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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1892
Page
3
Read from the Courier page in Plainfield detailing summer notices and local chatter. Topics include traffic and street work, a grand pyrotechnical display, railroad excursion tickets, civic meetings, Fourth of July fines, fashion tips, and community anecdotes about cycling, pets, and a bicycle fad.
Simerman’s safety bicycle gear set at fifty six is noted as England’s standard. Captein F. L. GC Martin travels to Elizabeth to supervise the Roselle Ramblers Crawford Cyclers and Elizabeth Athlete Club in Journal trophy heat races. Political cycling clubs discussed for demonstrations. Crescenta ball game shown to have moments of frailty, prompting eye care ads from Collier’s.
A lengthy profile traces Randolphs Pharmacy on West Front Street from its 1865 beginnings through revival under Field Randolph. It highlights the grand interior, an elaborate soda fountain, extensive displays, a top-notch laboratory, and a reputation for safe, quality prescriptions and courteous service. A later civic scene notes a local political demonstration nearby.
The St Mary’s program featured Misses Kate Dunn Julia Day and others in a dense recital of choral pieces tableaux and a Manu trio. Rev Smyth and Rev Father Stafford distributed diplomas and laurels while honors were awarded across grammar and preparatory classes to students including Julia Day Kate Dunn Nelle Goff Maggie Ryan and Mary Lynch.
The message argues religion is foundational to education and opposes separating Catholic institutions from public schooling. Father Seton praises church duties and parish schools, while noting Catholic immigrants’ ignorance as a cause of crime. Local notices report residents traveling, visits, and a nurse treated with carbolic acid.
Somerset Democrat notes a prolonged critique of players like Bonner Jones Murphy and Hofford for failing to beat the West Ends despite big payments and ceremonial training. An evening dance at Brookside Farm hosts Mindes Mart guests with pink crepe attire, lantern light, and music by G Curpester.
A woman visits a Plainfield shop seeking a trade for a red headed dog described as woolly. The storekeeper refuses, after a prior customer offers a bicycle trade, leaving the woman unable to barter successfully. The incident doubles as a small local anecdote about bargaining in a late 19th or early 20th century shop.
The thirty first annual commence is held at Bull Doers House Trevion on Wednesday June 29. A student stands among the eighty graduates, ranking high in History and Mathematics. Parents live at Union Village four miles north. A water main pipe burst on West Front Street flooding gutters. workers repaired it and a man injured a thumb but is reported doing nicely. Local druggists offer free samples of Oters Care to treat throat and lung ailments and croop.
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