This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1894
Page
5
May 16 1894 local items report visits by residents Joel Fry W N Buckner and others. promotions at Deam’s drug store with 15 dollars in silver prizes, electric car talks, marriage invites Addie Oppenheim Amos Cole, cemetery lots for sale, and upcoming Decoration Day events with the G A R marching plans.
In Lancaster County near the Wesleyan church a horse was stolen from Mrs. Buckles’s home. Charles Fox and Jerry Gallivan pursued the thief, Fox riding two miles with the stolen rig while gallivan’s horse returned to town. No arrests or sightings reported as cards were sent to area post offices.
A description praises a 350 page bound volume titled Farmers Record for its thorough system of farm accounts. It claims forty or more departments enable detailed tracking of crops, outlays, and incomes to determine annual profit, urging farmers to maintain comprehensive records for greater profitability and easier end of year analysis.
The Bliss House hosted the second meeting on funding the Fourth of July celebration. A finance committee led by Geo. P. Becker Joe Hatfield Fred McBride and Maurice Feeser will solicit funds to ensure a magnificent event in this part of the state. Community support is urged to back the drive.
Notice states Fred Masterson has taken management of the Globe restaurant next to J.R. Bennett's grocery. The eatery will serve meals at all hours with a lunch counter touted as the best in the city. Bread cakes and pies highlighted. Drop in when in the city to see for yourself.
Complete livery stock in oil field with solid business. Great bargain for quick buyer. Proprietor retires due to ill health. 2014 J G WILLIAMS Keystone Indiana.
The piece criticizes David B. Hill for opposing the income tax and backing protection while accusing him of treachery to the Democratic Party. It cites Minnesota, California, and Nebraska Dems branding Hill as a traitor and a “Democrat for revenue” amid tariff strategy tied to sugar. It contrasts protection with the path to free trade and cites historical Middlesex roads as a parallel folly.
Readers are advised to write to the office of experiment stations at the agricultural department in Washington to receive station bulletins. The bulletins contain abstracts of work at all stations and promote informed public understanding. The piece criticizes interference with free commerce and warns that denying free exchange makes people slaves to tyrants or political trusts.
Bluffton residents feared Montpelier reported small pox Monday causing panic and plans to attack doctors offices for vaccination. State Health officer arrived and ruled no small pox grounds in Montpelier. Kokomo Daily Times shuts down after failing to find readers. proprietor Nicholson loses money and sheriff takes plant amid a sale effort.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.