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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1849
Page
1
A colonial era notice shows publication terms, rates for village and mail subscribers, and ad space pricing. The issue includes a moral verse about a country girl, essays on vision and a legal anecdote about a Dutch dog dispute. It also reports Plainfield depot pleas and a civic rights warning urging vigilance against special privileges.
UST reports lamp oil available at six shillings per gallon at W M Drakes store with jan 10 1849 date. Printing services offered at this office on short notice and reasonable terms.
The passage argues that granting special licenses to one person to practice medicine or law, or to act as a physician and preacher, is a usurpation of people's rights. It contends such practices undermine republican principles and only degrade workers who demand their rights.
A Victorian tale recalls Dr Taliaferro hosting a medical college dinner with a ventriloquist guest. The man Jake retrieves a head for a bet and, amid eerie voices, ends up delivering the severed head to the doctor. Other pieces include humorous superstitions and a deacon’s moral caution about parental career choices.
An array of vignettes on manners and social quirks. The piece recalls Athenians offering seats with quick politeness during games, contrasts with current inattentions to the elderly, and narrates travelers’ misadventures from mosquitos to sea voyages. It includes dialect sketches and humorous scraps about stockings, masters, and a caliph's envy of happiness, preserving a period voice.
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