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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1894
Page
2
A speech argues for U S leadership on monetary policy restoring silver and equal coinage, denounces immigrant threats, lauds the Democratic Party for labor protections, cites Indiana reforms, and urges unity to continue progressive governance and debt reduction.
Clover seed prospers after a good rain as farmers prep wheat fields. Local residents like J Kreps and families discuss moves, sickness, and social events from Henpeck picnic to fruit tree sales. The piece notes oil company delay, railroad talk, and political agitation shaping the community scene.
Jéan Thompson notes a summer complaint has left their youngest child very weak and plans to relocate to Muncie as soon as the child can travel. The family will wait until the child regains strength before moving.
Weekend updates narrate sickness among children, a rain shortage, Aaron Masure renting John Gal livans farm, painters at Grandpa Miller’s house, Mrs. Reed installing a wind pump, G W Drum and B F Hower visiting Niagara Falls, and Lemuel Johnson’s East of Decatur trip. The Zion Sunday school picnic drew six to eight hundred, a successful John Miller social, and a cautionary note about married men posing as bachelors.
Reports from Pugney note Mrs Ella Gilland awaiting new sleeves and Marion Garton and wife welcoming a baby girl. A Mt Zion picnic is planned for next Saturday with Uniondale and Bluffton entries mentioned. Local resignations, farewells, and gas well developments at Pugney are recorded alongside social visits and Sunday church attendance.
Teeth extracted without pain by Dr L W Dailey using a harmless preparation. No gas or sleep required. All work guaranteed to be best and latest. Consultation free. Office over War ing's jewelry store. 30 t 2m.
A physician opens an office where the public can consult him on professional matters. It notes a shift from old views that advertising was unprofessional for doctors to a modern practice of medicine with departments and specialties.
Dr W C Stockton, a chronic disease specialist, offers osteopathy and targeted care for women suffering from uterine prolapse and other conditions. He promises cures for piles, catarrh, sore throat, heart, liver, bladder issues, diarrhea, headaches, and general pains with confidential care and fixed office hours.
John Rettig's Palestine inspired tableau presents Solomon's temple Jeru salem and the Queen of Sheba with scenes of the judgment and royal life. Part of John Robinson's Great World's Exposition tours the Bluffton audience on Thursday Aug 23 as part of a large circus menagerie and Roman hipprodrome attractions. The note adds a side line about French tax increases since 1830.
An advertisement warns that tiredness stems from impure blood and urges Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for debility and seasonal weakness. It promotes Hood's Pills as vegetable and made from quality ingredients and notes 25c as price. It also hints fresh eggs sink in cold water while stale eggs float, as a simple freshness test.
Four advertised cures reach wide sales Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds Electric Bitters Bucklews Arnica Salve and Dr King s New Life Pills are claimed to guarantee results Sold at Charles C Deams Drug Store A writer notes more muscles in a rat tail than in the human hand
Distemper and Cough Cure claimed to prevent in horses sheep and dogs and to cure in three to six days with one bottle. The Wells Medicine Co of LaFayette Indiana invites readers to send for a treatise and testimonials from breeders who have used it for three years.
The article notes sheep perform best when kept in pastures infested with moles as their burrows improve land drainage. This soil condition reduces waterlogging and supports healthier grazing.
An advertisement touts Dr Wi as a universal cough cure for coughs colds bronchitis asthma consumption whooping cough croup and other throat and lung diseases claiming it has cured thousands of hopeless cases after other remedies failed. Price 25 cents at J E Sturgis 2313. Also notes that finger pressure can stop a bell or glass vibration.
A vintage ad touts De King s New Discovery as a great cough medicine for consumption and chest ailments. It promises cure with a money back guarantee and offers free trial bottles at Charles C. Deam s Drug Store, with large bottles priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar. Also notes the court painter to Augustus was Ladius who died in AD 14.
An advice column promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a general tonic to strengthen and purify the blood for travelers and daily life. It also touts Hood's Vegetable Pills as a gentle cathartic aiding digestion without discomfort. It notes a claim that 146 billion meteorites fall annually on Earth.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Box price 28 cents. sold by Charles C Deam. Croesus reportedly erected a statue of gold to his baker in memory of talents.
An advertisement urges readers to remove circulatory obstructions with Drummond's Lightning Remedy. It promises two large bottles for five dollars sent from New York with directions. The piece then shifts to a historical note about French bakers emerging in cities by the end of the seventeenth century.
Farmers are urged to use Morris's English Stable Powder for poor appetite stuped rough hair and rundown horses. One package can increase a horse's value by ten dollars. Full pound packages 25 cents or five for one dollar, sold by J. E. Sturgis. France grows and consumes more wheat than any other country in Europe.
Horsemen are urged to use Norris English Stable Liniment claimed to remove lumps saddles galls scratches rheumatism barbed wire cuts bruises sprains and deformities. Attributed to a celebrated English veterinary surgeon it supposedly penetrates to the bone. Priced 50 cents and 1.00 sold by J E Sturgis 2313m. Also notes Peru taxes paid in cocoa leaves and peruvian bark.
A Hampton Virginia man reports ten days of use of Drummond's Lightning Remedy allows him to walk and handle business. The ad touts a "remarkable record of cures" and offers two large bottles for five dollars with usage directions, seeking agents.
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