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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1903
Page
1
A humorous verse tracks a man who hires a plumber at 50 cents an hour to fix a leaking faucet. The job drags on for years as the plumber visits, bills rise, and the homeowner ages, until the man dies and the plumber finally offers 30 cents an hour.
Dr Layman of Warren attended a strange case near the Wells Grant county line. A young man living with an elderly woman behaved oddly for days. The woman claimed he was being fed love powders by a nearby woman. The physician found nothing clearly insane but called Prosecutor Matlack for courtesy. The matter remains unresolved.
The article describes the Taenia taeniaeformis tape worm, its length up to sixty feet, and symptoms from abdominal discomfort to nausea. It claims Vegene lets readers diagnose tape worm by stool testing and offers a free sample package via Vegene Medicine Co in Van Wert Ohio, promising expulsion of worms.
Bluffton Odd Fellows enthused over a district meeting October 4 with 15 lodges in the county including Bluffton Mc Natts Mt. Zion Ossian Liberty Center Zanesville Poneto and Petroleum. Three to four hundred outsiders expected with Liberty Center Bluffton Petroleum and Portland due to confer degrees. evening session features degree work and addresses in Studabaker grove. Wells County hosts eight lodges and a district membership near nine hundred, the largest in the county.
The notice urges young men and women to train in shorthand and typewriting as demand for stenographers outpaces supply. It highlights Huntington Business University in Huntington Indiana as a top source of trained workers, notes low costs and possible work-study, and invites inquiries to president O. F. Hawkins for more details.
John Busenbeck of Decatur area was beaten by his son in law Joseph Osborne during a dispute over a 120 acre partnership farm. Osborne surrendered after the attack as witness Rich ards aided Busenbeck until help arrived and Clark notified authorities. The killer claimed insanity and relatives in an asylum are noted.
Little Raymond Brookhart, the Nottingham boy injured by a mowing machine last week, is reported to be much stronger and nearing a complete recovery. A Nottingham message confirms his condition has improved since the accident.
Claim promises cure of a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Advert says druggists refund money if it fails and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Note this is an old style remedy advertisement with a strong sales claim.
The county council set levies of 56 cents per $100 for county tax turnpike repairs and courthouse bonds, 33 cents under last year. An appropriation of $500 was approved to pay tax ferret Charles W Welman who will dig out delinquent property. Welman earns 3 1 3 percent of collections and nothing if none. Council members listed with Auditor Marsh as secretary.
An advertisement touts electric Bitters as a total remedy for overwork sleeplessness and nervous tension. The copy claims it cures liver and kidney disorders and dispels nervousness rheumatism and neuralgia while boosting run down systems. It endorses a single reliable seller.
Fred Herbert Alspach born January 3 1894 in Wells county Indiana died September 6 1903 at Hope hospital Fort Wayne Indiana aged nine years eight months and three days. He was kind obedient and had bright hopes for a useful life. He leaves a father John A Alspach mother Sarah Ti Alspach two brothers one sister and many friends. Funeral by Rev Lewis Huffman at United Church Mt Zion with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery Warren.
Letter from O Dessiler notes quick action of Caustic Q Oil with months of use and good results. Mentions desire for a gallon for Lukeit and price fifty cents per bottle. References Gilmore Drug Co Pletcher Dear Sirs and Stout's drug store salad.
The W. M. S. of Myers Chapel church held its regular monthly meeting on September 10. A fine program was presented and delegates to the convention at Muncie were reported. Officers for the coming year were elected and a luncheon hosted by Mrs Elizabeth Joray followed. Present were Madams Laura Chalfant Delia Cobbur Sarah Cobbur Ida Higgins Della Shewalter Alta Reynolds Hattie Potter and families.
Classic 19th century medicine ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay offer. Appears as a nostalgiac health remedy promoting quick relief for coughs and colds.
The article notes that east of town German residents harvest grapes and produce wine from their crops. John Mosure, Fred Schaffer, and John Speheyer visited town to buy a barrel of sugar for fermentation. They share wine with guests but never overindulge, keeping strict control over alcohol at their homes.
An advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as the premier remedy for consumption and lung ailments. It claims superiority over cheaper cures for severe coughs bronchitis and croup and notes the 24 vent size introduction and regular 74 cent price at Deam's drug store G. G. Green Woodbury New Jersey.
Louis Gaiser, a driller on the Gravel lease three miles east of Weystone, was badly burned when a rig caught fire Wednesday evening. He was taken to Keystone where Dr. Deweese treated head and hand burns. The derrick and rig were destroyed at a loss of several hundred dollars, origin unknown though suspected to start from the boiler.
Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio credits Dr Kings New Discovery for saving her son from a severe cough and pneumonia. The ad touts it as the cure for coughs colds and all lung diseases with guarantees from Chas C Deum druggist and trial bottles free.
Dutwler May & Co advertise choice oak logs from near Maley. Buyer Mr May once tried to purchase the bunch when with K P ree. About thirty trees remain, logs averaging forty four inches thick and in good condition. Murkle Journal notes firm knows timber location and offers a strong price.
KrKing's New Life Pills promised to cure indigestion biliousness constipation and headaches all stomach liver and bowel troubles. The ad touts a cheap 25 cent price at Deam's drug store and claims easy pleasant safe and sure relief.
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