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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1893
Page
3
The piece criticizes manufacturers who call remedies panaceas or guarantee universal cures. It argues there are no panaceas and notes these products merely aid digestion and stomach and liver function, with effects fading as other issues arise.
The text traces boot origins to the Carlans and Homer mentions. It notes Greek women had twenty two kinds of footgear covering the foot or tied with ribbon straps. Shoe and sandal wearing spans thousands of years likely from the East, with biblical references from Exodus to Acts and a shoe ratchet cited in Abraham’s era.
The so called devil's plant clings to the earth and blooms red. Bees die after tasting a liquid in the calyx. It is said to devastate nearby vegetation and cause death on cattle.
The notice states trains will depart from all stations of the Wabash Railroad on October 10 at very low rates to numerous states including Iowa Minnesota Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah and the Dakotas plus Manitoba Tennessee Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas and Arizona. Tickets are valid for return travel within twenty days from the sale date and passengers should contact the nearest Wabash agent for details.
Calcutta will host the first laboratory dedicated to studying snake venom and developing cures for bites under government oversight. The piece mocks old remedies and pills, contrasting modern science with past tonics like bile beans.
A watch styled shirt stud crafted by an English artisan features a tin dial three sixteenths of an inch wide. It is worn with two other studs, winding the top stud to power the timepiece and turning the bottom stud to adjust the hands. Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup claims equal price but greater benefit.
A seven foot long relief map highlights oil bearing districts across the United States with states hosting wells clearly shown. Also mentions Beechum's Pills claiming relief from nervous disorders indigestion loss of appetite and constipation. An old saying notes a man dislikes being slighted even if he never admits it. Economy and ease of use are emphasized for Beechum's Pills with a small bite dosage.
An article discusses the role of health and individual style in women’s dress and walking. It emphasizes proper posture, gait, and the social impact of fashionable attire for today’s society.
A London physician warns society women overwork themselves with late hours and constant learning from political economy to clear-starching. Headaches arise from overstrain, with nervous irritability insomnia and hysteria rising among the fashionable. The doctor prescribes a full day in bed every ten days to recover.
A moral guide advises girls to value mothers as best friends, avoid snubbing parents, and share meals pleasantly. It urges good dental care, neat dress, and cheerful grooming to win a father’s favor, while promoting harmony with brothers and independence from overbearing expectations.
A writer urges specialized women only sleeping cars with female staff. Critics doubt practicality as conductors and porters would still cross routes, leaving only a curtained section as feasible. The piece notes current mixed cars rarely cause serious trouble, despite inconveniences.
Mrs B O Flower wife of Arena editor was guest at Mrs E Stanley McFarlane’s Blue Hill Avenue home early this week. She is a dress reform patron and wore a blue black blouse jacket with silver lace Turkish trousers and leather leggings.
A Dusseldorf Exhibition displayed a postal card inscribed with the entire first three books of the Odyssey. The remaining space carried a transcript of a lengthy German Parliament debate from shortly before. The card totalized 33 000 words.
An English authority prescribes erect posture with shoulders down and chest extended, urging the leg move from the hip while keeping the body immovable. It warns that knee movement and tight shoes or high heels ruin the figure, while a short brisk walk is beneficial and long trudges cause weariness.
A Boston Hearth writer challenges a woman question, noting Susan B Anthony’s claim that women must own and run a major daily newspaper to be free. He cites dissent from newspaper women and argues women seek freedom to work out their own salvation without confinement, urging focus on a "man question" instead.
The text notes fashion borrowed from Russian women and adopted by their quick witted French sisters. It mentions three laces needed and describes starting at the top of the corset lacing, progressing down to near the waist line.
The report notes bee holes left and only the upper string feeds pulling in, with the lower string showing very light pressure. No other details provided about equipment or context.
A Philadelphia bachelor comments on taste saying he prefers a woman who sticks to one or two dresses. He argues consistent dress creates a clear identity, while constant color changes render the wearer subservient to the gown like a kaleidoscope.
Fashion notes highlight jet trimmings on silk, satin, and velvet. Eton-inspired jackets across fabrics. new lace yokes on grenadine blouses. awa cloth underskirts in white with blue figures. sleeves gain fullness at elbows with bishop shapes and trims. skirts shorten for street wear. hair fashion favors low necklines though deemed unflattering. coming season to blend formal forms with new materials.
A Louisville tale notes cats occupying Western Union desks after a rat rebellion led by a large rat at Manager Smith’s office. Cats fled the Gulf House, grams of feo, while rats seized Galt House meat and now guard the office. The rodent brigade remains in control.
The article argues government and industry push corn meal to Americans as a healthier, cheaper food. It notes dentists oppose white flour and mocks pie culture, while Col Murphy promotes a corn kitchen at the Worlds Fair. It cites poor hotel fried corn meal mush and urges better cooking for health and teeth.
In a reflective piece Henry Irving discusses Hamlet Richard III Iago and Lear. He praises Richard III for Plantagenet pride and subtlety while noting Iagos duplicitous nature and Lear’s physical demands and fragility. He recalls a nightly rehearsal breakthrough and deems Lear the most demanding dramatic role.
A historical overview honors women in the theater from Restoration era to modern times. It credits Mrs Bettert on paving the way with a legacy of heroines and argues that theater elevated female influence, meriting universal recognition for women's emancipation.
William Winter collects critical essays on American theatre in Shadows of the Stage a compact pocket edition tying together his memorials to actors long gone. The book preserves the growth of U S drama over thirty years highlighting Adelaide Neilson Florence Cushman Booth Anderson and other figures while praising the stage history and lasting impressions they left.
Mobertty narrates a touring troupe’s stop in Giens Falls where tickets sold out and locals mobbed the depot. The crowd rushed a drug store for refunds after the donkeys and five bloodhounds failed to appear, ending the show and sparking debate on animal luck in show business.
In a Western town Joseph Jefferson sought to cash a check made out to him. The teller refused without ID and recalled his Rip Van Winkle performance prompting the bank to grant the money. The anecdote contrasts stage fame with ordinary scrutiny.
Major newspapers eulogize Edwin Booth as the greatest American actor, praising his artistry, patriotism, and influence on American drama. The tributes cite his discipline, generosity, and unique place among peers, while noting other entertainment figures and recent theatrical gossip.
A reflective sermon argues that mistakes and failures in youth are often necessary for later success. Noble character, duty, and self sacrifice enable growth, while cold self interest leads to mediocrity. With Christian principle, errors can become useful progress toward greater usefulness in service.
An essay argues that people should extend polite ways used with outsiders to everyday home life. It contrasts reactions in private with those shown when strangers are present and urges consistent courtesy toward family, improving overall happiness.
The excerpt argues that prosperity should elevate character and culture. It contrasts luxury with higher life, urging generosity, sympathy, and ambition while noting independent income should enable scholars to rise. It condemns refined appearance without noble manners and calls for inner beauty to match outer surroundings.
The notes list 3,450,330 communicants in Methodist Churches North and South, 143 religious denominations in the United States per 1890 census, 31 synods and 221 Presbyteries, Blanche A. Whear ordained pastor at Newport Universalist Church, Congo region missions include three Catholic and eight Protestant, among which Bishop Taylor founded one.
A country farmer’s son in a large city store finds city life hard and relentless. He quits after seven weeks, saying the work feels like threshing every day, echoing a parable about rural toil versus urban pace. The tale, from Farmer’s Review and Pittsburgh Dispatch, frames urban pressure vs country stability.
A Washington Star piece suggests humorous, practical acts to give money away. It lists antics like hiding cash under carpets for roaches, stashing it in teapots, old stockings, or pockets to aid others, arguing selflessness can take many forms.
St James's Gazette reports from the Berlin Anthropological Society on the Kondeh of the German Nyassa district. Their geography near Livingstone Mountains and the lake supports a high civilization with strong family ties and equal status for women. Suicide by crocodile after loss is noted, and wartime cruelty is avoided with prisoners released.
Extraordinary reports describe a new oil made from hard boiled egg yolk, crushed and heated until the oil separates. One yolk yields nearly two teaspoons of oil and colonists in South Russia use it to treat cures and bruises.
The Brazilian Department of Agriculture laments shrinking India rubber forests and urges establishing plantations to cultivate the tree. It argues statistics show large profits for planters from such ventures.
A modern beauty thrives on good food and sun with outdoor exercise. Her healthy arm and blossoming face reflect vitality. When cleansing is needed she uses the gentle Syrup of Figs as a pleasant liquid laxative.
John Bickel of Harrisburg Pennsylvania claims a 105 year old umbrella has always stayed in the Bickel family and was never lent. An unrelated ad notes a product promising relief for torpid livers with one small bile bean nightly for a week at 25 per bottle.
The Medical Journal notes many literary and historical figures as fat. Victor Hugo and Gautier are cited among the stout, with Dumas weighing over 200 pounds and Renan described as puffy. It claims Janin amused himself breaking sofas and mentions Napoleon and Caesar as not lean.
Philadelphia press recalls Miriam Coles Harrister known as the author of Rutledge. She reportedly kept the book's creation hidden from even close family until completion, with a cousin recalling her remarkable secrecy and pride in being a female author.
The Glenola a two masted schooner sunk six months ago in Great South Bay New York has been raised using Grant Brothers air sack method Divers placed 20 by 4 feet canvas sacks connected to a powerful air pump and inflated to lift the vessel surface lift completed in about one hour after bag setup
If ink spills on carpet or wool cloth, cover with salt and let it absorb. Scrape off and repeat until the ink is lifted. For unknown stains on carpet, moisten with hot water sparingly, then apply salt to dim the mark and reduce visibility.
A geologist explains that a lightning bolt plunges into sand, heating silica to glass and creating a glass tube matching the bolt’s bore. Fulgurites can extend nearly thirty feet underground with interior diameters from a quill to three inches. An old farmer quotes the saying one good turn deserves another as a boy turns a grindstone.
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