05 Dec 1850
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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1850
Page
1
A tender portrait of Francie a three year old boy whose fierce sickness and frail frame test a family’s endurance. Through winter storms and autumn gloom his steadfast belief that summer will return guides him from crawling to walking and finally lifting the family’s spirit with the hopeful cry When the summer comes.
A Portland Pleasure Boat tale recounts how Jenny the Swedish singer travels from city to city, drawing crowds and riches. Barnum schemes to publish glowing reports to lure money, while priests and rulers urge praise to boost her fame as critics warn of vanity and gullibility. The crowd floods streets and ships in Gotham celebrate her arrival, yet the Sabbath remains contested.
A chaotic scene unfolds in Gotham as a crowd, frustrated at losing a dog, rips hairs from its tail and worships them. Scribes and hypocrites join the noisy spectacle with drums, trumpets, and wooden instruments, marking a day of unprecedented public uproar.
A Hindu merchant's will leaves seventeen horses to three sons in halves, thirds, and ninths. Lacking a plain division, they seek a judge who adds his own horse to reach eighteen, then grants each brother more than his share—half, a third, and a ninth—before reclaiming his steed.
A humorous reminiscence from Long Island near Rockaway recounts Uncle Bill’s tale of a romantic moment on a stage coach. The woman slept, he confessing his love as the moon and wood surroundings framed the moment before she snored in his arms.
Best fattening regimen for fowls uses potatoes mixed with meal. Boil and mash potatoes while hot, blend in meal and feed. Potatoes beat corn for speed. To deter worms, scald dried fruit in hot water, then dry. the heat kills pests without harming the fruit.
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