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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1904
Page
2
A vintage advertisement urges consumption sufferers to begin treatment early with Scott's Emulsion and fresh air. It touts the product as the best lung fertilizer, notes salt pork cod as hard to digest, and claims free sample offers while reminding readers to look for the trademark label on each bottle.
Postal workers report a coming Christmas mail surge as carriers brace for bulkier post. The season brings unusual packages and many extra trips as Uncle Sam’s force handles gifts and oddly shaped parcels during the Christmas rush.
A Saliff Texas man credits Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets with relief after a severe bilious attack. The ad notes the product costs 25 cents and is sold by Davenport and Miller. Also mentioned is a charter grant for a Fraternal Order of Eagles chapter to form in Portland with a December 16 meeting at New Portland hotel to finalize plans and attendees from Bluffton Muncie Anderson and others.
Mrs. Raymond Cooner of Sheil ton Washington says years of kidney trouble were cured after using Foley's Kidney Cure. She claims the first dose produced relief and credits the product with restoring her health. Sold by Davenport and Ehle.
An Arcadia brief notes a man offered 11 cents for 1902 pennies, sent 50 coins, and was told he would receive the payment once he sent 1852 more to complete 1902. He then reacted by kicking the man behind the barn.
A surge of counterfeit currency tricks business houses with light weigh dollars and quarters. The coins mimic Uncle Sam’s mint, weigh less than genuine, and test as babbit type metal. U S secret service agents are reportedly to visit cities soon, to trace the hoax and recover the coins.
Testimony floods in praising Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and lung ailments. T J McFarland of Venterville Va says three years of bronchitis ended after a few bottles. Claims of curing lung and throat problems pneumonia and crip. Trial bottles free with regular sizes 50 cents and one dollar guaranteed by Chas GC Deam, druggist.
Indiana tops all fields in November activity with 385 wells drifted, 40 dry, and 9,886 barrels from 245 producing wells in the Marion Keystone Warren Geneva Camden Montpelier area. Across Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky 1,088 wells finished, 178 dry, totaling 17,728 barrels. Munice field remains leader with gusher-type wells.
Mrs. 8 H Newson of Decatur Alabama suffered three years of indigestion and bowel trouble with near death. After trying various remedies Electric Bitters brought instant improvement and full recovery. The medicine treats liver kidney stomach and bowel issues and is sold for 50 cents with a guarantee by Chas C Deam, druggist.
The court holds a father can eject a daughter's suitor from the home by force if needed. This ruling offers comfort to families seeking to discipline would be sons-in-law without liability for cruelty under existing statutes.
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar stating no pneumonia from coughs or colds after using the remedy. Warns against unknown preparations possibly containing opiates that cause constipation slowing recovery. Advises asking for Foley's Honey and Tar and refusing substitutes. Sold by Davenport & Eble.
H. S. Robinson plans to leave the 20th for Los Angeles, spending a few months there to enjoy the climate. He will store his goods to save expense during absence and intends to return to Bluffton in the spring to vote and help save the county as before.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills promising rapid headache relief for sick and nervous people. It claims the medicine purifies blood and costs only cents, appealing to readers with testimonials of strong efficacy.
United States dispatch reports Comptroller of the Currency has issued a final ten percent dividend to creditors of First National Bank of Mathews Indiana totaling thirty percent on all claims of $75 125 24. Receiver settled all debts, bank insolvent, assets sold, misdeed allegations against ex president Wood pending.
Letters from J L Tucker of Centre Alabama and Mrs Samuel Gage of North Bush New York extol DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for piles cuts burns fever sores and general household use. The piece notes the product cures without leaving a scar and lists Chas C Dean druggist Bismarck as seller. It also recounts Bismarck the glass eater in Decatur who was denied admission to the county farm and faced costs while dining on glass scraps.
Foley & Co of Chicago proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy prized for merit and popularity. It warns against imitations and notes the product is mildly laxative, with no opiates, suitable for children and delicate persons. Sold by Davenport & Ehle.
Geo A Thomson of Spencer Jr recounts twenty years of bad dyspepsia and credits Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with restoring him after trying doctors in local practice Chicago and even abroad. He urges every indigestion sufferer to use it, a sentiment echoed by Chas C Deam druggists.
The Indiana Supreme Court rules a city charter provision extending four miles beyond corporate limits to regulate liquor sales is constitutional. It holds selling liquor is a privilege, not a right, and that the state may prohibit liquor selling altogether if desired.
An old advertisement urges early use of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to prevent bilious colic attacks and promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as an easy to take purgative. It notes sales by Davenport and Ehle and references travel to Portland or St. Louis expos as comparison.
In Ashburnham Ontario on April 18 1903 Rector E A Langfaldt of St Luke's Church reports a severe cold and cough that vanished after three doses of Chamberlain Cough Remedy. He preached thrice the following day and praises the medicine as a God sent remedy sold by Davenport & Bhie.
A Berne representative received a freak obituary epitaph claimed to be copied from a local headstone. The verse laments a lost loved one with odd pronouns and missing letters, concluding that sorrowful relatives felt they had fulfilled their duty to the departed.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal treatment with a $100 reward for failure and testimonials from users. A separate note mocks Dan DaWitt and Nan for alleged misdeeds, suggesting harsh public punishments as printed by various papers.
The Texas Train of the Cotton Belt Route offers through sleeping chair and dining cars with one night to Houston Beaumont Lake Charles and the Coast Country of South Texas and Louisiana. It runs twenty four hours to North East and Central Texas with twice monthly low homeseekers' rates on the first and third Tuesdays. Correspondence with immigration agents is invited for Texas and Louisiana business. Write L O Schaefer T P A Cotton Belt Route Cincinnati Ohio.
Thousands die yearly from croup but a few doses of Foley's Honey and Tar could save many. Mrs. George H. Picket of San Francisco reports her baby’s danger eased immediately after one dose and says the family keeps it at home. Davenport & Ehie supply it.
Mothers urged to protect children from coughs colds and whooping cough with Stephen in time One Minute Cough Cure praised as harmless and pleasant. Sold by Chas C Deam, druggist.
Wells Circuit Court, November Term 1904, notices that Thomas W. Grove as administrator has filed final accounts for the estate of Sarah Mendenhall deceased. The December 22, 1904 examination date is set for heirs creditors or legatees to appear and show cause why the accounts should not be approved. Witness the Clerk and Seal at Bluffton Indiana November 20, 1904.
Announcement of holiday and seasonal travel specials including Christmas and New Year tickets Dec 24 25 26 return by Jan 4 at one and one third fare. Students and teachers eligible on advance certificates and return by Jan 11. Homeseekers and Hunters Rates offered to western regions with varying validity. California Pacific Coast tickets valid nine months with stopovers. Pullman cars and other amenities listed. Contact Indiana Granger Marion Indiana or Toledo Frankfort offices for rates.
Clover Leaf route offers special daily tourist rates to Colorado points. For nearest agent or to contact agents M A Chambers TPA Frankfort Ind B L Bowne TPA Toledo O W L Ross GPA Toledo O seek details via Clover Leaf route offices.
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