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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1894
Page
2
The Plainfield Courier describes a city driven effort praising local enterprise and civic projects. It notes a presentation of a badge design by ex-foreman RM Rogers and mentions a social gathering with speech, food, and community pride.
A scattered, fragmentary recap notes mixed events in Somerset Street area last night including a small fire, a balloon ascent, a trolley incident with blank cartridges, a cannon firing at Thomas Smith’s house, a runaway incident near Paneoed depot, and a crowd watching curios at Mr Dootham’s store. The county officers traveled to Newark for meetings and preparations for summer resumes are mentioned along with marching patriotic children celebrations and a National Educational Association visit to Asbury Park.
A garbled but readable report details a town celebration with fireworks, a lemonade stand, and a prize painting. It notes gatekeepers, committee members, and a parade led by Jan Dunham Price, plus several residents who placed top in events. Music, a friendship fund, and a marching band are mentioned along with a civic meeting planning bicycle riders for the next event.
Fragmented report covers Nell Head of Prescott, Pontville sports at New Marken, and Hope Chapel addition. Mentions William Nichols receiving a gramme from Scotland, Thomas Buitiey at Votier's Press, and a park at West Voor street corner. Also notes a waterfront work trip to Washington and local cricket and bowling mentions.
A garbled paged item lists residents visiting relatives and moving addresses in various streets, including Willama of Crate piaer returning from os viel wit Bound Brook, Howston and family moving to the prosec Seer Crem, and Gerard Poontan visiting New York. It mentions Walter teifel’s gray hair trip, Officer Charles Green awaiting private trouble, and Fanny Teman Horn in Maine. The piece shows community notices, travel, and wartime decor mention.
Reading appears to describe a transportation schedule from New York to Cincinnati and Louisville with connections through Pennsylvania Railways and various intermediate stops. Fares listed include $16 and $21.25 with times around 4:00 p.m. and 7:40 p.m., but many spellings are garbled and details incomplete.
Fragmentary testimony describes a medical claim by THOS CALLATIAN and others about cures for piles and related pains at various addresses. The letter conveys strong personal experience of dramatic relief and mentions a physician or remedy, with dated context around 1898 and multiple names and locations in a distressed testimonial style.
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