This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1885
Page
5
The poem Moths by Grace Wells is quoted, reflecting on desire and reason. An Appleton Junction incident reports a child wounded by a revolver shot through a screen door, likely aimed at a prowling tramp. the injury is painful but not life threatening.
Vintage Wisconsin dispatches report on Ashland gas and electric contract, Dale cheese factory fire with 100 cheese killed, Lancaster Street Mills sale and layoffs, Sheboygan depot project, Janesville property fire, a racing accident in Waukesha, pharmaceutical convention close at Janesville, Fort Atkinson violinist purchase, Gov Rusk homeward from Grant funeral, Dakota hail crop ruin near Pratt Roberts, and various legal notices including wills in Madison Racine and county courts.
The Commercial Advertiser outlines Mrs. Grant's potential income from her late husband, detailing book royalties, widow's allowance, and house rental, amid possible life interests in the General's estate and a $250,000 trust fund. It also reports Phallas defeated by Harry Wilkes in Philadelphia, Lord Coleridge’s private American wife Amy Lawford wedding, grasshopper signals in Montana, a tramp killed by a farmer in Wisconsin, and various market and commodity notes.
In 1884 a Western state governor race featured two well matched candidates. The Democratic candidate gained strength as his rival faltered and won. A purported campaign secret involved liver health remedies as the reason for endurance. The Rochester Union reports ex governor Jacob used the same method. The body of Andrew Tierney, a 65 year old newspaper worker, was found in the Jefferson River on the 13th.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.