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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1894
Page
5
A crowded Bluffton notice highlights a band concert at Sixbey's Opera House and new fashions at One Price Cash Clothing House. It also reports deaths, train changes, local arrivals, and business updates including a Kokomo tin plate factory plan and various reader notices.
A notice from H. S. Ronson of Zanesville Indiana invites farmers and stockmen to announce spring sale plans. Ronson reports eight years of successful sale crier experience and offers free sale bills. The item also notes a Methodist conference in Bluffton and reports possible charges against Rev. W. N. Vanslyke of Goshen tied to the Guarantee Investment Company fraud.
In Toledo on February 22 a judgment of 182 dollars was awarded to A J Ramel against the local A P A for Winchester rifles bought under the claim Catholics planned an uprising on Labor Day. The A P A had seized 55 guns but would not pay for more than 50. A motive stated was minority resistance to alleged Catholic danger. Prendergast's Hanging. The case of Carter Harrison’s killer Prendergast was sentenced to hang on March 23 after a rambling courtroom speech.
National Daughters of the Revolution meeting opens with routine business. Mrs Adlai E Stevenson honors Mrs Harrison as portrait unveiling occurs at the Church of Our Father with a large audience and national hymn.
Official returns from most counties show Grow's plurality climbing to a record 180,183 as results pour in from 58 counties in Pennsylvania on February 23.
Prevailing prices show Wheat at 51 54c, Corn at 34% 35c, and Oats at 30 32c. Cattle, hogs, and sheep prices listed with ranges for quality grades. receipts light, market active or steady in several categories. Closing cash markets show Wheat 57c, Corn 33 1/2c, Pork $11.85, Lard $7.37, Ribs $6.15. Court term opened with Utility Paper Co. case led by Judge Chapin. expected to last a week or more.
An early medical advertisement claims cure for deformities and a wide range of ailments including kidney and bladder diseases in both women and men. It promises free urine analysis for chronic cases, home treatment options, and confidential consultations.
Stained glass screens mounted in brass or wrought iron create striking fire screens with rich color touched by flames. The note praises One Minute Cough Cure by C. C. Deam as a remedy for colds congested lungs and severe coughs, claiming quick relief.
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