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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1894
Page
7
J B Evans visited the gold cure last week. A clergy revival at Decatur church ends with 160 additions. The city election is May 1 with nominations due fifteen days prior. Eureka stock up after a $10,000 offer. Teachers meet in Frankfort April 5 6 7. Boiler upgrade at Bluffton creamery. Auctioneer offers services and free sale bills. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised. Ossian News notes clerical errors and local commerce.
Washington dispatch reports Senate talks over the Wilson tariff bill hinge on the disputed sugar clause. Democratic senators concede concessions may unlock passage, though final shape awaits treasury approval and revenue needs. Judge Long plans an appeal after a pension injunction ruling related to total helplessness provisions. Senate and House expectations outline a study period with pension and appropriation bills advancing.
Congressmen Hopkins and 50 or 60 Aurora veterans ask in the house to raise Judge Long of Michigan to 100 dollars monthly and cut Representative Black’s pension to 50 dollars as a protest. The move aims to equalize pensions not to oppose Black.
A proposed constitutional amendment to give the president power to veto items in appropriation bills is introduced in the House by Representative de Armand of Missouri. Reports summarize daily House and Senate debates on pensions, tariffs, and the Bland bill with tense procedural moves and party-line votes.
A male infant weighing eight ounces at birth is reported in Killingworth, near Essex, Connecticut. Doctors deem the child perfectly formed and likely to live. the parents are Swedes, the father a timber worker, and the mother a stout healthy woman. The baby’s size prompts remark that three people could fit inside a cigar box.
In Galveston on March 1 Richard Croker Tammany leader travels with Governor Hogg who deflects questions about forming Hill and Hogg for national offices describing such talk as rot. In Carrollton Minnie Iden sues James Iden for divorce citing conflicts over fires and the world fair trip. Columbus calls a special election for May 1 to fill the late Congressman Houk seat.
The Republican city convention nominated Representative Caldwell now in Washington for mayor and telegraphed him to accept. Election set for April 2. Huamorous Editor Dead in Danbury. James Montgomery Bailey, famed editor of the Danbury News and originator of American Domestic Humor, died of pneumonia yesterday.
Bly updates cover school, church, and farming. Edward Ware’s birthday is noted. Prof. Mellener’s street sighting is remembered. several cases of lung fever reported four miles east. Farmers plan extensive underdraining this spring. John Prible Jr. prepares materials for a new house next summer. Dr. Minnich removes cancer from Ambro Day and recovery proceeds. Rev. Tarr to work with Bellville church monthly till August conference. Sunday School reorganization lists officers. it is one of the county’s oldest and best. Bly school closed Feb 27 with 44 pupils, 90 percent attendance. fourty-four enrolled, attendees averaged 31, four pupils absent none listed.
Practical guidance for parents on shaping behavior without anger. Emphasizes respecting a child’s wishes, avoiding punishment in anger, and sheltering a child from harsh judgments. Highlights childhood charm in its forgetfulness of itself.
Advertises Buacklen's Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or refund. Priced at 25 cents a box and sold by Charles C Deam.
An advertisement proclaims DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as the best remedy for digestion biliousness and constipation. It also promotes DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for cleansing healing and treating burns cuts bruises chapped hands and piles.
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