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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1849
Page
1
The notice lists publication details by William M. Drake & Son at GZ Printing Office Front Street opposite the Second Presbyterian Church. It covers subscription prices for village and mail readers, advance payment terms, and advertising rates, with prices for various insertion lengths and durations, dated December 21, 1848.
An advertisement for Lippard's Washington and His Generals in two large octavo volumes priced for the entire work. It highlights battles such as Germantown Saratoga Quebec and Brandwine and urges readers to obtain the work through mail order. The piece promotes the historical scope and scarce engravings and warns readers to request the correct title to avoid lookalikes.
A mother recalls a child refus ing beans at dinner proving manners are imperfect. A Chester circuit story recounts a barrister insisting on a kiss before a coach breakfast, arguing with a line from a vow.
The excerpt urges readiness to reveal true principles and condemn concealment. Educated leaders must stand boldly for right, facing risks rather than be swayed by faction. It warns against indecision and time-serving, promising that honesty and conscience will be rewarded by fate and divine justice.
An ancient manuscript describes Jesus Christ from Judea to the Roman Senate. It portrays him as miraculously healing and reviving the dead with a serene, electric gaze and elegant manner, inviting awe across the world.
A mother sits with her child on steps before earnings and a saucer of pennies. A crowd of well dressed women offer help with pity and gifts. One woman pledges to care but the mother refuses, tears rise, and a generous donor drops a half eagle as others add coins.
An army surgeon Dr Mz jokes about officers while Capt S bets him six guesses to spell cat. After a volley of attempts the captain reveals the spelling is yet none, and the doctor protests in rising anger amid mess noise.
The article extols making vinegar from sugar beets as a cheap reliable source. It explains beet juice pressed from a bushel of beets, valued at about twenty five cents, can be fermented in a barrel after covering the bung with gauze. In twelve to fifteen days the liquid becomes ready for use.
A fragmented tale recalls a young couple riding home after marriage as the sky clears and sun peeks through. The man notices the colors break away and the mood brightens, signaling hopeful days ahead.
A Black man undergoing an examination in Northampton Massachusetts was asked if his master was a Christian. He replied in a cutting line that his master was “a member of Congress,” reflecting a sharp social indictment in a period piece reported by the newspaper.
Fragmentary lines describe a humorous debate at a social gathering about love and a potato as a metaphor. The remarks reference Byron and a comparison that suggests pairing removes something, presented in a witty, antiquated voice.
A distorted newspaper snippet discusses history as the daily history of the world and the relevance of present events to our lives. It includes garbled phrases about hunting moods and collecting fame, with unclear attribution to any location or date.
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