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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1889
Page
4
Ground down fine and a eloped drummer features largely as a misadventure unfolds in Goshen alleys. Huntington lime and billiard events mirror a busy Indiana scene with contracts, rail politics, and civic projects shaping towns from Fort Wayne to Vincennes.
The column discusses Phillies roster plans including re leasing 20 players and Sam Thompson’s power. It notes expected moves for Ryan and Fogarty with their former clubs, plus early season matches Louisville St Louis Cincinnati Kansas City and Brooklyn. Umpire Barnum officiates the Indianapolis Cleveland series as weather impacts games.
Mayor Denny issues a proclamation urging observance of Washington's inaugural centennial celebration. April 30 becomes a legal holiday with federal business suspended, liquor and tobacco license deadlines moved to April 24. Nellie Maud Weddell seeks divorce from Geo H Says ungovernable temper. Executive Committee 100 urges continued inquiry into Marion county election law prosecutions. Hartford auditors report Connecticut mutual company books sound with no insolvency evidence.
Indiana weather brings rains and cooler air while local ads promote parlor goods at Wm L Elders Carl Moeller showcases wallpaper shades and linoleums East Washington Street Brown's Expectorant sold at 60 cents and a cigar stand at Deshler's Bates house. Sun ad previews include extensive grocery list with meats, canned goods, fruit, and produce prices for a monthly sale in 24 April issue.
A grainy price list from April 24 shows diverse items including Kentucky stock feed at 2 25 per bbl, various seed and seedling prices, oranges Florida 2 44 to 3 60, bananas 1 25 to 2 00, cranberries 26 00 per barrel, and pineapples 2 3 per dozen. Foodstuffs cover onions, cabbages, lettuce, radishes, green peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, asparagus, beans, and strawberries with noted per crate, per box, or per dozen rates. Drug items list alcohol 2 12 2 20, morphine 2 55 to 2 80, quinine 60, epsom salts, iodide potass 3 00 3 20, linseed oil, and linseed meal. Flour and feed show patents 5 25 to 6 50 per dull, bran 13 00 per ton, middlings 13 00 16 00, and corn meal 85 90c per 100 pounds. Seed prices include clover, timothy, orchard and blue grass. The document notes sharp advances in sugars and steady hog market with receipts and shipments tallied.
Inspector's report from Iowa and Chicago markets notes wheat dullness with limited bids, corn in good demand and white grades sought, oat weakness, bran and timothy prices, prairie bids, and futures quotes from Chicago, Paris, and New York. Includes multiple grain classes and delivery months.
Every gentleman in the State urged to visit the Tailoring Department for garments made from top materials, cut and fitted by an expert, with guarantees equal to the best in the country and priced at the lowest in the state for quality work.
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