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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1850
Page
2
The Plainfield Gazette discusses Democratic and Whig positions in New Jersey politics, arguing for reform measures, equal rights, and the need for independent voters to support the Democrats. It criticizes Whig resistance, cites state conventions, and notes local weather damage and literary notices.
The Trenton New Jersey Democratic convention held multiple ballots for governor with Ford, Fort, Summerill, and Cassedy receiving votes but no transfer of support yielded a final choice. The body adopted resolutions promoting public schools, equal taxation, debt relief, general laws, and union fidelity. The issue of the author and content of a new light literature work was criticized as morally corrupting.
Instructions on steel hardening emphasize uniform immersion and slow dipping to avoid uneven cooling. dipping obliquely causes warping as one side cools first, while sudden plunges trap steam and deform the metal. Maintaining the lowest effective heat yields the best hardness without brittleness.
The excerpt contrasts Democratic control from 1853 onward with recorded expenditures in New Jersey. It cites figures for the years 1336-7 and 1336-7 again, noting a total outlay of tens of thousands. It also mentions a Springfield Republican note about a black snake found on Mount Tom containing seven red squirrels.
A vivid, satirical travel sketch outlines a California wedding with lavish horse ceremonies. The bridegroom buys a superb horse with elaborate tack while the bride receives six outfits. After a church ceremony the couple ride home on a pillion, mocked with musket fire, then host dances lasting days with no sleep.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a sequence of personal names and initials including Connelly Elward Carroll Clark Nee Davis Andrew Jruncan William, Fisher Alois Flagg Henry, Jonethan, Josiah Hornblower, Samuel Livings, Elizabeth Lindsly, James Leane, William Little, Henry Me Elroy, Margaret Besey, Manning Mary, and Mrs Moore Augustus ag. The text lacks context to determine event or role.
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