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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1888
Page
2
A long advertisement outlines subscription rates for The Sun in Indianapolis with city and out-of-city options. The issue recounts a rapid, record-setting Circle murder extra, praises The Sun’s speed and price, and surveys political chatter about Porter, Thurman, Riley, Dawson, and Cleveland, plus local civic notes.
Brainerd reports a 50000 Te. Vicar-general P J Conway of Chicago is dead. Plant City Florida reports two yellow fever cases. Pat Coffer of Jersey City fatally shot Agnes Smith over love. Cincinnati promises a great week. Centennial opens without Grover. A runaway Chicago grip-car crashes three cars injuring several. Mary Schriener confesses in Chicago to burning her husband. Chicago unions vow 80 day beer abstinence to pressure brewers after striker dispute. Gen Sheridan arrives Fortress Monroe en route to Nonquitt in good health. Iron workers sign the amalgamated scale. likely gain for workers. Louis Finlay of Milwaukee jailed for alleged wife poisoning. First wife burned years ago. plea to protect Mrs Cleveland. A banner worn in her honor bears verses. public opinion praises her popularity amid critics. Mrs Cleveland at White House Radiant. blue parlor to state dining room luncheon described in detail.
A fashion digest notes amber jewelry likely to surge in popularity with heavy curb link bracelets and silver hooks on corsages. Green hats are in high demand, striped fabrics enhance corsages, and grand straw hats and straw lace bonnets feature elaborate detailing. New basques, velvet touches, and a yoke blouse with red silk accents define the season, while light Japanese crepe garments pair with black lace skirts.
A compilation of humorous remarks from multiple papers, mocking manners and politics. It cites lines about middle parts, chaperones, nosy neighbors, adages, a milkman, Ireland frogs, Goethe, gifts to the pope, Fourth of July rhetoric, Indiana ancestry, and a child’s take on politics, ending with a mother’s quip about politics and distilleries.
Complimentary notices invite readers to place ten word ads for free in The Sun office at 74 E. Christ. Listings include Wanted Male Help and Wanted Rooms with three days publication and free ten words. Additional words, other headings and charges apply.
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