Plainfield Gazette listing rates and deadlines 1848
The Plainfield Gazette publishes pricing for Verms to villagers and mail subscribers including advance payment, rates for ads by square and duration, and a note that Mr V B Palmer of Tribune Buildings New York is authorized to accept subscriptions and ads. Published December 21, 1848.
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William M. Drake & Son
Front St
Doct
Craigs
V B. Palmer
Tribune Buildings
New York
Winter Arrangement to Commence December 5 1848
Announcement of winter schedule and railroad extension from Somerville to the White House open since October. Details routes from New York Plainfield Whitehouse Elizabethport Elizabethtown and Elizabethown with boat and rail fares provided. Passengers urged to supply tickets at Elizabethtown as conductors will not sell tickets or collect boat fares.
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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 GROCERIES AND CROCKERY ADVERTISEMENT
DRY GOODS GROCERIES AND CROCKERY offer a seasonal stock including Cloths Cassimers Vestings Ladies Shawls Silks Bombasin Alapacas Prints Flannels Muslins Tickings and more Carpets and Oil Cloths Shoes Boots Hardware Crockery and a full assortment of GRO CERIES and SPICES at prices to suit the times Agents for Dr Brandreth's and Jayne's Patest Medicines. Dec 20 1848.
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Eee
Pri
Titsworth, Dunn & CO
N. B
WA Lady Describes Brief Ride Through Depot Scene
A Washington woman recounts a short excursion by rail saying she drove up to the depot and hardly exited the engine before another railroad passed by.
The True Secret of Success by Arthur De Vere
A rural farmer Jacques Mickelby is praised for wealth built on economy industry and integrity. The speaker notes his family the harvest and the neighborly aid that fuels his steady gains, contrasting with aimless toil. Three steadfast friends and disciplined work are credited as the secret to prosperity.
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Quick
The Deacon for Me
A boy recounts a dream where the devil visits a shop where gin is drawn for an inebriated child and the deacon is pressed to admit his role. The deacon then abandons his trade to join the Washington Temperance Society.
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Tommy
Ambre James
Washingtonian Temperance Society
Youth on the Stand Provokes Court as Attorneys Argue
A Little Rock paper recounts a youth on the witness stand harassed by opposing counsel. One lawyer complains the boy is hard to understand while the other seeks court protection. Frustrated, the witness appeals to the judge to interrupt the barrage so his story can be heard.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Indépendant Man Says What Defines a Gentleman
A reader defines an independant man by self reliance blocking his boots and shoes living without whiskey or tobacco shaving with brown soap and cold water eating brown bread when wheat is scarce and not flattering others for favors. The note adds a curious reference to a gentleman of our acquaintance seeking advice on affairs as he mulls over his mind.
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Jacques
K Pad
Randolph
Port. Bulletin
M. B
Ingo
The Curiosities of a High Sheriff’s Jury Pranks
A newspaper recounts the High Sheriff of a town staging comic jury selections. From October to July the jurors range from the fattest to the tallest to a panel of barbers, culminating in a squinting jury that provokes laughter in court.
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England
High St
Petit Jury
Eye Court
Suma
Alcmena
Boakhard
Not enough legible data for a proper headline
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Europe rulers and empire figures but lacks coherent events, dates, or identities to summarize a news item. No clear person, place, or outcome is discernible from the readable portion.
Disobedience to Parents Admonitions in Port Bulletin
Port Bulletin condemns youth rebellion and parental disrespect. It argues disobedience harms character, spoils reputation, and leads to long term ruin, citing examples of insolent youths and urging strict respect for parental authority.
Seal of Whiskers Outshines School Mistress Affection
A traveler, an attache of the Press known for a heavy whisker color not truly black, visits a town and admires a school mistress. He writes flattering verses for the scholars and asks for a similar note in return. The reaction arrives at dawn with a sharp sting: the note reads Out of your whiskers.
Bible printing scare and devil satire in a 19th century tale
A humorous scene follows a printer and an old lady who wants a Bible printed in one afternoon. She fears the devil’s aid, calls him a liar, and exits in horror. The tale shifts to a rustic courting instructions sketch and a moral about debt and marriage duties, noting hypocrisy and social codes.
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Printer
Nicholas
Fragmented literary prose on family and destiny
The text presents a jumbled excerpt discussing large families, moral duty, and Providence. It references Mrs Panrrsctos and Mrs Partigten, a tale of nineteen children, and a Christian view of opportunities and vocation. The fragmentary material suggests a moral reflection from a Boston Post context.
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Panrrsctos
Partigten
Boston Post
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Plainfield Gazette
Elizabethtown
Arthur DE Vere
Jaques Mickelby
Europe
New-York
Cere
Tate
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