennese court physician quote and history.
Captain J U Lyon recalls the unusually ice free winter on Lake Champlain in 1827 28 when the Gen Greene plied Burlington Port Kent and Plattsburg with no ice on the lake and no sleighing all year. He notes Shelburne Bay also had little ice and cites an Albany built engine for the Phavix reengineered in mud before a January launch. The Washington from St Johns reached Burlington December 22 with clear water, while the docks showed no ice and the warm season lasted into late December.
In Flintmington New Jersey on December 31 John T Banghart faced trial for the tar and feathering of Julia Beam but did not plead guilty. Witnesses testified they did not see Banghart in the corn field yet Beam identified Austin Lisk as present. The jury found Banghart guilty after eight hours. Lisk's trial to continue unless he pleads guilty.
A public auction of stallions brood mares and colts will be held Saturday at pm at Mt Pleas ant Stock Farm Finderne N J between Bound Brook and Somerville on the Central Railroad The farm is a leading breeding establishment in the state offering Baum Lafayette Lewis B and Mitchell Jr stallions and mares Kentucky Princess La Mondiana and Nellie B among others Also advertised is a testimonial regarding Brasdebeths Pills for a chronic skin ailment with a patient from Pincening Michigan confirming cure after three months of use.
The sale features mares Hambletonian and Susie among others with strong bloodlines including descendants of Ethan Allen and General Benhon. Electioneer line progeny such as Sunol are highlighted, promising high prices. The event is expected to attract horse enthusiasts statewide. further details appear in the advertising columns.
A brief note warns of a horrible railroad accident and a friend's death from consumption. It urges readers to try Otto's Cure for throat and lung diseases at L. W. Randolph's, offering a free trial bottle and a large size Sc.
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