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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1893
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text mentions the House of Griffen in this city and a share of wartime effort. It references hardware, young workers, a contract for hogs at Mystic, and various garbled names. The readable facts suggest a local business involved in war production and contracts, with people and places obscured by OCR errors.
A.A. Spencer reports a man attempting to steady a live wire at a pole caused a fall after losing grip. Lights reportedly went out shortly after the incident, with utility crews arriving about ten minutes later.
The parochial bill for Catholic church funding was declared not to be pushed to passage and was sent to the Speaker’s private secretary for desk consideration. The report notes a late decision in Trenton, a pause in the bill, and continued discussions on appropriations. Other items include local music events, property sales, a diphtheria case, and residents' health notes.
The Park Club traveled to New Jersey to meet the Jerseys in a hard fought game. Park Club led by a large margin early, maintained the advantage for most of the match, and finished with a decisive victory as the home team rallied behind a strong defense and steady play.
Fragmentary OCR text references individuals Jones Wa MeD Joseph Lash Rogers EB bangers Robert Oaweten Ly Enos Ly af Lam with Nobos Common Counsel. Mentions Tuesday evening seats 1969 and a twelve month local fee but details are unclear.
The Arthur bulls versus Boselle Club will be bowled tonight on the slegs of the latter not tomorrow as planned. Tonight Alcyones clash Crescenta at 8 oclock with Charles Van Winkle posting 234 in practice. The Crescents next meet Rosella, ZBind, with Roselle Casinos as opponents.
A request from WAVERLEY MAGAZINE seeks ten cents per item for a section titled short items of interest. The ad notes 73 pages totaling over 400 stories and asks contributors to deliver clean items for $1.00 each. Readers are urged to mention this paper when submitting.
Fragmentary text references individuals and a potential action involving a cart and a person named Carr. Lacking clear context, the readable bits suggest a local incident or notice with several proper names and vague sequence of events.
An OCR fragment from a local page lists people and places such as G. A. Moore of 45 East Prant street and B. J. Powlar at 142 Centralesoe, with stray remarks about a pastor, a World’s Fair trip, and a public dinner. It blends incomplete sentences, names, and scattered ad-like lines, including a few dated references and unrelated job requests.
The readable text shows a damaged account from a church circle with scattered phrases about a Rev. O. L and a diary of church members. The fragment hints at church movement concerns and governance but lacks clear dates or outcomes.
Taer SEVER and J. N. Harr appear linked to a 3 Peltos Marke operation in New. Readable fragments suggest a business or property matter with named individuals and a place, but full context is unclear.
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