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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1891
Page
3
The Courier presents Republican candidates and councilmen positions on city bonds. Mayors and officials oppose issuing bonds without a public charter election. Respondents from Plainfield emphasize pay as you go, public control, and let the people decide at the polls before any bond measures.
In letters and remarks from 1891, Mayor Lee and Republican officials insist bonds for sewer projects require a direct vote by the people. They state they will not issue bonds without the people's will at the polls, framing bonds as a democratic decision rather than an autocratic act.
A Missouri man reportedly keeps twenty seven pet cattle snakes that respond to his call. A Sherman Michigan horse died after an illness. Tacoma women form a rainy day club to curb ankle length skirts. A Hallowell Me suitor brag challenges a perplexing compliment. A Mississippi item reports Rev A Cathy eloping with Miss Millie Marier. Desobeo island infestation endangers goats and shrubs. Texas man McGriffin seeks salary growth as his wife bore triplets then quadruplets.
A mosaic of dated data includes speeds, lighthouse candy equivalents, racial counts in France, sugar crop surpluses, insured artworks, oil production figures, and sparse notes about Leadville and Murray County. Many items are vague, contrived, or exaggerated, reflecting fragmented OCR from a period piece.
Advice from a column urging caution in romance. It warns not to trust all wooing talk and to notice vanity such as a new necktie. It suggests keeping some challenge, avoiding nagging, and giving a true heart to make him happy.
A jumbled slice of past newspaper chatter features witty misquotes and quirky phrasing. The text riffs on odd spellings and student-teacher exchanges, producing a playful collage of misheard lines and humorous confusion across imagined headlines.
In Paris Baron Von Rachnitz and his wife pursue gambling at the Baccarat club. He amasses winnings through late night play while she pressures him to quit. Their social ascent rests on continued risk, despite warnings and the looming chance of ruin. Raoul Fleischer enters as a rival player.
Baron Von Rachnitz exposes M Fleischer as a marked-card swindler after a hundred-game baccarat challenge ends with Fleischer cheating and the baron swearing off cards for life. Fleischer’s accomplice is uncovered, the club investigates, and Von Rachnitz remains a club member while Fleischer departs Paris.
A set of short literary notices mentions Hawthorne’s gravestone at Concord fenced for protection by relic hunters. It notes Major McKinley’s devotion to his wife amid duties, Col George B. McClellan’s growing resemblance to his father, and Robert Garrett’s recovery of health and mental clarity after a period of business incapacity.
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