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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
5
Advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion restores strength and color to good health, noting cod liver oil content and blood-boosting benefits. Promises relief for young women with pale blood issues and offers free samples, urging buyers to ensure the label is present on every bottle.
A Warsaw inquiry reveals no Internal Revenue rule requiring dealers to break and discard empty cigar boxes. The correct directive is to destroy only the tax stamp after contents are removed, not the box itself. The letter from Collector A. E. Nowlin confirms no such regulation exists.
A farmer recalls teaching his son farm chores and study before bed. He then attends the Farmers Club to discuss the question How Keep the Boys on the Farm.
Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs John Weaver two miles west of town hosted their fifteenth anniversary with an eight course dinner including roast turkey goose and duck. Gifts to Mrs Weaver included a toilet set china plate glass dishes cup and saucers and a Haviland tea set plus a dress shoes and cuff buttons for her husband presented by Mr Weaver. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wiley Lamm Mr and Mrs D Lamm Ora Mr and Mrs Wm A McAfee George Colston Homer and Frank Mr and Mrs Frank Humphrey Fred and Vera Mr and Mrs Jacob McAfee Charles Lewis Willie Clarence Tobie Mrs Nelson Stafford Mr and Mrs Lewis N Bender Miss Clara Goldin Miss Clella Homer Charlie Wentz Miss Kathryn Flickringer Rev and Mrs H A Welker and Alice Hermia.
Miss Zepha Longshore and Mr. Frank Smith wed Thursday evening at the bride’s home near Prospect in a ceremony led by Rev. Lacey. The couple, recognized locally, received gifts of silverware and linen, with Miss Hattie Lipkey playing the wedding march. The bride, a Ossian high school graduate and teacher, and the groom, a Union township farmer, will reside at the bride’s home after a short visit to Columbia City.
A notice explains that a double dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy should be taken at first signs to ward off bilious colic. It notes hundreds use the remedy with perfect success and lists Davenport and Bhle as sellers.
A Hartford City note describes festive home Christmas trees with one stand out at A. D. Schaeffer’s house. P. M. Schaeffer placed a tree for his dog Bun, decorating limbs with meat and cookies and a donated sausage string. Bun enjoyed the feast all day, a humorous highlight in the local Christmas spread.
Perry Heath, visiting Louisville for Christmas, relayed McKinley’s words that Marcus Hanna would be the next president. Heath quoted McKinley predicting Hanna’s nomination and election, and stated the president believed he would live to see Hanna in office before his assassination.
Bluffton’s Col. Mike Long, wealthy and genial, stayed at the New Avon hotel then Randall. A messenger delivered his grip with many wrapped items, but the contents proved useless, yielding only a rusty cigar cutter and other junk, prompting Col. Long to joke about selling to a junk dealer.
County Clerk Studabaker believes Bluffton will attract many young couples seeking marriage as the interurban line grows. Since operations began, he routinely greets arriving cars at the office and finds couples obtaining licenses. Thursday’s first car carried two couples who left with smiles and documents granting a lifelong union.
Zanesville notes report measles in the school with closures and several cases. Knight Brothers buy poultry this season. Miss Margaret Earl will vacation with her sister in Ohio. Miss Zepha Longshore wed Christmas Eve. A new grist mill is operating. Geary Knight visits from Ann Arbor for holidays. Miss Cora Tester to begin Radical church meetings Dec. 22. Branson Wickliffe family ill with measles. Ira Sink receives Shakespeare volume from pupils. Talmage Michael closes College Corner school for two weeks. Sunday school held at 9 30 in all Zanesville churches. Roads slick from thaw night freezes. Stout's croup cure and Chamberlain's tablets advertised.
The Wolfe team of horses, owned by Melvin Wolfe who was killed by John Terrell last July, has been sold to the Illinois company of Geneva to replace the famed local air field team. The Wolfe team will begin pulling sucker rods at Hopslats next week, taking over where old Fred and Nan left off after fifteen years of service and over 809 thousand pounds of rods moved.
Mrs Henry Stearn visits Ottoville sister Mrs Jane Hinchman as Bluffton’s Stout’s catarrh cure claims superiority for colds. The ad touts Stout’s remedy as unmatched for head cold relief with money-back promise.
Liverymen await a heavy damp snow as roads lie slick with ice and current conditions hinder sledding. They remember last year’s drifted shortages when wind piled deep drifts making travel difficult, and hope for a generous fall to reopen country routes.
The Emmanuels Reformed Sunday school held a Christmas Eve celebration titled The Guiding Star. A six foot gilt star arch and evergreen decorations created a festive setting. The program and readings were well received and held strong audience interest throughout.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe police using a rubber hose on hoboes in Huntington. A judge comments on jury deliberations regarding pneumonia as a death cause. The text references weary Willie and a request for information from jurors amid unclear evidence.
The fragment notes Wells County recognition programs for the Bta, outlining efforts, participants, and goals. Follow up needed for full details and official names, dates, and scope.
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