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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
6
An early 20th century pamphlet-style ad promotes consumption recovery through Scott’s Emulsion. It touts fresh air, reduced symptoms, and digestion-friendly pork fat, urging readers to begin treatment and avoid deception about their condition. The text includes a subscription offer and the address of Scott & Bowne in New York.
A Banner report notes continued farmer interest in the Tocsin oil field as the Pittsburg company plans seven more wells. A four barrel daily flow at a hall farm site signals potential for deeper strikes, with pumping power boosting profitability while most Indiana wells yield about one and a quarter barrels. Standard Oil reportedly shifts focus pending Pittsburg results.
Multiple ceremonies mark Thanksgiving week as William I. Hixson weds Dessa M. Trenary at the bride’s home with family present and 403 East Wiley Avenue prepared for their new life. Grace Myers and Rev. S. M. Chalker wed in Lowellville with post ceremony dinner and journey to Lowesville. Inez Brickley weds Edward Miller in Sheldon with nuptial dinner and trip home. Maude Ellingham and Luther Douglas tie the knot on West Washington Street, others attend a parson’s ceremony and celebrate with family and friends.
A Van Buren boy amused classmates with a geography lesson gag. Asked what lies behind, he replied a patch on his pants, then added he told his mother you would see it to make the moment stick.
All soldiers are urged to attend the Lew Dailey post G. A. R. meeting at the post hall Friday evening. Signatures will be collected on a petition to Congress for the $12 pension bill. Organizers expect broad veteran turnout to support passage.
The funeral of Mrs George Wasson who died at her Hartford City home last Wednesday was held Friday afternoon at Ossian. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Abram Woodward of Oslan, and the services drew relatives including Mr and Mrs W W Wessell Sr who traveled to Ossian.
Grover Cleveland declares he will not be a candidate for the presidency again and asks the Brooklyn Eagle to inform the public. The Eagle announces it will now back Alton J. Parker, chief justice of the New York Court of Appeals, as its Democratic nominee.
A Negro preacher in North Carolina explains salvation as free but notes paying the freight, then the collection hat is passed for carriage costs. The piece then shifts to advertise perfumes at Stout’s Drug Store with plain and fancy bottles.
Andrew Sours of Nottingham town ship shows school pictures from the St. Louis exposition at the Ashboucher gallery. The display is credited as very respectable and Sours is congratulated. Stout's drug store advertises holiday goods with mirrors shaving sets brush and comb sets and other items. Hale Markley report two large farms sold recently including the Gua Counterman farm, fifty acres east of the city, bought by Mrs. Dolly Bennett for 8500 and Dr. Pottutepe of mington for...
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