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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1904
Page
8
Superintendent Hagler announces a four lecture winter course at the M P church starting November 22. Speakers include M M Dunlap Edwin H Hughes Robert J Aley and Elbert Grant. Season tickets are $1 and proceeds fund the school library with Belief of financial success.
Advertisements from Post Bliss of Georgia Vermont claim Chamberlains Pain Balm is the best liniment for cuts bruises and rheumatic pains. It pledges rapid relief for deep seated back and chest pains and urges readers to try it with Davenport & Co as vendors.
County Treasurer Amos G King and deputies worked Saturday as farmers from across the county paid taxes. The rush came from the final day to pay without delinquent penalties. Monday is expected to be equally busy before the delinquent list is published.
A state wide campaign to ban quail hunting year round gains momentum as farmers and agriculturists link bird extermination to crop losses. supporters expect the legislature to push a year round closed season, echoing Colonel Isaac Brown’s claims.
A druggist from New Britain endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claiming it digests what you eat and relieves sour stomach belching gas and all curable stomach disorders. The advert notes universal satisfaction and says the remedy cures stomach troubles after scientific development. Sold by Chas. C. Deam.
The article explains the Electoral College and apportionment by population. It notes that states appoint electors equal to senators and representatives, with 76 electoral votes this year and a majority of 229. It cites historical totals from 1892 1896 and 1900 presidential elections.
D H Turner of Dempseytown Pa says one of Dr King’s New Life Pills nightly for two weeks restored him to his teens. The pills are described as vegetable and effective for liver stomach and bowels. Available at Chas C Deam’s drug store for 25 cents.
Milo C. Reed applies for a marriage license to wed Zeffie B Kitichien. The record notes the couple’s names and the license filing details.
The twenty seventh annual convention of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society in Bluffton ends with praise and gratitude. Delegates depart after a well hosted gathering with reports from treasurer and branch meetings, several addresses, and a lively program led by Miss Gertrude Schrader.
Mothers nationwide praise One Minute Cough Cure for relief of coughing and croup symptoms. A Chester Michigan report from A L Spafford and J Mast er cites a submerged child saved after a sudden attack. The remedy rapidly eases breathing, reduces phlegm, and calms inflamed lungs, with local sellers James and Deam advertising the product.
A Wednesday noon ceremony at Mr. and Mrs. A Ui Slne home united Anna Ui Slne to Carl Raded of Washington D C in a family wedding conducted by Rev J M Thorp. The couple will visit relatives then reside in Newcastle with the Radeds before moving to Washington D C. Bertha Kumpf wed Arch Griffin at Palisa Carver north of town with Rev Warner officiating. The couple will live south of the city in a residence groom prepared for them.
A doctor touts Electric Bitters after a patient with violent stomach hemorrhages from ulceration recovered quickly and has remained well for 14 months. The remedy is claimed to aid stomach and liver troubles, indigestion, and kidney issues, with a 50 cent price tag at Chas. C. Deam's drug store. Farmers nearby discuss crossing the river bridge to Keystone for trading.
A local display showcases Fine Shoes and Strong Work Shoes priced from $6.00 to $10.08 for fashion styles and $1.00 to $3.25 for rubber and felt goods. The range includes $1.25 to $3.25 items highlighting value.
Mac Harbaugh bartender at the Li pinski saloon fought John Warner an ex prizefighter from Huntington. After Warner refused to leave the bar a scuffle broke out Harbaugh knocked Warner down three times blood flowed from a nose wound and bystanders separated them. Warner left town and no arrests were made.
An advertisement extols Dr King s New Discovery for lung and throat troubles. A Shepherdstown WV resident Mrs C VanMetre recounts a year of bron chitis relief after using the product. The ad claims cures for croup whooping cough grip pneumonia and consumption with trial bottles free and regular sizes priced.
In Hartford City, Friday night at 6:80, John Emory, Wells county cousin of Sam Emory, insulted Blackford county officers. Officer Byars placed him under arrest after a spectacle at city hall, then escorted him to his buggy and sent him home when Emory appeared less intoxicated.
After the Crystal Krauss case a murder and an assassination attempt unfold near Montpelier and Hartford City. EB P Sanderson remains a focus as three men in jail await the coroner’s probe while Kingsbury and a Belgian saloon keeper are under scrutiny.
J. A. Gulledge of Verbena Alabama suffered a severe pile condition with 24 tumors and two hospital stays. An advertisement claims Bucklen’s Amica Salve halted inflammation and cured him, priced 25 cents at Chas C Deam’s drug store.
Revival services led by Rev. J. W. Warner of the Christian church ended Friday night at Liberty Union Church. Fourteen new members joined the church roster and conversions were reported. Warner returned home Saturday morning pleased with the outcome. Separately, three more foreclosure cases were filed against Berne Canning Co. this morning, bringing total to eight. Claims range from 66 to 1200 dollars, including filings by Peter Schneidegger, Charles C., Julius S. Schug, and Berne Artifi pany.
The supreme court on Thursday upheld the lower court’s ruling in the William Covault versus Nancy Sanders case. Sanders sold land to her son Covault and advanced his share on the estate. Covault paid part of the balance but defaulted at the hearing and failed to have the default set aside. He sought relief in higher courts, but the decision against him was confirmed. Covault asserts about $9000 was invested in the estate.
S. P. Moore of Nacogdoches Texas praises DeWitts Little Early Risers as a cure for biliousness and constipation. The small pill is easy to take and acts quickly, sold by Chas. C. Deam.
Indiana Supreme Court rejects James Gillespie’s bid for release via habeas corpus for alleged murder of his sister in Rising Sun. The court rules his writ claim is a collateral attack on the Ohio Circuit Court judgment, with jeopardy issues and other objections to be raised in defense rather than as grounds for release.
Delegates from Ohio Indiana Michigan and Illinois attend a two day National Horsethief Detectives convention in Logansport. They plan tighter collaboration with state officers to break up organized horse stealing and push for tougher laws and faster capture of thieves.
Court records show no funds to pay jurors leading Judge Yon to dismiss the panel at Huntington. The county council cut the requested amount for juror pay, and action was deferred until further order of the council.
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