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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1904
Page
6
Liberty Center defeated Ossian 11 to 8 in a tough Thursday basketball game. A large crowd witnessed the rivalry as Liberty Center moved atop the county standings with three wins in four games while Ossian held second with three wins in five. Officials were A. R. Huyette as referee and Professor Schock as umpire.
A vintage offer promises a hundred dollar reward for any catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The document includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio, claims the remedy works on blood and mucous surfaces, offers testimonials, and lists price at 75 cents per bottle plus a note on Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Smallpox cases in Jackson township are all in good shape with satisfactory progress in care. No new cases have been reported to local authorities and health officer control of the disease is believed secure. None of the cases are likely to become serious.
Barber's Mills will host a new debating society with its first meeting on Saturday December 5. The topic is Resolved that war has caused more sorrow than intemperance. A literary program follows. Meetings are planned biweekly through the winter.
Keystone defeated Upland 15 to 0 in Bluffton in a near flawless game that clinched the Gas Belt championship. Keystone dominated on both offense and defense with a flawless record, while 500 townspeople witnessed the season finale and a postgame gathering at the Bliss hotel.
The ad from Post & Bliss of Georgia Vermont claims Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the best liniment on the market for cuts bruises rheumatic pains and deep seated pains like lame back or chest pain. It urges a trial and notes Davenport and Ehle sell the product.
Mrs. Charles King of Nottingham township died Friday evening after a brief illness. She was a sister-in-law of County Treasurer Amos G. King and leaves a husband and two children, an 11 year old daughter and a 5 year old son. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 PM in the Reiffsburg church with interment at Stahl cemetery.
D. H. Turner of Dempseytown Pa reports a two week regimen with one pill nightly of Dr King’s New Life Pills. He claims they improve liver stomach and bowels without cramping and attributes his revival to the vegetable formula sold for 26 cents at Charles C Deam's drug store.
Charles Kingsbury a Dundee butcher indicted at a Blackford county land jury special session for allegedly trying to kill George Mussetter a wealthy farmer has been arrested and is in Hartford City jail.
The Wells county teachers association opened its regular annual session in the court room with strong attendance. Discussions covered feeble mindedness education, classwork, athletics value, parental attitudes, and the broader aims of education including manual training and the use of school facilities for community purposes. The afternoon and next day continued with lectures, musical selections, and further conversations on reforms and methods in teaching.
Both Republicans and Democrats praise Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds, and throat and lung diseases. A Gloucester merchant testifies it cured a three month cough after other remedies failed. For sale by Davenport & Ehle.
Ernest Sanderson and Otto Cook, confined in the Blackford county jail, are described as inveterate morphine fiends. The sheriff has been asked repeatedly to purchase the drug for them. They use powdered morphine and appear indifferent to their arrest and future. Putnam Face less Dyes advertisement notes Davenport & Hille selling dye at 10c per package.
Philip Miller of Jefferson township suffered a broken leg when a wagon wheel ran over his left leg as he moved to a new home on the old Frees farm. He will be confined to the house for some time due to the injury.
One death occurred this fall from diphtheria. A five year old child of Mr and Mrs Fran Allen near Markle died. Hilda Namson, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Namson, was slightly better that afternoon. Only these two cases have been reported to date.
An ad claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and relieves sour stomach belching and stomach disorders. P Storrs of Main Street New Britain Conn touts universal satisfaction and a cure, noting scientific discovery and positive results. Sold by Chas Deam.
John Weinland to Miss Elizabeth Mayers receive a marriage license. A county organization debate titled The Range Ownership Debating meets weekly at Harri school house No 6. The question: Resolved, The United States should retain the Philippines. George Pence and H. Ki assisted by Charles Henley Jethro ter on the affirmative and Eugene appy A J Smith Warner and Frank Mosure on the negative.
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