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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1894
Page
8
A special to the Courier News from Lospos dated November 10 says dispatches to the Pall Mall Gazette indicate that Japanese forces have at last captured Port Arthur, confirming a major development in the siege.
Tomorrow features multiple church programs across Mt Zion A M E Charen Trinity Reformed Church and Church of the Redeemer with sermons on young men duty and moral themes. Rev. John Gough and Rev. H F Randolph are among speakers, plus First Presbyterian music services and a grand Emmanuel Baptist rally.
Several crom walks on Somerset are now completely obliterated due to deep mud making them unusable. The German Reformed church ladies plan to continue their Somerset street fair next Tuesday evening instead of tonight as first announced.
J. P. Lake of East Fifth street went today to Annasdale for a brief visit. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sandforg Jr. returned from the bridal unit this morning. Mrs. W. Vanderweg and daughter Annie Vanderweg came back from Green Valley TL after a visit.
In a playful voice a speaker asks about wing shooting in the area and urges a quick shot at various targets from birds to a house and lot, claiming feats in about a minute. The text blends slang and humorous bravado in a frontier style exchange.
Next Tuesday the C Y M L bowling team will roll the Board of Trade team on their alley as part of a local league card.
At a Gnesee county Medical Society session physicians passed a vote of thanks for a quay of Gilmore’s Aromatic Wine presented to the society. They recognized the remedy as suitable for a large class of diseases and endorsed its medical value.
A period piece urges exhausted housewives to use Paine's celery compound to restore nerve and blood health. It touts improved appetite, reduced pain and fatigue, and notes Mrs. L. Wing of Putney Vermont as a testimonial of lasting relief from rheumatism and neuralgia.
The Plainfield Daily Courier has absorbed the News of Plainfield and becomes the Plainfield Courier News. The pioneer paper, led by T. W. Morrison, seeks a strong new venture as he moves to focus on other business. A Rahway Dem notes a new bowling tournament and local leagues outline upcoming competitions.
The article details hat fashions with velvet satin chenille and lace trims. It notes strongly that large plumes ostrich feathers gold fillets and metal ornaments dominate the season. It describes new chenille galloon hats and accordion plaiting as popular in millinery.
Fragment cites chicken consommé at 35 cents a quart and mentions parties at the lowest possible figures, but lacks context or complete facts to identify event, location, or date.
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