Advertising and wheat cost analysis in Dakota farms
The piece reviews advertising rates for the Weekly Wisconsin and reads a lengthy report on the cost of raising wheat in the Red River Valley. It compares two farmers estimates, notes plowing and threshing costs, and argues Wisconsin farmers may profit from closer markets and diverse cropping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red ‘River Valley
Dakota
Oliver Dalrymple
Gilbert
Red River Valley
Wisconsin
OWB
Dalrymple
Northern Pacific Railroad
Seaboard
The Avenger of Filth and a Business Sign of the Times
A harsh column attacks Spain’s cholera purification, lauding cleanliness and warning of spread from the Mediterranean to France. It critiques quarantine strategy and cites Wesley, then shifts to U S trade data, noting imports drop and exports rise, implying improving American business and cheaper postal rates. against a sweeping Union pension expansion, it cites GA R stance. It ends with the confirmation of El Mahdi’s death as Khalifa Abdoula leads Sudanese tribes. smallpox is blamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Europe
Mediterranean
France
Italy
Alicante
Marseilles
Toulon
Edward Everett
India
John Wesley
Times
United States
Jane
el Mahdi
Khalifa Abdoula
Soudan
England
Milwaulee News Notes Highlights Local Events
Tas Fourth Infantry Battalion Wisconsin National Guard to camp at Whitefish Bay on August 14. Commercial Bank organized with $100,000 capital. E. R. Paine president and A. B. Geilfuss cashier. Prolific Milwaukee settler Prorer Wass dies at 100, native of Mayo, Ireland. Joseph Nieman's body found in lake behind 332 Prospect Ave, likely drowning. Michael Hoelzel, city passenger agent for Wisconsin Central, dies of typhoid fever. Mrs. Knap burned in oil-stove explosion on Chestnut Street. Milwaukee Pioneer Association resolves to observe September 17 for city’s 50th anniversary. Unknown man found dead near St Paul Road identified as Charles Klein. Postmaster Paul may appoint Samuel Kuenzli to South Side branch, Grahame to main office. O'Dell v Rogers et al ruling favors defendants on Trafford title case valued around $150,000. Port Washington school fund case settled by refund to church. Dr. W Ornwonp aids Kellogg in selecting eighteen Percheron horses in New York. Chicago & North Western Railway depot plans rumored. project likely next year. Maj. Joseph Boles dies of heart disease in Osceola. aged 65. Frank Geele, Sheboygan mayor and former county treasurer, dies at 62. German-born, hardware merchant since 1846.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tas
Wisconsin National Guard
Whitefish Bay
Commercial Bank
E. R. Paine
A. B. Geilfuss
Prorer Wass
Milwaukee
County Mayo
Ireland
Joseph Nieman
Prospect Avenue
Michael Hoelzel
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Island Avenue
Knap
Chestnut Street
Milwaukee Pioneer Association
St. Paul Road
Plankinton Crossing
Muskego Avenue
Charles Klein
Paul
Samuel Kuenzli
South Side Branch
Frank Grahame
Grahame
Celestia A. O’dell
Daniel G. Rogers
George Burnham
John B. Winslow
Racine County
Port Washington
St. Mary’s Church
W. Ornwonp
New York
France
Rufus’ Kellogg
Green Bay
Kellogg
Chicago & North-Western Railroad Company
Wisconsin Street
John S. George
Frightful Accident at Ferry Rolling Mill
A tele phone message reports part of the old Ferry Rolling Mill collapse at South Wilmington operated by Diamond State Iron Company. Killed are George Ely carpenter and Wilbur Jones draughtsman. Wounded include Fennis Giles hip fracture, William Goodwin leg fracture, Downard leg crushed, Charley White wrist and ankle fractures, and Wilburt leg crushed. Also a sunstroke fatality near Bropseap Wisconsin.
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Wiraaxcoy
Del
South Wilmington
Diamond State Iron Company
George Ely
Wilbur Jones
Fennis Giles
William Goodwin
Downard
Charley White
Wilburt
Married at the American Embassy in Berne
The civil and religious marriage of Leopold Emurrz Jr. of New York City to Miss Sreinza Crasen Aikens of Milwaukee took place in Berne Switzerland on July 30, 1585, witnessed by the bride’s mother and sister and friends. The ceremony was performed by Rev. T. Skinner and M. L. Gauchat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Switzerland
T. Skinner
Boyd. Winchester
Leopoly Emurrz, Jr
New York City
Sreinza Crasen Aikens
Milwaukee
Andrew J. Aikens
M. L. Gauchat
London in the Season Fashions and Follies of Early Summer
Special correspondence from London describes the early summer season as the world’s most beautiful city for pleasure. It details dress, wraps, and street style at Lord's and social gatherings, noting lighter gowns, silk scarcity among the young, simpler bonnets, and the shift away from bustles toward refined drapery and coordinated monochrome palettes.
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Babylon
Wisconsin
London
Lord's
Harlingham
Henley
Hyde Park
New York
America
England
Leghorn
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TERNS
Daily
Mail
Cramer, Atkens & Cramer
Wis
Orr
Abel
Tor
Australia
New Zealand
Brindisi
Suez Canal
National G. A. R
Portland
Mwilwauhee News
OsExos
Joseph Boles
Irving Street
Sheboygan
Frank Geele
Germany
Bropseap
Burr Anderson
Anon Handel
Sarah
South Kensington
Princess of Wales
Broadway
Regent Street
Ghopa
Jenny June
Dunes
Minn
Superior
St. Paul
J. Hayward
R. Mur
J. L. Holman
RB. L. McCormick
Bayard
Hayward, Superior & Southern Railroad
Hayward
Sawyer County
Wiz
Duluth
Chippey
Falls
Eau Claire
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Lower County
Eau Chatre
Bertie Hoyt
Himbaugh
Bridge Street
Stosy
Peculiar
Fitzhugh Lee
Janes Carter
Kosciusko County
Ind
T. B. Aupries
Sue
Ithaca
St. Louis
O. B. Stewart
Montgomery
Tex
George P. Merrill
West
Toledo
Willow Springs
Omaha
Neb
P. Ter & Co
Father Hayden
Osage Mission
Kas
Neosho River
Wils & Co
Cole & Co
W. N. Wilkerson
Gayozo
Munster
Farquharson
Dublin
Joan O’kenz McsRay
Philadelphia
Leland Hotel
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Caartzs H. Bergras
Detroit
Bergman
Gierras
Siberia
Henry A. Pierce
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Union Club
Boston
Yerba Buena
Grant
Hawaiian Islands
Greenwich Chemical Works
Moorhead
Northwood
Palmer House
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