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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1888
Page
2
The Sun denounces officials frequenting gambling dens, urging arrests and removal. It questions the ethics of public servants, argues for transparency, and demands disclosure of private acts. The piece also comments on Gen Harrison, Gov Gray, and local political figures, finishing with a small notice about a classified ad rate.
Lawn tennis grows as the summer sport for Indianapolis social circles and shapes fashion. The article guides ladies on stylish yet functional outfits for tennis, detailing striped and gingham fabrics, skirts, waists, and caps, with color pairings and patterns to balance practicality and elegance.
The item notes an $100,000 blaze in Lincoln, Nebraska, with other brief world and national notes. It lists no fatalities and provides snippets on other events including ship incidents, political moves, and market rates. The passage serves as a collage of current happenings without a single cohesive lead story.
The note lists a gift for the president a coop with two live red foxes named Cleveland and Thurman from Dr. Frost of Rolla Missouri. It also describes Amelie Rives sister beauty and fashion trends silver card cases and Oxford undergraduates' conduct. Don M Dickinson is profiled as a vigorous young Democrat with a Michigan law fortune and high Washington costs.
William Henry Bishop sails to Europe for summer. Count Arco will spend much of the season at Lenox. Edwin Booth and family linger at Narragansett Pier. Miss Ames resembles the princess of Wales. The comte de Paris plans autumn in Scotland. Justice Stanley Matthews and family stay in Pittsfield. Three New York congressmen expected not to return. Prof J H Sawyer called to head Portland schools. Senator Morrill seeks health at the seashore. Mr Gladstone debuts a new overcoat style. Mrs Clarissa Ellsworth Stringer of Buffalo traces John Alden lineage and was once a pupil of Lydia Sigourney.
Public notices invite readers to submit ten word want ads for jobs or rooms to The Sun at 79 E. Ohio St or via telephone. Free three day publication. additional words billed. Categories include Wanted Male Help Wanted Female Help Wanted Rooms For Rent Rooms and Wanted Situations.
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