17 Jan 1850
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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1850
Page
1
The Plainfield Gazette announces subscription prices for village and mail readers with advance payment required. Arrears must be cleared before discontinuation. ads priced per insertion and contract options available. office on Front Street near the Second Presbyterian Church.
The Somerville to Whitehouse railroad extension, about ten miles, began service on October 16, shortening transfer times between the road terminus and Easton. Passenger and freight schedules operate from Newark River steamboat piers to New York, with varying departures from Somerville, Plainfield, Westfield, and North Branch. Fare by NJR is 62 2 1 2 cents. steamboat fare is 50 cents.
A satirical verse from the Boston Chronotype attacks wealth worship and mob morality. It condemns poverty while praising riches and mocks hypocritical piety, urging people to seek money by any means and to join the church while abandoning conscience. The piece contrasts a poor but honest man with a corrupt rich society.
An agriculturist describes installing annealed Nos 9 and 6 wire with posts to protect a lawn of eight acres and two near the house from cattle and swine. Painted red at 50 yards, the nearly invisible barrier proved strong, taming livestock while blending with the landscape as a low cost, low maintenance solution.
A brief sketch describes a dandy with abundant hair being mocked for ears peering through, noting a social moment where long hair invites comment and a playful rebuke about visibility.
Farmers with a few cattle or horses can save fodder by cutting stalks and straw, then steaming and brining it in barrels. Hot brine keeps heat longer. after cooking, feed in troughs with a little meal bran. This method increases value of cornstalks, straw, and coarse hay and saves forage.
A Miser from Kuta visits a richer Miser in Bassora to study thrift. They compare butter, bread, and oil, learning water is best, oil better than butter, and butter better than bread, and return to find hospitality with water as the sole offering.
A speaker denounces envy and prejudice faced by a man of sterling character attempting to rise from poverty. He recalls long familiarity with the family line and warns against small minded opposition from peers who fear being outstripped by a self made figure. The writer urges perseverance and a brighter example for the world.
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