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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1893
Page
2
Willie Wilde ceases to pose as Mrs Frank Leslie in the weekly publication as part of a retraction or renunciation of the prior disguise.
A humorous quip notes a man discovering he fathers triplets may doubt the census. Another line observes a man with a free theater seat avoids applause with calm and critical restraint.
Statistics declare Cork the most drunken town in the United Kingdom. The remark links excess cork consumption to lack of temperance and notes a habit of drawing corks too freely.
A piece notes Nancy Twanks praised as queen of the turf while describing feeds and costs for horses. The column characterizes male workers reacting to perceived extravagance and mentions hay at 63 a ton and oats priced at 4 per 100 pounds.
The Rev. M. L. Gates, a Jersey City minister, declares candy the greatest foe of youth and vows to seize and destroy nearly all candy within reach, launching a drive to curb sugary indulgence among youngsters.
The Marquis of Exeter notes swans keep a Burghley water body free of weeds. Where three men worked six months yearly to maintain cleanliness, two pairs of swans now sustain it completely.
The writer laments rising train robberies and bank heists and worries that people may need to arm themselves, fearing a drift toward medieval barbarism as criminals escape with ease. The piece questions societal safety and calls for reflection on the state of law and order.
Proposal to reclaim barren Michigan pine lands after timber removal by sowing spurry and flat pea. Spurry provides cattle feed and soil binding roots, potentially restoring millions of acres in the peninsula for agricultural use.
A Maine bee culturist notes bees rarely exist far from settlements or clearings where flowers grow. They cluster in small forest patches near woods edges, mirroring birds. In Northern Maine wilderness, song birds are scarce or absent.
In Paris a weekly stamp market on the Champs Elysees draws hundreds of buyers and sellers. A bustling, multilingual crowd exchanges stamps and albums, with thousands of francs changing hands each market day and authorities considering a roof for the area.
A Paris Sketch correspondent notes a cruel prank where a blushing debutante was lured by a Petites Affiches ad seeking a husband. The case sparked an action, apologies, and magistrate remarks as the paper defended the ad. Also described is the 500000 dollar Whaleback steamship Christopher Columbus of modern times, a 362 foot female-named vessel carrying thousands to the World’s Fair with a distinctive cylindrical hull and conoidal ends.
The Whaleback Christopher Columbus measures 42 feet in breadth with nine ballast compartments at the bottom holding 1 000 tons to balance. It uses triple expansion engines totaling 2 600 horsepower. The vessel offers luxury interiors including oak paneling velvet carpets and russet leather furnishings with baths barber shops soda fountains and electric lighting. It cost 2 500 000.
The article notes fines for improper advertisement inquiries and warns that wealth does not guarantee nautical skill. Capt James Davidson of Bay City loses his tug on a Racine reef due to wealth influencing his steering, echoing James Gordon Bennett’s Cherbourg yacht misadventure with the Mou Jornal and navies reacting to an American journalist at sea.
Private accounts from Australia show chief losses expected for English stockholders and depositors as banks and merchants face insolvency. The piece notes widespread withdrawals, looming liquidation, and valuations collapsing for mining shares, with banks needing asset realization to pay debts. It then contrasts Napoleon and 1843 Salem reporting on la grippe, describing widespread illness, theater closures, clergy absences, and adjourned US Court sessions due to the epidemic.
Reverend Talmage preaches on repentance through humility not self righteousness, contrasting the Pharisee with the humble publican who cries God be merciful to me a sinner. He argues salvation comes by mercy, not deeds, and cites biblical examples and a repentant African American man in Augusta as illustration.
A sermon deems the crowd to cry out God have mercy on me a sinner with one reluctant soul held back yet finally joining. The speaker notes the final stir as one heart begins to breathe the penitential plea.
The piece contrasts nature’s gifts with human labor and notes natural washing aids. It describes soda springs in a California isle and suggests Yellowstone boasted a natural laundry by washing clothes in boiling springs, recounting a party’s clothes hurled by Old Giant geyser and later found petrified.
The writer laments Berlin hotels lacking proper barber shops and describes the system where guests must summon a waiter who logs the request and hires a messenger. Barbers arrive with extra charges, and tipping circulates among staff. European shaves and haircuts are far cheaper than American standards, with three weekly visits and a quarterly bill around 8 marks.
A string of short moral vignettes contrasts happiness and disappointment over grapes seeds illness weather mood and perspective. It pairs optimistic and pessimistic views from two boys two convalescents two men about rain a blue world two diners a servant and a guest and concludes with differing life outlooks on blessings expectations and worth.
The piece argues Ireland has robust industry with Ulster linen and sewing thread feeding much of the world and cites plentiful factories around Irish cities plus cork and Dublin distilleries. It notes Ireland’s coal and manufacturing potential, and contrasts Norway where betrothal rings mark engaged or married men, visible from youth.
Tris notes the heavy litigation in Searcy county Arkansas making practice unprofitable for lawyers if they held all fees in every case. The reaping machine entered practical use around 1853, with its first notable records appearing in 18.
A New York Letter discusses the public’s taste for light hearted plays over somber dramas and the decline of Shakespearean and tragic works. It notes actors like McCullough Barrett Booth and cites comedies such as A Texas Steer and The Midnight Bell as popular.
A collection of anecdotes from entertainment history discusses the capriciousness of luck for showpeople. A retired impresario recalls losing a bearded lady and the ensuing hardship of supporting a wife and two children, illustrating how fortune can flip quickly.
In Daly's lobby a matinee crowd of twenty five women and several messengers fill the queue while the box office shows no activity. A quick miscue moves a young man to the window to claim two tickets as one woman realizes her long wait and the group jokes about the delay.
Edwin Booth while traveling with his father once played the banjo to amuse them. Edwin Forrest burst in and challenged him to play Nellie Bly and other tunes. Booth obliged, then Forrest demanded a negro jig. Forrest danced a jig after Booth’s tune, and the elder Booth joined in a Virginia style breakdown.
Will McConnell recalls a featherweight tale of Lee Harrison aiding Prof Herrmann during his Grand Opera House engagement. Harrison volunteered as a conspirator and carried props including rabbits eggs rats and a pigeon to ensure the performance ran smoothly in New York.
A tersely worded notice urges antedating a payment request for a minor gambling debt. The remark also comments on general meanness toward women, reflecting a harsh social tone.
The article argues for better support for aged clergymen and urges churches to create funds for their retirement. It contrasts Catholic and Methodist practice with other churches. It emphasizes making the most of life, developing all powers, and preparing for the afterlife through duty and discipline.
The piece warns against touchy individuals who create constraint in homes and in churches. It attributes touchiness to temperament digestion or self importance and says it wounds loquacity or silence, wastes pastors and officers time, and turns life into a constant repair of imagined offenses. Do not be touchy.
The author argues Christianity is the divinely appointed means of guiding education. Without religion, cultivating higher faculties leads to vanity and vice, resembling Adam’s forbidden knowledge and repeating ancient warnings. Knowledge without moral principle breeds only cleverness and evil.
The quote argues that blessedness should be life’s aim rather than happiness. It contends that when such a principle guides people, death loses its power over the soul and change tests belief that life follows a supreme, beneficent design guiding the stars and cosmic systems across aeons.
Rev Frank DeWitt Talmage, son of a famed Brooklyn preacher, is ordained by Presbyterians. English Presbyterian Church plans to raise 250000 over five years for new churches. New York hosts the country’s largest Catholic congregation at Most Precious Blood with 25000 Italians. Trt Christian’s Scripture Union, started in England, aims to memorize Scripture and win children to Christ with branches in America. Rockefeller funded a mission car aiding Baptist publishing, enabling 500 conversions and founding ten Baptist churches and eight Sunday schools. Rev Edward Fairbank, Amherst graduate and foreign missionary, will serve Marathi in India, following his father’s missions tenure.
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