This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1889
Page
4
A sprawling Indiana column reports a mix of local incidents and curiosities from cities like Elkhart, Bloomington, and Noblesville. It mentions robberies, trials, electrification plans for Shelbyville, a dog-culling policy in Noblesville, a lynch of postoffice issues, Lincoln’s birthday holiday talk, and various court sentences, robberies, and accidents across the state with multiple individual names and places.
Land owners along the Belt district endorsed a proposal to supply free gas to manufacturers via a new eight mile gas pipe line estimated at about 160000 dollars. Noted supporters including ex Mayor John Caven and Judge Martindale pledged property contributions and urged district canvassing to secure subscriptions by Thursday.
Thursday’s game at Athletic park will start at 3 o’clock with John Brennan umpiring exhibition games on the home grounds. Reports detail pitching matchups and strong performances, while local incidents include a burglary, a stable fire, and a governor parole. Indianapolis weighs hosting the national G A R encampment with a proposed $50,000 raised fund potentially bringing $1,000,000 in business. City markets list provisions, meats, lard, coffees, canned fruits, vegetables, and seafood with varied prices and offerings.
A sprawling late edition market column lists diverse goods from grains to meats and produce with quoted prices. Items include flour, butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables, fruits, spices, oils, and textile-related commodities, all showing regional U.S. price ranges and availability. Major entries note beans, corn meal, potatoes, onions, apples, lemons, oranges, and various dairy products, with scattered city references and trade terms.
A humorous dialogue about hair and fashion ends with a pitch for The When department store. The piece promotes clothes that fit the wearer, noting the store’s dual role as manufacturer and dealer to save customers profit. It emphasizes affordable pricing and attention to style.
Like time and tide, trade moves daily with seasons. We publish novelties and changes as they occur while maintaining a full, complete stock in every line. Learn here what is going on and what is going in this marketplace.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.