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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1891
Page
4
Labor leaders report a major fire and bond raid aftermath across Indiana towns including Logansport Rushville Franklin and Knightstown. Reports of missing persons jail raids and vandalism mingle with accidents fires and political disputes.
A reception to be held Saturday evening at Board of Trade hall for state officers and legislators. The governor will delay appointing appellate judges until next week with candidates Cal Black Thad Rollins and John A Holman named from the city. A Nordyke Marmon foundry collapse on the third floor caused partial damage and trapped workers, with three injured and one conveyed to safety. Weighty losses reported under 82,000 in value.
The article chronicles Robert M. Foster’s rise from a small start in 1873 to operating four leading city restaurants. The newest outlet under the Park Theater at Washington and Tennessee St features elaborate decor, a bakery run by Joseph Caulderhead, and plans to supply bread and dishes for all Foster establishments. It notes daily patronage exceeding two thousand and details early beginnings, staff, and the growth of the enterprise.
The report lists linseed and lard oil prices, various grades of seed and clover, grasses, timothy, and hay values. It notes stable markets for ears, poultry, and eggs with no changes worthy of note, while corn remains firm and prices for soy products are steady.
At Planapolis Stock Yards on February 27, 1691, cattle and hog shipments totaled about 600. Market opened slow with buyers cautious. exports showed some demand but overall activity remained subdued. Prices varied by class with good to common shipping and feeder cattle, veal calves, and heavy calves noted, while hogs and sheep saw mixed demand. City grain market and local pricing for wheat, corn, and hay also reported, with firmer wheat and steady corn bids and light hay receipts.
A sale listing offers ladies fine kid shoes at 1.98, patent tea shoes at deep discounts, machine sewed kid shoes from 4.50 to 5.50 replaced by lower prices, and Laford Schober Mitchell’s lines cut to 3.05. Fabrics and accessories include prints, edging, lace, veiling, Windsor ties, and polka dot scarfs with substantial markdowns for Saturday only.
A compact catalog of toiletries and personal care items including Bay rum soap at 6e Cocoanut oil soap at 4c and I bar transparent glycerine soap at 7c Bon bon ike and Whalebones 33 in and 36 in long priced 10c Vi castile soap per cake 5c Children's solid gold rings 25c Leadies chased no gold band rings Box swandown face powder 16c Lunnen's solid hair brush 3le Triple handkerchief extracts Lot tle per oz 18e Rubber hair pins pain wave per dozen 5e Hair brush 11 rows of bristles.
Local ad lists cheap kitchen goods including bread baskets at 10 cents, wood knives, lunch boxes at 470 price, see double knife, slaw tools, large wood containers at 20 cents, and single blade shears at 10 cents. Items appear in sparse listings with low detail.
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