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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1893
Page
3
A Germantown Telegraph style column explains boiling techniques for vegetables and herbs. It covers water amount, heat, and timing to keep tenderness and flavor. It warns against boiling parsley with soda and advises brief blanching and proper salting for greens.
Tony Pastor discusses the origin and craft of stage gags and how they evolve under time and audience. He recalls performers Barrett Jefferson Quin and others, noting how gags arise from spontaneous moments or accidents and how audience and surroundings shape their impact.
The New York Sun notes Kyrle Bellew and Will S Rising gaining popularity among theatergoers before Harrett's death. Rising has impressed on metropolitan stages including the Casino Wallicks and Fifth Avenue Theaters after a season with Lotta.
Peggy Pryde tells an English interviewer she loves America but will not return for work, only pleasure. In London she sang a song borrowed from her mother Jennie Hill and performed Push Dem Clouds Away said to come from Percy Gaunt. She praises American audiences as warm hearted and blames those who criticize them for failing to please.
A collage of theatre notes on Julia Wilson and Sara Jewett returning to the stage, Duse and morphomania theories, Frank Daniels in Dr Cupid, a tale of a hardened veteran moved to tears at a New England play, and a critique of the era’s farce supremacy and vulgar popular taste.
Fragmentary notes sketch anecdotes and conversations about Mead and health remedies. Characters Glenney Morleigh and Lord George Gordon Fitzhugh appear in a playful, garbled dialogue withIncomplete lines and misheard phrases.
In the Indianapolis Journal a sharp exchange depicts a police commissioner questioned by an officer about an alleged lunatic roaming the streets all afternoon. The officer accuses the leadership of lax patrols while defending a mistaken belief about a man paying a bet.
The scene shows a lecturer presenting an enlarged drop of spring water followed by a demonstration of river water from the Hackensack as a spectator complains with a hiccup and a panicked remark about leaving the building.
A dialogue notes the Doemup Bond Investment and Silver Mining Company has sold every share while still advertising stock for sale. The exchange highlights ongoing print promotions despite full subscription.
Mrs D Avnoo notes street repairers have finished and removed their red lantern, marking the loss of an old landmark as reported by New York Weekly.
In a Shopper cartoon panel a buyer asks if 44 cent cotton prints will run. A salesman promises colorfastness unless they’re wet. The shopper settles for eight yards with a relieved smile, captioned by Puck.
In a humorous exchange Beatrice jokes that George will tease Edith for singing on banjo tonight. The brief quip captures a light, social moment between friends with a playful edge.
A wife asks why the husband watches the dog so closely while he recalls sausage at 40 cents a pound. The exchange highlights a quirky domestic moment over food prices.
A frustrated speaker laments inability to sleep while calling for resolution of ongoing difficulties affecting a group or stage named in the fragment. The remark hints at interference and unrest hindering rest and calm.
In a witty exchange DeVille notes Whipple’s horse cleared a ditch by a bold jump. Fellowes credits the rider’s feat, while a lawyer quips about a bill and orders a clerk to add five percent for further advice in a Puck style cartoon dialogue.
A trio of brisk, tidy punch lines from period humor columns. A young woman and razor tale sparks satire about complexion myths. A father and daughter exchange shows social peeks into attire and familiarity. A patient and doctor exchange lampoons smoking and loyalties to brands.
In a light exchange characters discuss good bracing weather and playful boasts about bracing fellow travelers since Monday, recalling jovial chatter from a train car or gathering. The dialogue captures casual humor and a sense of camaraderie in a breezy scene.
A brief dialogue unfolds as a clerk admonishes a caller, Mrs Wayback enters distressed, and a sharp rebuke ends the skirmish with formal address and restraint. The scene captures social etiquette and tension in a domestic setting.
Rural child laments canal actions as summers flood and winters drain water. Mother asks why. The scene shifts to Boattown debating a hotel menu in French and a cultured friend’s frustration with waiter language.
Keepe of Waverly Magazine quips about Lambley’s taste for inventions and his habit of swallowing every lie told to him in a sharp exchange on the subject.
A humorous dialogue features a judge, a mother, and Johnny as they discuss the meaning of a miracle. The mother warns that not catching the new person would be miraculous, prompting a question about interpretation.
Dialogue from old papers reveals playful quips about size and marriage while others poke at compliments and music. The humor centers on perception versus reality and light social banter.
Reading voices debate fashion and wit as characters refuse to drop the eggshell motif embracing crinosine as the new style. The playful exchange captures a period tone and social flair through dialogue.
A humorous dialogue notes Van Winkle abandoning crease maintenance and declaring engagement. A child reassures a younger sister about the bogey man as Browning, King & Co.’s Monthly quotes the exchange.
In a light Life magazine style dialogue Tom Keyes asks about singing lessons while Carrie d Alto notes it would take three years to reach her current level. A joke unfolds about a Columbus figure weeping over a new set of Columbian stamps.
A lighthearted quip features a young man asking if his sister plays piano and a reply about her intense practice habit, framed as a humorous exchange from Texas Siftings.
Georgia pursues a village farming plan to curb farm loneliness. By clustering residences within a central tract five miles square, families gain shared schools stores social venues and religion facilities while retaining individual grounds and homes. Governor and prominent leaders back the idea as accelerators of rural life.
The reminiscence by Miss Larcom recalls a childhood living with oil lamps and tinder boxes. She describes the mother century, tallow candies, a hearthside settle and chimney conversations with the Tandy sisters as logs burned and soldiers marched past the open chimney.
A Welsh boy mocks six English duke cooks but learns the feast consisted of twenty four relatives toasting their own cheese. The ad praises Houstetter’s Stomach Bitters as pure, medicinal, and bowel regulating unlike cheap local bitters.
A conversation about mailing a bulky letter reveals plans to use 2 cent stamps and a larger envelope after an initial attempt with 1 cent Columbia stamps and a special delivery stamp left no room for the address. Henry and the speaker discuss postage costs and delivery options.
A Boston Budget anecdote recalls a Sunday school lesson where a student mocks a benevolent superintendent with chewed paper. The teacher urges better conduct, asking which boys go to Heaven. Sammy responds with a blunt punchline, Dead boys, revealing a risky humor in children.
An English lady praised Dumas and claimed she knew his works from Monte Cristo to the Mousquetaires and offered a card for her next soiree. Dumas replied he was not connected with the writer she meant, and remained coolly indifferent, ending the misunderstanding.
During a Raleigh N C term Judge Bond hosted a sociable dinner for bar members including the late Henry A Gilliam. A hogshead was sent to Gilliam as a joke and he accepted it with pleasure saying he had finally got the ear of the court.
An anecdote contrasts language barriers and perceived intelligence. An English officer calls a Maltese man a fool after failing to explain in English. The Maltese man questions language ability with a chain of “Do you speak” queries and humorously concludes they are four fools.
A poor woman in a rural parish near London gathered thirty pence from unmarried men to exchange for a half crown and have it melted into a ring by a silversmith for curing her epileptic fits. The event occurred with the knowledge and sanction of the local clergyman.
A vintage classified style notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for cures. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as proprietors, endorsements from local wholesalers, and claims the remedy is taken internally to act on blood and mucous surfaces. It notes testimonials free and price 75 cents per bottle.
A Chicago crook, after an attempted burglary, tells a restaurant owner he has switched to being a waiter. He claims the trade is more profitable and safer, with a congenial front.
The Northwestern Home Seeker announces South Dakota’s rich agricultural and mineral resources and states the state’s prosperity. Readers seeking a place to live or information on South Dakota’s resources can receive a free copy by mailing their address to W. A. Thrall, General Passenger Agent, North Western Line, Chicago.
Hicks jokes that pilgrim mothers faced hardships equal to pilgrim fathers and had to get along with them as well. Dickson asks why, prompting the quip sourced to Life.
A large handsome map of the United States mounted for office or home use is offered by the Burlington Route. Copies will be mailed on receipt of fifteen cents postage to P. Evans, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill.
A collage of circa early 20th century quotes and ads. Predictions about cigarettes and epidemics, a request for bile beans, a house warning quote, a promotion for Dobbins Electric Soap and Perfect Soap, plus a homely baby remark from Somerset Journal.
The text presents a garbled line of archaic style with likely misread words and missing context. It contains fragments resembling a sermon or song with unsettled punctuation and no clear event, person, or place to anchor a factual summary.
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