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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1892
Page
4
Readings from Frank Leslie's Weekly describe Jackson Park construction for the Columbian Exposition. Workers and materials fill the site as the Woman's Building and Mines and Mining structures rise from chaotic lumber and iron rails.
A garbled 19th century style note claims Zohn Thomas, described as a clever barroom swindler, used various tricks to deceive women. The fragment cites a sensational-sounding claim from the New York Ledger about his manipulations and con artistry.
A fragmented New York letter recounts conversations between General Butler and Jefferson Davis, including Davis’s loyalty to Mississippi and possible future clashes as enemies. The piece also notes General Sickles, Porter Alexander, and a Confederate camp gathering, with assorted gossip and caricatured remarks from the era.
John J. Knox longtime financier and former deputy comptroller of the currency and comptroller who shaped the national banking system died in New York on the 6th from pneumonia. Born in Knoxboro Oneida county in 1833, he helped drive the Coinage Act and the 3 percent bonds, earning the title father of modern U S banking reforms.
An illustration and details outline the proposed Gothic cathedral to be built in New York at Morningside Avenue and One Hundred and Tenth Street. It highlights the Heins and LaFarge design, massing, and dimensions including length 520 feet, central dome height 442 feet, and towers reaching 240 feet, noting the elevated site above the Hudson area.
A garbled fragment describes a Valentine morning in an isolated Indian hamlet with references to a person named Mat and a plan involving someone named Bim. The text hints at a somber mood and possible social or relational entanglements within a small community.
Excerpt shows a staged exchange with fluent declarations and hesitation between two characters, exploring propriety and passion amid social constraint. Readers glimpse dialogue about kisses, discretion, and declaring feelings within a Shakespearean tone.
Fragmented OCR lists towns such as Plainfield Mauch Chunk Harrie Ocean Grove and others with scattered phrases. It alludes to public notices or sessions in Easton and nearby locales, though details are unclear due to text corruption.
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