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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1903
Page
6
Consumers are urged that consumption is curable if treated early with Scott's Emulsion. The ad claims neglected consumption is incurable and promotes prompt use, offering free samples and future discounts from Scott & Bowne of New York.
A detailed tale of Captain Thomas Jones of the Red X Steamship Company rising from roustabout to captain aboard the Carib. He forged a bold defense in a South American city siege, freeing deserters and forcing a dictator to surrender after a dramatic street confrontation.
A Cape Town volunteer, worn by a month or two at the front, meets a touring general and asks for a furlough to visit his wife. The general laments never seeing his own wife in years, while the soldier humorously asserts that he and his wife aren’t that sort.
In Cal Shels a penny from each navvy funded a doctor for accidents and illness. After a harsh winter the men heavily used the remedy, draining the doctor's supply and forcing a trip to Edinburgh for more. A layabout revealed the ruse as a prank to soak the doctor with castor oil.
Carmi Alger and wife of Hartford City were guests of Mr and Mrs Al Gerber Sunday. A seven year old boy was swept into a storm sewer and pulled out alive after drifting through a fifteen inch pipe. Families travel from Summertown to attend a funeral in Tennessee, and Bluffton workers plan a move to a Kansas oilfield.
Porter Shearer twenty sin was killed Saturday morning near Preble in Adams county when freight No 86 East bound on the ice road stopped to let No 74 pass and Shearer was struck on the main track. He was a new man on the road and had intended to quit at trip end. He left a wife and two young children. Remains were taken to Huntington for burial.
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