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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1893
Page
4
A partial summary shows a plan to extend mortgage bonds and stock under trustees, with payments funded at 5 percent, and a six year extension for holders. The proposal hinges on bond and stock support, plus a June 21 deadline, amid reports of other local notices and political chatter.
A fragmentary London Letter and assorted notes discuss English dress codes and social rituals, from livery and servants to court fashion and the cost of societal display. It references a Brooklyn Eagle note on posture, and a political scene with envelopes and voters, hinting at a broader critique of etiquette and power.
A dapper couple drew attention in mid afternoon light when a well dressed man with lilies on his lapel walked with a handsome woman along Fifth Avenue. They lingered as lovers of youth reunited after many years before quietly disappearing around a corner, leaving onlookers puzzled by the secret they carried. The scene drew comments on street life and oddities noted by New York and St Louis papers.
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