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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1851
Page
2
Mc Albert D. Drake named as agent to receive subscriptions and advertisements for the Plainfield Gazette. Mr E W Carr, opposite the Exchange, is designated as city agent for the publication.
The Newark audience lauded the address by the Rev. Wm W for its charitable tone and reconciliation of critics toward the Sons of Temperance. The piece urged universal brotherhood across faiths and noted Mr T R Lafey’s Newark jewelry and music establishment as a premier local supplier.
A notice invites Plainfield and nearby residents to a grand Jenny Lind farewell concert tomorrow from 11 to 2 PM for distant attendees. The piece notes travel ease and the singer's departure to her homeland as reasons to attend.
In a Plainfield Union article the paper challenges readers to judge which is false and which true regarding divine power. It argues that admitting divine law would undermine biblical proof and invites readers to decide based on life experience rather than tradition.
The piece presents a heated Q and A style exchange about soul immortality and core truths. It dismisses Quis’s questions as distractions while promising direct answers on the core issues already raised and urges final resolution without further speculative queries.
Citizens of Plainfield gathered at Laing's Hall to organize a more efficient fire department. Zachariah Webster was named chairman. an eight member committee was appointed to study plan, costs, and apparatus, with advice from local mutuals and insurers.
Report describes a daytime riot in Newark Street with windows broken and store damage. German-led mobs, clubs and guns used, four shot, no police or military present. Also includes 1840 U.S. population and representation notes and a satirical aside from Mrs Partington.
A garbled snippet mentions a Wisconsin corpse and a population figure of 35 500 000 with miscellaneous reflections on advertising wealth and social standing. The tone resembles an early 20th century exhortation to improve prospects through judicious advertising.
DIED. In this place on Tuesday the 27 inst. Isaac Cov ent, aged about 30 years.
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