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Indianapolis Sun in Indianapolis, Indiana

15 Jan 1890

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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1890

Page

4

Weather Woes and Local Hints of Growth Across Indiana

A jumble of late nineteenth century notes from Indiana towns reports weather woes and hopes for future growth. Highlights include laterns on electric lights in Bluffton and Jeffersonville, farm pests like grasshoppers and potato bugs in various counties, building plans in Marion and Lafayette, and civic happenings such as a new bank for Waynetowan and a knitting factory in Lafayette. Also noted are public notices of illnesses, political party activity, and local crimes, with births, adoptions, and local accidents threaded through the day’s brief items. The collection portrays a state rallying for modernization amid disease scares, weather fluctuations, and small business ventures.

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New Market Muncie Fall Leaf Waynetowan Lafayette Martigeville Bluffton Staunton New Albany Huntingon Frankfort Brazil LaGrippe Shelbyville Jeffersonville Hontingburg Holly Goshen Milling Company Marion Frank Ryker Colfax Clinton County Sol. Samuels Columbus Louisville St. Joseph Catholic College Rensselaer Dwenger Fort Wayne State University Bloomington Josaph Barlow Chicago Tommy Burke Cincinnati Piggy Pittsburg Green County Gan Russel A. Alger Knights of the Macabees Kikhart Charlie Burker Warsaw California New Salem C. L. Young New Britton Hamilton County E. C. Bratton Visalia Putnam County Daviess County Dr. May Terre Haute Boodle A.C. Johnson U. S. Grand Jury Montgomery County Boore County Grand Jury Keating-Corey Dr. Claire North Manchester Allen Decatur Baseball Association Seymour Fidinburg John W. Kern Marion County Wm. Fleming Mark Miller Casa Fred Pettit Battleground Camp Meeting Association Christian Fearing Pottie W. Albany Ledger Minars Progressive Union Tarte Haute Fussday the Times Ciovariant Road E. M. Franch M. Davis Harry B. Candie J. L. Dearborn Indiana David i Dacatur George Roth Collin Beri Scott Noblesville Charlee H.corry Crawfordsville Robert E. Smith,Jr Pecoeen Nelson ‘Aymeyer Rochester
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Diverse notices and disasters from international to local

A wide run of items includes political mentions from New Jersey ballot reform to czarist plotting, crime notes, wage reports, and stock market snippets. It also lists weathered tragedies like drownings, a train crash warning, miners’ strikes, and a fatality in Wisconsin. The piece mixes market data, poison warnings, and transportation mishaps with human-interest lines about widows, impostors, and a child’s death.

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New Jersey Lynchburg J.B. Murphy Fiarveau Wis Stanley Cairo Khediven Donegal Bay King Alfonso Chesterfield Eng Gop New York Birdabaro Smith Middlings Purifier Company Jackson Mich Charleroi Fort Smith Ark John Burns London Feader America Festinier Wales Lane Ofice Johnstown P. A. McHugh Sligo Ireland Col Voieikoff A. M. West Congress Mra. Rogalski Eric M.J. Day Jnc. Dooley Newark N. J Majah Eah Kunze Cronin McConnell Coughlin Burke O'Sullivan Joliet
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Market Prices and Grain Reports Across States

A scattered report lists coal oil oats beeswax and other commodities with prices per ton per hundred weight and per barrel. It covers Indiana Indianapolis hog receipts wheat and corn prices and futures with regional quotes from Chicago and New York markets.

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Weather forecast fragment shows warmer cloudy midweek with snow

A fragmented weather note indicates warmer conditions and cloudiness on Wednesday with snow possible. It lacks complete details but suggests a midweek shift in temperature and precipitation. The readable items reference a midweek forecast and wintry mix potential.

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Wight
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Great feat candid in palace car row

An angry passenger questions why boots were not shined by a black pirate. Palace car king explains time constraints from a baggage masher dispute. The exchange highlights priorities over personal items, noting focus on sex rather than shoes clothes hats furnishings and fare for women.

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Palace Car King
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Precious stones rise in fashion and value

American precious stones gain popularity in jewelry for men and women, appearing in guest shaped silver and gold nugget rings, brooches, and bracelets. The text asserts stones are a sound investment as they hold value and can often be sold near or above original prices.

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