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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1894
Page
4
Local items note garden seeds and farm implements sold, weathered by merchants like Williamson and Arnold. Updates include resignations, court motions, a county railroad tax case note, and political tickets. Notable names: James M. Pierce, G. T. Williamson, H. C. Arnold, L. B. Stevens, J. Crosbie. Mrs Jennie Estill’s death referenced.
Wells County shows renewed oil field activity as multiple companies drill and pump on farms in Chester Jackson and Nottingham townships. Notable shows include Salamonie No. 3 at A Wolf farm producing 90 barrels, 125 barrel well on Hiram Tewksberry farm, and 150 barrel first twenty-four hours on Fred Huffman farm. Ohio company advancing rigs on several farms amid ongoing drilling plans.
Dr L W Dailey opens a dental office after completing a three year course at Indiana Dental College. Offers all modern procedures with minimal patient inconvenience. Gums diseases treated, teeth filled and extracted without pain. Rubber and metal plates made and guaranteed to satisfy. Office over Waring's Jewelry Store 1312.
Dr John H Wallace Rhein in Babyhood advises prevention through woolen underlayers and steady clothing, daily warm baths, and avoiding drafts. For treatment focus on cleanliness, nasal irrigation with salt solution or antiseptic blends, careful feeding, and stable room temperature of 70 to 75 degrees. Castor oil may lessen onset severity. chronic cases require physician oversight.
In a Snap Shots column a conversation at a church society notes that women gave $1 each to a missionary fund earned by their own work, while one woman reveals she earned hers from her husband, prompting humorous commentary about independence and support.
A British style digestion notes American women's beauty and class contrasts, praising New York and contrasting poorer classes abroad. It reflects on a Servian royal dinner with foreign guests and a French financier. The Nation comments on preservation of court records, citing Lincoln signatures stolen from county papers.
A Sioux practice requires leaving a bit of food in a borrowed kettle to show what was cooked. If ignored, borrowing rights are lost. A white woman once returned a scoured kettle to teach cleanliness, but the act sparked talk about white meanness in camp.
Chinese Hostess and Traveler discuss America, claiming husbands force wives to wear tight cruel harnesses of steel and whale bone. They say the contraption restricts breathing and can kill the wearer over years. The traveler asserts the practice serves men who seek new wives.
C. C. Deam promotes a quick remedy claiming to banish chest congestion and severe coughs as a light cold worsens the ailment. The brief note emphasizes the product’s swift action and effectiveness.
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