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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1889
Page
4
A jumble of brief items from Indiana towns reports a Desperado shot dead, Bateman linked murder claims debunked, new public library opens April 18, and localNotes on births deaths marriages and civic events. Hobnobbed by politicians, police actions, insurance fraud talk, and a flood of small-town incidents.
Baseball notes mention Capt Comiskey starting at Elgin, George Myers in left field and Whitney with Myers in the battery against the Toledos. Tuesday scores include Cincinnati 8 Toledo 1 and Philadelphia 16 All-America 10. Items cover league plans, player praise, officials, legal notices, and upcoming talks and lectures in Indiana and Connecticut.
The ad notes Wm. L. Elders and Carl Moeller offering wall paper, window shades, linoleum, and cigars at Deshler’s Bates house stand, plus a Washington street tailor with fine worsteds. Also listed are Advice to Mothers syrup and City Markets prices for meats, lard, canned goods, fruits, and vegetables with detailed per unit costs.
A chaotic listing of prices across vegetables fruits and staples shows onions lemons oranges and apples priced per bushel or box, with meat, flour, hay, oats, and oils also quoted. Market notes report rising values and strong demand, highlighting fresh goods from potatoes to cranberries and linseed oil.
Died Sunday April 14 at 89 funeral from M i church Haugh Toursday April 14 too late to closeify front roan 22 N Miss st 23 WANTED situation by a boy 15 address KYW SUN office. PRick BALE New 6 horse engine OK RENT Niel VORNEH Hanenville large location. Wim H Wilhelm Insane Hospital telephone 710. WV 42NTED xome man salary address K 11 Sun office nor Yr Auen. Situation as cash girl aged till 24 Hurop st. Y ANTED Good girl for general housework 156 N Liberty st 99 W ANTED White girl general housework A W Ghio st. Drow into little ciger store 24 North Meridian call Stewart's Perfection Mr Alford proprietor will attend your wants Mr J E Hendricks 100 East Washington street pleased with interest in Perfection cigar L 8 Stockman 251 North Illinois street carries cigars Stewart's Perfection rising in popularity with cultivated smokers.
The article cites professor Pritchard and Dr Elkin measuring stellar speeds, mentioning Groombridge 1830 as a rapid yet invisible object sweeping 200 miles per second and Arcturus near 400 miles per second, while noting local store expansion and a push to supply Spring Hats and Furnishings as prices remain cheap.
Shop-worn pianos offered in exchange for uprights including Willian Bourne seven octaves at 140, C A Gerald seven octaves at 150, Trayser Robinson seven octaves at 125, Arlington seven octaves at 135, Weber seven octaves at 165, Hallet Davis six four octaves at 160, Dunham six octaves at 5, Strdart six octaves at 75, T Gilbert six octaves at 5, Brayley Binder six octaves at 5. Also 22 pianos and organs for rent with low monthly payments. D. H. Baldwin & Co. 45, 97 and Son, Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis.
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