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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1892
Page
3
A fragmented note describes a donation project begun by Brien and linked to Redenee and Birestare Wim Lewes, with related aims unclear due to garbled OCR text. The readable bits refer to donation efforts and individuals Brien and Lewes in a mid era context.
Fragmentary report describes an east ward extension to New York harbor with wharves at Port Morris. It mentions shell cargo and coal transport via rail lines and passengers using trains, though the text is incomplete and unclear on specifics.
The text traces Hurlbert Briiient Sredent editor roles moving from the New York Times to the New York World via Manton Marble, then to Tors Boott, and later under Jay Gould after Gould acquired the paper. It notes his editorial chair tenure and later overseas period.
A port town recounts a strange ritual observed by Captain Crowell and companions. They encountered a large venomous snake during a forest clearing scene described as barbaric, with dancing and shouting amid a ritual linked to African practices. The next day Crowell attends church services, amid tension over the prior events.
A humorous catalog of hotel etiquette and fashion notes warns guests about behavior. It covers leaving water standing, handling stationery, browsing papers unbuyably, spitting soup, boot maintenance, and avoiding accusations of pilfering. It mocks noisy dining room conduct and loud criticism of service while urging orderly conduct and proper attire.
A fragmented piece presents a string of parables and questions about virtue, debt, perception, and wisdom. It tramples through whimsical metaphors like cooks and bandits, warns against wolves in sheep clothing, and notes that virtue matters more than pedigree in a cautionary, yearned-for moral context.
The document cites annual canal tolls of 650 and a city of Mexico tax amounting to 1 600 inhabitants. It also notes widespread library circulation and a variety of unsettled public records with incomplete dates, reflecting a fragmented late 19th century record.
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