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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1894
Page
8
A fragment notes engagements and social plans with mentions of lovers and friends awaiting ceremonies and gatherings. The text hints at social amusements and forthcoming engagements among a circle of acquaintances.
Reports from Mountain Grove Penn note Jobe J Crolime of East Third Street ill with his father’s illness. A baby girl weighing pounds and a half was born to David Uren on Orange Street Saturday. Holy Cross Sunday School pupils rode to Warrenville Savard and back for a picnic with games and chestnut gathering. Kate Western organized the event which concluded contentedly.
A collage of quips and tidbits from period papers features jokes about fathers, newsboys, office clerks, movable feasts, stagecoaches, and weddings. Bits comment on aging, politicking, and social foibles with regional flavor and light satire.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal quotes an elderly Mrs. J and a youth debating whether war will ever end. The exchange hints at collective belief that conflict may be the sole moment for people to prove themselves.
A visitor recalls an old anecdote from Nova Scotia about a hostess urging guests to choose refreshments. Guests, not hungry, refuse. The tale ends with the hostess promising to fetch her pie.
A garbled diary style excerpt recounts an interview with a boxer or fighter, including notes on nerves and pressure, anecdotes of punches and incidents, and a judge demanding silence. It mentions Grand Rapids and Detroit Free Press, with dialogues about fighting, skates, and a courtroom exchange about consent.
An article discusses how temperament, health, and weather influence mental states, citing phrenology and a London Lancet report on ball lightning. It notes training and harmony as keys to resilience, and describes a Louvain surgeon briefly affected by a thunderstorm episode.
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