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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1893
Page
2
A compact Olive Branch style column from Bluffton Missouri blends quips on economy and a boastful Confederate patent breech plug with satirical snippets. It notes humorous banking on faith cures and mind cures, and describes a diver’s helmet telephone device for underwater reporting.
The text recalls Herodotus claiming Egyptians with shorn heads faced sun heat to thicken the skull cap, while Persians who kept heads covered with turbans from infancy supposedly had thinner, softer skulls.
The passage cites Sayixe by Prince Metternich claiming few pleasant conversational partners in life, Lord Macaulgy’s remark that ten deaths would not spoil his dinner, and Chauncey Depew’s assertion that few friendships form after age 40.
A concerned citizen intervened in Creede Colorado stopping a chaotic scene at a theater by shooting toward a prize dancer’s feet. The incident halted the town’s slide toward disorder, leaving Creede grateful for the chosen action.
A writer in the Atlantic Monthly refrains from inflating terms of emotional trouble while naming the feeling life often yields as life ache. He notes human nature as impressionable and sensitive, not coarse, and filled with a sorrowful sense of penury.
The passage argues Maw's pride in reasoning, but questions if other creatures show greater faculty for their needs. It notes birds often return to the same site despite long migrations, and that choosing the right path requires judgment, described as the residuum of reason.
The piece argues that late floods in Ohio and Pennsylvania have caused massive losses, with Meadville alone facing about 250 000 dollars. It calls for stricter forestry legislation to stop deforestation of watersheds to prevent future widespread floods and urges national and state authorities to act.
The Bureau of Statistics April report notes breadstuff exports with figures showing total value and changes from the previous period. It highlights the export value to overseas markets and domestic market effects from the latest data and trends.
For ten months of the current fiscal year exports totaled 157,603,913, up from 253,065,609 the year before, with wheat and wheat flour leading. The notable rise in Indian corn exports signals growing foreign demand for the American staple as Europe may soon value corn as breadstuff.
The New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads show rapid progress in travel comfort and speed. A heavy New York Central passenger train ran two miles per minute for a stretch, and a Pennsylvania train completed Philadelphia to New York in 100 minutes covering 92 miles. A NYC train with engine No 999 reached a mile in 32 seconds, about 112 mph, signaling further advances that may almost annihilate distance in passenger service.
The article addresses common cold feet in women due to poor circulation and general health. It advises daily foot baths, brisk rubbing, proper fitting shoes, changing wet stockings, and using alcohol and water rubs to restore circulation. Rubber footwear is discouraged in favor of slip-on rubber or sturdy calfskin shoes kept dry and oiled.
A Washington Post report describes Confederate bills passing in California where locals are unfamiliar with the notes. Two men used $10 and $5 Confederate notes in a San Francisco bar, cashing them and leaving the notes as curiosities behind the bar until they discovered their valuelessness.
A Boston Journal item recalls April 15 1755 as the dictionary publication anniversary and cites a brusque note from Andrew Millar to Samuel Johnson and Johnson’s witty reply about gratitude. It comments on the tougher competition in modern professions demanding higher education.
A dialogue claims Aunt Sallie who writes household articles is a man. The punch line notes an article stating a woman's proper sphere is the home. The quote ends with a wry remark about what makes children happy also tiring the elderly.
Governor Nelson urges sweeping legislation to curb robber monopolic actions as representatives from twenty avе states and territories convene to discuss national reforms.
Delegates from about twenty five states gathered at Apollo Hall in Chicago to form a National Anti-Trust Association. Governor Nelson opened with a strong stand against trusts and highlighted Minnesota coal and other cases. General Weaver urged broader federal and state action and price regulation for essential commodities.
The document records convention delegates by state and region including DeWitt, J. B. Corey, Thomas H. Beer, Noah Allen, and many others from Idaho, Wyoming, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Texas, Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, West Virginia, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Washington, Michigan, and more with officials such as Gov. Knute Nelson and others named.
The World Temperance Congress brings together leaders from France England Ireland Scotland and Wales with American temperance forces in Chicago. Prominent speakers including Archbishop Ireland and Bishop Fallows deliver addresses urging unity across movements to fight alcohol and form a common basis for future action.
Edwin Booth, famed tragedian, died early Wednesday at the Players Club in New York after weeks of illness. He was born November 15, 1833 near Baltimore, trained under the Booth acting family, appeared in major Shakespearean roles, built a New York theater, and last performed Hamlet in 1891 before a decline and aphasia ended his life.
The Washington crop bulletin reports a generally favorable week for crops nationwide. They note dry spells harming the lower Mississippi Valley and parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama, while Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas all show improved or strong growing conditions with varying progress and challenges.
A mix of reports notes gold exports totaling 6.51 million dollars, a planned Muslim mosque in New York, the Cuba detention of financier F H Weeks, coal strike spread fears, proposed electric roads for Indiana, severe cyclone hardship in Kansas, Suez Canal directory shift to London in 1894, and a US revival in Leadville. Cholera cases rise in Marseilles, Northern Vermont arrests for smuggling, panic in a Teghorn theater, powder cart explosion in Kirn Germany injuring multiple, deaths at Bakersfield Ontario, and a priest's withdrawal after Briggs case. Political caucus violence at Pineville Kentucky leaves two dead and two wounded. Murder of Eddy family in Beach Code Ontario. burglars suspected from the States.
A letter to the editor argues tariffs harm labor and favor state sovereignty, while A Sun response rebutts claims of labor costs above 70 percent and urges freeing industries. The piece contrasts the 1892 Democratic stance with calls to lift taxes to boost employment, citing census data and industry trends.
The piece argues that free trade lifts English wages and that protectionist tariffs harm workers. It notes high US prosperity under protectionism hides global flaws, cites adverse trade balances, brittle crop hopes, and criticizes McKinleyism while discussing Texas sugar bounties and cholera gadget tariffs.
The piece questions tariff protection and its effect on wages across regions, arguing New England and Middle States high employer earnings reflect protection while the South lures industry with bonuses. It condemns high taxes on essential materials and calls for tariff reform to a revenue standard, citing education spending and noting Demosthenes’ lineage.
A large group of strikers attacked canal security, prompting a volley from fifty armed deputies. The clash left several dead or wounded and led to governors calling for troops to restore order. Debates over the events spread to nearby Lemont as authorities secured the area.
Sioux City celebrates the Corn Palace Festival begun in 1887, now a national carnival tied to the World's Fair year. The piece extols corn as a symbol of American wealth and Western growth, recounts history from prairie cultivation to settlement, and urges visitors to experience the festival and the Midwest’s corn economy.
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