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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1892
Page
4
Fragmented report notes a deadly mine explosion at Borinage in Hainault. It cites casualties and mentions prior disasters in the same mine, with unclear agency and numbers due to damaged text. The item references other world notices including Canada tolls and U.S. political letters.
A partially legible text fragment mentions gate, Govers comering shame, and threats of capturing captives. It hints at spirit and swift retaliation and references a person named Dave as a friend while warning of harsh action against captives.
In a late September tale set near Col Hinton’s park, Joe pursues Nellie through a moonlit forest as a translucent specter, the Ghost of Running Water, seeks to claim her. Nellie swoons but is saved by Joe, who vows to seek medical help after the eerie encounter.
A garbled text presents scattered musings on wisdom and religion, noting appearances, inner battles, and the paradoxes of virtue. It hints at moral anesthesia, self-denial, and vague critiques of men who pretend virtue, with stray references to Wales Cove and ornamental acts.
A fragmentary piece warns against sharing intimate confidences among friends. It cautions that betraying trust harms both hearts and reputations, urging discretion and urging speakers to avoid revealing private histories or inner life details during conversations.
A confused and archaic-sounding monologue laments debt, memory, and sorrow. The speaker reflects on wasted chances and moral lessons, mixing abstract philosophy with personal remorse and a grim view of life’s end. The fragment hints at poverty and social judgment with a bleak, reflective tone.
Readable scraps from Southern curiosities report diverse oddities from Florida to Georgia. The piece notes yellow ochre in Gainesville on Dr. T. F. Tuomas’s land, a two legged hilly goat, large potato and bean slips near New Bern, a tale of W. G. M. Thomas laughing till a rib broke, and the Mobile Fire Department horse Rhett Goode, aged nineteen, dying of lung fever after twelve years of service. An Milton County resident killed a yard snake and a Parke County man captured a live rattlesnake five feet long, later dying by self bite after capture.
A survey of ocean steamship feats asks for the longest day’s run, largest passengers carried, and top vessels. It cites the Etruria’s size, the Titanic-like length figures, City of Paris displacement, transatlantic voyage costs, and notable 19th century records including the Savannah’s 1852 crossing and immigrant totals reaching nearly 10,000 in a year.
Fragmented OCR notes describe rationing, transit schedules, and public notices across New York including Liberty Port. It lists locations such as Upper Ladbcial, Wiktstiaree, and Geary Fes with timings, routes, and prices. It references markets, sailings, and service openings with scattered dates and times in a period newspaper style.
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