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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1893
Page
3
The American Analyst notes doctors hesitate to recommend home remedies but urges the family laxative should be safe effective and pleasant. It praises senna based preparations and highlights the California Fig Syrup Company Soup of Figs as a desirable option for households and professional endorsement.
The Montana Legislature member Paul Van Cleve runs a large sheep ranch in Montana. His 14 year old daughter Helen accompanies him on ranch rides and is famed as an accomplished rider. She dresses in cowboy attire and rides bareback, also proficient with a rifle. The family is educated and well regarded among regional ranch owners.
Women in England pursue progress as a proper kitchen cremation procedure and face bath routine are described. A tutorial from Lu Ladies Home Journal outlines hot water cleansing, soap lather, brisk rubbing, rinsing, cooling, drying, and gentle massage with almond oil or cocoa butter to soften skin, warning against constant use of any unguent.
An American interviewer asks about the noblest career for a woman. The speaker asserts marriage and motherhood are supreme, arguing the matron’s life enriches the world more than journalism, teaching, nursing, or other occupations. She claims women increasingly choose work traditionally held by men, making marriage harder.
Isabel A. Malson argues that brown and black dominate autumn fashion with brown fur and velvet trims on black gowns. She notes golden brown accents on black camel hair and promotes the brown trimmed with black as less stylish, while white, scarlet, and green also pair with black in the season’s vogue.
The article promotes scrupulous waste disposal by burning unsavory scraps in a covered pan and reusing kitchen heat to reduce waste. It also describes a stole shirt design with a cuirass-like front, tab pieces, and a high collar, styled with military elements and rich fabrics.
Mrs Hepburn of Des Moines Iowa is acclaimed as an ideal County Auditor candidate. The passage praises her executive talent grace and calm urbanity and notes women’s new progress in public office. Miss Keliods Lull Randall follows her brother Dr John Witt Randall’s death and moves to render service.
A will directs 160000 to a public library, 10000 for aid of the worthy poor, and 20000 to be used by the town in a general way. the library building has been completed and funds are to be applied per wishes expressed in the.Stow town undertakings.
Reports describe a crude oil produced from hard boiled egg yolk that yields about two teaspoons per yolk. The oil is said to be used by South Russian colonists to treat cuts and bruises and other injuries.
The article notes Thomas Edison favors employing women for technical tasks, praising their quickness and understanding of machinery. It cites his belief that women surpass men in grasping machinery and mentions a payroll of about 200 women.
The British Medical Association admits women as members after formal expunging of the by law at the sixty first annual Congress in Newcastle. Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson participated in discussions and backed the change.
Readers report a fierce gale at Mount Washington described in Among the Clouds. Summit winds likely near 150 miles per hour, with gusts over 100 mph earlier, driving rain and cloud cover across the summit and lifting roofs and chimneys while passengers and staff sheltered at the Summit House.
A recent writer shows that labor alone does not create wealth. smarter directing and industrial progress boost output from 1840 to today. Britain and the United States saw huge gains from brains and innovation, not just more labor. A New Jersey photographer previews five views at once using two plane mirrors, aiding criminology and anthropology. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church notes debunk rumors of financial trouble as the past year proves prosperous.
A religious column contends that true worth lies in humble, faithful motherhood. It cites the Shunamite episode where hospitality earned Kingly reward, urging readers to value home, family, and simple virtue over ostentatious wealth and grandiose displays. The piece endorses refinement but warns against equating riches with moral worth, highlighting contentment with one's lot and community.
Reverend Dr Storra argues the Bible is God's book not man’s, comparing its universal reach to the stars and noting critics cannot replicate its vast influence on mind, heart, and civilization. He asserts ultimate authorship rests with God and rejects human fabrication.
A French officer, held on parole at Reading, reads a Bible and becomes convinced of Christianity, while joking that his schoolfellow Bernadotte seeks power. Others compare motives for religious conversion and crown-seeking aims. The piece notes Protestant missions, bequests, and church actions, plus various religious debates and social issues.
A Brooklyn East New York wedding ended with the groom’s brother firing a revolver in the street. Guests dodged flying lead while a policeman arrested the brother, highlighting the dangers of rice tossing at celebrations.
The article advises keeping farm tools in good repair by storing clean and dry, coating metal with coal oil or beef tallow warmed to liquid state, and applying brown mineral paint mixed with boiled linseed oil to old wooden parts. It recommends two brushes, sharpening edged tools, and completing repairs this fall to be ready for spring work.
The piece explains that easing a cow’s worry and keeping her content boosts milk release. A favored feed relaxes tension in the milk-holding muscles, sometimes mimicking calf suckling to prompt higher milk output. Cows often express disappointment after milking if their calves are not present.
The old Belgian and Dutch cities largely leveled their ancient walls and replaced them with boulevards and promenades. In Antwerp Malines Amsterdam still shows strengths while Arnheim Utrecht Hoorn Haarlem Leyden residents stroll along fortifications famed in European history.
The German cutlery grinder is described as a superior workman with unmatched skill in razors. The English worker is said to rush the job, causing lower quality blades from Sheffield. The German’s precise stone position and delicate touch enable blades as thin as paper and the best razors in the world.
The ad proclaims that nothing can substitute for Royal Baking Powder and guarantee good results. It emphasizes that no other leavening agent yields such light sweet and wholesome food.
St Paul engineer H Wheelock invents an electric fire engine with a patent soon secured. It eliminates coal use and runs with one fewer horse and one fewer man than current engines. Weighing 4,500 pounds and rated at 70 horsepower, it saves 9,000 to 10,000 pounds versus existing gear and is claimed to be far more efficient.
A philosopher compares womanhood to three models. She should resemble the snail by staying home yet not hoard all possessions. She should echo only when spoken to and not always seek the last word. She should be true like a town clock but not so noisy as to disturb the town.
M Jules Garnier is urged by M Moissan's diamond research to test a method producing steel instantly. An iron bar and charcoal are placed parallel in an electric firebrick furnace at 1000 degrees, subjected to a strong current. Garnier expects the discovery to transform the steel industry.
The Duc de Choigeul travels to London to negotiate peace. An Englishman asks if preliminaries have arrived and the reply mentions only an outline of a treaty.
Mrs Burage E ogress asserts women's superiority in intellect while her husband concedes with a nod. The exchange appears in the Detroit Tribune's satirical or illustrative dialogue, reflecting gender humor of the era.
Quotable quip from Drake's Magazine features a joke about a stylish man claiming authority as president while the speaker reveals he is the janitor. The exchange lampoons office hierarchy and ceremonial titles.
A brief Texas Siftings humor note records a mother guiding her children in prayer. The exchange shows Tilly and Daisy answering their prayers quickly, reflecting domestic life and familial humor.
An odd exchange centers on a high minded fellow of great height. Willis Washington discusses a rival, noting his stature. A playful sports exchange teases a catcher and pitcher about a fowl, a home run, and catching. A wit remarks on trains and spur of the moment, and a proverb links sleep to beauty.
A historic reminder urges digestion as the basis of health. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is praised as a time honored product that invigorates the body by ensuring proper digestion and absorption, building strength and defending against disease. It is recommended for malaria rheumatism kidney and liver troubles and constipation.
An observer notes a Sunday school superintendent using sowing seeds to teach consequences. He asks what seed yields good manhood, and children answer with turnip and tomato seeds. The Buffalo Times reports the school test vote as a tie between those seed choices.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. Readers are invited to request testimonials from F J Hall & Co of Toledo, sold by local druggists.
From the census volume 1871 shows 1,103,544 workers on land. In 1891 total employment fell to 980,278, a drop of 173,271 over twenty years. Part loss comes from fewer women and boys employed. overall numbers confirm migration away from agriculture per London Spectator.
A piano sheet music note offers a song titled This beautiful song and requests 5 cents by mail to D. G. Epwards General Passengers Agent Cincinnati Ohio. The sender provides no additional context beyond the stamp request.
Reporter notes Professor Swing from Chicago attended a Salvation Army gathering where the leader used a phone behind the platform and shouted a provocative line about saving one more soul, linking God to the call. The anecdote captures a startling moment at a public religious event.
A garbled OCR excerpt promotes various patent medicines and quack phrases. It mentions Beecham's Pills, Brown's Bronchial Troches, Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup, Dr. Kline's nerve remedy, and general home remedies mixed with social witticisms and a stray advertisement note about a widow.
An old gentleman asks a boy what he wants to be when grown. The boy replies bricklayer because there are many days when bricklayers cannot work.
A brief domestic dialogue shows Flossie delaying sleep by recalling she forgot to look under the bed after her mother asks if she said her prayers. The exchange hints at bedtime routines and child behavior in a domestic setting.
Mrs Sarah J Cox of Defiance Ohio reports that after eight doctors failed to help her heart disease and rheumatism she found relief with Green's August Flower. She says sleep improved, stomach distress eased, and she regained stout health and vitality.
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