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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1894
Page
2
The Sun announces subscription rates for the city and suburbs with annual, semiannual, and monthly terms. Advertising and business communications details are provided, including contact for agents and rate sheets. Names and exact figures are partially garbled but indicate citywide service and rate structure.
A long editorial urges the council and mayor to confront alleged bid rigging and irregularities in city contracting. It cites secretly opened proposals, improper influence, and overspending on the Ricketts property and manual training school funding. The piece calls for full inquiry, accountability, and action to protect public funds.
A chaotic column lists legal reflections, social gatherings, a German society ball, streetcar incidents, a controversial preacher, and local banquets. It notes a charity ball raising funds for the poor, a reception for Miss Grace Smith, and various dramatic anecdotes about daily life, transportation, and churchgoing.
A garbled wire service summary touches on political strife in Cleveland era politics, tariff reform, and Democratic critics. It also reports on a Texas Pacific train robbery with $8,000 recovered, a Boston explosion injury, a New York clerical death, and local misstatements about bank and currency policy, ending with a misread retail note and a telephone line reference.
The piece extols vivid color trends like royal blue for upcoming fashions and criticizes standards of propriety while praising Daily’s Pure Malt Whisky as a health tonic. It cites Pacis tutors subduing colors with black and sea blue tones and critiques long hours and cold air on health.
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