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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1888
Page
2
The notice lampoons a St Louis elopement and adultery case, mocks a Topeka arrest, and attacks sidewalks favoring bicyclists while praising royal and political intrigues in Europe. It also covers a pedestrian-bicyclist incident, New York press politics, and local newspaper advertising offers.
Dr Jeffery preaches Christianity Tested by Experience at First Baptist Church Sunday morning. Rev Randthaler delivers the chaplain's annual sermon at the Tabernacle for Indianapolis light artillery. Young People's Society meetings planned at Meridian Street M E and Central area U E churches. Knights of Honor and judges receive a special sermon at Sunday morning service. Plymouth church hosts a special song service with quartet and solos. Central Christian hosts state evangelist Rev J H C Smith Sunday morning. Elder Smith described as a young, respected preacher. Geology excursion leaves Union Depot at 7 30 am with Prof Spraunagle from Prussia aboard to study regional economic geology. Willie Star, 17, escapes reform school, seen drinking beer then arrested after drawing a revolver. Daniel J Bayliff challenges George M Gaylor to a boxing match with 75 percent prize split for the winner.
Directors report many people seek to increase their stockholdings in the Trust. Canvassing is pushed with good success. Peter Lieber & Co. subscribed to $5,000 worth of the new stock on Friday.
Heavy storms lash Hungary while trouble with the Boers in South Africa causes English concern. A regiment is ordered from Egypt to the scene. The British government forms a committee to investigate Times charges against Parnell. Boulanger remains fatally injured as doctors report ongoing severe hemorrhages.
Reports say Jay Gould has cancer. Welch bribery case in Chicago advances. Highwaymen net $2000 from A M Bruce at Wart Iowa. Mrs James Crusan and daughter killed by a Pennsylvania train at Latrobe. Laflin Rand powder mill explosion at Cresson Pennsylvania kills three. Moore of St Louis, an eloper, jailed awaiting Missouri requisition. Mississippi Valley amateur rowing noted. Water drawing prizes at Lake Calumet. After 23 years three trials, William Hall acquitted of wife murder in Birmingham Alabama. Virginia midland disaster victims include H C Bughwell and P Taylor. Burlington dynamite case testimony damages Bowles. dynamite carried to tracks and exploded.
A collage of quips, notices and ad copy from random papers. It includes remarks on slang dictionaries poetry by Helen Marr Bean and social scenes with humorous asides about women and marriages. It closes with an offer for 30 cent 110 word classifieds in THE Sun for one week.
The Maine river area reports salmon swarming with at least one 20 pound fish leaping into a boat slip at Orrington and captured by a waiting man. The waters are described as highly populated with the fish.
Complimentary notice text explains free ten word want ads for wanted girls wanted male help rooms for rent and other headings in The Sun office. It lists contact addresses 7y E Christ Ohio street and phone numbers 890 880 and encourages repetition if needs aren’t met within three days.
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