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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1891
Page
4
Fragmentary verse description depicts a haunting figure with gleaming leaves, a downy crime perched, and a poised figure with white armlike traces. The text evokes a dramatic, romantic stage image through ornate diction and vivid imagery.
A distressed Claudine witnesses a quarry disaster as workers perish and the site collapses. She clings to survival, aided by Pierre, while grief and resignation soften into quiet endurance and new, weary resolve.
A confused narrative fragment depicts characters amid heat and fear, a grave setting, a quarry and a looming rock overhang. Tension rises as a character contemplates escape and others confront peril in a surreal, dreamlike sequence.
A fragment from Buffalo describes a social gathering before departure with a hostess providing lunch. The passage mentions a young man from out of town and various actions seen as provocative, culminating in rice spilled on the floor. The text is fragmentary and lacking clear events or names.
A reader recalls a man from the Lehigh Valley who bought Northern Pacific stock after his son urged him to invest. The stock fell steadily, and despite adding more shares to average down, the price never recovered. The donkey died after the man spent almost $20,000 on the venture.
A humorous exchange at a local gathering features a woman misquoting the Lord’s Prayer as “give this day our daily chicken.” The judge, attempting to keep order, asks for the drink while a childlike plea about fried chicken provides comic relief.
The article profiles Harvard captain Trafford and Yale captain Thomas Lee McClung, detailing Trafford as a steady, skilled end with notable punting and tackling ability. McClung is described as a tall, muscular athlete from Knoxville with versatile athletic background, sharp center breaks, and disciplined training shaping his leadership.
Fragmented OCR text contains numbers and place names. It mentions Horatoma Plainfield and a schedule like 7 am and 4a. mi. The passage is garbled with unclear dates and events.
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