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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1893
Page
3
Railway Age notes support from Eastern health officials and rail groups for isolating contagious immigrants in transit to prevent spread. The piece credits the National Association of Rail Surgeons for highlighting safe transportation and urges adoption of safeguards on trunk lines to protect public health.
In Newark, Mr. Roil breaks a mirror and a parchment hidden in the frame turns up a dogment proving his claim to a six million dollar estate near New York. With nearly a hundred rivals, the sensational discovery alters the disputed fortunes as a romance like tale unfolds.
English shepherds face scarce wells and rely on midix style ponds. A plastered end filled with clay traps rain dew and evening mist to provide water for flocks, with many Hampshire ponds never drying.
Ad warns that kidney problems may lead to Brights disease diabetes and other disorders if untreated. Hortetter's Stomach Bitters claimed to promote activity in kidneys stomach liver and aid digestion. The ad urges early use to prevent advanced disease and notes relief from dyspepsia rheumatism insomnia nervousness constipation and malaria with the Bitters.
A fragmentary reminiscence describes a preacher turning an hour glass to urge mercy and a tale of Robert Hall being asked about a preacher. The excerpt notes pulpit eloquence and humor in a likely historic church setting.
A Balliol student failed a Greek exam and was sent down. His mother spoke with Dr. Jowett to plead mercy, but he replied that the lad could turn to the Greek grammar as consolation. The exchange ended with a terse good morning.
An old advertorial note asserts Ball’s Catarrh Cure by J. Cheney & Co. cures catarrh and promises a $1000 reward for failure, with endorsements from wholesalers in Toledo and nearby cities. The text claims the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces and offers free samples.
A brief note discusses the Japanese belief that emperors are descendants of gods and mentions Javerns Carretonasant as a remedy for lung complaints and coughs and colds. The text also adds a remark about wedding cards and a girl's finance, though details are unclear.
A large New York gathering marked the sixtieth anniversary of Edwin Booth's birth with tributes from Joseph Jefferson Thomas Salvini and many other actors and writers. Jefferson led the speeches praising Booth’s art and benevolence while recalling his friendship and early life.
The article notes how opera music and grand spectacles like Versailles spark appetite for ballet drama and ballet comedy. It cites Robert Mackaire adapted to ballet in Vienna as picturesque and comic, suggesting a future with longer dance forms and more elaborate productions.
Little Franz Ebert a 26 year old 22 inch tall comedian from the Lilliputiana set out Sunday night at 5 pm from West Chester Park and Huaotington Ave toward Mr. Seymour's house on Huaoting Ave near Brookline boundary. He failed to reach the address, wandered toward Dedham, and a curious young woman offered a nickel when he admitted he had no money. She helped him briefly as he sought directions and his quick wit surfaced as he introduced himself as Frank and claimed he lived at the Copley Square Hotel.
The article notes that historical documents to the Ecclesiastical Court of Chester show frequent child marriages in Cheshire and Lancashire. It argues comparable records across dioceses would likely confirm widespread practice across England, citing a Berkeley family case where both parents were about thirteen and a half.
The piece depicts a future dominated by paper in all facets of life from houses and clothing to money, transport, work, and leisure. It imagines a society where daily activities, objects, and even death are conducted in paper terms, emphasizing a satirical take on overreliance on paper.
Mr Stevens recalls a Russian journey in third class, crowded beyond belief with near freezing external cold and searing heat inside. He describes women and men groaning as doors opened to admit a blast of freezing air, and a soldier fainting from the stove’s heat before transferring to a second class car.
An exchange shows a wary elder pressuring the suitor for his daughter with blunt questions. The youth coolly asserts his intent to marry and gain consent, while the father relents, noting the son in law will have land to his name, in a tense but humorous moment. A final snippet mentions a preservation mixture for underwater ropes.
A discussion cites odd theory that animals and plant roots influence crop growth by conducting electricity from atmosphere to soil. It argues that moist earth and copper links can grow crops on brick, while commercial fertilizers only stir short term soil conduction. Foster's Weather Bureau is quoted on fertilizer use.
The nickname Our Carter arose after Carter Henry Harrison spoke at a Philadelphia banquet. A misreported toast led Chicago reporters to ask Who is this C Henry Harrison, and the next day the paper answered Why, it is our Carter. The anecdote ends with the humorous tale of a speech that made the crowd roar.
A stout old lady with crutches was assisted from a halted streetcar by two men. The driver, moving along the exterior, lifted her gently from the lower step with perfect civility, prompting her to bless him as she crossed the street toward the platform.
The chief chemist of the Agricultural Experiment Station at Washington directed the baking powder awards. Royal Baking Powder led with 10 cubic inches of carbonic gas per ounce, 20 percent above its nearest competitor and 34 percent above the average of other brands. Its superior quality in fineness and wholesomeness is noted, contributing to long-standing leading sales.
The article describes the wine fly or bibio as the invisible spirit of wine materializing in worms that form in wine sediment casks and wine drippings. After seven weeks as worms they become nymphs and then a tiny fly emerging after ten days with yellow bodies red eyes rainbow wings.
A Parisian father seeks tickets for three in an emigration office. The agent asks ages and professions, learning the father is thirty and a carpenter, the wife twenty four a needlewoman, and the seven month old child’s “profession” becomes a joke when the father blurts out bachelor.
A Scotch member requests a courting manual via a letter sent to the editor. The writer asks for a book that shows how to speak to the lass he loves and which words to say while courting, noting the fewer words the better. The envelope bears instructions to deliver to any Edinburgh bookseller.
A New York pastor preaching in a neighboring village astonished the congregants by saying he wished to return to New York by the first train to see his wife and five children, only to disclose that the child born since he left home was the one he had not yet seen.
A pious woman asked a young Oriental if he attends church every Sunday. He replied that he prays daily at the mosque, saying he goes "every day, like a Turk."
The remains of Pope Alexander V who died in 1410 at Bologna have finally been entombed in a monumental crypt funded by the papal treasury in the Church of San Francesco Bologna. This marks the fifth time the unfortunate Alexander V has been interred since his death.
Lower travel rates announced apply from all points via the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad to Florida and southern points. The reduced fares are in effect from today, inviting broader travel to sunny destinations and regional resorts.
A citizen reports an assault while walking and whistling a tune. Police question the tune as part of the incident amid a rainy day with parents buying school books.
A historic note describes beavers thriving in cold conditions while an observing group notes Indian absence and the beavers eating rice plum pudding partridge and venison. The scene includes youngsters curling in laps and behaving like children as the adults watch.
A small yellow flowered cactus grows along the Atlantic coast up to Virginia. It thrives in dry sand and spreads moisture via long tough roots. Even when uprooted and moved north, it survives with roots shortened in clay soil with ample watering.
A South Carolina speech by Hon. W. J. Talbert recalls a farmer in a courtroom who, after being told to sit, asks the judge to let him think. The farmer complains that judges and lawyers form a sect of rascals, sparking a humorous exchange about speaking versus thinking.
The late Sultan Burghash offered a savage chained lion to Sir John Kirk, then British Consul General in Constantinople. Kirk noted the royal arms should be complete and teased that a unicorn would be needed to accompany the lion when a full gift arrives.
A white owl aboard the Red Star Line steamship Pennsylvania, arriving from Antwerp, draws attention among passengers and crew. The exhausted bird came aboard October 24 about 1,100 miles off the English coast after likely being blown from shore in a gale.
The New Argentine Pacific Railway runs from Buenos Ayres to the foot of the Andes in 211 miles of uninterrupted straight track. The line has no curve and no cuttings or embankments deeper than two or three feet.
The article notes that the gentle laxative Syrup of Figs pleases children and aids their relief more than other remedies. It is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. It also mentions that few divorced women would remarry if given the chance.
A quirky note offers a song mailed for five stamps to G Epwanos, General Passenger Agent, Cincinnati. It adds a joke about a man returning to a locked house and a remark on the absurdity of baseless abuse of family.
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