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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1894
Page
8
Special to the Courier-Sews from Syracest reports heavyweight Con Miordan of Australia was accidentally knocked out by Bob Fitzsimmons and died shortly after from the blow's effects.
A pleasant surprise was tendered to M. J. Coyne of Watchung avenue last evening by a gathering of friends. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Linae, Miss Tobin, Miss Ryan, Miss Fleming, Mr. Higgo, Miss Higgins, Mr. Shirley, Vinnie McDoard, Uren Smith, Mrs. Wyckoff, Miss Mahoney, Mr. Melvin, Miss Loughlin, Miss Maggie, Miss Clifton, and others from Danellen and area.
Miss Katy Reilley of Brooklyn visits cousin Mary Moore on Plainfield Avenue. Robert Love will lead the young men's meeting at the Y M C A rooms tomorrow. Rev George Angieman preaches at MS Pleasant and George B Reeve speaks at Washingtonville tomorrow.
A summons was issued in the case of J C Pope versus Keiderling on contract returnable November 22 and same against Routes returnable that date. Gavett's sale of odds and ends funds a picnic for bargain seekers now running. Mrs Julia Ward Howe will lecture on Should Women be Allowed the Ballot at Casino Monday afternoon. Sunday School teachers met at First Presbyterian Church and reported growth.
The article notes seaweeds as the longest plants reaching 600 feet and their nourishment from air and minerals. It describes Austrian Empress Marie Valerie visiting Lichtenegg Castle where swallows nested around a chandelier, prompting orders to spare the birds despite damage to a carpet and calling the nesting believed to bring luck.
A vintage port based remedy described as a medicine for blood, combining iron with a pure Port grape wine. The advertisement claims benefits for young ladies reaching maturity and for those in the change of life. Sold by ELA. Hebbard & Co. at 114 East Front Street for $1 per bottle.
A little girl loses a stamped letter to a passerby then regains it with charity from a kind stranger. In a tale of thwarted love and mislaid plans, Cyril pursues Miss Birch through a mansion drama until a misaddressed post leads to a fortune and marriage proposal.
Church directory provides service times for multiple congregations including First Baptist Rev. Yerkes and First Presbyterian Rev. with Sunday School and evening services listed. Other churches noted include West Baptist, Mission Church of the Heavenly Rest, and All Souls Church with varying morning and evening programs.
An outspoken defense of Paine's celery compound as a universal tonic. The Forum cites Dr. Shrady on physician fees and extols the remedy's nerve and blood benefits, claiming it restores vigor and cures various ailments from neuralgia to dyspepsia. A Springfield man, E. E. Towne, testifies that the product relieved sciatic rheumatism after costly hospital care, with rapid improvement and weight gain.
Local churches list morning and evening worship times, Sunday School, and youth meetings. Includes Herring pastor at Congregational Church on West 7th, W R Richards at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian, and Rev Barnes at Methodist Episcopal with prayer and Epworth sessions. Also notes early communion at Grace Church and Grace Methodist services, with various sermon and prayer times.
Sunday School at 3 p.m. and evening service follow. Rector leads Bible class afterward.
Telephone exchange reveals a price cut at The High Price Caterer with two locations. A caller requests a Sunday supper at six and a new price list shows chicken consommé at 3d per quart, croquettes at 1.50 to 2 per dozen, and lobster cutlets at 1.75 to 2.25 per dozen.
An advertisement promotes fried oysters delivered in paper bags, creamed oysters at two dollars per hundred, chicken and lobster salads for 30 cents, and sandwiches for parties at very low prices. It also notes game at New York prices and estimates for dinner parties at the lowest possible figures.
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