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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1894
Page
5
A busy Chester township city column notes building stone and sand from H D Bickel. Several residents welcome births and news items include Franks, Merriman, Ring, Fryback, and Webber family updates. The Warren fair and Huntington agricultural events are announced with dates and participants.
The town welcomed Bluffton’s new mayor L B Stevens after his inauguration last Monday with remarks from retiring mayor M W Walbert and pastors Rev W W Hicks and Rev J H Hawk. Marshal Harbaugh handed over duties to John Crosbie as the new city peacekeeper.
A shepherd warns travelers about danger on the peak despite stone piles marking past falls. Tourists are advised to follow marked markers to avoid accidents. The quote appears in Fliegende Blatter and underscores caution in the hazardous ascent.
In a brief exchange, Mr. Roby warns he is exacting and tends to find fault, while Mrs. Roby replies she will ensure he has cause. The dialogue captures a light domestic note from the Tit Bits column.
A Philadelphia Record quote laments a balloon ascent for a man with a stiff neck, calling it one of life’s more disappointing things and reflecting on the spectacle’s futility.
A proverbs style quotation from Fliegende Blatter notes that people disguise lack of will as inability. It contrasts two refusals: claiming incapacity to act and claiming unwillingness when action is possible. The saying highlights human excuses in choosing not to act.
Quote from the Philadelphia Record warns that men losing tempers should not expect to reclaim them, reflecting a cautionary view on self control.
Money to loan on long time at the lowest rate once papers are passed. Also representing Continental Insurance Co farm department as the strongest. Hugh Bickel opens a stone quarry a mile east of the city ready to furnish the finest building stone. Call 32 ow.
Our shoe department reports strong sales with a wide range from baby footwear to comfortable options for seniors. The fall stock is in, larger and better than ever with prices advertised as the lowest.
The notice promotes buying carpets direct from the maker and selling direct to the user with a single small profit. It emphasizes made and laid by an experienced carpet man on short notice with no extra charge.
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