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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1890
Page
4
A long list of local notices and incidents from Indiana notes the death of Theo L Griffis, a prominent Connersville man. The item appears amid a crowded column of varied reports including graduations, arrests, accidents, and civic events from multiple towns.
The event last Sunday drew crowds from Indianapolis and beyond with balloon ascension, parachute jump, baseball, fireworks, and amusements. Admission to grounds 35 cents includes round trip. Trains from Union Station and Mass Ave depart in afternoon, returning by 5 30. Arcade Clothing House advertises No 9 West Wash opposite old stand.
A Riverside retailer touts a payment plan at fifty cents or a dollar weekly for a dress suit, claiming it saves money versus single payments. The ad promotes Kiser's Granger Clothing House and Carl Meller wares, plus a vast list of groceries and household goods with extensive prices.
Market listings show cattle, sheep, and calves with varied quality from good to common, plus veal calves and heavy cattle. Hogs and packing stock offered. Chicago reports receipts and price trends, with grain bids and city market quotes for wheat, corn, oats, lard, and short ribs amid a May trading day.
A newspaper note advertises bargain pianos and organs from merchants like Fischer, M Nes Bros, Christie, Woodward & Brown, Louis Sutra, Cable & Sons, and A M McHale Jr. Prices range with installments and include delivery with new stool and cover. Numerous octaves and ornate cases noted, all in good to excellent condition.
Hundreds of dollars poured in from our advertisements for a forced sale to liquidate stock. We have cut prices on every article, offering heavy value for money with sample prices listed on men’s and ladies shoes, child footwear, and more. Our old established house guarantees marked prices proportional to the sale, and we invite the public to compare value.
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