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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1892
Page
4
The piece surveys spring fashion with focus on gowns and hats. It notes black or white lightly figured fabrics, the return of medium large round hats, and green white straw trims. It highlights two striking gowns: a light fawn crepon with Russian lace and a black lace ensemble, praising accessories and overall elegance seen at the event.
A survey of light dress notes describes gingham embroidery and dotted lawn frocks with banded inserts and ribbons, while scientific items cover colt sawing in steel, a microcidine antiseptic, aluminium in molten metal casting, and Charcot’s brain photographs. Divers in tropical waters note color cues in frightened fish.
The article notes a motorized railway near Prague to be operated by fuel oil, a Michigan business using paper balloon bills, canal traffic delays and widening plans for the Sura Canal, a chair with a storage battery for invalids, and widespread use of waste slag as fertiliser. It also mentions a governor device to stop engines from a floor, a French invention enabling 180 words per minute telegraphy with typewritten delivery.
A collection of sayings on character and speech. The text notes quirks of cranky workers bosses and talkative people, with lines about self perception and cross cultural phrases. It emphasizes restraint and dignity while poking at human folly.
A tangled OCR snippet cites random quotes about coffee in Brazil actors in use, Budgery and Budd, Waterbury watch inventor, winding sheet, and wives bought in China. It mentions a yacht deck, a German emperor, a police officer in New York, and a Lowell Courier notice, all presented as clipped phrases with no clear narrative or dates.
The readable text presents garbled phrases about feeding a Little binod and prigging office. It mentions Knoxville and other towns, crows, grains, and Armour, but no coherent event or clear subjects. The record preserves the messy OCR context without a decisive news item.
A garbled world news snippet references a large figure of 900,000 in a biog symposium or world event. The readable text hints at global topics or a scientific or trade gathering with notable attendance or stakes. Further details are unclear due to legible fragments.
The Brooklyn handicap race draws attention worldwide as owners and bettors anticipate an $18,000 prize for the best horse. The event recalls past runnings with Dry Monopole, Blue Wing Tridelgo, and Exile earlier winners, while jockeys and trainers focus on rhythm and horse conditioning.
Fragmented humor writing remarks on the labor of producing daily humorous pieces and the ethics of writers. Includes stray quotes about humor, journalism, and a mix of unrelated anecdotes and dialogues from period publications.
The fragmentary OCR lists places and schedules with scattered names and times, mentioning Reston, Lewrr Pisioted, Mauch Chunk, and other towns. It references services and travel times, with references to Sundays and various streets or venues.
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