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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1904
Page
2
A sale of lace curtains in multiple patterns and sizes with prices from 10c to 2.48 per pair and yardage. Also a broad selection of shoes for men women and children with prices ranging from 98c to 4.98, highlighting dress and casual styles.
Multiple farm auctions announced for March 10 to March 17 1904 across Bluffton Uniondale and surrounding areas. Listings include cattle hogs sheep horses farm implements and household goods with sale start times from 10 a m to noon and auctioneers named for each estate. Entities include Ezekiah Judd Peter Lowerwine Mrs WM Decker and Sarah C Coker with locations Bluffton Bluffton Bluffton and Uniondale.
Short ad from Bluffton announces booming business with quiet sales of furniture and house-cleaning time offerings. H Heister invites customers to see before buying extra pieces at popular prices, noting quick orders from Chop House in Bluffton.
A large barn on Miss Sarah Anthony’s Union Township farm, two and a half miles north of Uniondale, burned in a Friday fire. Horses were removed, some scorched. investigators suspect incendiary origin as no lanterns were used. The structure was insured for 600 dollars. twenty-five tons of hay and grain were burned. farming implements, wheat, and other contents were destroyed.
A refined ceremony took place at the Roberts home west of town on Wednesday at 6 pm as Miss Nettie Roberts wed William Carl McBride. Rev. Guy McBride of Ashley officiated with M E church rites. About 35 guests attended, including relatives and close friends. The couple, praised by Bluffton and Liberty Township friends, will reside on North Morgan Street.
Mr Ell Butler of Frankville New York praises Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as the best remedy for constipation they act gently and without unpleasant effects leaving the bowels in a natural condition Davenport and Ehle sell them in town
A businessman in the mitten industry plans to open a factory in the city. He has visited several times seeking suitable quarters and says he can begin operations at once if a location is secured.
Bluffton retailers cut flour prices this morning lowering costs by 20 cents per barrel. The general reduction was seen in every store on Friday, bringing welcome relief to winter shoppers facing higher flour expenses.
The Bluffton Steam Laundry boasts fine white color and splendid polish in its work. It emphasizes that little details create perfect laundry and that over forty cities and towns send them work because of their excellence.
Merchants association after Thursday’s meeting decides against a Bluffton street fair citing World’s Fair in St. Louis and insufficient patronage. A town celebration along the C B and C railroad is set for early April with excursions and cars provided.
The Bluffton city council's action forcing the Mun cie Hartford and Fort Wayne interurban to stop for riders at all city limits draws favorable editorials. Peru Chronicle lauds the stance as a prudent business move and a fair exchange for past city concessions. Residents share the sentiment, expecting future council measures to gain broad support.
The shop proclaims it carries the best line of canned goods and groceries and will buy better items when found. It invites customers to trade for pure groceries and promises fair treatment.
A donkey wanders into a shop and, after being challenged, explains that the proprietor’s fence ad drew him. He claims the owner must be a donkey for advertising where only donkeys read, adding a neighborly note before ending.
Counterfeit silver dollars are circulating in Bluffton and surrounding areas. The coins are easy to detect due to poor workmanship and low silver content. Spurious quarters are also in circulation, with the quarter forgeries being harder to spot. Two counterfeit gangs are suspected to be active in the region.
The ad touts Filson Cenbo coffee at 35c a pound promising superior odor and quality. It claims the best groceries and lowest possible prices, urging customers not to miss the deal at the Provider store run by Dr H Painter, phone 14.
The Eichhorn vs. Fay lor estate case will not be tried in Wells County. Friday a venue change was granted to the plaintiffs and the trial will be in Adams County. The case is expected to be hard fought with much interest as trial time nears.
Smith and Smith advertise ready made mortgage exemption papers, loans at six percent interest, abstracts, and all legal documents. They claim low prices and prompt service.
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