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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1885
Page
2
A poem set in a dim office and city streets recounting a cyclist riding toward a distant shining wheel. The speaker imagines speed and freedom, then turns toward a awaiting sweetheart in a cottage, blending love with motion and seasonal imagery. The verse celebrates youth, love, and the thrill of riding toward happiness.
A widow recounts a seaside summer with her two young friends Petrea Duncan and Paulie Forsythe. Edwin Courtright courts Paulie while Petrea’s engagement to him collapses under the strain of love and jealousy. A secret overheard kiss prompts heartbreak as Petrea and Paulie confront ruined dreams and a difficult betrayal.
The State Board of Supervision chose Sparta as the site for the new State School for Dependent Children after multiple ballots from candidates Sparta Ripon Green Bay and Stevens Point. Gov Rusk will approve. Site details and bids will be set after selection with plans to open next spring.
Dexavas Wisconsin July 29 Randall Stone, Delavan's veteran resident, died yesterday. His wife was the first postmistress in Walworth County. Nervous Debilitated Men offered a free trial of Dr Dye Voltaic Belt for relief and cure of nervous debility and related ills with a free pamphlet from Voltaic Belt Co Marshall Michigan.
A historical slice shows a Wisconsin youth praising the Weekly Wisconsin from Ostrander, Wis, while a vignette titled Little Ruby Cobwebs explores looking up from vanity. An Oriental Infirmary in Bombay reveals the Pinjrapoore, a Jain animal hospital amid crowded courtyards, where sick cattle cats dogs and even monkeys receive care though the scene is chaotic yet moving, illustrating humane East-West charity in 1885.
A reader’s kitchen column lists recipes for baked apples currants tomatoes and preserves plus a refreshing oatmeal drink and a tomato salad dressing. It ends with a jelly making method and a weathered notice about a burglary arrest and a Wisconsin education ad.
A dense puzzle column features multiple enigmas and word games with clues for names, letters, and phrases. It includes numbered puzzles such as geography, double acrostic, and numerical enigmas, plus a prize note and past answers list. The piece ends with a London Letter describing Prince Albert Edward’s room and relics.
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