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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1889
Page
4
A miscellany of Indiana town notes reports crimes fires and political fodder. Buzzing items include burglaries lynching threats bridge fights and sleuthing about towns like Covington Martinsville Cambridge City and Peru. Names such as Brazil Greenville Sullivan and Cam bridge appear along with accidents murders and court whispers.
The forecast for Indiana calls for fair skies with a gentle warming trend. Expect near seasonable temperatures and light winds as conditions improve across the state.
The article covers upcoming Boston and Hoosiers games with pitchers Radbourne Clarkson and Getzein Daily. It notes attendance hopes, a Sunday game slate including Nationals over Whens and Capitals over Daltons, and President Stearns’s arrest for Sunday law violation. It mentions Cincinnati and Boston games, standings shifts, and praise for Young Rusis and Wes as possible future stars.
The column lists community events and incidents including a $300 fundraising appeal for the Board of Children's Guardians, a fatal shooting of a mad dog on Wabash Avenue, St Johns Academy commencement, a small fire at John Browning's stable, a quick Snapp cage verdict of five years, Edward Hoffer injured at Union depot, United States chess meeting planned, the Hoosier Nest pleasure steamer rerouting, arrests for hotel watch theft, temperance lecture for Clay county relief, a city sewing school expansion, Hanley Carroll glove contest deemed a farce, and an Indianapolis to Dayton troop excursion by rail at low round trip price.
We offer pants cut from any cassimere or cheviot in stock for £4. These goods are unsurpassed for value in the city, previously selling for $7. Kahn & Co., 14 E Wash ington St. Artificial eyes priced at $2.50 at Edmondson's, 28 E Washington St.
For thin underwear at low prices and a continuing cat sale. Genuine French balbriggans at 66 cents a suit and other goods offered at reduced prices. Straw hats for men and boys in several low price ranges. Original Eagle at 5 and 7 West Washington Street.
Monpaur reports a wide range of smoked meats, bacon, lard, canned fruits, and vegetables with prices per pound or per case. The list includes beef, pork, and ham cuts, coffee, tea, canned fruit, and beans, along with dairy items and grains. An Indianapolis market note follows with hog receipts and market activity.
Telegraph and city grain markets report bids and prices for wheat corn and oats across New York Philadelphia Baltimore Toledo and St Louis with notes on shipper bids for shipments from country stations and insurance against price changes on July August and September contracts. The report lists specific grade and price details for white and mixed grains, timothy and prairie hay, and regional quotations.
A historical notice lists annual charges: house use with 6 rooms at $5. sprinkling in connection with house use for a 40 foot front at $7. sprinkling alone for under 50 feet at $10.
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