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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1894
Page
5
The Bluffton Banner urges subscribers to settle arrears after a long period of hard times while reporting on local moves births travels and business news. Readers include Miss Mame Daig from Chicago visiting Mrs Masom, Frank Adams in Van Wert, and George Hartley in Muncie among many others.
A Texas native warns of tarantulas as the most dangerous venomous looking creatures. He recounts a near encounter in his garden and describes the spider hiding in his bed. The tale ends with a club used to end the danger.
The account recalls Mary Fisher’s voyage from Barbados to the Ottoman Empire where she met Sultan Mohammed IV. It notes her persecution in New England and reception in the sultan’s dominions, highlighting a contrast with Christian nations’ tolerance and citing historical Turkish concessions to Christians dating to the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. Roger Williams is referenced as the source.
In Paris a woman named Mile de Cessia, niece of Lamartine’s sister and long his faithful adviser and nurse, died recently. She belonged to noble families on both sides and became Comtesse de Lamartine after serving as hostess and guardian in the poet’s declining years. Her presence welcomed younger admirers and kept Lamartine’s household,
Treasure tale from the Mad rajah’s room describes a priceless caret stored in a treasure room. We are told it costs huge sums, is 1 x feet in size, woven from strings of pearls with a central diamond circle, and took three years to make as a gift to a Mosammedan Leah ty.
The Banner offers a year of both the New York World and the Banner for 2.15 dollars. A six month weekly World plus Banner until after the election can be had for 60 cents. The notice promotes a low rate during a campaign period and invites readers to respond.
A doctor advertises a new medical practice outlining specialties in chronic diseases. He claims osteopathy and comprehensive treatment, promising relief for prolapsed uterus, piles, catarrh, sore throat, heart, liver, kidney and bladder troubles, diarrhea, headaches and general pains. Hours listed 8 to 12 morning and 1 to 6 afternoon with evening until 9.
A fragmentary passage mocks demagogues and hypocritical leaders. It contrasts a revival audience’s desire for upright conduct with a flippant critique of backsliding figures and distorted rhetoric. The text reads as a satirical, provocative reflection on public virtue and manipulation.
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