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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1892
Page
2
A jagged collection notes cultural digs, European politics, odd cures, and local gossip. It mentions Caicace and a Boston defeat, a Philadelphia resident calling himself dead, German orations, mustard plaster cures, Emperor William and Paris cabinet shifts, a 108 year old Illinois progenitor, and a zealot preacher to St Louis, among scattered dates and names.
A city ward faces voting-place changes amid redistricting talk. Park Avenue residents would vote near Muhlenberg Hospital while Clinton Avenue residents seek center town polling, explaining the need for a fairer Liberty Street Mainfield division to ease voter travel. The Atlantic Monthly notes listings and essays by Cox and Wiggo with politics and nature features. The librarian reports February 1892 statistics: 2,288 card-holders, 1,945 total in library categories, 2,726 visitors, and revenues from dues and non-resident subscriptions.
A week and a half ago at Heritage a well known wing shooter organized an open sweepstakes for a live hog. The event took place at Marion New Jersey last Thursday afternoon. E M Cooper Red Bank W H Holly East Newark and Capt Jones New York tied on clean scores to be settled this afternoon for ownership of the 400 pound porker raised on Uncle Jake Pentz Farm Fanwood. Charles Smith and Neil Apgar of the city are listed as shooters. The Borough Council meets in regular session tomorrow evening.
Coverage of the Westminster Kennel Club show notes 98,000 in premiums and highlights the rise of dog breeding in America. It praises Miss Whitney as a leading judge, detailing her role with St Bernards and Newfoundlands, and recounts the club’s pursuit of top-quality kennels through imports from Europe.
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