Plainfield Union debates temperance and faith in public discourse
The Plainfield Union publishes a long critical reading of Rev. J. Chopin and Rev. Tur, praising temperance arguments while sparring with opponents. It urges readers to judge for themselves, endorses Lane & Webster’s new shop, and includes a census table listing farm counts by state.
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J. Chopin
MF Church
Plainfield Union
Union
Qing
Gazette
Pruden’s
Hullman’s
Laiag & Webster
Pearl Stree
York
Smitil & Loussbery
Mle Tebbe Eng
Tremendous Gale Disrupts Lakes Shipping at Burraro
A mighty gale hit Burraro on May 2, unseen by the barometer and sweeping ships from their moorings. Snow hail and rain accompanied the WSW wind, flooding harbors, submerging docks, and wrecking property. by May 3 the Catan expedition had been broken up as officers and men returned home.
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Burraro
Habor
Catan
South Carolina Convention Arrivals Reported in Charleston
The Charleston Courier notes large Charleston arrivals for the South Carolina State Convention in Baltimore on a Saturday in May. It records 167 total members with 73 opposing separate state action and 9 in favor of secession. The piece ends with a moral quip about foolish labor and conscience.
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South Carolina
Baltimore
Charleston Courer
Murder at Farmhouse in Philadelphia Area Sparks Outrage
Reports detail a brutal double murder near Philadelphia where Valentine Bartle and his wife were slain by a presumed foreign culprit. The infant also perished, and a teenage suspect is described with rough features. A second item notes a destructive lightning strike on a Danville church, injuring several, urging taller lightning protection.
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Philadelphia
Valentine Bartle
Rux
Jane
the Inquirer
Mr. Bartle
H E
Attseck
Achef
Bartle
Gold Dust and Gold Rush Rumors Across Ailing California
Late reports from California speak of heavy gold dust shipments and rising mining optimism. Courts in Sacramento sustain land claims around the city while political tension and criminal activity, including murders and robberies, draw attention as Nevada City fires burn and debates on impeachment continue.
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Chagres
North America
Sacramento
Tennesse
Panama
San Francisco
Tennessee
Gcoxas
Nevada City
Nevada
Perilous lungs ailment and Dr Rogers remedy touted
The article warns delicate organs are in peril from improper function and poor circulation. It touts Dr Rogers' Syrup of Ep and Canchalagua as a remedy for inflammation and coughs, urging prompt use before tubercle or catarrah worsens, referencing Daniel Webster. A pamphlet in the hands of an agent is noted.
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Rogers
Daniel Webster
Pamphet
Pocket
Ates dlAalvs
Aid Engineers
Oliver
Une
Dictionary of Machines and Mechanics
College of Civ | Engineers
London
Pocket Form
Dewitt & Davenhorat
Tibune
New York
Oliver Brave
Europe
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Plainfield Gazette
Plainfield, N. J
Albert D. Drake
EW Carr
Third Street
Exchange
Messrs Lane & Webster
Pullman
Dpymton
Newton
Maryland
Pensylvania
New Jersey
Ohio
Delaware
Michigan
Virginia
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Dan- Tille
Lewsburgh
Pencil
Miss Vastine
Jones
United States
Bowery
Hiram Anderson
Turkey
Mehemet Ali Pasha
Bosphorus
Bin
California
M. Y. Sun. Com
Marm
Independent Steamship Line
TUEUS
Pacific
NEW and Splendid Steamship North America
J. . Blethen
Pastest
Willbeare
North River
Independent Line
Independence
New Orleans
SEA Bird
J F Ngweos
Morris Street
J. H. Schoonmaker
Warn & Scrooxmaner
Cracker and
Fulton
Greenwich Street
Heston Water Grahan
Plainfield
I. Schoonmak
Faireast
Greenwich
Francis
N. B
Tnion
Broadway
Rewnia’t
Am E Klixpateies
Bowery, N
Whoiteente & Retunt Ilease
Brussels
Axminster
Stair Nol É. &, S.& Anne
Tolle
Anderson
Bowery, New York
J. W. Arrowsmith, & Co
Cond
Ches
C. Stiles
J. W. Arrowsampti
J. H. Coward
Smith & Lounspeay
Pearl Street
Willian
Geo. W. Metlar
Mitenissi& & Revatn Clothing
Paterson Block
New-Bravewitrh
Marble and Stone Yard
Cherry and
Second Streets
Faques Vanderbeerk Plainfield
R. Titsworth & Co
Barnet
Cas
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