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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1849
Page
1
The Plainfield Gazette is issued every Thursday by William M. Drake & Son from Front Street opposite the Second Presbyterian Church. Subscriptions cost one dollar and twenty five cents annually for village readers in advance and one dollar for mail subscribers. An extra fifty cents is charged if payment is not in advance.
A horse remedy advertised as the best preparation for sprains bruises cuts and joint stiffness is endorsed by Dr S A Pearson of Somerville New Jersey who says it is the best medicine for horses he has used and recommends every horse owner keep a bottle. Sold by S A Pearson M D at 106 North 4th Street Philadelphia and by agents in New York Plainfield and across the United States with June 13 1849 date.
A Plainfield Gazette critique argues wealth and rank flatter the deceitful while honest poor are spurned. It condemns party dictums and sectarian dogma and cites a New Jersey election as proof of political hypocrisy. The piece notes alleged ties to the New York Sun and Plainfield Bank influence.
An extended report praises a bridge project in Wheeling with detailed measurements of cables, towers, deck length and weight capacities. It discusses endurance against peak loads, notes the engineering skill, and contrasts it with social and political commentary about government and labor.
A pair of lovers debate appearances and finances noting paint prices rise, making beauty costly. The exchange hints at hardship and priorities in a constrained economy.
The piece recounts G Copway's legend of Ah ne me kexg the Thunder Birds, a great moonlit omen in Ojibeway belief. An Northern Lake Superior warrior journeys with a beaver and spear, faces the birds, defeats them, and returns with their hearts to ward off dangers while the birds relocate to distant mountains and forests.
A Judson's Hotel meeting debated reviving a shoe making company on the English division of labor model. The plan split tasks among 15 makers. a boy in Marlborough earned 12 to 15 dollars monthly pegging shoes. factories in New Haven and elsewhere show high outputs. Massachusetts factories produced millions yearly, with demand outpacing supply, prompting the American Union Association to push investment.
A debating club discussed whether happiness comes from possessing or pursuing an object. The group favored pursuit, concluding the speaker would be happier striving for the goal than simply holding it, as illustrated by a personal, reflective exchange.
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