Weekly Village Gazette Subscription Rates
The paper, published every Thursday by William M. Drake & Son, lists subscription terms for village and mail subscribers with advance payment required. Rates vary by paper length and year, with higher annual prices for non prepaid or longer notices. An agent, Mr. W B Palmer in New York, is named for receiving subscriptions and ads.
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Front St
Craigs
W.B. Palmer
Tribune Buildings
New York
New Railroad Schedules and Fares for New York and Plainfield Lines
The New York and Plainfield routes detail morning departures from Liberty street and Courtland street, steamboat options from North River, and Plainfield and Whitehouse connections. Fares range from 12 to 112 1/2 cents for trains and boats with ticket purchase advised before boarding as conductors will not sell boat fare on board. The line notes a Somerville to Whitehouse extension opened Oct 16 reducing travel between terminus and Easton to 25 miles.
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Somerville
White House
Easton
New York and
Plainfield
New York
N. J. Railroad
Liberty St
Courtland St
North River
DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES AT TITSWORTH DUNN CO
The firm announces fresh stock of dry goods including cloths, cassimers, vestings, shawls, silks, prints, flannels, muslins, tickings and more. Carpets, oil cloths, shoes, boots, hardware, crockery, and a wide assortment of groceries and spices are offered at current prices. Also agents for Brandreth and Jayne patent medicines.
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Titsworth, Dunn & CO
Brandreth
Jayne
April Strain on Soldiers From Long Marches
A light-hearted joke notes a soldier tiring in April due to a March of thirty-one days.
Eerie Appeal of a Hungry Child in Neal's Gazette
A poem titled What if it makes you cry mother describes a starving child pleading with his mother for fire food and bread. The speaker recalls his father and siblings buried, imagines dream visitation, and hopes for divine aid and angel's food in heaven.
Better than Beauty in a Humble Heart
Poem contrasts beauty with inner goodness praising a simple beloved whose true worth lies in her kind heart. The piece notes beauty is overrated while affection, loyalty, and happiness shine brighter, ending with a humorous quotation about stage versus pulpit perceptions.
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Chambers’ Journal
The Allegory of Benjamin and the Certainty of Death
A Miserable man laments life’s riches as he fears an exact death date. A guiding spirit grants him until the fifth month of the year when he will die, prompting plans and misery. A second visitation counsels moderation and a cheerful conscience to yield true happiness beyond long life or wealth.
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New- York Mirror
Saidaheson
Benjamin
Hama
Jamin
A Quiet Churn That Stirred a Man’s Conscience
A Virginia tale sets a husband against his wife in a churn dispute. He refuses to churn unless asked, endures a guilty morning wander through town, and returns to a dinner he cannot savor while she remains silent yet kind. A later sign tale and Beecher quotes close the miscellany.
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Tom
Noah
Dove
Frugal Household Duty Stirs Old Memory
A fragment recalls a brisk morning task about butter and buttermilk and a chair left in place. The speaker notes how this routine shaped their stance on household chores. The piece hints at a practical lesson drawn from a simple domestic scene.
Editor seeks wife with old fashioned virtues and thrift
A Pennsylvania editor outlines the ideal wife as a loving, tender, playful partner who helps with chores like mending, cooking, and cleaning, and praises humility and virtuous conduct. The piece ends with a quip from Old Jethro Tull about a lazy man tending the soil.
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Jethro Tull
Boston Court Trial Reports Guilty Verdict
A prisoner admitted guilt in a criminal court trial as the jury debated a verdict. In Boston a young lady named Moses fell on a pile of home debris, injuring two teeth and continuing on her way despite the mishap.
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Criminal Court
Serre
Nea Terra
Moses
Boston
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Plainfield Gazette
William M. Drake & Son
Elizabethtown
Neal's Gazette
Nila
Ann
Patrick
Heaven
of Canterbury
Garrick
Mr. Garrick
Virginia
Verda Ea
Pennsylvania
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