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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1894
Page
3
A collage of era snippets describes a comic tale with a rambling narrator, references to a movember atmosphere, and quirky dialogue. It also notes fashion trends in velvet hats, political figures like Charley Hoyt and Adolph Sutro, local anecdotes from newspapers, and brief items on crime, fires, exhumations, and a self-inflicted tragedy.
A man recalls a six year old attack on a train side road near Spikere Station. He describes a violent robbery by three assailants who bound him and left him on the track as a locomotive approached. He freed himself by burning his clothing with rope friction, escaping as a train horn sounded.
A flood of markdowns from clothing to toys and housewares fills a New York boutique this morning. Bargains include bats hats dresses and coats at prices from 10 to 50 cents, with silk plush cushions and jewelry on sale. A limited run of coats and hats, plus furs and porcelains, appears on lower floors while displays tout finish and value.
A dense newspaper ad lists varied grocery and meat offerings at Pettis Dry Goods Co City Markets. items include hams, bacon, pork cuts, lard, dairy, fruits and produce with prices and weights, plus numerous canned goods and household staples.
Fragmented OCR reads like an advertisement page with mixed nonsense. It mentions Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder and a World’s Fair award, plus stray brand names and prices. No clear events or coherent facts beyond the prize claim.
Frantic flyer touts discounts on women’s wear including all wool skirts in full size advertised at 653 to .73 each and children’s underwear at reduced prices. The text uses garbled phrases and stray prices, but centers on a clearance sale for ladies garments and related items.
The notice declares it unlawful for any person to work on or reconnect gas mains, valves, or related appliances of a natural or artificial gas provider without prior permission from the company. Violators face fines from five to one hundred dollars per offense.
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