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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1894
Page
7
Portland readers see multiple ads for The Model Clothing House featuring bargains in clothing hats shirts and suits with statements on custom tailoring and cheap lines. Local items note F P Risley visiting from Nottingham town ship and the Peerless stamping and glass works resuming at Converse Indiana plus provincial weather hints and small town anecdotes.
Bluffton area sale features shakes and flannels 31 32 inch fabrics priced from 34 to 43 cents per yard. Muslins bleached and damask linens offered at sale prices. Silk lines comfort batts towels napkins and linen items discounted. Traveling samples add 50 ladies jackets and capes worth 6 to 8 dollars each.
The offer advertises $650 for a selection of 50 ladies jackets worth $10 each with a choice of up to date jackets and capes valued between $12 and $15. It also touts Misses and children's cloaks from $0.08 to $0.10 each in Bluffton.
Shoe department presents four bargains with prices and products including 72 pairs of glove grain button shoes valued at 125 per pair for 98 cents, a lot of lace glove grain at 89 cents, and ladies kid shoes in opera square toe with patent leather tips listed as sale price 125.
Next Sunday the Methodist Episcopal church plans an Old People s or Pioneer s Day event for attendees aged fifty and over. Carriages will transport those unable to attend, and easy chairs will assist the very feeble during the service.
Ida Idella daughter of Solomon and Hannah died at home two miles southeast of Bluffton on September 30 1894 aged 25 years 10 months 18 days in assurance of blessed immortality Funeral at Six Mile Christian church by Rev J W Bolton Bluffton The bereaved sing of meeting loved ones at home in the hereafter
Money to loan on long terms at the lowest rate of interest. Papers passable for immediate processing. Representing the farm department of Continental Insurance Co. Justus and Royse.
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