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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1894
Page
2
An opinion piece rails at the Democratic administration, blasting protectionist policy and alleging hardship under the era. It cites Kentucky’s Hexster Lixowner before a Delaware convention, lambasts party leanings, and condemns wool and agricultural issues amid a generic political clash with Republicans.
A dated weather notice records August values including a high of around ninety degrees on multiple days and a low near one degree below freezing. It notes mean temperatures, monthly range, wind direction from the northeast, and rainfall totals with historical reference to prior years.
A muddled paragraph of weeknight events lists entertainments at the Arilegno Hotel, Salvation Army attendance, a Crescent versus Horkley game, and a series of community happenings. It mentions weather ranges, a dog watcher, a move by Mrs. Neighbor, a large ox weighing eight and a half pounds, a Ridgewood victory at Hoynton Beach, and various excursions and social affairs with no clear unified story.
Reports detail visits by Mrs Howard Giles and relatives, church services, a rabbit hunt mishap, a Dunellen Lawn Tennis Club tournament with results in singles and doubles, and union services at the Presbyterian Church. Prizes awarded included silver court plaster cases and paper cutters.
A ragged summary notes guests from Newark at J F Tas Adolphs, a school trustees meeting in Pianataway Township to discuss coal for the district school, a Baptist church opening, and a watermelon party at New Market Tensia Club. Local fishing reports and community activities texture a drafty calendar with scattered names and places.
The report records 97 clear days and 51 cloudy days with 14 hazy periods. From late fall to 23 January winds varied from southwest to west with 3 to 6 degree shifts and thunderstorms passing over Pinefield, noting more thunderstorm days and a 3 degree higher temperature range than last year.
The piece highlights the comedy star known as American Pougere, famed for French ches tause eccentrique on today’s New York stage, plus popular appearances in Cincinnati roof gardens. It notes Ben Lansage with Mariepent Algerian Company and Nellie McIlenry in A Night in Circus, and lists Robert Vernon and others tied to major productions and operatic attractions.
A group led by Mr Lenteaux with Agnes Blair Miss Hoeven Ray Holes and others from Trenton rode to Boynton Beach by stage Saturday night. The party, though large, was well behaved and they claim to have enjoyed the trip quietly and early returned.
A report notes an incident in Newark where pranksters released six carrier pigeons at Seoteh Piaing on a Sunday to train for pigeon flights of the American Federation. One bird returned from a cage after twelve months away.
An early fire burned Morris Higgins barn in South Plainfeld to the ground with tin contents lost. an adjacent house was saved by a neighbor. A man on Liberty Street attempted to steal, but was stopped by Totinson who declared the fire out of the district.
An upper Shenandoah region prospectus touts grand opportunities in West Virginia with mineral lands priced from 2 to 4 dollars. The piece praises health benefits and welcoming locals while inviting newcomers and agents from B&O and BR rail lines to invest.
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