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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1894
Page
2
A fragment from a Plainfield column cites Rhode Island and national politics, noting Senator McPherson’s allies and Republican gains, while criticizing local traffic and street repairs. It laments poor paving on Front street and Park avenue and questions a proposed project’s timing and efficacy amid municipal red tape.
An attractive entertainment program tonight in the parish building features two farces by Spencer brothers William Holmes and George, readings by Miss Mane dames Clinton, incidental music by Henry M. Western, and a series of tableaux. Society ladies and Brotherhood members participate. tickets from Barker's Pharmacy at Warver of Front and Grove.
Pisifield Lodge No. 14 Bricklayers for Manaoo's Protective Calon held a special meeting and elected officers: President Edward Garrison, Vice President Theodore Mason, Secretary William Me, Corresponding Secretary Randolph, Secretary John Denis. Treasurer William B. Moore, Provisional Committee Randolph Samuel Hand John Latey Handolpa. An appropriation of 40 was made to care for the sick reported at the meeting. A Somerville Lodge No. 16 delegate attended. elections to be held later. The lodge shows growing membership and funds. Sew the Works Paix for Fifteen Canta. Address and fifteen cents in stamps warranted a Souvenir Portrait of the Exposition. regular price fifty cents.
A late 19th century broadside lists a series of community gatherings and notices. Items include auctions by T J Carey, a First Presbyterian ladies prayer meeting, a cake walk by the Colored M C A, and a Gazete Engine Company meeting postponed for lack of quorum. Also flagged are strawberry festivals at Saenger Hall and wax works at Park Avenue Baptist Church, plus various church committees trimming grounds and organizing summer activities.
The article recalls the 1894 velocipede era and the rapid shift to bicycle locomotion driven by Yankee ingenuity. It notes direct pedal power to the front wheel, issues with wheel design and rider balance, and repairs like leather washers to reduce racket. Anecdotes mention J. Van Epa and a mishap on the highway, plus a later entertainment by the Christian Endeavor group and local notices about deaths, theatre plans, and society happenings in Newark area.
The New Market community reports varied items: St. John’s and Epworth League events, Sunday School observances, and a New York party planning near the Beauchamp area. Local tradesmen, such as J. Apgar and J. Gise, travel for plots and entertainment, while repairs and weather tags delay. The Central Railroad likely moves its car and plant, and Bethlehem Zion seeks a loan to complete building. Obituaries note Jacob K. Titeworth at 75 and Jerry Dunham aged 42.
A patient describes constant pain and severe blood loss from a chronic condition. After under Dr Lighthill and his methods, the case is claimed to have a radical cure without pain or work interruption. The speaker, not wealthy, expresses relief and gratitude for the treatment.
A Plainfield note from John Kinney at 89 Somerset Street endorses Dr Lighthill and his care. Kinney states H Vroom, brother-in-law of mine, can verify the case and the suffering, inviting residents to meet him for full verification.
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