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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1889
Page
5
A collage of fleeting notices across multiple Indiana towns reports gas ventures, theatre happenings, legal cases, and local elections. Notable items include Terre Haute gas well progress, a Lafayette opera house, Peru election plans, a court trial in Jeffersonville, and civic talks on schools, bonds, and road extensions featuring cities like Evansville Lafayette Indianapolis and New Albany with various local officials and residents named.
City Life reports Bates house meeting of Northwest manufacturers at 2 pm Thursday at the request of Indiana manufacturers. Central Christian church prepares benefit concert for Prof Ora Pearson Friday evening March 1, followed by reception. Dr Kelsey to discuss Scientific Temperance at a meeting. W C T U meets Tuesday at state headquarters 6013 N Pennsylvania St. An examination for unmarried students at two old city medical colleges scheduled for March 1 for city hospital and dispensary assistants. Mitchner & Higgin's elevator ruins found on fire, origin unknown. Breeders seek permanent HQ in the city and discuss leasing space at the Denison house for state society secretary reading room. Park program features Reuben Glue with Jonnie Indie. Mary Anderson's A Winter's Tale at English's Opera House draws mixed reaction. Anderson's portrayal shows improved acting but uneven supporting company. K of P Memorial at Tomlinson Hall begins anniversary celebration with decorated hall and ritual. Equitable Life Assurance reports strong year with over 1.538 billion new business and 20 million surplus. Smoke Yacht Club endorses Deschler's Bates house cigar stand. Pullman sleepers to Washington leave Indianapolis daily at 3:00 pm via CH&D route. inquire at ticket offices.
Fragmented OCR lists various smoked meats and dried beef hams with prices and descriptions. Mentions include bacon, English cured, shoulders, sides and backs, and rendered fat. Notes a broken product line and scattered figures such as 20615 and $1400 amid garbled text.
A dense historical price list shows canned foods, coffees, teas, sugars, and dried fruits with varied pack sizes and per unit costs. It covers beans, vegetables, fruits, canned meats, dairy, oils, and staples along with live animal prices and flour, feed, and milling rates.
Tuesday night locals crowded to greet Miss Anderson as she returned from the city. An audience of hearty admirers cheered the village favorite who inspires deep affection and adoration like a cherished daughter. The old country couple, proud and beaming, displayed their faith in her talents as she renewed ties with home.
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