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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1849
Page
1
Notice from a 1848 issue describing weekly publication by William M. Drake & Son with printing office on Front Street opposite the Second Presbyterian Church. Rates include village and mail subscriptions, advance payment, and advertising charges. December 21, 1848. Executed with neatness and dispatch.
A humorous verse recounts a strained relationship with John Alcohol. The speaker laments wasted money from courting, notes shared time and love, and declares a split path to avoid further trouble, promising to foot the bill alone.
A ventriloquist Valentine stays at a country hotel with Mr Beagle. The pair endure a cat serenade as Valentine pretends to awaken a feline chorus and Beagle tries various tricks to silence the prank. After noisy pillow battles the pair seek rest as the cats continue meowing.
Fragmentary passage notes rapid urban expansion in New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston Baltimore and other cities in 1840s era. It references large populations and shifting demographics as cities grew beyond traditional limits.
An account from the New Albany Indiana Bulletin reports Dr Sloan of New Albany performed an eye operation on Rev. N Hoski Crawford County who had been blind from birth. The patient gained vision before bandages came off and described new sensations, colors, and landscapes with childlike wonder as he relearned sight.
A fragment discusses English railroad iron purchased for Pennsylvania roads, found to be inferior and overpriced at $50 a ton, with cheaper options at $40. It warns that cheap iron may undermine profits, compares egg value to metal quality, and notes related curious anecdotes about retail versus wholesale pricing and freight ventures.
An 1500 lb iron cottage measured 16 12 by two compartments includes kitchen and sitting room with range plate glass. Contents list two beds one table one chest of drawers two chairs fountain wash setup and cooking apparatus, bought in Liverpool for 150 dollars as model cost. Musings on housing rents and mechanics living in their own dwellings cited.
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