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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1894
Page
5
A long damaged column reports medical claims by ex mayor John Corson and Dr. LightHill about cures for piles. The notice mentions May Robes and Mrs. Owen, plus assorted town news, sermons, church events, a gas-light outage, a train schedule, and local advertising for Dr. Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy.
The New Market Tennis Club plans a Halloween masquerade. repair needs loom on a bridge between Lehigh Valley Railroad and nearby wedge. Local visits include McGuiness of New York, while meetings fail for lack of quorum. Residents relocate to Newark for winter. electric light poles are moved for use at Rice farm. Clergy a sermon on church versus saloons. Democrats campaign briskly. A store exhibit features a giant ear of corn. An upcoming will sale is announced in Papalandeos area amid electric light wiring progress.
A dense directory lists church services across multiple denominations with times for morning and evening worship, Sunday School, and youth meetings. Churches named include First Church of Christing Trinity Reformed, East Third Street Mission, Park Avenue Baptist, All Souls Park Avenue, First Presbyterian Congregational Crescent Avenue, Methodist Episcopal Monroe Avenue, Grace Church, Church of the Holy Cross, Church of Our Saviour and more with pastors and service times noted.
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