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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1892
Page
4
The fragment reports on Pemeces Tecan Weeder and a paper from an East Indies region alongside a reference to free tramasc tone from the wireglyphien. The text is garbled with multiple unclear terms and lacks coherent events or identifiable organizations.
A fragmented 18th century correspondence snippet discusses a poetess and courtly letters, noting forms like yours obediently and your humble servant. It then mentions Lt. Cadogan and the Countess of Seaforth, and closes with a Chicago earthquake description of a two hollow square iron structure in a damp, unstable urban area.
The article describes the William Astor tomb at Trinity Cemetery on One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Street and Tenth Avenue, noting the elaborate vaults and recent preparations for the burial of William Astor. It covers the cemetery’s grandeur, the involvement of police at prior Astor funerals, and details about John Jacob Astor’s younger branch and its evolving management of the family estate.
MCLEOD presides as general manager with O. Hancock and Baldwin listed as agents. The fragment lists Plainfield depart times such as 7.00 p.m. and 2.97 and 8.00, with connections to Huntington Harrisburg Wilkes Barre Bethlehem and other towns. It references multiple named stops and routes, including Pocono areas and various city names, indicating a trolley or bus timetable from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper item.
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