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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1894
Page
4
A survey of Indiana notes includes a Valparaiso girl who shot herself amid arrest fears, a New Castle physician facing damages over an alleged enticement, and a master list of local happenings from Noblesville to Kokomo detailing fires, injuries, plant plans, and community events.
Purchus university field day held at Lafayette on Saturday. Detroit Milwaukee game postponed due to cold weather. A search warrant issued for a man connected to Indianapolis ball plans. Stanton Abbott seeks a $2500 to $5000 purse fight with Andy Bowen. Lavigne signs for a June 7 or 14 bout with Young Griffo in New Orleans. Australian champion Harry Long killed by a train in Australia. Western league scores: Toled o 6 Kansas City 5.
The fragment reports Latonia race course opening in a 26 day spring meeting starting next Thursday with $100,000 in prizes. It lists race winners and results including horses such as Start Selika Florianna Pendleton and mentions jockeys and track standings across National and Western leagues alongside baseball scores and summaries.
Beginning with number two of the Amarica Photographed portfolio future issues will be mailed to any address in or out of the city. If you do not wish to call at The Sun office for the books you can mail six coupons and ten cents to receive the book by mail. State whether you want the World's Fair art portfolio or America Photographed or both. World’s Fair books may be obtained at The Sun business office.
Phelps Bros advertise fabrics and dress goods at Golden Rule Dry Goods Store. They offer half-wool brocade dress goods in 36 inch at 22146, 38 inch at 38c, 40 inch all-wool serges and henriettas at 45c, with former prices at 65c. 36 inch evening shades henriettas at 25c.
Black Goods offers silk finish Henriettas from 21c to 45c, 44-inch fabrics at 74c to $1.23, and China Silk 49c. Linens, Challies, Batiste, Zephyr Ginghams, Spencer Cloth, Crepe Moire, Cheese Cloth, Momie Cloth, and numerous prints and dress fabrics are advertised at marked-down prices. Includes Amoskeagan Lunecaster Apron Ginghams and heavy yardage deals.
An advertisement touts low prices on assorted goods including spools threads, silk yardage, pins, brushes, pocketbooks, and gloves. It also highlights a sale of hose and stockings for women and men, plus a wide range of counter attractions and courteous service, urging shoppers to visit the depart ment for bargains.
Market notes from City Grain Market and Chicago on May 21 show wheat and corn prices by grade, oats and hay bids, and local wagon and river bids. Telegraph-curated openings and closes list May and July futures for wheat corn oats pork lard and ribs with prices in cents and dollars.
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