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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1892
Page
4
Vincentnes local report recounts a cow story where a cow swallowed a turnip and a two foot stick, later coughing up the stick exactly a year later while continuing to graze. The item sits among broad, disjointed notes on deaths, crimes, and local events across Indiana towns.
High-constable Charles Sorters, a longtime figure in the city, rose from bartender to special officer and police member. His notable arrest came on Washington Street when a suspect passed a counterfeit doll to a woman, leading to the arrest of John Ray, a longtime crook. Sorters, 27, is known for frequent street presence and bold acts including a rainday hat swap in a saloon.
Dried fruit demand rises while metal activity slows. Lateness of spring business weighs on wholesale trade, with copper firm from last week and general market featureless this week. Loan rates range 7 8 percent as merchants pay bills. coffee firm, green grades up, hot roasts steady.
A boiler explosion in Eaton Ohio on Thursday killed two people. The incident follows a day of heavy snow in Boston with the lights going out Thursday night. In New York Dr Marvin J Hubbell wed Mrs Eliza A Clark who is valued at six hundred thousand dollars. A report notes five hundred Russian Jews arriving in New York with some typhoid cases. A Chicago suburb reports Mrs Michael Murray finding her husband in a Rush medical college pickline Thursday.
Judge Cox acquitted Omer Golds berry of theft of a lap robe from John Lovett. Hilton Brown, newly elected Press club president, started his duties Thursday at the club rooms. Francis Johnson of Columbus writes he is Ida May Johnson’s father, saying she ran away from a good home but he is willing to take her back.
About 1,000 mismated shoes and boots from branch houses are spread on a table and priced to clear. Several hundred pairs of child’s shoes are marked low. ladies Dongola button shoes and rubber goods of various kinds are offered at any price. Buffalo shoe house, 66 E West D-81.
Center counter offers Jamestown and Turner suitings with all new spring goods. Center displays include 80 inch wide challies and regular 14 cent dress goods. Bargain counter highlights offer Se priced dress fabrics.
Ladies see French doncola button belts made on common sense and opera lasts with patent tips or plain toes all widths and sizes priced at 5 dollars per pair. Regular price 4 dollars. Ladies fine slave kid button boots opera or common sense last marked from 3.59 down to 2.50 per pair. S.C. Burts straight grain goat foot tan noglish walking shoes marked from 5 to 3.5.
Friday February 12 1892 at Lind Annapolis Union Stock Yards receipts total cattle 1200 hogs 6509 and sheep light. buyers steady on best grades with slower bids on mixed stock. Cattle shipping values range good to choice 1403 to 1100 pounds 60 to 1250 ub, heifers and cows varied, veal calves moderate. Pigs 9 to 100 pounds strong then soft. hog prices steady to lower on light weights. Sheep and lambs light receipts quiet with steady close. best lambs 70 to 90 pounds butcher lambs 60 to 65 pounds. City grain market reports note firmer wheat and mixed corn bids. Lincoln’s Birthday holiday observes no Chicago markets.
Ladies fine guaze hose in black boot stripe top three pairs for 1. Children cotton hose reduced from 3c to 0c per pair. Two cases ladies high neck long sleeve ecra and white Jersey vests trimmed with ribbon at 25c. New goods opened for the spring trade.
Mens neck scarfs in four-in-band style offered at 55 cents each. Men s black hose with double soles and high spliced heels sold by many stores for 25 cents. Medium weight gray shirts and drawers with ribbed skirts and breach neck sold at 65 cents, our price listed.
A surplus sale cuts prices across boys wear with Jersey suits from 5.50 to 0.99 and 37 and 10 dollar suits marked down to 4.95 and 0.85 respectively, plus half price on wool overcoats and other stock.
The millinery department advertises a blowout sale with fall and winter items. 50e felt hats priced at 50 cents, 75 cent feathers reduced to 12, and $1.25 feathers to 6, with all trimmed millinery selling at exactly half cost.
The department announces Valentine sales close Saturday with the largest line in the city and the lowest prices. A mail box is in the department for mail.
Basement Bargains offers 8 000 knife boxes finished as shown priced per unit. Also 50 extra fine house brooms made from selected broom corn priced at 200 gross shell paper. Colors new and per fect at Ic dozen. 460 half gallon tankard glass pitchers asc each. 400 dozen fine table tumblers with band engraving imitation of curriga 30c per half dozen. 790 nice plain glass celery holders 17¢ each. 1 000 dozen rice root scrub brushes solid licek backs yc each.
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