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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1850
Page
1
An 1850 Plainfield Gazette piece opens with a sonnet about stars and love, then shifts to a lengthy prose essay on illness and the burden of confinement. It laments active life, extols rest for recovery, and urges charity to the suffering while warning against misattributing Providence. A humorous Boston bar tale about trusting appearances ends the selection.
The text argues apples can substitute for flesh in diets, citing English, French, and German usage. It notes apples aid digestion, act as refrigerant tonics, and support laborers, with examples of cider production and rural meals. It adds a social note about Pittsburg mayoral actions at a tavern and urges self-correction.
A playful exchange between Jonathan and Miss Nancy unfolds as he attempts to break the ice. He improvises with a line about the view to win her favor, while Nancy responds with cautious encouragement and a witty retort.
A tale from the Susquehanna about a poor man who owned a cow and faced starvation. He debated honesty versus theft, repeatedly declaring honesty the best policy, and alternately deciding the cow should die or survive. The farmer later rewarded his honesty with hay, proving the moral lesson.
A period piece urges readers to open windows for fresh air and the health benefits of air over enclosure. The piece compares air to a river, urges use of space for airflow, and jokes about breaking a window pane to acclimate. It also reports misdeeds near Bailey's Mill with cows tailing, calls for ferreting out culprits, and ends with a reader’s note about subscriptions and local commerce.
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