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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
10
A dealer markets dining-room suites, parlor sets, stoves, and bedroom furniture with deep discounts and flexible terms. The manager promotes inlays, velvet, ingrain carpets, and a Christmas sale while urging early purchases and offering free extras with orders, including rolls and beds.
A jumbled Indiana lettered column reports a string of local incidents from a city spread across several towns. Items include a possum theft and feast tale, prankster antics with a sic of mischief, a train wreck and a fatality near a crossing, an elderly man found after disappearance, a parolee returned to reform school, a lightning strike injuring a family, a destructive fire along the railroad, and public measures on weights and measures plus local civic notes.
A broad, fragmented report covers Indiana and national commerce with strikes, wage changes, and inflation. It notes shifts in manufacturing, rail and retail activity, weather impact on trade, and rising prices. mentions Terre Haute and Logansport, Marion schools, and buyer demand in New York, St Louis, and Kentucky amid easing consumer prices.
A garbled collection of names and measurements lists jumping and kicking feats from multiple locales including Syracuse New York Memphis Tennessee and Brooklyn. Notable entries mention Jump-Ray River Polevard Oita Schorfield and T. Ly Fogg with heights around six to seven feet and various dates such as May and June in historical years.
A damaged review notes a vaudeville program featuring Empire Reilly Woods and English's A Chinese Honeymoon. The piece recounts a poorly constructed plot about the Allegheny gang escape and capture, criticizing the writer Dr. Kremer and the weak comedy lines while praising staging. A desperate chance remains at the Park for the week.
A young woman, 24, is held for trial after an incident at a Hoboken area store. A police claim alleges she swallowed a $20 bill during a dispute over change, with testimony from a store clerk and Mrs. Robert Shortenner describing the events. A police officer testified to attempts to intervene as the suspect allegedly swallowed a small bit of metal. Stand Up for the Enterprising Business Houses of Indianapolis. The Sun advertises daily bargains.
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