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Newspaper

Bluffton Banner

Location

Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1904

Page

2

Baby Wins Prizes At Eaton Street Railway Show

Rain disrupted the annual meeting of the association of street and electric railway employees at Eaton Park yet a fair attendance enjoyed the baby show. Prizes went to Corale Morobaero, Laura Lawrence, and Lewis Rineker, with judges J. R. Mitchell and G. Thomas.

Eaton Association of Street and Electric Railway Eugene Hickman Corale Morocabero Haton Laura Lawrence Lewis Rineker Muncie J. R. Mitchell I G. Thomas Logansport

Violent Diarrhea Attack Cured by Chamberlains Remedy

A Patton Alabama resident credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing a violent diarrheal attack after three doses. The Peru Journal notes gasoline motor cars to run between Indianapolis and Peru, with Lake Erie and Western Railroad plans and a new time card. Cars built in Sandusky Ohio and powered by an Indianapolis inventor aim for fifty miles per hour.

John J. Patton Patton Ala Chamberlain Davenport & Eble Peru Journal Lake Erie & Western Railroad Indianapolis Indianapolis Northern Traction Company Peru Sandusky

Testimony On Foley Kidney Cure By Mansfield Man

Ira W Kelley of Mansfield Pennsylvania recalls years of poor health from kidney and bladder trouble. He reports spending much on doctors without benefit and credits Foley s Kidney Cure with restoring his health. He urges others to avoid substitutes and notes local druggist Davenport and Ehle sell the remedy. The postal service prohibits printing debtors names in a way that implies insolvency.

Ira W. Kelley Mansfield Foley Davenport & Ehle

Electric Bitters Praise From Lan caster Family

A Lan caster man F J Grean credits Electric Bitters with curing chronic indigestion and nervous debility after other remedies failed. He notes his wife also stays in excellent health and praises the tonic for female troubles. A druggist offers satisfaction guarantee. Judge Saylor recounts Oklahoma cigar store anecdote about stock and a request for an equivalent cigar.

F. J. Grean Lancaster Chas Deam Druggist Judge Saylor Oklahoma Ndge

Dr King’s New Life Pills touted for health balance

A fragment advertising Dr. King’s New Life Pills claims they awaken lazy organs to regulate digestion and restore rosy health. The piece hints at a mysterious incident and contrasts appearances of two individuals, one pale and the other rosy, implying the pills’ restorative effect.

Dr. King

Japanese Not Liked by Honolulu Americans Says Visitor

Bernard O Connor of M O Connors Sons Indianapolis returns from Hawaii and reports strong anti Japanese sentiment among about five thousand Americans in Honolulu. He claims locals consider Japanese dishonest and degrading and fear Japanese influence in the Far East while condemning Japanese morality and family life.

Bernard O’connor M. O’connor Honolulu Far East

Was Wasting Away Kidney Cure Claim

A Salem Missouri man Robert R Watts credits Foley s Kidney Cure with restoring his health after five years of kidney disease and multiple doctors. The ad notes summer kidney issues from heat and alcohol and urges prompt use of the cure, sold by Davenport & Ehtie. It also mentions 476 presidential electors and the 289 threshold for victory with several states labeled doubtful.

Robert R. Watts Salem Foley Davienport & Ehtie

Absentminded grocer's price unrelated orange query

A leading local grocer, contacted by telephone by a wealthy customer seeking quality fruit, selects a large yellow orange from the box and asks, while still holding the fruit to the caller, Will, this kind do. A humorous lapse highlights focus on price over quality.

Testimony on Foley's Kidney Cure by Carlisle man

G B Burhans of Carlisle Center N Y testifies after four years that Foley's Kidney Cure cured his severe kidney trouble. He notes brick dust sediment and pain disappeared and symptoms have not returned. He urges others with kidney or bladder trouble to use the remedy, sold by Davenport & Ehle.

G. B. Burhans Carlisle Center Foley Davenport & Ehle

Non-Resident Notice in Wells Circuit Court 1904

In Wells County Indiana the Empire and American Glycerine Company sue Sac Oil and Gas Company in cause 8135. Plaintiff Dailey Simmons Dailey files notice that Sac Oil and Gas is not a resident and must answer by October 10, 1904 or the complaint will be heard in the defendant's absence. Official seal and date August 18, 1904. Hugh D Studebaker Clerk. Dailey Simmons Dailey Attorneys for Plaintiff.

State of Indiana County of Wells Wells Empire and American Glycerine Company Sac Oil and Gas Company Dailey, Simmons & Dailey State of Indiana Bluffton Hugh D. Studebaker Wells Circuit Court Attys

Rare old relic on display at Washington gallery

Ben Ashbaucher has secured a melodian over a century old and now exhibits it at his Washington street gallery. The instrument resembles a miniature square piano with organ like action and has passed through Bluffton families. it will be kept as a souvenir by Mr. Ashbaucher.

Ben Ashbaucher Washington Street Bluffton Ashbaucher

Sick Headache Cure Promises Weight Gain

A New London New York man touts Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as curing years of sick headache for his wife, claiming she now weighs more than before. The product is sold by Davenport and Ehle. A separate note describes a hay and molasses feed to add flesh to underweight horses, citing a professor who reportedly added 160 pounds in thirty days using the ration.

Chamberlain Geo. E. Wright New London New York Davenport & Ehle

Doctor Touts New Discovery for Consumption

A Melbourne Florida man credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life after being told he had consumption and could not be helped. The testimonial states the medicine improved his health and promises a cure for throat and lung diseases. A local druggist offers the product at 50 cents and 1.00 per bottle.

H. Haggins Melbourne Fla Dr. King Chas C. Deam

Foley’s Honey and Tar Promises Cure for Consumption

Wartime era advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a safe sure remedy for the so called white plague, claiming it cures coughs and ends consumption, urging customers to demand Foley’s by Davenport and Ehte.

Foley Davenport Ehte

Friends seek new trial or pardon for Marvin Kuhns

Friends of Marvin Kuhns press for a new trial or absolute pardon claiming evidence will exonerate him. They say Kuhns, who once spread undue excitement in the northern part of the state, enjoyed notoriety as a bad citizen but now longs for freedom after prison life.

Marvin Kuhns Marvin

Notice to Contractors for Wells County Gravel Road Bid

The Wells County Indiana superintendent announces bids for the Starr free gravel road project. Sealed proposals due by 1 pm September 8 1904 at the county auditor’s office with bid bonds. Road length 16000 feet to be completed by December 30 1904 under county act provisions.

Non Resident Notice in Wells Circuit Court Case

Non resident defendants S Arthur Scott Samuel M Elwood Daniel E Spafford Frank Walters M W Frick and W Gray are named in a foreclosure complaint filed in Wells Circuit Court Bluffton Indiana. They are required to answer by October 10 1904. failure will lead to trial in their absence. Hugh D Svludegakor Clerk. Dailey Simmons Jailey attorneys for plaintiff.

State of Indiana County of Wells Wells The Empire and American Glycerine Company S. Arthur Scott Samuel M. Elwood Daniel E. Spafford Frank Walters J. W. Frick W. H. Gray Dailey, Simmons & Dailey Bluffton Indiana Hugh D. Svudegakor Wells Circuit Court Dailey, Simmons & Jailey Attys

Wells County Sheriff Sale Notice 1904

Sheriff J R Johnston will public sale on September 17 1904 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Wells County Courthouse to sell rents and profits for seven years of the east half of the southeast quarter of section 30 township 25 north range 12 east in Wells County Indiana The sale is for the property of Thomas K E Scott at the suit of New American Oil and Mining Company The sale is without valuation or appraisement relief and may include the fee simple if needed August 24 1904 McBride Denny Denny Attorneys for Plaintiff

Marion Indiana Twoentyvellve Sid Real Estate Thomas KE. Scott New American Oil and Mining Company J. R. Johnston Wells County McBride Denny & Denny

Curtis Removes Superintendent Schedule At Any Time

HN C Curtis announces that he may change or remove the schedule at any time without notice. The release emphasizes administrative flexibility and authority of the superintendent.

HN C. Curtis

World’s Fair trip tips from St Louis to Southwest region

Visitor guidance suggests inexpensive travel from St Louis to Southeast Missouri Arkansas Louisiana and Texas via the Cotton Belt with a fare plus 2 dollars for round trip. Stop overs and wharal return limits apply. Third Tuesdays of each month earmarked for dates and fires.

St. Louis Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Texas Cotton Belt Southwest

Notice of Lost Land Warrant 80 Acres Bluffton Indiana

Notice states that on August 1 1898 Holeman Runnells land warrant 16090 for 80 acres issued, has been lost. Mock and Sons Bluffton Indiana have searched their papers without finding the warrant. Applicant has made application to the land office.

Mock & Sons Bluffton Indiana Holeman Runnells

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