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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1893
Page
3
A fragmentary dialog ends with a shift to a telegram from the Lowell Courier where a superintendent orders telegraph workers to report to headquarters and resign. The scene hints at intimate gossip and a formal career demand, reflecting old newspaper style and misinterpretation of language.
The Philadelphia Times admonishes women who wear flaring bonnets and hats that obstruct views in theaters and opera houses. It calls such head wear vulgar and urges fashionable ladies to adopt modest dress to respect others and set a reform trend for public venues.
James Fenimore Cooper born Burlington New York September 15 1789. Reared near Otsego Lake he later wrote vivid landscapes and sea details. He studied at Yale then joined the Navy at sixteen and began a career writing after marriage in Westchester New York. His major works include The Pioneers The Spy The Pilot The Prairie Naval History of the United States and The Pathfinder.
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as relief for sea sickness and nerves. It claims the tonic settles disturbed stomachs, aids malaria and nervous complaints, relieves constipation and biliousness, boosts energy, improves appetite and sleep, and protects against exposure and damp clothing effects.
The vowdbird and European suckoo do not pair or raise young. Cowbird flocks are male and female, promiscuously pair, then the female departs to lay in another bird’s nest and abandon the care to foster parents. The result is often destruction of the host brood as cowbird chicks hatch first and monopolize attention.
An old advertisement claims a liquid remedy called Hall's Catarrah Cure acts on blood and mucous surfaces and offers testimonials. It asks readers to send for it, priced at 75 cents, sold by F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio. The ad also makes a side note about perfumes used in baths.
In spring of 1879 Felix Knox, an Arizona gambler, rode toward Clifton with wife and infant. He faced a band of Apaches alone, firing until he fell dead. The attackers left a pocket handkerchief over his face, and seventy empty shells marked his Winchester. Knox supposedly killed seven attackers before dying.
E S Flint, cotton broker from Galveston, recounts a Scotland deer hunt gone wrong after misidentifying a coon as a deer. He fired two shots, hit nothing, and paid the guide to stay quiet while joking about his Texan hunting prowess.
Sailors on derelict ships endure scarce rations as no vessel appears for weeks or a fortnight. They dive into cabins for scraps or starve aloft amid storms or calm decks. Cannibalism at sea is not new, with cases recurring in various waters and similar to the Thekla incident.
A boat drifted for thirteen days under water while the crew lived on provisions. A Russian ship mate braved heavy seas and rowed to the doomed Caledonian to rescue the crew. He later received the ship British Gratitude in acknowledgment of his actions.
The St Louis Republic speculates on guiding sound to travel around the world. It cites naval guns weighing 100 to 125 tons with 500 pounds of powder and calculates a gun 500 times larger needing 250000 pounds of powder. It notes a parson’s voice heard three miles and 8833 men with stentorian lungs to loop a message globally.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat reflection notes life forms and waters form circles. It highlights the Atlantic Ocean as a vast whirlpool with a central, dangerous point near the Azores, where mariners have long avoided squally seas due to circular currents.
Grace Greenwood recalls John Hall of New Hampshire as fearless and unflappable. He mimicked Daniel Webster with grand gesture and voice but uttered only a string of “Puff puff puff” while Webster delivered a morning speech. The moment blends humor with reverence for great orators.
A New York Tribune report describes Italian country folk using leeches in water to forecast weather. If the leech stays at the bottle bottom, fair skies prevail. it climbs to the top before rain. excessive movement signals wind or a storm. The practice is common during haying and other weather dependent times.
A mechanical marvel shown in St. Petersburg is a musical watch created by a Russian peasant during Catherine’s reign. The egg sized device portrays the tomb of Christ with Roman sentinels. Pressing a spring reveals the tomb, falling guards, angels, and holy women, while a Greek Easter chant plays.
A car wheel loses metal in thin scales and continuous jarring destroys particle coherence. Prolonged use makes wheels brittle so a heavy hammer can fracture them like glass.
A witty remark compares the difficulty of disguising a moustache with skin and hair to a woman attempting to powder without visible effort. The quip reflects social judgments on appearance and gendered grooming practices in a historical context.
A poor boy and aspiring preacher named Richard Vernon goes to work for a farmer to pay for college. He marks a field with a crooked plow, earning the farmer’s laughter and a test of perseverance before the day ends with a hopeful offer for continued work.
The noted French chief of police Fouche, once Napoleon’s trusted envoy, sought service under Louis XVIII after 1814. He admitted spying on the king, naming Duc d Aumont as his intermediary, and revealed sending weekly letters and funds to obtain family information. Yet the king kept him on at court.
French papers announce a method to metalize textile fabrics making them insect resistant. Wood, flannel, calico are immersed in a bath of copper sulphate, sulphuric acid, and water then dried. Repeated treatment is needed after two to three washings. Georgia traders offer rich birds at 25 cents a dozen and amateur sportsmen find good luck for a dollar.
Aunt Abbie recounts how Polly the parrot, trained to cry Uncle Dan you are wanted, frightened away a rough tramp who forced himself into her house. The bird’s alarm spared Abbie from a dangerous situation, and she rewards Polly with extra food. The tale appears in the Atlanta Journal.
The article lauds Mrs. Martha J. Coston for developing the Coston signals used by the U S Navy in the late war. It notes her widowhood at 21, her persistence to create colored night signals, and wide European recognition including Paris and London. It also mentions an upcoming Chicago exhibit with aerial signals shown from pistols.
Cornell University inaugurates a school of naval architecture and marine engineering within Sibley College, under Dr. Robert H. Thurston, to advance shipbuilding expertise amid European precedents and a growing national need for specialized draughtsmen and designers.
A dermatologist recommends washing the scalp with pure soap and warm water to generate a good lather. For sensitive scalps he suggests borax and water or egg yolks in lime-water, then rinse with warm water, dry, and rub in vaseline or sweet almond oil to replace removed oils and prevent brittleness.
Lieut Peary explains that Esquimau dogs endure extreme cold better than others. They survive days without food and drink snow for thirst. Pemican ration was a daily portion, and the dogs slept on snow without shelter when the temperature dropped to forty degrees below zero.
A wife cites the Daily Hoodoo reporting Mr Blifkins’s death on Sunday. Her husband insists the death occurred Monday, explaining a printer’s error. She buys multiple copies and finds the error repeated, leaving him unable to persuade her.
A refined woman hires a memory expert to help recall facts. After the first lesson ends, a loud knock comes at the door. The servant explains the visitor is the memory man who has forgotten his umbrella.
A quiet essay contrasts bee behavior with human work ethics, noting the discipline of a hive and the hard labor bees perform for pollen and honey. A separate vignette from Kate Field's Washington features a child’s question about heaven and a mother’s cautious, hopeful reply.
Fanny and Charley banter over a proposed engagement ring. She notes she lacks her pocketbook and only has this pants pair, while Charley looks for the first handsome ring seen in the window.
Frenchburg Kentucky is newly chartered as a sixth class town with eighteen offices to fill, but only thirteen men are eligible. The situation sparks heavy planning as officials weigh who can serve.
A playful exchange about manners and a tramp leads to a wink at piety and money. A quip warns that neglecting the fiddler invites gossip and trouble. The piece reflects small town humor and moral pride typical of the era.
A farmer in a Montana field near Augusta was struck by lightning and killed. The bolt melted his knife ends and welded the blades while a silver watch in his pocket was burned through its outer and inner cases and later resumed ticking, keeping good time.
A railway guard or brakeman caused heavy damage on a German line by applying brakes hard in cold weather and forgetting to release them. The wheels seized and wore down two inches, then the brake was released, making the wheels hammer the rails and break steel rails in eighty one places before the error was found.
Instructions describe melting fats such as grease lard or suet with oil then mixing in salicylic acid to form a salve. Spread on cloth and apply to the affected area for three days and nights. Soak to remove flakes and reapply until removed. Salicylic acid is inexpensive at drug stores.
Purporting to aid kidneys liver and bowels the ad advises travelers to carry Syrup of Figs to prevent fevers headaches and illness. Sold in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles by leading druggists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
A New England cow jumped and fell breaking its neck as her owner led her with a rope around the neck. The incident is reported in a brief transcribed note from a local farm scene.
A guest recalls a lightning bolt entering a Sea Beach hotel window and bending the mattress after nightfall. The tale includes a travel teaser from Brooklyn Life and a soap advertising line offering Dobbins Perfect Soap at 5c per bar.
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