Plainfield Liberal Women Hear Early History Talk
The Plainfield Branch Alliance of Liberal Christian Women met to discuss Plainfield's early history. Miss Kate Leonard read on John Leal the educator, and Miss Eaton gave biographical sketches of Col. John Scott with details of his Vermont birth, Civil War service, and acts at Lee's Mills.
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Plainfield
Colterian
Sabjset
Plsinfield
O B Leonard
Miss Kate
O. B Leonard
Miss Leonard
Reder
John Leal
Plainfeld
Mra
M. H Eaton
Col
Jalan Scott
Vermont
Lee's Mills
Gen. Smith
Julian Scou
Congress
National Academy of Design
The
Geographical Society
Southwest
Plainfield Art Gallery
State House
Montpelier
Union League Club of
New York
Sons of Revolution
Colonies
Pacific Mail Tea and Grocery Company Faces Assignment
Creditors force a reverse on the Pacific Mail Tea and Grocery Co as it assigns to Henry Keppel in New York. Liabilities of about 13000 exceed assets. early settlements and paid bills aim to square the accounts so the Plainfield store network, including the Plainfield branch, can continue operations.
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Pacific Mail Tea and Grocery Company
East Front Street
New York
Henry Keppel
Williams
Tripison
Wyckoff
Raritan
Corrigan
Bayles v Tunison Tort Case Before Judge McCormick
In Elizabeth this morning Judge McCormick heard Bayles v Tunison in tort with decision reserved. W. De Meza appeared for the plaintiff and Reed and Co. for the defendant. Also on appeal to the Common Pleas Court was Stillman for the plaintiff and G W De Meza for the defense.
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Bayles Va
Tunison
McCormick
Elizabeth
Ge W. de Meza
Reed & ¢An
la & Hill
Sareers Te
Rice
Common Pleas Court
Ww. Sedemm
Stillman
Ag Plaintiff
G. W. de Meza
Beecham’s pills advertised for pimples from constipation
An old advertisement urges readers to treat pimples and other constipation related conditions with Beecham's pills. It promotes a free book and mentions pills priced at 25 cents available at drugstores or by mail from B F Allen Co. 365 Canal Street New York.
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Beecham
B F Allen Co
Canal St
New York
Tum Couriee
Festival of Nations thrills audience with amateur acts
The article describes a packed hall audience enjoying a Festival of Nations program. Performances include tambourine drills and gypsy style tableaux with tambourine movements, a bolero song by Mrs W L Lan, and a retreat. Notable participants include Maude Bowers Ven Baren J Evarie Tracy James P arty Peter B Mathews Suart Patterson D N Van Viiet Jock Bar tindale Fred Fisk and D 5 Wotherspoon. The event was praised as lively though performed by amateurs.
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Ing Orst
W.L. Lan
Ssanders
Maude Bowers
Ven Baren
J. Evarie Tracy
James Party
Peter B Mathews
Suart Patterson
D. N. van Viiet
Jock Bartindale
Fred Fisk
Wotherspoon
Sherwood West
Frank E Newman
Demarests Host Jersey Turkeys and More
Local notes include Jersey turkeys at Demarests and the Dram Corp’s boys tuning up with a post practice session. A Park Avenue Baptist Church women’s prayer meeting is set for Friday at Mrs. K Compton’s Deer Street home. A cyclist VanBlarn of Evona was knocked from his wheel on West Front Street near the Babcock building, suffering bruises and damaged spokes. Special Thanksgiving observations are reported in city schools. Werner advertises twenty thousand dollars worth of clothing for sale. Weather signals now arrive with printed prognostication. The latest church entertainment craze is The Brownies from Palmer Cox, as noted in circulating notices.
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Park Avenue Baptist Church
VanBlarn
Evona
West Front Street
Babcock
Werner
R J. Shaw
Churct
Brownies
Tewee
Palmer Cox
Elizabeth
Boiler bolt wrecks Hyde Street car injuring twenty
A malicious act inserted a bolt into a car track on the Hyde Street line in San Francisco. The resulting wreck injured twenty people, with several in serious condition.
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Courier-News
San Francisco
Hyde Street
Ship Cat in Two
The fishing schooner Gracie Benson, Captain Haven der, was run down in the harbor by the steamship Reading early this morning and sunk. Six of her eighteen crew were drowned.
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Bostox
Gracie Benson
Havender
Reading
Severe cold grips Northwest and Manitoba towns
Special to the Courier News reports extreme low temperatures in the Northwest. Crookston Minnesota registered 10 degrees below zero at 9:30 PM, Grand Rapids Minnesota 12 below, and Glynon Manitoba 8 below as the cold wave settled across the region.
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THE
Courier News
St. Pacu
Mino
Minnesota
Manitoba
Crookston
Mercury
Grand Rapids
Glynion
Sewer Pipe Laying Advances on Wood Land Avenue
The Wood Land Avenue sewer pipe laying was completed at 11 30 this morning and the crew moved to East Ninth Street at Third Place to close the gap to the Potoum Avenue sewers.
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Woodland Avenue
East Ninth Street
Third Place
Potoum Ave.nue
Franklin Council Evening Meeting Cancelled and Local Notices
Yesterday and today plans show Franklin Council will not meet in the evening due to a holiday. Local business and school activities include druggists closing 1 to 6 pm, Grace M. E. Church children practicing a Christmas operetta, sidewalk work on Somerset Street, and registry transfers.
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Franklin Council
Grace M. E. Church
Most
Somerset Street
Borough School
Liarmony Street
Boards of Registry
Meeker
W. H. Pangborn
Cobathem Street
Climax Gun Club
Dan Terry
Mr. Bach
Elizabeth
Earle’s Hotel
Eliza
Nutrient Rich Budget Cooking with Breast Chuck and Shoulder
The article promotes using breast chuck and shoulder cuts for economical meals. It advises simmering rather than roasting, trimming fat, and using stews or gravies to create tender, flavorsome dishes. It compares cost and nutrition to pricier chops and steaks, urging home cooks to diversify meat choices.
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Philip Armour
Good Housekeeping
Humorous Snippets From Gossip and Editorials
A collection of short quips and exchanges from various papers. It includes a seat swap request and a revenge motive overheard in a theater, a motherly witticism about marrying a son, a wish for Mabel’s education, and a pun on writing in verse.
Bad Boy Thrashed Mentioned in Brooklyn Life Column
In a Brooklyn Life excerpt a mother scolds a child and compares him to Tommy Toogood. The dialogue includes moral suasion and a joke about marriage, reflecting humorous social commentary of the period.
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Tommy Toogood
High School Beats Scrubs In 18 to 0 Basketball Game
The High School regulars defeated the Scrubs 18 to 0 at the Y M A late last night. The lineup includes George 98 W Gren 96 W Littell 97 Titsworth 97 A Waener 96 G Horse 96 H Drake 95 and other listed players. The school was closed for the week.
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Y. M
Scrubs
Teenes Beasapa
George
W. Gren
W. Littell
Titsworth
A. Waener
G. Horse
H. Drake
Mrs G C Bedford Recovers From Illness In Lafayette Place
Mrs G C Bedford of Lafayette Place is reported to be slowly recovering from a recent illness. Orchard Place residents entertained a few friends last evening for a pleasant gathering. On the first Wednesday evening in December the temple...
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G. C. Bedford
LaFayette Place
Orchard Place
The Jew's Leap Pass in the Don Country
In 1878 ten Jewish traders crossing toward the Don country were blocked by Russian soldiers at a narrow pass. After a brutal clash that saw Jews armed with staffs and swords repelling attackers, Captain Blatzky was killed and the merchants fled into Turkish territory. The tale endures as “The Jew's Leap.”
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Don
Blataky
Peetas Bae Uestaha
Bilatchy
Bela
Israel
Beame
Blateky
Meamn
Road to Dallas Recalls Texas Journey
A New York Tribune traveler recalls Texas with humor and memory. He describes gambling at a village table, losing his money, and being shown the night road by a host who proclaims Dallas lies 160 miles away.
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Dallas
Texas
Left Over Fly Stirs Boston Traveler Readers
A fragment from the Boston Traveller notes a stubborn left over fly that can land on a head or far from a person, humorously capturing readers’ exasperation and plain language about an irritating insect.
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Ryan
Ieee
Boston
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