04 May 1894
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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1894
Page
1
The Catholic Young Men's Lyceum hosted a trophy presentation after a bowling match with the champions of the Young Men’s Institute. The event featured a club dance, floral decorations, and speeches by Mr. Pitepatrice and others. A large audience enjoyed songs, recitations, and cigars as plans were discussed for future participation.
A long garbled set of notes from a rural or small-town paper lists parish events, church topics, weather comparisons, and miscellaneous local incidents. It mentions the Seventh-day Adventist or Hap Wat Church, a sermon for Sunday, a city map by Ony Engineer Danham, helmeted mail carriers, a soda fountain joke, a marble cutter named J. E Townsend, a portrait of Charles I Leggett, and a choir concert led by E J Pizhay. Also noted are a Gesang Verein meeting with Henry Meyer, a Young Ladies Mission Circle event, Woolston & Burkirs workers finishing jute spinning, a Steamer Company meeting, a recent fair’s finances, rent disputes, and a police matter about two thoroughbred horses taken from Long Island.
The governor will complete a New York and Philadelphia route from the New York end with the coach’s operation ending May 12. The hire book lists numerous parties and dates through May 12, including Gov Werts of New Jersey and others.
A bill named known as Setale bill No 51 advanced in the Senate yesterday after a first reading in the Meuse chamber. The measure sets new standards and funding for education and aims to streamline state education policy.
At a meeting of the Victor Wheelmen organization plans were made to form a club and arrange work. Lew Heter was chosen as captain and general weaver. A Sunday gathering from Mir Erol Press Works was set for assembly. A secure lot was secured for a home and the event involved drilling and planning. A woman at Todds Law spoke of a wedding to be held at Chamberlein’s College. Merria Kennedy attended. A sale was advertised by Evoud’s Pharmacy at Perk and Norse.
Two thousand readers are perusing the Courier as a mass audience contends with the idea that anyone among them could be the person you seek for a need.
Fragmentary OCR describes a figure named Davii with 60 combat at Une giadt Goliath and promotes Dr Piero Viensant Pellets. Text asserts the pellets remove mucus and cure constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia, and related disorders, framed as a dramatic illustration of the pellets merits.
Major Anderson Post No 109 hosts an evening in Petersbare rooms to honor visiting comrades from the Grand Army of the Republic. Members reminisce of camp life and frontline days, followed by a hearty meal, cigars, and a music program led by Mrs Collier and others. Department officials and veterans from Wroteal scouts attend, with speeches on fraternity and remembrance.
An old want ad from Sharpsburg Pe outlines payment to J B Wilson for a miracle cure named Dr King’s Sew Decovery for consumption. It claims the medicine cured a wife after she faced severe illness, though the text is garbled with misspellings and broken phrases about La Grippe and threats.
Local items report travel plans for Ceci Rehab Wilson to Washington and Conde sailing on the Red Star Line to Antwerp. Community notes celebrate a St Joseph's fair prize, congratulate Edward Rollerson, and note Mrs Mary Ward’s Brooklyn visit. Other items cover illness, property moves, a funeral, and a Women’s Suffrage talk. a school news item invites summer classes at 309 East Front Street.
At last night’s YMCA board of directors meeting a supper for directors and commuter men was announced to precede the annual meeting next Thursday evening. A jubilee meeting was set for Sunday, January 3, while Mr. LaBoyteaux will be in London for the World YMCA Conference. The Colored YMCA work received favorable comments. A. E. Hoagland arrived from Newark with an electric car obstacle to be used on Plainfield Street Be en countered much jy om sure ran of a couple of Hote sodes tested axle once or twice on reste. Beware
The Plainfield amateur troupe presented The Grey Mare to an appreciative audience. The cast featured Mrs Mason, Mr and Mrs Conders, Mr Cook, Mr Saunders, Mr Rallis, and others in a spirited, uneven but generally solid performance with strong monologue work by Pred Walz and solid makeup and staging.
A late dispatch reports authorities raiding four Coxeyite camps on the outskirts where about sixty vagrants fled in all directions into the woods as police closed in. Camps were hastily abandoned with improvised shelters and tents strewn about.
A fragment notes the sheriff of New York having his salary set at 20 000 dollars per year and fees tied to the office. The item reflects a 19th or early 20th century mentioning of official pay. Names and exact context are partly obscured but point to a formal salary grant for the sheriff.
Passengers from the stranded Persian monarch were landed early this morning. The Swift Beef Company of East Third Street plans a large 35 by 60 foot box occupying the former office space.
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