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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1903
Page
1
The grand jury finished Saturday with a record indictments count and many arrests expected. It urged a new brick orphanage building with fire safety, improved walks and cement cellar at the poor farm, jail repairs including painting and papering, and a winter treatment plant and cistern. Miss Jennie Allen attended county teachers’ examination in the city.
An ills filled pitch extols Vegene as a great combination of vegetable ingredients for purifying blood and boosting nerves. It lists sarsaparilla sassafras stillingia poke root burdock laxative mandrake dandelion kola nut celery and claims thousands endorse it. Endorsed by physicians and Indiana figures, Vegene is marketed through local druggists with promises of health and vitality.
Late Thursday afternoon two women imbibed blackberry whiskey and became unruly in Poileto. Marshal Crosbie escorted them toward the county hotel while a man claimed to have bought a half pint of nervine for tooth extraction. The women later waited at the depot for a train.
A reader from Byesville Ohio praises Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria and related ailments caused by swamp gns symptoms include weakness chills fevers and bone and muscle aches. The testimonial claims the remedy prevents typhoid and guarantees satisfaction.
A Washington Department of Agriculture report highlights Indiana’s top ranking in gooseberry production and strong positions in cherries and other crops. Indiana sits fifth in currants, third in blackberries, fifth in raspberries, sixth in corn, tenth in oats, seventh in wheat, thirteenth in potatoes, third in cherries, tenth in market gardening, fifth in hogs, fourteenth in cattle, twelfth in sheep, seventh in poultry, and sixth in eggs production.
Islebron Ohio physician Dr M L Scarbrough recalls losing his voice after a severe cold and a stubborn cough. He credits Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles with rapid relief after failing many remedies, noting ten days of markedly improved health. C C Deam guarantees the remedy with trial bottles free.
Wells county bank hosted a library board meeting with numerous items on the agenda. They debated selling the house on the newly acquired lot and the Carnegie library site, aiming to remove the structure by the highest bidder. Subscriptions for the lot purchase are progressing well as community support remains strong.
Joseph Coffman of Montmorency Indiana suffered for ten years with chronic bronchitis and could barely speak. His employer advised Foley's Stoney and Tar and his condition improved dramatically. He now endorses Foley's Honey and Tar, noting many others have used it with satisfaction, sold by Davenport and Ehle.
County commissioners will spend more time this quarter reviewing registers of accounts due and reporting to the board. The task covers examining why debts remain unpaid, with an estimated one week to process the reports. Commissioners earn 500 a year and are described as the poorest paid officials, yet must travel countywide and endure public scrutiny.
County Clerk Studabaker reports a letter from Isaiah Smith of Caro Michigan asking about Elizabeth or Betsy Stites who lived in Wells county before the war. Smith says her husband died in 1864 and her son John Stites died after a war era letter. R O Stites confirms Elizabeth as grandmother and G W Stites as his Fort Wayne-based father. Elizabeth Stites is deceased.
A 25.00 reward is offered for spavin splint bowed tendon wind galls or similar horse ailments cured by Gilmore's Caustic Oil. The ad guarantees satisfaction or refunds the money with a 50 cent price per bottle. Sold by Gilmore Drug Co Fletcher Ohio and Stout's drug store April to July 8.
Authorities warn northern Indiana cities to watch for C. W. Mc Kown about fifty who has been operating in Clyde Ohio. He claims Civil War service and wears an I A R button. His scheme targets lodges by promising entertainment prizes then disappears with selected watches from jewelers.
When colds and grip prevail быстр, remedies are in high demand. Mr Joseph D Williams of McDuff Virginia reports a deep lingering la grippe cured by Chamberlains Cough Remedy after trying several other preparations with no effect. Davenport Ehle supply.
A traveling polisher told of losing ten dollars and thirty cents after drinking with a hotel clerk in Connersville. He found every saloon closed by reformers and learned the town had been dry for a month, leaving him unable to earn his usual wages. The tale ends with confusion over the clerk’s unusual thirst and the polisher’s sudden misfortune.
A claim debunks diet ideas that one food boosts specific parts of the body and argues a balanced regimen supports all systems. It notes indigestion breaks nutrients and promotes taking Green's August Flower to aid digestion, liver action, and vigor, with almanac available at druggists.
A committee appointed by Judge Vaughn examined H S Robinson the insurance man and found him qualified to practice law. The newly admitted attorney plans to focus on insurance related cases and handle all matters in this field.
A Bluffton based hub and spoke facility in the southwest region near the Clover Leaf railroad advertises white elm butts for sale. The factory invites inquiries for specifications cards and prices.
Petitioners in Wells County win approval for two separate public highway view and layout orders. Viewers and engineer Sowards Wickits Popejoy North are to meet May 7 in Bluffton to survey and grade a three mile Chester township route and a second route from section 15 township 25 north to section 24 township 26 north.
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