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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1889
Page
4
Fragmented 19th century clipping reports multiple events across Indiana towns including legal actions, crimes, gas and water issues, public notices, accidents, and personal announcements. Names of towns such as Vincennes Muncie Logansport Anderson Evansville and Goshen appear with varied incidents and municipal references.
D P Beaupre wife Mrs Beaupre owner of the Indianapolis Shoe Factory at Georgia and Delaware streets reports the plant has recovered from a fire that caused about one thousand dollars damage. He thanks customers for past patronage and says he is ready to serve again as the city’s sole maker of fine ladies shoes and slippers.
The page advertises a grand Holiday Bazaar at Bates House corner with auctions and varied goods from bronzes to silverware, plus a Rochester Shoe House and Chicago Shoe House offering numerous footwear and dry goods. It details prices for groceries, canned fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, butter, spices, and live poultry and notes regional markets and grain, hay, and feed prices.
Telegraph grain markets show Wheat and Corn futures with limited bids and several price figures for Jan May and July deliveries. Pork Lard and Short Ribs also listed with cash and futures prices, reflecting quiet trading in Chicago.
Readers are invited to choose from a splendid display of holiday footwear at the Chicago Shoe House located at 24 W Washington Street. The stock is described as high grade and beyond comparison, featuring fancy slippers and other holiday goods that remove all difficulty in selecting.
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