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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1894
Page
2
The Plainfield Courier notes widespread strikes and unrest across the nation. It highlights Grand Jury attention, gambling concerns, and debates over wages, lumber, and railroad disruptions, urging lawful action to curb anarchist activity and preserve order.
An uneven transcription recounts evictions, a club member’s dream of wealth, and a president’s reaction. It details a dream promise of gain, a $10,000 note, and references to a dream book. The text also recalls Army meetings and a child’s illness treated with Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy.
The narrative sketches a controversial figure born in Wisconsin to Norwegian parents, raised among Norwegians, who adopts vegetarianism and argues against killing for food. It traces his early schooling, teaching career, and shift toward philosophy and reform, noting his influence and the social context of his era.
A scrambled OCR style report mentions residents and events in an unnamed town. It notes a funeral for Wilcom Gemgney and references local places like Dunellen. The text is garbled with misspellings and unclear sequences of people, trains, and gatherings.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a Washington Valley farmer, a horse on Green Brook road near West, a wagon with a noose, and a confusing sequence of events leading to a possible return home. Details are incomplete and uncertain, with many misspellings and missing names.
The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders met on May 17 1964 to consider road and bridge projects. Reports urged widening Morris Avenue bridge and replacing a narrow Netherwood Avenue span at an estimated cost near eleven hundred dollars. Committees were formed to study Bayway Linden Avenue culvert needs and a proposed rail track route from Elizabeth to Broad Street.
A garbled testimonial page lists patients from Eich mond Street and Crestent Avenue praising Dr Lighthill of No 144 Crestent Avenue for curing various ailments including noises in the head piles and bowel issues. Names THOS CALLASTAN TOROVAN ZANDT J Z Griga are cited along with dates and places in Stocky Hill and Park Avenue Pimatelt.
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