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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1894
Page
7
A promotional primer argues for truthful, precise advertising and warns against extravagant claims. It urges cautious budgeting, cutting ineffective or overly cheap insertions, and focusing on clear, honest messages that align with strong local papers.
Inventions for daily use include a two part mustard pot with a small can and screw to release water for fresh mix. Also tips for skin care with butter cleansing and a lemon milk mask. Fashion notes cover cold red paper in violet shades and delicate stationery with rose boxes and decorative prints for children.
A fragment urges women to maintain upright posture and head level when walking. It claims steps and downcast eyes undermine grace. The text advises, step, gentle woman, and to look up, little.
A readable fragment discusses Emersons view that behavior is the primary indicator of character not talent or wealth. It notes the importance of predictable words and deeds and the inner self guiding personal resolve.
A fragment notes ammonia’s cleansing claims affecting woodwork and car interiors. It mentions women using the chemical in water with expectations of positive results, though the text is incomplete and ambiguous.
Fragmentary note describes a Japanese woman’s limited means and modest adornments. It mentions a lack of shopping and time to discuss Easter preparations, noting her hair and paper ornaments, and a soft-colored crape kimono as a modest attire. The tone highlights hardship and cultural dress constraints.
Notes discuss the National Academy of Design planning a new building near Forty-second Street and Fifth Avenue with George Reade guiding plot selection. It praises free instruction and international ties, highlights a drop in New York tenement deaths, and mentions a provisional election south for city use with a Portable Steel House Company booth exhibit in Police Headquarters yard.
The passage describes new voting booths with iron rails and side openings, a large table for ballot boxes, and chairs for clerks in a room separated by a guard rail. Police Commissioners arrange booths can be bought after two years use for 225 dollars, currently in use.
A quirky piece recounts the Dutch ship the First Finis Belli as a early ironclad near Antwerp, notes on 1585 siege myth, American anecdote about Dexter Rifle Company, and a stray tale of a tree orange and a St John lad. It also mentions a piano care tip and a stray note about British steamers.
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