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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1891
Page
5
A collage of short notes from Indiana towns reports on printers in Michigan City elopements in Edinburg and tobacco output in Shelby County. It notes court cases police matters and fires in Martinsville and Greenfield, racing entries in Rushville, forgeries and robberies, religious excitement, and a dog fight ending in injuries.
Frank T. Callon married Miss Pearl Shipley at the bride’s parents home on EH North St. Litigation likely over Broad Ripple railroad mix up. Attorney General says tax officers cannot inspect corporate books without consent. Albert Arnold, 19, dies after a short illness. active Plymouth church member. About 60 Meridian business houses to close at noon Saturday for half holiday. movement may last all summer. Citizen's street railway mortgage filed for 500000 as bonds held by company stockholders. Fire at Cline Payne & Co. millinery house caused 1500 damage. insured. City council adjourned. sparse attendance. Public safety board grants special police powers for the turnfest at fair grounds. High School association meeting features Prof. David Starr Jordan on “The saving of time.” Joseph Lewis faces liquor sale charges. case may go to grand jury. Local forecasts predict rain and cloudy weather. Sherman the Restaurateur serving visitors at Fairview Park. Advertisements note various dining plans and travel tips before Big Four rail tickets.
The report compiles commodity prices including chemicals like chloroform and quinine, oils and pigments, and shipper prices. It also details Friday cattle and hog receipts, prices for prime export steers, feeders, and butchers’ cattle, plus sheep, lambs, and wool markets, with observations on market steadiness and trading activity.
A sale listing: 150 pieces all wool Cheviots and 50 pieces first quality Lateens in various colors. 123c yd for Lawns, 5c yd Mouselines and French Batiste, 8c yd for Charlies Pineapples and Cambrics. Footwear includes Ladies Oxford Shoes in multiple price tiers and Tennis Shoes for all ages. Also Fourth of July flags and a range of Toiletry specials from Espey to Bay Rum Oil priced from 4c to 25c.
Handkerchiefs offered in multiple lots with discounts: 100 dozen men’s sheer linen Holkfs with colored hemstitched borders now 1 23 cents each. 50 dozen ladies’ pure linen Holkfs, 25 cent kind, 10 cents each. 25 dozen all silk Windsors 19 cents each. 200 white Mull Ties 9 cents each.
Basement Bargains advertise hardwood croquet sets in 4 ball, 6 ball, and 8 ball sizes priced 60c 70c and 80c. Indianapolis Souvenir Spoons offer gold lined bowls at 60c each. H and E Silver Spoons set offered at 43c.
A Boston buyer overstock prompts heavy discounts across all departments at Geo. F. Kreitlein. Ladies Oxford slippers and patent tips fall to fractions. children, men, and boys shoes also heavily reduced. Sale runs Friday eight to Saturday eleven. Located at 260 W Washington St corner West.
A short, playful piece praising savory flavors as a treat when eating O. The speaker revels in bacon, ham, and jam like divine sweetness, imagining saints applauding the enjoyment. The fragment evokes sensory pleasure and a light, festive mood.
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