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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1893
Page
7
In a continuing chapter, Louis awakens after a supposed death from poison with an antidote found by a nursemaid. The mystery deepens over who saved him and who removed a locket. Mary Nordrum and Louis await his return as Mrs. Patterson nears death and a will revelation looms amid family tension.
On the wreck of Louis and the loss of the Lucky Star, Capt Bodfish and Charles mourn a friend and pursue clues. Charles fears a hidden tale as a veiled woman haunts him, while he trains in telegraphy to follow Louis's past. The ship’s signals spark a deeper enigma.
Charles Manning exits the scene of death and seizes Mrs. Patterson’s farm claiming legal heirs rights. He plots a calculated impersonation aided by deception and cunning, maintaining the disguise with a twelve month delay before marriage. His conscience is dulled by rationalizations as he wields information to thwart suspicion and secure the estate.
The article traces William Penn as a half Dutch figure with a vivid life, expulsion from Oxford, a tower term, and an estate of 7 500 a year. It notes Quaker influence attracting skilled workers, miners, millwrights, and artisans to build a prosperous Pennsylvania. It compares state populations, showing Pennsylvania's sizable growth relative to New York and New England.
A Vienna bell ringer died while tolling for a funeral after the rope near the end snagged his neck. The rope’s knots caused irregular peals as the bell swung him aloft and he struggled until the bell fell silent.
The Continental Congress formed a seal design committee after declaring independence on July 4 1776. Charles Thomson presented a device largely inspired by Sir John Prestwich and John Adams. Congress adopted the design on June 20 1782, which remains the great seal today.
A Irish Republic issued greenback dated March 17 1868 payable six months after Irish independence was presented for payment at a New York grocery last week. The text includes unrelated aphorisms and stray lines about opinions and tobacco.
Fragmented dialogue items describe cheerful world events and personal confessions. A figure named Redbot from Fire Island expresses love and asks for partnership. Miss Lakemich proposes cautious acquaintance. A judge and Hayrick discuss sickness in Chicago with Elder Hardscrabble referenced.
A traveler reports a placard on a Via Toledo shop door in Naples stating the title of duxe is offered for sale and requires within. The notice appears in the Argonaut.
Dialogue hints at a joke about a recipe for mince pies. Dusty Rhees asks for the recipe while Mrs Dogood dismisses the request. A third character, Fitz William, is referenced accusing a cement to molasses ratio, which is debunked in the exchange.
In a humorous exchange from the Pittsburgh Chronicle, Mr. Bellefield is teased by Miss Franks about his talkative nature on the telephone. The dialog highlights urban banter and social shorthand of the era.
The Heiress reveals Fanny is engaged to Fid die back for a few weeks as a favor to bolster his credit, denying a romantic betrothal and implying a practical motive behind the arrangement.
A witty note from Kate Field's Washington shows Van Arndt discussing family ties. He imagines support to join the family and possibly become a father-in-law, signaling evolving personal ties.
Miss Smyther asks Mr Jiggs about boat rates. Jiggs replies with a joke stating no rates because "they're afraid of my boat" calling it a cat boat at the bazaar.
A terse exchange notes a man asking about a fiancée and a father’s wealth, with one witness stating he seemed earnest after the inquiry. The dialogue references a proposed union and the motive behind the inquiry into financial status.
Dialogue shows Izzard returning from the World’s Fair to confront creditors. Bixby explains he changed plans to gain time and avoid payments briefly. The exchange appears in the Providence Journal.
Cartoonish exchange jokes about a boy selling his old bicycle for money. A sailor’s hunger quip contrasts ship wreck lore, as Filkins questions how sailors starve after returning from Liverpool. The humor centers on barter and travel punchlines.
In a spirited exchange, two women recount Charley’s proposal and acceptance, noting the romance’s charm. One recalls his yesterday proposal while another claims he proposed last night, praising the gesture as if rehearsed. The remarks reveal social fuss and playful wit surrounding a budding engagement.
A guest questions how a hostess dines at a club every other evening, while Tompkins wonders how she endures intermediate at home. The host mocks the cake as very poor, revealing a tense, quarrelsome household mood.
A terse exchange centers on an unsettled bill as a collector presses payment. Trotter refuses, declaring he will never pay, then ends the encounter with a curt, formal farewell.
Ethel agrees to accept a suitor if he proposes while Maud resists revealing plans to him. The dialogue shows the family balancing encouragement with caution as a marriage proposal unfolds.
In a clipped dialogue, characters discuss a sudden room entry and a gas exchange hint. Razberry denies sock garter use, Reuben questions actions, and a judge figure records the odd exchange amid unclear motive and setting. The scene centers on probing what was found and who is involved, with named players Claral Father-Aed Bobbie Razberry and Reauben.
The exchange notes Miss Pan Handle recovering from illness with Miss Pinkerly asking about her condition. Mr Tutter confirms a relapse, suggesting the convalescence has encountered a setback.
Comic dialogue reveals a New York girl asking a classmate if she understands French and a Vassar girl replying she does but notes the French don’t understand their own language. Satirical line from Once a Week.
A conversational cartoon caption shows Starvling noting a French cook at a boarding house and Dumpling asking about the hash served as soup. A classroom exchange has a teacher querying how many voyages Columbus made and the student answering three, with a follow up about which voyage ended in death.
A brief exchange on cigars and markets. The man praises Cleverton Top General as among the best cigars in the market while another asks about the market, labeling it an exchange.
A fragment from the World’s Fair Puck notes Mr Murphy examining a sun dial beside the Illinois Building as a timing table or related tale is recalled.
A snappy exchange from Harper's Bazaar mocks marriage strains. The line mentions Mra Bjones seeking a divorce and cites alleged lack of support by Bjones, followed by witty remark on a woman's supposed support.
In a brief vignette a bellboy and a clerk discuss delivering a chair to a couple on the piazza. The scene ends with the clerk’s terse instruction to the bellboy to take the chair into the dark night.
A humorous fashion observation from Vogue notes how a man’s items left behind reveal affection. Rosalie questions love while Violet points to moments when gloves a cane and a hat were forgotten, signaling care through small omissions.
In a quick street scene McKell jokes about using lunch biscuits as a sinker while O'Kief and Breezy debate reading The Lay of the Last Minstrel. A Chicago young man jokes he has not read it and asks what lay he was on, echoing exchanges from The Texas Siftings.
A judge notes a street vendor bragging about earning two dollars per day by carrying a man’s name. The remark satirically highlights urban labor and class tensions in the city.
In a London Truth tale a burglar enters a dark room with a pistol and chloroform. A monstrous figure attacks, overpowering him in a brutal struggle. He dies, found next morning. the house owner calmly untangles a garland as he mutters a line about setting it again.
A brief exchange notes a proverb about three generations shaping a gentleman and smiles at the hopeful outlook for Spriggins' grandson. The dialogue hints at social mobility and family reputation in a genteel tone.
A historical survey recounts the James and Reno gangs and others who robbed trains across Indiana and Illinois from the 1860s to the 1880s. It notes specific incidents, messengers attacked, and outcomes including hangings, killings, and lawsuits, with names such as Dresbach, Nichols, Forthingham, and Cummings referenced. The piece preserves a neutral record of the era’s express robberies and their consequences.
The Philadelphia Mint stores about 20 million dollars in gold bricks in a room beside the coin factory on Chestnut Street. The vault shows 98 sacks of 1,000 double eagles, 469 bags of 2,500 eagles, totaling nearly 4.3 million dollars in bags plus remaining ingots. A later theft involved a silver brick seized in New York.
Fragmentary OCR text cites a Chicago Times remark about coin counts and mistaken pieces. Mentions tens of thousands, a total of five thousand nine hundred ninety dollars, and coins of two fifty pieces confusing with cents.
A sailor recalls a superstition against rabbits on ships and a voyage from Salvia to Antwerp via Malta. He describes hiding a gray rabbit on deck, crew suspicions as a storm approaches, steward Tommy weighing the omen, and the rabbit's fate as the voyage ends with clear weather.
Report on Peruvian Central Railway construction shows labor capacity declines with elevation. At 12 000 feet output drops a third vs sea level. acclimatization and malaria absence influence efficiency. Coast workers improve after two weeks. Sierra natives acclimate faster. sudden altitude shifts trigger sickness. Leopards as pets warned in India due to risk to visitors.
The piece notes popular beliefs among Mexicans about a gold snake signaling gold veins and miners racing to mines upon finding such a serpent. It adds that diggers hold haunts by demons and hobgoblins and mentions German gnomes Nickel and Kobod linked to the words nickel and cobalt.
A stranger in the prehistoric animal department asks who drew the pictures and proves unfamiliar with some examples. The conversation reveals Prof. Sinson as the artist, though the speaker admits the images are new to him and mentions past visits to a nebriate asylum.
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