Apr 1
1897 warning to hog thieves
Don't steal any more of C.L. Turley's hogs Here’s a 127-year-old joke that may take a second or two to soak in. Once you get it – look...
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Mar 26
A true Bluffton classic
Who are these two interesting gentlemen and what's with the bottle? A true Bluffton classic, perhaps taken in the 1880s ... this tin type...
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Feb 26
Unpardonable sins, secret sins & secret societies
1889 Bluffton sermon series in the town hall didn't end well Heaven, hell, the unpardonable sin, secret sins and secret societies...
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Feb 1
130 winters ago ice was 9 inches thick in local quarries
And a thriving ice business was born Imagine a Bluffton winter with nine inches of ice covering a water-filled quarry. The following...
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Jan 29
The story of mad dogs here in 1890s
and one hog owned by Rudolph Miller Hydrophobia. The word may sound foreign to today’s resident, but in the 1890s in Bluffton, it was...
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Jan 25
125 years ago - murder in Ada
The Mayor read the charge murder in the first degree, to which he answered, “Not guilty,” and waived examination The following account of...
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Jan 12
A 127-year-old Bluffton joke
And, all this time we thought this story was about a guy in the oil field who lost and then found his gold glasses Here’s almost...
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Jan 10
Girl disappears in Bluffton in 1895
Sadie Trupe of Findlay never found - what became of her? An 1895 newspaper missing person’s report involving Bluffton and Findlay brings...
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Dec 29, 2023
No ordinary 1899 cat
No ordinary young Bluffton woman Ordinary cats don’t exist, so the saying goes. The white feline in this photo proves that. It convinced...
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Dec 18, 2023
One-horse open sleigh on Main Street
The perfect winter scene in Bluffton in the 1890s Can you imagine a more charming winter Bluffton scene? It's the perfect Bluffton...
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Dec 13, 2023
Lobster and oysters on 1898 Bluffton Christmas dinner
Available at Stephan Hotel in downtown Bluffton Blue point oysters, bisque of lobster, baked shad with piquant sauce, cheese straws,...
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Dec 5, 2023
When CVS was a clothing and shoe store
In 1898 the south side of CVS was a clothing and shoe store The Main Street building housing today's CVS Pharmacy served the community as...
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Dec 3, 2023
Iconic Bluffton Christmas ads - Part 1
Santa's headquarters 130 years ago was Staater's Dry Goods featuring the latest iron and wooden toys To assist Bluffton shoppers,...
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Nov 25, 2023
Three Lugibihl sisters from Pandora
Three little rural Pandora Lugibihl sisters posed for the camera at the turn of an earlier century. They are from left, Edna Lugibihl...
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Nov 24, 2023
The day in 1880 when a Cheyenne lectured in Bluffton
Bluffton News: "He talked from the Indian standpoint" Imagine attending a lecture in Bluffton presented by a 19-year-old Cheyenne...
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Nov 15, 2023
Here's a Bluffton program you won't want to miss
There's only one problem - it took place in 1898 Here's a program in Bluffton that no one would want to miss. The only problem is that it...
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Nov 13, 2023
Another Bluffton brush with history
This Bluffton youth band performed for President Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis In a Bluffton brush with history, these young Bluffton...
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Oct 23, 2023
Ebenezer women's SS class in 1890s
Members last names included Diller, Bixel, Althaus, Geiger, Augsburger, Bucher, Amstutz, Gratz - probably related to half of the Bluffton...
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Oct 6, 2023
Who changed Beaver Dam to Beaverdam?
When was the name change and what was its name prior to Beaver Dam? If you’ve ever wondered when and how Beaver Dam officially became...
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Oct 4, 2023
A handsome hearse - 1888 in Bluffton
Wilson brothers undertaking business located at what is today 206 N. Main St Our advertiser of the week is the Wilson Brothers...
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