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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1892
Page
2
A messy page item mixes court notices with miscellaneous curiosities. It notes Post Office ads, North German Lloyd steamship fare, mock warnings about a bakery cake, a dynamite incident in Montreal, a Newark barber anecdote, Queen Victoria’s crown value, actress Jennie Yeamans’ dressing room mishap, and a German stunt performer lifting a twelve pound cannon ball.
An old Courier advertisement urges readers to save and cut coupons for cash purchases at partner merchants. It promises weekly coupons worth two cents per issue and claims subscribers recoup ten cents weekly, ending with twelve coupons worth two cents each in a week. Also includes a testimonial about Dr Alcott’s Porous Plasters for chest issues with praise from a New York publisher.
The Biccazali Directors of the Public Library met last evening at the library building with most members present except Mr Talmadge and Mr Tyler. Minutes were read and approved. Bills paid out of the general fund included Samuel H Allen janitor 42.35 William H Williams papers 167 Adams 50. The treasurer transferred balances from a special fund to the general fund. The January library report was read and filed. Lectures committee reported four lectures arranged. Treasurer noted a deposit in the city bank in librarian's name for welfare and dye expenses with 64.54 received for November and January 1894. disbursements were 16.28. balance on hand 844.17.
A fragmented account notes that about 18 000 women in London work as journallers averaging five articles weekly. It mentions a Providence woman with seven husbands and compares to an Alaskan princess with many suitors. It also reports on The Woman's Baking Company of Chicago being incorporated with female leadership and strict business principles. Additionally a Mohammedan woman’s legal status is contrasted with English law, and a Canadian woman near Montreal is described as having survived thirty five days without food after becoming destitute and skeletal.
A collage of pointed religious observations from multiple sources critiquing charity, mission work among the wealthy, and church orthodoxy. It cites glowing praise and sharp questions about morality, church discipline, and marriage, tying together comments from the Toledo Bee, Ken tucky colonel, and other papers.
A garbled OCR fragment presents skewed quotes about aging women and threats with a pistol, plus stray phrases about Italian robbers and a Maine arrest. It mentions a man tied to his wife and a penal inmate, then shifts to a puzzling anecdote about holding a baby and piano lessons.
The text is a garbled OCR fragment describing enameled jewelry pretending to imitate Venetian work with ribbons and a young woman motif. It is largely incomprehensible and contains multiple typos, making the intended product or ad unclear.
A fragmented column recounts myths of Indians and witchcraft within United States borders, then shifts to odd tales about Rattlesnake Pete and his exploits in a small town. It notes Andrew Johnson’s foreign soil visit during his presidency and hints at a secretive episode around a round-the-circle tour in 1866.
An ordinance of the City of Plainsfield outlines land taking for street widening from Peace Street to New Jersey line. It details centerline width thirty feet each side, the required parcels including a Ponce Street site, and the process for compensation. Signed by City Clerk W. Beveron and dated February. Fees noted as $1.25.
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