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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1891
Page
4
A long list of local items reports storms, strikes, legal cases, and civic notes from Indiana towns. Highlights include Goshen street paving plans, Muncie races drawing crowds, a major bank overdraft loss in Huntingburg, and indictments or sentences for several individuals.
London has 4,211,056 people within its boundaries. A. G. Porter, minister to Italy, heads to England as Newfoundlanders settle fisheries disputes. The Behring Sea bill passed the House. George James, broker of Liverpool, failed. liabilities $100,000. Krupp gun works explosion in Westphalia killed five. A Troppau, Austria lightning strike killed four and damaged property. R. C. Duncan stands trial for the murder of his wife in London. Russian police loot Jewish churches to seize records on marriage laws.
Saturday bargains explode as stock must move. Prices slashed on ironclad pants, all wool cassimere suits, boys suits, knee pants and more with discounts far below rival stores. Open tonight until closing as final sale ends soon.
The page lists extensive wholesale prices for smoked meats like hams and bacon, canned goods, coffee and tea, dried fruits, fresh produce, fruits, and canned vegetables. It includes per hundredweight and per bushel quotes, with numerous brand and origin notes, reflecting a bustling city market daily listing.
A dense price listing shows oats, timothy and other hay, various grasses, and fertilizers with prices per bushel or ton. Also listed are drugs, oils, pigments, and veterinary items, alongside live poultry prices and flours with prevailing market rates and shippers paying prices.
Receipts light and shipments small with few shipping cattle. Market steady with good fat grade demand though overall dullness noted. Veal calves heavy and cattle prices ranged with feeders and cows showing mixed value. wool and sheep prices on clipped stock favored by fat lambs and light loads.
A motivational piece urging perseverance when ill and warning against despair. It emphasizes early disease detection and the possibility of recovery even after professionals declare conditions incurable. It stresses continued effort, optimism, and belief in medical progress.
Foundations of success cited by testimonials from thousands of patients across diseases including syphilis cancer cataract consumption gonorrhea and other venereal ailments. They list female weakness debility nervous complaints impotency sterility piles tapeworm rupture rheumatism skin blood liver and kidney diseases asthma heart disease and other chronic and surgical issues.
A medical advertisement pledges a cure in every case, condemns experimental drugs, and offers consultations with private, reasonable charges. It claims to use proven remedies, compounding their own prescriptions, and free examinations to attract patients seeking safer care.
A notice offers confidential medical communications from Dr. Yale's Dispensary in Indianapolis. It invites distant readers to mail a 4 cent stamp for a free diagnosis, though advises that a personal interview is preferable.
A brief note from The New York Store stating its establishment year 853 and its business principle to sell only durable goods at fair prices. The text emphasizes affordable, durable merchandise and a commitment to value for customers.
A large lot of very pleasing and artistic pictures goes on sale at low prices. 200 Artotypes in shaded oak frames 20x24 sell for 2.49 each. 150 Artotypes 20x32 in English oak frames go for 3.50. Re marques and etchings by noted artists in ivory finish frames priced at 3.25. Pas tels 20x24 with silver or gold frame offered at 3.25. Crayon enlargements from photo are 5, with 20 frame choices. Picture framing service also offered at moderate rates. Sale lasts until all sold.
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