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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1894
Page
2
The Fourth Reformed Church in Somerville installed Bev Koechli, formerly of Craig, as pastor last Monday evening. Members welcomed him with interest and cordiality as the Classis of Raritan gathered for the event, noting the large congregation in attendance.
Unclear text fragment describes several names and roles with scattered terms. Mentions Great Prophet and various figures, plus references to health issues and a diarrhoea remark. Content is fragmentary and lacks coherent events or dates.
Fragments report social events crimes and incidents in Perth Amboy touching a Great Carburet burn scene a new building fit up a Zion church camp meeting and various town chatter including a horse incident and a street crowd disturbance.
The passage blends rapid, uncertain lines about American figures and scenes. It references Abraham Lincoln, Hannibal Hamlin, and a viewer comparing a painting to a guiding text in a journey of reflection on leaders and human character. The prose evokes era photo-like recollections and the weight of grand figures.
A garbled but readable social page notes various visitors and residents in and around Asbury Park and nearby towns. Mentions include Jobe Clark and family at Pal Avoune, Jo Corewell and M Pett in the city, Warren Watrand of New York as a guest of Ellis Campbell, Charles Sturtevant and companions visiting Hoywing 7 Daltols in Newark, and L L Martin of Bayonne. Several others are listed with travel to Boynton Beach and Ashbery, plus mentions of local names like George White, Mra Gardner, and Mrs. Preseb.
A collage of fragments recounts a wake and burial at St Marys Cemetery, town social events, a Sunday School excursion to Asbury Park, stray musings on a post office staffer, a cat swallowing a pin, and a Blackberries festival with local catering notes. The piece reads like a scattered community column with names and places linking to town life.
A patient from Plainfield New Jersey writes of severe health attacks and sleepless nights ending after treatment by Dr. Lighthill. The testimony cites radical relief from piles and a long battle with distress. Another Rocky Hill merchant confirms a permanent cure.
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