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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
2
A fashion notice describes an afternoon dress labeled as Georgette with accents of velvet buttons and ermine trim. The coat features a Serorious effect with skank cut and mute collar, green velvet, and a robe-like skirt. The piece is tagged with the name Anna Maf.
A fragment describes a dining room with simple design features including wainscoting and plate glass that harmonize with plain furnishings. It notes a rear door to a den and references Sax ton's American Dwellings offering over 900 designs priced from 1 000 to 6 000 and an interiors book at 1 per copy.
The menu offers oyster dishes including seasonally prepared fried oysters with egg and cracker crumb crusts, oyster and grapefruit salad with tomato ketchup and grapefruit juice, and baked oysters in the shell finished with butter and spices. Also notes a simple luncheon omelet style preparation and serving tips with toast.
A fragmented article discusses health through bathing and hygiene, noting soap use and climate affect cleanliness. It shifts to baking tips, including salt for flavor, milk substitutions, and cake texture indicators. A brief moral line ends with a catechetical question about moral paths.
The Elks announce a full week of events in Plainfield starting Monday night in the Columbus Hall venue. A Coney Island style program features a banjo orchestra, Elk Minstrel Troupe with twenty-five blackface performers, and a concert by a noted vocal quartet and piano accompaniment. Tickets and details are available through the committee and local outlets as crowds are expected to fill the auditorium.
A London expert warns meat scarcity looms as supply tightens due to wartime export growth and plummeting cattle numbers. He notes beef prices rise while farmers struggle to feed stock, with Chicago yard receipts plunging and a looming reckoning for U S farms.
The article notes Senator Martine opposing embargo principles but urging decisive action amid current circumstances. It references a New Jersey joint resolution to embargo food exports, with discussion in the Senate and mention of Park Avenue resident Robert Gow recovering from appendicitis at Muhlenberg Hospital. It also covers Plainfield Fire Chief Jounines warning holiday shoppers to avoid congestion, and a NY banker Henry Bryant announcing his daughter Elfen Bryant’s engagement to Raymond Sabin with plans to marry in January and reside in Bound Brook.
Clara Louise Crane wed T. L. Mellick in a Grace Church ceremony led by Rev. E Stevenson. Attendance included bridesmaids and ushers from New York and Westfield. The couple plans a Southern honeymoon before settling with the bride’s family in Crescent Court. Mellick heads the local gas department of the Public Service Corporation.
Cor nelius F Burns former New York State Mayor urged a multifaceted boycott against prize offerings. He recommended church and school aid to bolster the effort and asked for church involvement in disseminating guidance and to organize demonstrations and donations to support the campaign. Carrie Bettman of Fanwood relocates to Kensington Avenue with J N Bettman while Harry Werner visits Me City.
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