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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1894
Page
8
A mine explosion in Saamoxrs, Pennsylvania, left one worker dead and four missing. Rescue teams searched the shaft as officers and investigators prepared to examine the scene for cause and safety lapses.
A note on the Vic Wheelmen race meet fixing Thursday afternoon October 25 with entries closing October 22. Events include Class A one mile novice one mile 240 class two mile handicap one mile scratch five mile handicap one third mile slow race and others for boys under sixteen.
Fragmentary schedule notes list West and South routes via Chesapea among F. F. W. services. Mentions vestibule sleepers unheated by light, day coaches, no extra fare, trains between Cincinnati, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Louisville, Chicago with arrival times around 5 to 9 PM.
The Daughters of Rebekah issue an invitation to the wives and mothers of Odd Fellows in the city to join them Thursday evening at nine o'clock. A Plainfield Bicycle Club discussion on winter entertainments yielded no firm plans. Borough Health Board granted scavenger licenses to Watson and Mose and new sewer permits. Sewerage work began on West Toirdtreet near Grant Avenue with 93 feet of pipe ready. delays due to three foot pipe lengths.
G B Titsworth of Madison Avenue is home ill. Grace Rowland from East Second Street returns from Easton. Mrs M Martin of New York visits Mrs John H Tier Sr. on Bank Place. Ruth Fenner of Pluckamin visits her uncle Township Clerk. H J Martin of Jackson Avenue listed. Morgan S Taylor of Rockview Avenue very ill and not expected to recover. Mrs Stanton Clark of Westerly Rhode Island visits W H Williams’s family. Westfield Republican county convention delegation led by Assemblyman Codding. Mrs W H Slape returns from Salem after attending ill mother. Mr and Mrs Caboone of Wat Chung Avenue host tea and a coming-out for daughter Miss May Oshone.
Mr Bowen denies being a tariff reformer stating he is a protectionist and longtime Republican. He notes his second ward primary votes declare him the top choice for the Republican convention representative.
Justice Mosher accompanied a constable to New Providence to serve summons in Thompson vs Johnson. Johnson had been dead two years, and the summons was left at Mt Zion Ai Me Church on West Fourth. The church will be dedicated in October.
Fragmentary OCR shows two civil matters in progress with Taylor versus Olissey and Hummer versus Titeworth. Details and docket statuses are unclear due to garbled text.
A discussion argues that truthful advertising pays for legitimate businesses while deceptive practices deter repeat customers. It warns against cheap brokers and careless claims, urging careful, honest ads and avoiding parasitic, low quality papers.
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