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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1848
Page
1
The notice lists subscription prices for village and mail subscribers, with advance payment terms and rates for advertisements. It appoints W B Palmer in New York as agent for subscriptions and ads, dated December 21, 1848, and mentions job printing services.
The Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad announces a winter arrangement starting December 5, 1848. The Somerville to White House extension opened October 16, reducing travel distance to 25 miles from Easton. Passenger and freight schedules for New York Plainfield White House and Elizabethtown areas are published with fares and boat connections. Passengers must buy tickets beforehand. conductors will not sell tickets or boat fare.
IPHE subscriber informs friends the public he keeps Wheat Flour by the barrel Buckwheat Flour Indian Meal Feed and a full grocer ys assortment at his old stand opposite Doct Craig s Office Also fresh ground coffee molasses tea and spices and other daily necessities Cheap for cash Plainfield December 1848 WM. M. Drake
For sale a house and lot in Warren Township Somerset County on the Basking Ridge to New Market road. About thirty acres of land, well watered, modern 30 by 16 foot building with cellar under full. Price 600 dollars with terms. Inquiries to David Lawler New Market or James Lawler Washington Valley. Dec 20 1848.
A reflective verse presents memory of a forest scene and a young brother’s death, then shifts to moral exhortations about neighborly aid and compassion for the poor and vulnerable. The piece ends with a social commentary on youth, study, and virtue, referencing a Chatham schoolmaster and seasonal rhythms.
In a holiday tale from Godeys Lady's Book two sisters quarrel over a fiancé's gift giving. Edward shows restraint and plans a substantial gift. a printer helps a poor printer's boy John by supplying shoes for his mother and sister with a half dollar, inspiring a family Christmas miracle.
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