Bluffton items note construction and local happenings
Warner's German Hop Bitters advertised. Henry Thoma plans a rear addition on Cherry street. John Rowland welcomes a ten pound girl. Local ads promote Farmers' Home free with subscription. J J M LaFollette visits and registers at Bliss. Numerous small notices cover marriages, funerals, lectures, Knights of Pythias memorial day, and shop openings. Fall plans for Miller-Mitchel block and local tradesmen noted. Corn planting and crop prospects discussed amid weather easing.
Local notes from Wells County and Markle community
Jackson township residents Oliver Jones and James Cloud visited the office Saturday. Miss Jennie North plans a Los Angeles trip for throat health in about two weeks. Fort Wayne reports a second smallpox case as vaccination efforts expand to Bluffton and city schools. Markle boiler injuries Fauz and Houzer recover. Fort Wayne urges vaccination for children. Mayor Walbert targets slot machines as gambling devices. The Diamond Anniversary of the IOOF on the 16th will be celebrated in Indianapolis with large attendance. Gabriel Schrock recalls helping start the BANNER in 1850. Hiram Nicholson of Markle dies after bowel inflammation. funeral at Markle led by Rev. Polly. burial at Uniontown cemetery. Nicholson known in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Jones
James Cloud
Jackson Township
Wells County
Jennie North
California
Los Angeles
Messrs
Fauz and
Houzer
Markle
Gabriel Schrock
Harrison Township
Schrock
Banner
Binwyen
Hiram Nicholson
Polly
Uniontown
Nicholson
Union Township
Faces Shaped by Labor and Role Says Observer
A quoted observer discusses how occupation and daily strain shape facial expressions. He notes cyclists, soldiers, laborers, reporters, and professionals each carry a distinct, recognizable countenance driven by work and habit.
Sunken Garden and Versailles Portraits Featured in Period Notes
Excerpts describe Fairmount park Sunken garden with carpet bedding and elevated views, European plane avenues, and Mme le Brun’s Marie Antoinette portrait at Versailles. Versailles painting linked to Salon 1788, King Louis XVI praised it, queen’s visits, and le Brun’s restraint from cosmetics and preferred simple dress noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmount Park
Sunken Garden
United States
Mechan’s Monthly
Mme. le Brun
Marie Antoinette
Versailles
Louis XVI
Jenness Miller
Man brags about home to excess says Indianapolis Journal
Old Mrs. Jason comments that admiring one's home becomes excessive when a man stays out all night to boast about his happiness. The remark appears in the Indianapolis Journal reflecting on domestic pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason
Indianapolis Journal
Vision of the Alps by a Homebound Husband
Vernon Lee recalls a cottage craftsman who never left his homeland yet imagined the Alps through a brown paper model. The anecdote highlights art born from longing and the haunting power of creative vision despite travel limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiew le
Alps
Claude
Turner
Jerusalem
Halps
Vernon Lee
Macmillan’s Magazine
Do Economists Agree on Wage Costs in World Manufacturing
Cobden Jr. argues in the New York World that high wage countries like the United States and England still dominate world manufacturing. He notes US and England produce about twice and England nearly doubles other European nations, challenging the idea that protection or free trade alone determine competitiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Cobden, Jr
New York World
For Sale Rejected Handles at Bluffton Indiana
For sale. Rejected handles suitable for hog racks wood racks stockmangers ladder rounds and yard fences at low prices. Shoemaker Bros factory at crossing Muncie and Clover Leaf railroads Bluffton Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoemaker Bros
Muncie & Clover Leaf
Bluffton
Ind
Notice to Horsemen at trace track stables
Wilkes stallion Tom Neal owned by Mr H C Arnold will be found at the trace track stables. The horse is handsome and fast. Also at the same stables a large 3 year old colt Grover. Stallions season at ten dollars to insure. Call and look at them. Frep LAWRENCE, Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes
Tom Neal
H. C. Arnold
Trace Track
Grover
Frep Lawrence
Livery Stock Bought. New Proprietor Opens North Main Stand
William Higgins announces he has purchased Henry Gerbett’s livery stock and will run the business at the old North Main street location. He offers a full line of rigs, horse care, and boarding with a pledge of fair treatment, inviting farmers to use the barn as a stopping place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gerbett
North Main Street
William Higgins
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Red Bear
National Lead Co
New York
Cincinnnati
Seventh and Freeman Avenue
Cincinnati
Warner
Henry Thoma
Cherry Street
John Rowland
J.J. M. LaFollette
Portland
City
The
Bliss
Cash
J. E. Sturgis
J. A. Walser
David Ekrote
Lian Grove
Anderson
Harry Pratt Judson
Chicago University
Kk. of P. Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Bluffton Banner
Farmers’ Home
One Price Cash Clothing House
Jake Wade
Red Front
Montpelier
Will Krill
Etta Burs
Kingsland
Ossian
Jeffrey Bliss
T.st.l
KC. R. R
George Stover
Williamson
T.F. Anthony
Promise City
Iowa
L. J. Karns
Miller-Mitchel
Miller
John Siberry
Supreme Court
Hindman
J. E. Sterats
Burdsal
Eckstein
Eagle
Pittsburgh
J. E. Sturcis
Castoria
Pitcher’s Castoria
Simmons Liver
W. Jack
Tacoma
Washington
Fort Wayne
Walbert
Indianpolis
Odd Fellows of
Indiana
Thoscomer
Mme, le Bron
Eery Receh
Danios Tiurtis
D. D
York City
Cow F. Paros
J. D
Sth
Ith Ave
New York City
Mummar
Pompee
Voltair
Voltain
Mage
Mack
Ehrhart
Graf Ehrhart
Gidenburgh Coach Association of America
Wm. Wood
Court House
J. W. King
Mgr
C. C. Deam
Brellas
Forst
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