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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1893
Page
4
Fragmented news notes report Van Alen drawing opposition from President over display of wealth, with hints of a three way judicial contest and local political tensions. Other items mention railroad labor pay disputes in DING Pa and a fatal wagon accident near Seabright.
Fragmented market report from Philadelphia dated Sept 21 notes broad activity in stock and produce with prices and demand for grains, meats, and dairy. Mentions several named items, prices around $2762.55 and general market tone, plus a brief anecdote about childhood illness and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as relief for croup.
Financial review notes abundant money and rising prices for goods, with improved credit and growing foreign trade. Production and distribution show gains after a long downturn. factories reopen, orders rise, and consumer demand strengthens as lenders ease terms. Liberty Bell tour plans, cultural notes, and local incidents intersperse the report.
The account details the first meeting of Dwight Moody and Ira Sankey in Indianapolis during a YMCA convention, Moody urging Sankey to join him in Chicago, their early open-air services, and the rapid formation of a collaboration. It highlights their joint efforts to reach the masses, the Chicago visits, and the kickoff of their long shared career in gospel singing and preaching.
A fragmented excerpt discusses excess sensitivity to noise as a neurotic tendency in civilization. It argues noise intolerance signals mental disturbance, yet willpower and self-suggestion can mute nuisance, with examples from daily life. The piece drifts to notes on museums, literature, hair trade, and a deathwatch beetle, ending with a grim reference to Will Pockey Greve.
A vivid reminiscence from the Hartford Times about the morning fruit treat of ripe watermelons. It celebrates the cooling juice, the red heart exposed after slicing, and the fruit as a refreshing relief for both black and white readers during hot days and long voyages of commerce.
A garbled passage describes long inches long gear, a heavy weight, and a drag seine in a pound, plus a Boston scene about lobster handling. It shifts to Temple Bar and a cholera remedy advertisement noting Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a household helper.
Fragmentary timetable shows prices and hours for mail services. mentions Naw Yous M Cros at 1.00 and 12.80, and various times for mail routes including Trenton, Philadelphia, and direct mail. Notes open days, evening hours, and lock box operations with limited legible details.
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