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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1894
Page
2
A noisy collage of notices, meetings, performances, and town news from Union County and nearby areas. Reports include church and M O A activities, a school event, a parade of community groups, musical and literary features, a pigeon sleet at Earle's, street work notes, and a sales mention for a 1894 Ariel vehicle, with dates and locations scattered through the page.
Fragmented OCR text describes a patent related to clay wick devices and lamps. It mentions a company and references prohibition references, with unclear details about the invention and its usage.
An article reports an installation at a church with a replenished sermon from Rev. Dison of Brookville and Mr Gibson. It notes a sermon on Hebrews 16, calls the fellowship strong, and records prayers and remarks by several parish figures, ending with marriage vows and a festive reception.
A historical notice describes a fire incident and ensuing repair efforts at a warehouse. The account mentions a brigaded crew and a pattern of damage tied to a lightning event. It cites engineers and witnesses, including individuals named Andrew, George, and Patel, detailing actions taken to restore operations after the blaze.
The piece lists visiting friends, travels, and social events including a dance planned by the Schubert Clary in New Market and a Methodist youth oath event. It notes Fred Nelson’s illness, a medicine救 save, and a school meeting with trustee elections and attendance concerns. The article mentions Adam Tvalamen and Pred Wie fork in a local governance context.
A May birthday celebration titled The Fiesta Mer Jon featured music and recitations. Guests included Tay nor, Florence Hill, Angus Seuman, Clarjes Jeen og, Blas Pangborn, and others. The event ended late with refreshments and tales of a prank involving a donkey tail.
Van Emburgh SOM advertises drastic markdowns on edge dress stays once 250 dozen, now selling out. Also offers 500 yard glass toweling 60s, 600 children's handkerchiefs 2c each, 200 children's corded velvet 15c, 240 men’s heavy stockings 8c pair, 988 yards gil cloth 6c, and 600 dozen Taylors.
A brief Hamburg advertisement offers 575 yards of fabric at one and one half inches wide and 650 yards at three and one half inches wide. The notice states closing time each day is seven o'clock except Saturdays.
Fragmented OCR text details various community activities including business painting and decor, a restaurant becoming a bowling venue, a jeweler on Park Avenue, a Melitore site reference, and upcoming public events. It mentions court proceedings, church celebrations, and invitations to a host of social functions with names and places scattered throughout.
Choirmaster Cheeswright of Holy Croat Church hosted a ceremony to present a diamond prize to Thomas Balin of Weatervelt Avenues. The jewel, a four diamond pin, symbolizes lasting friendship and good will among attendees at the event.
Fragmentary OCR text shows numerous garbled names and medical terms, lacking coherent reporting. No identifiable event, dates, or entities reach minimal criteria for a structured news item.
Madam Iza Lezem's School for Dancing advertises nightly lessons at Hulletts Hall near Erie with Vulze specialty and stage dancing offerings. Address listed as 339 Park Avenue.
Application to release William and Pat Tom from Luctiou Jail was heard. Patton faced bail of 75,000 with 20,000 arrestments on judgment of 943,000. decision reserved.
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