10 Jan 1894
Page 5
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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1894
Page
5
Notes from Bluffton area on farms for rent and oil development. Mentions new Bluffton Oil Co ventures, wells on McIntire Kilander land, J B Shadle site, and expanding gas usage. Includes local visits, court business, a wedding, a band concert, and the week of prayer services across churches.
In Mazietta Ohio investigators report Henry Saner and his wife murdered at their rural home. The couple is dead and their son is missing. The house barn and stock burned with scattered valuables found. crime remains a mystery with scarce clues and bloodstained evidence.
Tie stems together and cover tops with paper to exclude air. Submerge in a deep pitcher or jar of water up to the tops and place in the coldest spot or ice box. Blossoms may be kept a long time.
About 50 whitecaps attacked Josh Mitchell at his Leesburg home, dragged him out, and he was perforated by buckshot dying on the doorstep. Brock Bottoms was dragged out and whipped with 50 lashes. A rope was placed around his neck but mercy followed after pleas from his wife and children. Several others were severely whipped and ordered to leave the country.
A humorous exchange notes someone disposing of a cabinet of geological specimens after cats on a fence caused chaos. The speaker admits throwing specimens at the cats, even injuring a leading cat with gold bearing quartz, in a cartoonish tale cited by Tammany Times and Life magazines.
A historical account describes a typhoid epidemic traced to impure water in western England. Pure town water became contaminated in shared pipes with night air and sewer gases, decimating households using that supply while well water residents largely escaped. Milk from shops with tainted water also spread illness.
The article reflects on the neighbor who was once just the boor or farmer living nearby, highlighting the shift in social perception from proximity to valued standing. It notes how local status can evolve from simple proximity to earned recognition.
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