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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1894
Page
11
A first person tale from 1867 recounts a whaling voyage off Brazil where a giant whale damaged the crew’s boats and forced a perilous escape. After surviving a yellow fever ordeal aboard a distressed brig, the narrator details crew dynamics, a mutinous cook, and a perilous drift toward Charleston aided by salvage offers from passing ships.
The narrator describes a violent confrontation at sea in which Mose threatens to kill him. He shoots and kills Mose in self defense after a boarded door is kicked in and a knife drawn. A gale worsens the voyage, the body is disposed of at sea, and the brig is later seized by the Tecumseh, yielding salvage money and ownership details.
A line from the Shoe and Leather Reporter recalls a harsh 1893 summer marked by credit tightness and overproduction. Firms held $250,000 in undelivered shoe orders, one real estate owner faced sleepless nights, and a rich debtor could secure only a fraction of his needed loan. A shoe merchant who sold goods four months ahead pressed for early payment, learning a hard lesson about future transactions.
The young Irish schoolmaster Tyndall rose from obscurity after Dr. Bence Jones arranged a Royal Institution lecture. With no notes he impressed England’s scientific elite, delivering a flawless address that earned immediate ovation and established him as the era's leading lecturer.
The article surveys national and regional songs from many countries. It notes Austria’s hymn by Haydn, Zanzibar's variation, Turkey’s shifting hymns under rulers, Syria’s backward script air, Servia’s melodious Rise Servians with a high final note, San Marino’s very long air, the Philippines’ many improvised songs, Lapland’s reindeer galop, and Jamaica’s chant repeating a line thrice as a national tune. The piece closes with a St Louis Post-Dispatch attribution.
An essay contrasts the poor accuracy of mounted moose heads with live animal features, noting the nose, nostrils, ears, and eyes as misrepresented in taxidermy. It also reports on new cellwoid plate production, claiming equal sharpness to electrotypes and quicker results for durable printed images and lace patterns.
A Detroit blacksmith and carriage maker, Mr. Asrom Eby, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with his long health and business success. He describes a history of rheumatism, exhaustive trials of medicines, and swift relief after taking the pills, which he says restored strength and vigor. The pills are advertised as a blood building remedy from Dr Williams Medicine Company, sold at 50 cents a box.
The Ram's Horn recounts Reverend Rowland Hill as witty and eccentric. It notes a visitor’s odd religious views and Hill’s sharp quips about the Ten Commandments and clothing as symbols of belief. He jokes that some mistake religion for a coat or an umbrella.
A compact note on the kangaroo rat of Australia detailing its size, posture, and pouch young, comparing it to Macropus giganteus and noting its mimicry of its larger relative. Also includes a column excerpt on humors and a critique of tariff policy, citing protectionist views and the New York World.
A National Union Printer comments on immigration, noting that American immigration to Japan harms its home industries and wages. He argues the policy will provoke a reaction, reflecting on foreign pauper labor and potential economic impact.
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