08 May 1851
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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1851
Page
1
An auction offer lists vast yardage of plain and patterned fabrics including Taconet Cambrie Meadhood and Swiss Maslin, shirtings and sheetings, numerous linens, drapery materials, and broadcloths. Also highlights Silk Virettes, cashmere and millinery wares with ribbons laces and flowers, plus a new shop location and courteous sales staff.
Eldad Rawlings dreams of vast fortunes from twenty cows and grand carriages while Nancy, practical and sharp tongued, pushes to farm and earn. Their clash over wealth and work unfolds as Eldad pursues his airy schemes and Nancy plans real progress, ending when harsh hunger and a stubborn dream force a change.
A disjointed discussion argues that power to Sanerror makes a lever effective only when powered. A long lever shows no extra effect, while a 200 lb man can lift with the same ease as a 400 lb force. A short lever doubles space and speed of a crew propeller with a shaft, though the terms and measurements remain unclear.
The Sunday Times reports a temperance talk at Lorseneck Long Island by a shingle-sided speaker whose stream of warnings links whiskey to vice and ruin. He urges total abstinence, mocks gin, and cites biblical waters as a safer path, ending with a wary assessment of the discourse.
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