Published Thursday News Subscription Rates and Ad Terms
The notice outlines weekly publication by William M. Drake & Son with front street printing, village and mail subscription prices at 1.25 and 1.00 per year paid in advance, late payment penalties, ad rates per square and duration, and lists Mr Jons R Swattow of New York as subscription and ad agent dated December 21 1848.
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Front St
2Nd. Presbyterian Church
Jons R. Swattow
Ton St
New York
Those Pretty Stars and a Silent Parting Poem
The Plainfield Gazette presents a literary verse reflecting on starry scenes and the passage of loved ones. The poem contemplates peaceful light enduring after death and the living paying tribute as mournful memories linger.
Jenks and the cholera scare in a comic tale
A humorous narrative follows Mr. Jenks, a stout man, who fears cholera after a minor twinge on St. Charles street. He consults friend Snooks, drinks brandy and peppermint, and relies on quack cures and mustard rubs before a doctor confirms a real illness. The episode ends with Jenks recovering slightly while Snooks dodges illness.
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Jenks
St. Charles St
Snooks
Mr. Jenkins
Mr. Snooks
Mrs J
Mr. Jenks
Perilous Balloon Descent Near London Ends Safely
An ascent by Mr Green and companions in the Nassau Balloon from Vauxhall ended with a rapid descent. The balloon landed on roofs near West Street, the car struck a house, three occupants fell onto a roof, then the craft rose again and drifted toward Croydon before finally settling in an open field near Erith Church.
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Green
Vauxhall
London
St. George’s Road
Westsquare
Croydon
Vauxhall Gardens
Kent
Erith Church
The Mistaken Critics Retouching Portrait Tale
A French tale recounts a gentleman seeking friends opinions on a portrait. Critics claim it misrepresents him old and dark. the painter retouches promises satisfaction or no more work. At a new viewing in darkness the critics fail to recognize the friend, proving their judgment fallible.
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Wiseacres
Messieurs
Ship and Wale Collision At Sea With Whale
The packet ship Hibernia returning from this port to Liverpool struck a massive sperm whale at full speed. The whale flung partly from the sea and was killed. water around the stern turned discolored with blood and oil. No damage to the ship. A second solitary whale circled the vessel hours later.
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Hibernia
Liverpool
Mechanics and their role in society
The passage extols mechanics and farmers as key societal classes. It notes mechanics as workers who blend craft with science, praising their influence in community progress and their potential to become pros at science through cooperation and application of principles.
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St. Paul
Small Beginnings Lead to Great Change in A Vizier Tale
An old tale from Lockman describes a vizier condemned to a tower who is freed by a wife who climbs with a beetle, ghee, silk, pack thread, whipcord, and rope. The beetle ascends the wall, enabling the vizier to draw up the rope and escape his captivity.
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Lockman
Wright
Vegetables in Coal Mines Mirror Primeval Forest Canopies
An article describes abundant preserved vegetable remains in Great Britain and Bohemia coal mines. It likens the ceiling to a tapestry of foliage, contrasts coal black rock with light ground, and portrays trees and foliage as faithful records of ancient vegetation from primeval times.
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Great Britain
Bohemia
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Barber & Hair Dresser
Gazette
Plainfield
Cortlandt Street
Thomas J. Ford, William L. Raynolds
West ST. New York
Joseph Annin
Plainfield, N. J
Marble Manufactory
Market Street
Newark
New Jersey
Orp
Stewart’s Bakery
J. Pound’s
John Boylan
Mary P. Vail
Jim
Tartar
California
Sue Beans
Heaven
Cooper
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