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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1891
Page
4
A chaotic Indiana newspaper summary lists drownings lighting deaths and local incidents across counties. Fires wreck offices and barns. new dailies projected at Wabash. porcelain works eyed at Chesterton. lectures, bequests, and legal actions noted amid weather advisories and local council moves.
A big show titled Wait for Nobody Fella will exhibit in Indianapolis over two days, June 8 and June 9. Admission is offered at popular prices, inviting local audiences to attend the event.
A three day clothing fire sale at No 4 East Washington Street offers deeply discounted men’s wear including wool dress and work pants, suits, and boys’ outfits. Bargains claim prices well below market, with free car fare to out of town buyers and a dining room opening soon at a nearby Jersey Dairy Kitchen.
Live Stock Market report from Indianapolis Stock Yards dated June 4 1891 notes light cattle receipts and steady to slow demand with undergrades holding. Details include prime export steers 1250 1660 lbs at 50 75 per cwt, common shipping 600 1100 lbs, heifers calves and cows with varied prices, hogs opening slow and 6 cents lower, sheep and lambs in good condition, plus city grain and futures quotes from Currenco and Chicago exchanges.
The New York Store, established 1853, promotes selling only reliable goods at fair prices. The notice emphasizes business principle and consumer trust in its long standing retail practice.
A sale listing in the Linen Department East Aisle presents 35 pieces of heavy cream damask 61 inches wide at 50 cents a yard, three lots of plain white Indian linens at 10 12 4 cents and 150 a yard, 100 embroidered momie cloth robes marked at 60 and 75 cents, 65 cent French channels at 20 cents off and 40 pieces on sale at 45 cents a yard.
A past experiences sales pitch offers a limited week to buy goods at strikingly low figures. Men and women garments include 29¢ underwear per piece, Quelot dress shirts priced around 1.25 to 1.50, ladies rose fabrics, lawn waists, percale gingham, children's sizes, and made to order shirts. Specials emphasize substantial savings versus typical prices.
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