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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1890
Page
3
Satirical verse portrays a young pig as destined for wealth and travel. It references Armour and Bismarck and imagines a pig guiding its own destiny from mud to riches. The piece blends humor with industrial era themes of meatpacking and national aspirations.
A frightened British traveler on a Chicago bound train from Boston recounts a hazy night of robberies by the Harding gang. The party, including a circus man and a newspaper agent, rob the travelers while a masked robber demands hands up. A cyclone tale, broken rails, and looming danger color the journey as the Briton fears travel perils more than highwaymen. The Englishman ultimately boards toward England, unsettled by the misadventures and ominous headlines ahead.
Rose Coglan gains freedom while J Edgeriy also newly free after divorce. Fanny Davenport wins two libel suits against two young men from her company. Maud Gregory planned stage return, upset at prospects. Letty Lind and Sylvia Grey skip America, shocking the public. New York managers weary of skirt dancing.
The New York Sun notes a change in Reed's quorum while reports from New York World mention Vaux buying a tall bat. Philadelphia judges say street paddlers sold Tolstoi's novel without offense, as youths in the city feast on Kreutzer Sonata. E E J Wolffe of Birmingham appears after his wife’s poem appears locally, amid masculine sympathy. Stiles McMahon, 94, Barre Vermont, walked 20 miles from Montpelier to Elmore Pond before 2:30 PM, claims never needing a doctor, and remains a staunch Republican who neither dies nor resigns.
A garbled bundle of quotes from New York Herald and Chicago chatter shows a figure named Staggers asking about airs and a band. Dialogue references musical counts, a drum major doubling the output, crows seeking a distant quarry, and comic mishearings about purchases and papers.
A minister porques a classroom exchange about dead languages and a joke on English. An 19th century advertisement pitch touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Marcy’s services offer music box repairs and dock cleaning at low prices.
The notice invites sealed proposals for grading and paving Highth street and sidewalks from the first alley west of Mississippi street to Michigan road. It details grades, gravel depth, sidewalk widths, grassing, and fountain project, with bids due October 20. Sections cover Washington street regrading with broken stone, and Meridian street paving with Stannard Trinidad Asphalt and concrete foundations, per Garrett law requirements.
The text outlines concrete foundation and asphalt pavement work for Meridian Street in Indianapolis. It specifies stone and cement mix ratios, heating and mixing procedures, two coat pavement with cushion and surface layers, rolling and finishing, edge stones, curb work, drainage catch basins, and alignment with curbs and streets. It requires a performance bond of 33 1/3 percent, five year maintenance, and bid and contract formalities before award.
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