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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1894
Page
10
A poem contrasts two laureates one crowned for state service and praise the other for gentler themes whose lines soothe a dying ear. It asks which singer will wear the brighter crown amid worldly applause and sovereign gold.
A young lawyer recalls arriving in a southern city with little work and a looming bill. A fierce client hires him to draft a will for £250, guiding him to a hotel room where an elderly man lies dying and demands a foolproof document.
A narrator recounts a strange London tale of a dying man who leaves a vast fortune to his housekeeper Angeline and a chilling curse on his daughter Dora. The narrative follows the plot, a fatal blow, and the eventual reunion with Dora and her husband, revealing a possible heir and a lifelong vow not to curse again.
A veteran ditcher explains a practical method for grading tile drains without a skilled ditcher. He describes driving a center stake, using a level from above ground to sight the lower stake, and marking fall lines to determine the grade of the proposed ditch.
The article explains methods to establish a precise grade for tile ditches using end stakes and a grade stick, with faster blind laying of tile to preserve slope. It also discusses a new cross between the Lima and Horticultural Pole beans, noting growth habits, yield, and quality, with remarks from a Rural New Yorker correspondent.
A distinguished queen's counsel flattered an authoress after a pleasant talk with a hostess. The witty exchange ends with the QC asking for the author’s book after a door holds, then pretends not to know her work. The scene shows social finesse masking insincerity. Marble stain removal tips follow.
The Chicago and North Western Railway offers through Palace drawing room sleeping cars to California in 34 days with meals in dining cars. Daily tourist sleepers run Chicago to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Thursdays feature guided excursions with affordable berths from Chicago to the Pacific coast.
M. LE. Conference Bluffton Indiana April 29 announces one fare excursion tickets from Kokomo to Decatur inclusive with minimum 5 cent rate. C. C. Jenkins Gene Pass. Agt Toledo Ohio notifies war rates to California about half fare for round trip. Through sleepers offered.
One fare rates via T S L K C R BR Clover Leaf Route announced by C C Jenkins General Passenger Agent Toledo with details of travel dates and routing from Lafayette Indiana.
The Excursiors South Clover Leaf route will issue one fare excursion tickets to all points south on special dates during February March April May and June with liberal return limits. Call your nearest agent Clover Leaf Route or address C Jenkins General Pass Agent Toledo QC NB. Low rate excursion tickets to California points and to Springs Ark.
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