Published weekly newspaper subscription and ad rates 1848
The document lists weekly publication by William M. Drake & Son from GG Printing Office with front street office near Dr. Craigs, stating subscription prices for village and mail readers, advance payment terms, and advertisement rates. It names Mr V. B Palmer as agent in New York for subscriptions and ads and is dated December 30 1848.
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William M. Drake & Son
Front St
Doct
Craigs Office
Mr. V
Palmer
Tribune Buildings
New York
Railroad Winter Arrangement to Start December 5 1848
The railroad extension from Somerville to the White House a 10 mile line opened for travel on October 16 last, reducing the staging between the road terminus and Easton to 25 miles.
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Somerville
White House
Easton
Drake announces Groceries at old Plainfield stand
The subscriber WM. M. Drake informs friends and the public he keeps Wheat Flour by the barrel, Buckwheat Flour, Indian Meal, Feed, and a full Groceries assortment including Butter, Shad, Mackerel, Fresh Ground Coffee, Molasses, Vinegar, Raisins, Cheese, Lard, Soap, Tea, Spices, Lamp Oil, Tobacco and Cigars. Cash buyers receive low prices. gratitude expressed for past favors and desire for continued patronage. Plainfield, Dec. 1848.
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Craig
Segars
C &E
WM. M. Drake
Plainfield
Dec
Land for sale in Somerset County near Washington Valley
Situated in the Township area Warren County of Somerset Washington Valley on the main road from Basking Ridge to the New Market Depot. The lot contains about thirty acres of land well watered the building is new 30 by 16 feet and cellar under a tice quire of ice $600 for terms inquire David Lawler at NewMarket or James Lawler Washington Valley.
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Ea. Warren
County of Somerset
Washington Valley
Basking Ridge
New Market Depot
David Lawler
NewMarket
James Lawler
Old House Through Bitter Winter Night
A poem reflects on an aging house as cold winds and darkness deepen. It recalls brighter days and lively spirits now gone, with old visions haunting creaking floors and walls that seem to frown at passersby.
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Peope
The Toilers A Fable By William Clane Bourne
Two English brothers in a fable strive for a lofty prize through toil and trial. One falters but the other, with faith and resolve, endures the harsh path and overcomes obstacles. By evening they reach reward and the ideal remains within the strong of heart.
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Tail
Heaven or Hell in a Victorian Riddle of Love
A quip exchanges barbed wit about marriage and heaven as Said Eliza questions marriage's sacredness, a reverend dean retorts about women and priests, and a meditation notes four inner "fish language" states Heart Hope Happiness Semen.
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Eliza
Dean
Piano Fort and the Doctor Create a Frontier Sensation
In a small Illinois River town Dr. A from Baltimore arrives after the Black Hawk era with a piano forte and seven wagons of household goods. Curious neighbors crowd the unloading, joke about winders and skeletons, and soon attend Miss Ett and others as the piano entertains and builds the Doctor’s fledgling practice.
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Dr. A
Baltimore
Illinois River
Miss Ett
Miss E
Fung
Epichurch in Bufrato Reveals Stained Glass Tale
A memory of Buffalo’s Epichurch features a stained glass window with painters at work. The glazier’s question about whether St Peter or St Paul was depicted sparked a humorous misunderstanding as the artist explained the colors and glazing.
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Anourt
Bufrato
Buffalo
St. Peter
St. Paul
Pauls
Peter
Gil
Vermont Schoolmaster Recovers Fine Edition of Combe
A Vermont schoolmaster recently recovered a fine edition of Combe after a woeful mishap. The incident highlights his value for scholarly texts and his careful restoration efforts.
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Vermont
Heaven on earth and the home as a paradisiacal state
The piece praises domestic happiness and the family circle as heaven on earth when tempered by mild patient forgiving minds. It cites a writer on domestic life and Epicharius noting marriage as a gamble, urging virtue, calmness, and cheerful daughters as keys to a heavenlike home.
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Eanta
Epicharius
What Heaven and Stars Say to a Little Boy
A boy asks why a pet speaks of heaven and stars, and a father replies using a grim intriguing line about an ear in the floor. The exchange suggests a parable tone linking wonder to a hidden truth.
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Pet
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Plainfield Gazette
Elizabethtown
New York and
N. J. Railroad
Liberty St
Courtland St
North River
N. Y
Elizabethport
Toilers
WM. Clane Bourne
Illinois
Toings
Ilieon
Sorete Prinstox
Maryland
Diggins
Judge B
the Inquirer
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