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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1849
Page
1
In 1848 details announce weekly publication from William M. Drake & Son at Front Street opposite the 2nd Presbyterian Church with subscription and ad rates, agent Mr. W.B. Palmer in New York, plus a humorous water poem and Odd Fellows anecdote and poems by James R. Lowell.
The 10 mile extension from Somerville to the White House opened for travel October 16. New York and Plainfield lines run from Liberty Street at 9 AM and 5 PM, with freight at 2 PM. Fares vary. boat departures from North River Pier No. 1 at 6 AM and 5 PM. Passengers should buy tickets beforehand. conductors will not sell tickets or take boat fares.
Advertises assignment for one agent per New Jersey county to sell books by Cole including The American Farm Book and The American Bee-Keeper's Manual. Requires cash capital of at least $25. Also promo for lamp oil at 6d per gallon from W. M. Drakes. Publication details given: M. Saxton, 121 Fulton St. March 1849.
A Portland scene recounts a coastal visitor from Passamaquoddy mistaken for a customer in a harbor district. He enters the Eagle Coffee House and then the Custom House, confusing authorities, until a humorous misidentification is resolved. A separate vignette on peaches shows a family lesson on prudence and virtue through a father’s parable about seeking, selling, and sharing.
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