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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1894
Page
2
A tumultuous Broad Street era notice outlines local elections and public sentiment. Mentions Walter’s aid, upcoming mayoral race in Elizabeth, and debates over foreign labor, postmaster choices, and county offices. References to Judge Lay and borough council concerns reflect a fraught political season.
A notice notes a May 24 program at Holy Cross Church with entertainment for theYoung Men's Tongue of Hope. Also mentions Sedem Lodge No 26 F and A M Master Mason duties and a church service omission tomorrow.
A lively repertoire company led by Miss Minnie Lester will perform at Moste Hall next week. The vivacious actress and troupe promise appealing acts for both young and old, with entertainers noted for charm and talent.
A jumble of town items reports Eugene Kanyon selling real estate near Reymoor on the Nanga Wek Kut road in Comuepueat, Blakeley aiding an injured Mrs Carpenter, and John Herbert guiding Green Brook engine duties. It notes a lantern of meetings, athletic club dances, and multiple residents moving houses or jobs, with local society and school happenings throughout the week.
Classified notice for a sale item priced at 25 cents in a box. Advertises by GW Randolph at 31 West Frost Streets.
Fragmentary medical advertisement promises quick relief for female complaints and irregular menstrual issues. Claims to restore nervous system health and improve overall vitality, targeting daughters and mothers with unnamed remedies.
A garbled OCR page lists Sunday services and church activities across many congregations. Names like Rutherford New Jersey figures and various pastors appear tangled with stray phrases about debts, invitations, and callers, creating a chaotic city church calendar and stray notices.
An article fragment describes travel options on Chesapeake and Ohio and related routes. It lists trains from New York to Cincinnati and other points, with times like 7.49 p.m. to Philadelphia and 9.00 p.m. to Louisville, noting through baggage checks at Pennsylvania Railroad Station Elizabeth.
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