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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
4
A new Jossam skin cure claims a quick fix for a red spot after sending an experimental sample to Emergency Laboratories in New York. The ad notes poslam treats eczema and minor skin troubles with overnight results and promotes a fifty cent package at local Indianapolis druggists.
Gunter and Dome advertise made to order corsets for stout figures at very low prices. They guarantee a perfect fit and complete satisfaction. Ladies suits also made to order at the lowest prices.
Irregularities at opening give way to a firmer tone in New York stocks as the first hour shows small gains. Western Maryland weak, Interborough Metropolitan preferred soft, bonds in steady demand above 81. Southern Pacific and Union Pacific edge higher while railroad shares recover some losses from yesterday. Trading remains narrow and professional, with gains fading as the session progresses. Governments steady, wider bonds strong.
Chicago cash grain report shows wheat at 1.23 to 1.25 for hard, 1.28 to 1.30 for new spring, with little interest otherwise. Corn values mid 70s and 4 corn at 72 to 74 cents. oats quoted at about 50 to 55 cents for white oats with limited activity.
Obituaries record fourteen individuals with causes including pulmonary tuberculosis dysentery Bright's disease cancer of liver bar pneumonia enterocolitis and mitral insufficiency. Ages range from 1 month to 79 with addresses listed in Rockwood Oriental street Arbor avenue Napoleon street Belent avenue Reizner street Lambert street Yessie street and others.
Indianapolis market reports brisk trade with buyers bidding higher as hogs sold from 7.70 to 8.15. Receipts total 8,000 hogs, 2,000 cattle, 1,000 sheep. cattle and sheep prices mostly steady or down for lighter lots. East Buffalo and Buffalo regions show mixed gains with hogs firm at 7.90 to 8.52 for Yorkers and others.
Indianapolis candidate Sullivan, a ten year storekeeper at the Traction terminal company, declares adherence to public office as a public trust. He outlines a platform stressing honesty, efficiency, and city welfare while denying corporate backing and signaling a long race to win the Fifth ward seat and city clerk nomination. Cincinnati hog and cattle receipts show strong hogs and steady sheep with mixed cattle prices.
Miss Laura Steffen plans a two month stay in Europe this month. Cora Hedges and Walter Lowder wed later this month. Mrs. Kate Perry Morris hosted friends in honor of Mrs. M H Spades of Chicago. Mrs. George Weadon entertained guests at her Broad Street home yesterday. Olive Eunice Hawkins and Henry Chapin Ketcham of New Orleans wed next Wednesday at the bride’s home, 2120 North Pennsylvania. Lela Helm travels to Seattle for an extended visit. Cordelia Horner of Lafayette visits her sister Mrs. Florence Smith at 917 Camp Street.
Fresh eggs 18 cents per unit and country butter at a listed price. Turkeys and ducks available. geese mentioned with unclear pricing. The fragment notes live poultry items and suggests prices or availability in a local market listing.
Market notice from Rouse Bros on Kentucky Avenue lists farm staples and fodder prices. Corn 83c per bushel, shelled oats 82c, sheaf oats 12.00 per hundred, timothy 14.00 to 16.00, new clover 8.00 to 10.00, mixed hay 2.56 to 13.50, wheat straw 1.00 to 71.00, great straw 37.00 to 7.0.
A price list shows varieties of ham and bacon with figures such as sugar cured hams at 15 1'c and black or skinned hams at 164% 18c. English style hams 16G16c and boiled hams 22 24c. Breakfast bacon, smark cured bacon 168 English style bacon 17 and dry salt pork 11. Fresh pork loins 1.
Grain prices rise for wheat corn and oats with varying bids inches in Indianapolis. Wheat No 2 red higher through July and September contract notes. corn white and mixed types show gains while hay holds steady across timothy and clover mixes. Inspections list car counts across categories for wheat corn and hay with inbound and outbound totals.
Toledo grain markets show Wheat cash 1.37, July 1.19, September 1.13, December 1.13, May 1.17. Corn cash and July at 5, September 5, December 5, May 5. Rye cash 1.00. Oats cash 0.88, July 0. numbered figures reflect market quotes for July and September deliveries.
Toledo wins the third game 2 to 0 in Louisville. Louisville failed to hit Robinson at key moments and committed two errors that aided the visitors for both runs. A one handed catch by Reilly highlighted the game.
The Marion County Fish and Game Protective association will hold its regular monthly meeting next Monday night at 7 p.m. in room 12 of the statehouse. Members in charge of government applications will attend to arrange this month’s shipment, and they consider building a larger pond that would cover most of their leased ground.
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