This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1893
Page
8
A Wells County farmer praises the Starr steel mill sold and erected by Justus Rogers & Co. The device pumped a tank of water in two and a half hours with a self regulating pump and automatic gear. He reports livestock under better water access and deems the investment the best he ever made.
Mt. Zion reports steady progress with harvest underway as Clover bay binding finishes and corn remains in good condition. An ice cream supper at Henry Sprowl's store, talk of H 8 Cloud’s fuss, and various townsfolk activities including Prof. Merriman singing and a wary medicine man are described in the Crockett area update.
July Fourth memories fade as local gatherings at tireworks in Bluffton and town discuss meetings at Baptist and Methodist churches. Dredge progress promised, with several residents traveling to nearby cities. and DeWitt's Little Early Risers advertised as a remedy for headache and constipation.
A medieval torture implement in Nuremberg called the Steel Maiden is described in detail. The hollow statue houses deadly spikes and restraints to slowly impale victims, with doors closing to pierce eyes and heart. Surviving victims were ground and dumped into a river for disposal.
The article notes the word hurrah and its global variants used as battle cries or signals. It cites forms like ur-re-re in India and Ceylon, ur-re, ar-re in Middle Eastern camel driving, Hare hare in France, Harbauh by wagoners, and Hurrish by Irish and Scottish herdsmen.
Immense asphalt deposits have been located near the Arbuckle Mountains in the Chickasaw Nation south of Guthrie Oklahoma. A company is formed to develop the resource praised for high quality and vast quantities, promising easy mining and widespread cheap paving across western cities.
A compact item lists public buildings and infrastructure terms including coroner's inquests highways courts ditches and totals. The fragment suggests a roundup of municipal topics or docket items with numeric references.
A government ornithologist notes sparrows are valued as food in Europe and Britain where sparrow pie is considered savory. He explains young birds weigh about two-thirds of adults and can be prepared as tempting morsels, with thousands sold to restaurants and sometimes misrepresented as rice birds or ortolan.
Ohio imprisons David Blackburn for life after a third offense under the habitual criminal law. Blackburn, already jailed for assault with intent to rob and for receiving stolen goods, was convicted for stealing three chickens in Dayton. The Supreme Court affirmed the law's constitutionality after appeal.
The 1890 census reports 2.7 million bread winning women and girls employed outside homes. Among them are 110 lawyers 165 ministers 320 authors 588 journalists 2061 artists 2136 architects chemists pharmacists 2106 stockraisers and ranchers 5135 government clerks 2438 physicians and surgeons 13182 professional musicians 36800 farmers and planters 21071 clerks and bookkeepers 14465 heads of commercial houses and 154000 public school teachers.
An advertised medical institute at 135 Calhoun St Ft Wayne announces weekly home visits Thursday through Sunday 1 to 4 pm for deformities kidney bladder diseases nervous disorders and sexual health issues offering free urine analysis and confidential consultations with cure guarantees, mail treatment available C.O.D.
An unauthorized caricature of the Empress led to a change in royal portrait policy. A clever photographer forged a presentment to gain access, prompting a shift to more truthful pictures of the Empress and granting sittings for the trade.
A statistician reports Ireland has the lowest divorce proportion at one per 410,000 people. In the United States the rate is 1871 per 100,000, second only to Japan. the figure for an unnamed area is 608.45 per 100,000. Nearby notes mention a Darien Georgia man claiming 900 lemons from a tree in one day and other assorted items from generations of everyday life.
A historic suit in the English chancery court, begun 152 years ago, has been concluded recently. The government duties and legal fees covered nearly the entire sum in dispute. Advertisements note De Witt’s Little Early Risers as remedies for digestive issues and headaches. Also mentions basic science of fuel from carbon and oxygen. Railroad news lists Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City Clover Leaf route offering one fare excursion tickets to Indianapolis and return on set dates, and a Montreal trip from July 4 to 8 with a long travel limit.
A wood statue, finely crafted and painted, features crystal eyes and portrays Raem-ke, an ancient Egyptian man, dating to about 4000 years before Christ.
An advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the only effective blood purifier among many options. It urges readers to resist grand claims from competitors and promises a fair trial yielding a complete cure.
In a measured interval a crow travels 25 miles per hour and a sparrow hawk flies six times farther, 150 miles, in the same time, illustrating differing speeds in flight.
The record notes that Java experiences storms on about ninety seven days each year, making it the most stormy region globally. It highlights the unusually high frequency of thunder storms in the area.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.