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Newspaper

Plainfield Record

Location

Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1918

Page

5

Turbulent End of Great War and Global Costs

In the wake of Germany's surrender in 1918 the article surveys the world war's collapse and the staggering costs. It cites Allied and Central Power casualties, total financial outlays by Britain France Italy and the United States, and notes pivotal events from 1914 to 1918 including battles, armistice dynamics, and leaders like Marshal Foch.

Germany Austria-Hungary German Empire Serbia Priday Rom Iverdinand Teutonic Austria Turkey Bulgaria United States Teutonic Alliance France Belgium Poland Russia Rumania Montenegro Mitteleuropa Galicia Palestine Salonica Teuton Marshal Foch Hindenburg Lewis Lille Laon Quentin Cambrai North Sea Switzerland Trent Trieste Hungary Seabae Habnes Franchet d’Esperey Balkans Mesopotamia Aleppo Dardanelles Constantinople Ferdinand Charles Gook Pasha Talaat Pasha Peer Turk Murdeder Kaiser Ana Hebek Defimie Junkers Georges Clement An America Foch Ferdinand Foch Alexander Caesar Napoleon Verdun Cantigny Chateau Thierry Cominft Romania Italy Britain Great Britain Archduke of Ferdinand Sarajevo Europe Berlin Bagdad Edward Grey Price Iades China Emden Lieze Stallie Actio Brussels Prussia Neomda Iachony Attersburg Burg Andy Silesia Maitie Paris Selatin

Plainfield Coal Rates Include Ten Dollar Increase Per Ton

Confusing OCR notes a ten dollar per ton rise in coal prices for Plainfield dealers and householders. Mentions advance pricing, consignments since November, and a rate of 2.82 for certain grades, with unclear references to counties and customers.

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Use of Home Provisions

Fragmentary note discusses home products and a Thanksgiving dinner pie. Mentions a pavern program and eating habits as a way to save, but details are unclear.

Plainfield Charity Organization Seeks Greater Community Effort

The Plainfield Charity Organization Society held its annual meeting noting heavy postwar demands and tuberculosis fears. Trustees elected include Mrs George Babcock, R Carter Jr, Mrs James Charles, and others. The board urged expanding housing, visiting housekeeping, and coordinated relief to aid the city’s vulnerable families.

Ifigst Tee Kaen of Trustees Thioard Wheelan Spd Peri Eratea Ifp Zere Spong Ha Ben Hara Hmit Pthan South Amboy Gilleside Red Peete Ad ‘Faiblielty Committee Plainfield George L. Babcock R. Carter, Jr James' F Charles Henry Ll. de. Forest Eugege Chbert Lane Arthur B. Munger William H Mabel E. Pierson Townsend Corgelus ‘Posttyler William M. Wherty Howard H. Williams William M. Wherry Ry L. de Forest James M.-arléss Ayeron H. .C. Mungeis Ogy Chantization Society

Assembly Returns Show Narrow Races Between Parties

Official county figures list Andrew Kirkpatrick and Andrew J. White tied among Democrats with De Voe and Appleby leading Republicans. Appleby trails White by sixteen votes, prompting expectations of late changes as soldiers’ ballots may affect Appleby's margin.

Themocrate Ak Andrew Kirkpatrick Andrew J. White Fred. W. de Voe Albert K. Appleby Republi Lioss J. Johnson Repubican Charles E. Tindell Kirkpatek de Vos Appleby

Fragmentary poem bits from a wartime letter page

The readable fragments show partial lines and garbled phrases about a soldier, a mother, and a sweetheart. Phrases include hush, eyes, poppies, and god given to the soldier. The text is incomplete with unclear names and dates.

No New Influenza Cases Reported Today

For the first time since the epidemic's onset, Plainfield reports no new influenza cases today suggesting the disease may have run its course. From September 1 to November 14 inclusive, total cases reached 2,239 with 312 recoveries and 121 deaths.

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