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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1893
Page
2
The issue covers Republican primaries details with candidate meetings at Bryant School and Mulott's Hall, plus notices from local officials about conventions and delegate counts. It also includes civic concerns on gambling repeal, moral displays on billboards, and editorials urging council action on propriety and public decency.
The efforts to merge Major A No. 109 and Winfieldscott Post No. 73 in the city stalled over naming the new organization. The Winfield Scots insisted on using their name, while Major Anderson Post favored a new title, leaving the consolidation unlikely. A separate incident recounts Thomas Mumble, engineer at the North Island Electric Light station, injuring his hand when a slipping belt halted power, plunging the Borough into two hours of darkness until a new belt could be installed.
A Salvation Army auxiliary meeting modeled after a New York initiative will gather at the First Hospital Church on October 30. Ensign Marshall will lead the session with prominent officers from the New York branches attending. The event, free to the public, promises a lively program and earnest discussion of the work across the shelter, stars, and rescue brigades.
Local conversations center on Plainfield’s new express service since a Seventh Street agent took office. A resident praises prompt delivery and courteous staff, recalling a prior troublesome period and noting the recent paper headline “Oh for the days of the Adams Express.” Uncle Bill Kelly’s World’s Fair trip ends with disgust at the New Jersey building.
Arrangements completed for night classes at East Front Friend's Meeting House. Tuition will be affordable and the program led by Mr. John Sulzel, an experienced instructor with years of practice. Students gain direct personal contact to see, think, and apply knowledge in freehand drawing and designing under expert guidance.
A Grace M E Church Epworth League meeting was delayed by a storm. When members gathered they played a potato race game using spoons to scoop potatoes to a distant goal. Carrie and Agnes Tingley, Smalley, Wilbur Force and Mr Tat Ofheee participated. Tingley and Force won the two rounds and divided the prize potatoes.
The Daily Tree American notes Mine Spangenberg spoke at a convention, praising Union County for progress and church work. She praised missions, charity, and gospel tracts for saloons, with aid to Miagonarien in China, Japan, and India as part of broader outreach.
Bold and James E Widham announce the Miracle Boat, joint inventors claim it outpaces rival designs like Vigilant Valkyrie and railroad trains. They say the craft moves with ease and speed, improving constantly, with paddles and even cars seen as potential propulsion.
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A Newburgh reader reports multiple personal improvements after using Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. She cites cancer relief and scalp conditions improved by the treatment and Salt Rheum Cream, praising the product and suggesting others try it. The letter emphasizes straightforward endorsements and gratitude.
A long list of church services and meetings across multiple congregations. Revivals and sermons set by pastors include Rev. C L Good, Rev. W K Richards, Rev Cornelius Schenck, Rev J W Rickert, Rev G A ng ham, and others. Sunday schools, Holy Communion, prayers, and outreach activities noted with times and locations at Crescent Avenue, Trinity Reformed, Church of Our Saviour, German Church, First Rapter, and more.
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