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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1894
Page
8
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A fragment suggests a bold claim about a revolutionary book that will lessen toil and stress for readers, especially a busy bookish man at his desk facing many small problems. The tone hints at a grand promise of simplified study and mental relief.
A jumbled passage discusses a character who delays decisions by consulting old fashioned reference works. It notes the habit may harm his reasoning and intellect, but the text implies an end to this practice as it progresses.
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Report of a Christian Endeavor convention in Cleveland with speakers from Emily Gorell to J W Poster. Discussions covered decorum, hospitality, temperance, unity across denominations, and a large delegation. Notable moments included songs led by an orchestra, a focus on fellowship, and a rise in enrollment by 454,000 prior year.
A new tonic named Gilmore's Aromatic Wire is promoted by medical experts in the western district as a general regulator for the stomach nerves and nerves. It is priced at $1.00 per bottle and sold by F. J. Hepbard at 114 East Promt Street.
A digest of local happenings notes fruit shipments, harvest progress, and market activity. Peaches arrive nightly for Jersey Ong. oats in the Planted area ripe. threshing starts in Boab Plainfeld. saleswomen eye dry goods in Payche. a seven cent sale at Edeall begins Monday. Weather worsens as crowds complain. First Church meeting postponed. Sunday school at Church of the Heavenly Rest will not meet next Wednesday. Parker's wagon travels with orders. confusion over a late train causes two passengers to miss its trip. Pedestrians and cyclists report heat and travel anecdotes. residents like Jobo Petrie and Henry Hetnewan are noted for recent journeys. heat prompts comments on bicycle riding.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a person from Dunelies visiting a relative at No Grove Street. It references a Justice Bases count and a summoned case involving Seeteek Harding lanthord with unclear details and times. Names and events are garbled.
A collection of brief items lists residents of Jersey City and nearby areas visiting friends, relatives, or traveling. It mentions Andi Begumne, Mary Morton, Mr. and Mrs. MacMurray, Carrie Koekman, Miss Michele Gudewn, J. McVey, Charles Chapman, and Oliver Vau kees among others. Activities include visits to Hoboken, Elizabeth, Somerrike, and Hopatcong, with vacation plans and upcoming weddings referenced.
Fragmented OCR item notes a two week adjournment in a case involving a carpenter. It mentions a secret court and medical terms, with unclear context about lawyers and doctors. Readable facts include the adjournment and upcoming trial date referenced as Saturday.
A late July report notes weak grain crops and uncertain crop prospects amid improving but uneven industrial demand. Mining strikes in Ohio Indiana and Alabama disrupt output while coke shortages curb steel production. Foreseeable hard times loom as fires droughts and traffic disruptions worsen conditions across regions and industries.
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