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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1891

Page

4

scattered Indiana items show fires deaths and bonds

A flood of brief notices reports Crawfordsville losses by fire amounting to 19000 in the past year and a planned 300000 bond issue for an electric light plant. Other items note fatally injured riders, hydrophobia outbreaks, street sprinklers, and local election results across towns like Muncie Vincennes Lafayette and Anderson.

Laporte Vincennes Valparaiso Crawfordsville Sun Mariton Wadhams South Bend John Kullback Ft. Wayne J. M. Preble St. Wayne Frost Holthouse Washington Barbara Reyner Lafayette Indiana Congregational Asso Elkhart New Providence Freddie Lochner Oll Wayne Louisa Laws Manchester United States Putnam County Frank Martin Koch Bloomington Alison Scott Madison Muncie Rochester New York John Evered Peru Gen Newport Leopold Miller Edward Walls Evansville Miller Claude Murrer Fortville Clay County Wm Smelser Jeffersonville New Orleans Maud Jones Anderson Physicians Richard Griffin T. A John Dunkards Ah Leon Lizzie Barrett Crawfordsvillé Salvation Army Greensburg Chicago Herald Indiana Elscttion Marshall Munc Conneil Leporte Brazil Council Warne Anderson

City Health Inspectors Probe Wells and Dairies

Sanitary force inspects city wells and dairies as part of routine health checks. Jerome Conner, 82, dies of consumption at the poor farm Tuesday night. The democratic township trustees nominate W. B. Flick for county superintendent. A union labor meeting at Marmont hall Wednesday will discuss the striking coopers. The Commercial club forms a committee with the Board of Trade to arrange for President Harrison's May 14 reception. Edward Sears, waiter at Maglist's hotel, detained for taking a lady's silver water goblet from the table. Detective Thornton makes the arrest. W. Tucker of the new natural gas company discusses plans and profits. subscriptions top 530 dollars.

Jerome Conner W. B. Flick Marmont Hall Coopers Commercial Club Board of Trade Harrison Hedward Sears Maglist’s Hotel Eable Thornton Sears W. . Tucker Nattural Gas Company

Notice of Meat Market Prices and Goods Availability

A lengthy list from a drayage style market notice shows Dr Brown of N S Dents Co listing office at 30 Circle St Iron Hall building city Markets. Provisions include smoked meats hams sugar cured luc perile Black ham lie California prices boneless Bage dried beef hams and multiple pork and lard products with weights and per pound figures. Also includes groceries fruits vegetables oysters cheese and butter with varied unit prices and tonnage. Market conditions note light receipts Wednesday and generally steady to lower prices for cattle hogs and switches in demand.

Dr. Brown N. ¥.S. Dents Co Circle St Iron Hall Building California Wise Morgan & Gray Indiana Contec Cordoba Johnson Katey Riversides Los Angeles Dilly Barrows Ohio Jersey Batimore Kentucky Columbia River Sacramento River New York Young Americas Inburg Hioys—iean Pollad Bee

Market notes and prices from a midweek farm trade report

An unstable mix of livestock and grain prices, with sheep and lamb quotations and farm goods trading. The report covers sheep, lambs, cattle, grain bids, and local dealer activity, plus a wheat and corn futures slate and a window shade advertisement at a local store.

Receipta Commott Anehanted Medoc Guiet Liz Timothy Prairie

Attracted to Risk Reflects Human Curiosity and Danger

The text explores why some people are drawn to danger and risk, noting a fascination with peril and a tendency to self experiment with cures when illness arises. It warns that many patent medicines contain harmful drugs and that attempting universal remedies is dangerous.

Ientiy Dattow

Medical Dispensary Claims Wide Range of Chronic Treatments

Narrow minded and could not achieve very great size. Dr Hale's Medical Dispensary has two staff specialists whose long experience and extensive practice enable them to prescribe what each case requires. They claim to have treated many conditions previously deemed incurable. They offer treatment for catarrh cancer consumption syphilis scrofula all blood diseases skin diseases rheumatism debility rupture seminal weakness impotency sterility female weakness piles pinworm nervous prostration paralysis dyspepsia asthma heart disease kidney liver diseases and other chronic maladies. They invite consultation.

Hale

Promised Medical Cure Prompts Private Consultations

Letters praise a medical provider claiming cures for rheumatism catarrh and related ailments. Testimonies from Edward C. Ryan and Ella Baldwin endorse the treatment and urge others to write or call for full particulars. The ad stresses free private consultations and mail orders, with distance patients sending letters and fees.

Evers

W Gates Dentist Ad Promotes Services in City

An old classified notice advertises W Gates a dentist offering services in Washington and Penn streets with room details and contact hints.

Room Ik Blag, Car, Wash, & Penn

Bargain Sale Items Across Fabrics and Garments

Bargain No 1 heavy colored Marseille bed spreads in red white blue buff at 1 35 each for Thursday. No 2 fringed Turkey Red table covers 49c each. 350 pes India silks 37 4c. 75 pes black and white stripe checks 5c. 150 pes light ground shirting 4c yd. 200 pes new dress prints 4c yd. Second Floor bankrupt New York Cloak Makers stock jackets cloaks suits at less than half value for Thursday Sunday and Saturday.

Marseiles Sarah New York

Public Library Promotes Britannica Offer to Patrons

The city library with about 13 000 volumes plans to offer the Encyclopaedia Britannica by mail order at a subsidized rate. The Britannica covers around 260 000 subjects, about five times the library’s volume count. The library costs thousands, but the offer advertises Britannica access for three years.

Lowen Merrill Goes 9-11 at Washington Street Art Emporium

The ad lists The Lowen Merrill store at 9-11 W Washington St selling pictures and frames wholesale and retail. It offers mirrors, photographic supplies for professionals and amateurs, artist materials, architectural papers, stationery, and paintings. Visitors welcomed. Also notes The H Lieber Company at 325 Meridian Street.

Walcome

Well To Remember Piano Shop Ad

We sell pianos and organs on easy payments. We take second hand pianos in exchange. We offer second hand and shop worn instruments for sale. Music goods by mail order, precisely filled under purchaser supervision. Moving and tuning a specialty.

Greatest bargains in city sale by Roger Bros jewelry

A city sale advertises deep discounts on knives forks and spoons and watch repairing services. It promises expert demagnetizing by specialists and jewelry mending as well as music box repair.

Roger Bros Indiana

Water Company Offices Move Office Address Change

The Indianapolis Water Company’s offices have moved from 28 South Pennsylvania to 75 Grciest. The relocation affects customer service and correspondence locations.

Indianapolis Water Company South Pennsylvaniast Girciest

White Wool Goods Shortage Prompts Early Purchases

Boston Store warns that White Albatrosses and other white wool wear will run scarce this season. Shoppers urged to buy now as prices fall 25 percent for ten days on white wool dress goods and related items.

Fabric and yarn prices from a vintage catalog listing

The listing details several fabric lengths and colors with prices. Items include 26-inch mare and light bin variations with values around 850 and 85, 88-inch cream tricot priced near 40, cream sarge around 50, and multiple 40-inch creams in shades like Nuvu Mohasi and H st otta priced from 50 to 65 cents.

Unclear China Catalog Entry With Color Shades

Fragmentary listing notes china items with color shades and prices. Mentions Cream and Evening Shades Chinas valued at 9c, Cream and Evening Shades Indisc priced at 58e, plus other lines with unclear descriptors and values.

Hosiery Department Savings Highlighted

Our stock and prices in these departments are without a peex. A visit to our Hoslery Department will save you dollars.

Hoslery

Magnificent Car Load Furniture Bargains From Old Market

Large sale listing a flood of antique and mid century furniture with folding beds couches and rattan rockers, baby carriages, straw matting, Reed Rockers and chairs. Prices marked from low figures, with many pieces described as from old eighteenth or sixteenth century stock. Transportation and delivery hinted by car load phrasing.

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