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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1893
Page
3
A fragment from a 7 line OCR shows Moon Hales and Ola 15 7Y with numbers 30 83, suggesting a brief note or agenda item at a local event. The readable portions are limited, preserving names and digits without clear context or outcome.
Stalled streetcar near Viainfeld avenue delays service while another runs to the terminal on Waterhang avenue. The Junior Society of Chelation Endeavor meets at First Presbyterian Church at four. Decoration Day ball planned by Pinewintlok Athletic Association by invitation only. Grand holiday bill at Music Hall next Tuesday features You and I. Stone throwing cases postponed in Judge Coddington Court. Machinists to move meeting rooms to new West Front street site on Saturday June third. Lawn tennis season opens Decoration Day with tournament plans discussed. Corner stone laying for Heavenly Rest parish house includes choir. Pond Tool Works electric crane shipment to New York arrives. 72 inch lathe for U.S. Government to be completed.
A meeting of the Club will be held in the Academy tomorrow night to consider applications for membership. Names mentioned include Mr and Mrs Ponts of Fanwood J P Munbeeod Mande Van Boskerck Miss Kittle Stewart P Hattman and Miss Yates Fred Rutiman 0 T Waring Miss Holly and Miss Streuk Percy Ub and AO Wail.
A local resident’s bewildering tale unfolds with a staged escape, a missing watch and money, and a coach ride to Springfield. Residents of the Fourth Ward demand improved water access and firefighting preparations as council delays and private pipes frustrate safety efforts.
An afternoon tea and apron sale hosted by the Woman's Friendly Society of the Church of the Heavenly Rest in Evona raised funds for a new parish building. The event at the Bullman building on West Front Street drew many attendees and contributed toward the $2,500 cost, with $2,000 already raised. Cornerstone to be laid by Bishop Scarborough, building slated to be enclosed by June 20 and usable by August 1. the 45 by 60 foot brick and stone structure will include sewing rooms, a kitchen, library, and a two-room main hall adaptable to one large space.
An old newspaper feature discusses rapid news culture, the press as a public mirror, and responsibility for sensational coverage. It cites the New York Times role in overthrowing corruption, mentions figures like Garrison and Whittier, and notes local injuries and incidents from Stony Hill and Cedar Brook amid a long, fragmentary montage.
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