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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1885
Page
4
The item presents the Weekly Wisconsin masthead notice from Milwaukee dated December 5, 1885, detailing subscription rates for Daily Wisconsin and Weekly Wisconsin, advertising policy disclaimers, and instructions for readers to report advertisement swindles. It includes mailing details and notes on manuscript retention and address changes.
The paper touts weekly Wisconsin samples and urges renewals to secure Gen Grant portrait. It notes a December Senate election after Vice President Hendricks’s death, predicting a Republican president. It discusses Logan as favored choice, Edwards’ withdrawal, and hopes for unanimous GOP support for Logan’s presidency.
The article discusses diamond value shifts since new finds in South Africa and Brazil, noting Golconda diamonds have fallen. highlights the Regent diamond of France as the famed jewel. It notes the Regent’s 136 carat weight, origin as an idol eye, later cutting in Amsterdam, and a valuation around 1.25 million dollars.
A Wisconsin weekly column discusses the Regent diamond valued at 2.4 million, noting Napoleon pledged it in 1799 and Empress Eugenie wore it before Sedan. It speculates on Europe’s rulers bidding against American magnates, and contrasts diamond scarcity with royal ownership. The piece then shifts to health and climate, arguing northern winters may not guarantee health and longevity, citing southern climates and country life. It cites East India diamonds as rare and highly valued.
Special correspondence from Fort Defiance outlines Captain Jinks and his horsemen pursuing hostiles across rugged frontier terrain. The piece contrasts frontier life with civilian comfort, describes marching, water scarcity, and night travel, and portrays Indian scouts as agile mountaineers who outpace troops in rough country.
The Bulgarian and Servian forces clashed at Pirot in heavy fighting that left about 3,000 casualties on each side. After near success, Bulgarians finally held the town following an armistice concluded on the 28th. Reports also note Turkish autonomy proposals for Eastern Roumelia and ongoing diplomatic moves involving Belgrade.
A prominent tobacco buyer and manufacturer states Maryland Virginia and North Carolina show rise in acreage from 1870 to 1884 while production falls in Massachusetts Indiana and Illinois. Wisconsin’s output climbs from 2745 cases in 1870 to 100000 in 1885. Overall fifteen states gain from 260,896,518 pounds in 1870 to 469,288,463 pounds in 1880.
A discussion on climate and health notes that mild winters may threaten industry and health alike. It questions whether northern winters truly foster vigor or merely weed out the weak, echoing Darwinian ideas and Holmes on city versus country dwellers.
The first annual report by Postmaster General Vilas outlines fiscal outcomes from 1883 to 1885 with a $1,033,233 income surplus in 1883 versus a $8,381,571 deficit across 1884 and 1885. It attributes losses to depression and a 33 percent postage cut, notes higher expenses for transportation and clerk pay, and highlights the money order service at $134,695,554.11 and 51,252 post offices. The report expects improvement as business recovers and endorses extending special delivery to packages.
Mapisox Wisconsin November 30. Samuel Blascher dealer in Marshall has been closed by the sheriff. Liabilities 15000 assets 15000. Milwaukee creditors include Golt Frank 3000. Cotzhausen Sylvester Schieber attorneys for all Milwaukee creditors. Other known creditors Gustav Hartsteine Chicago 4680 and J D D Wiener Chicago 2255. Blascher, long time Marshall resident, is said to have failed before.
A speaker challenges critics who claim to know Indian affairs and proposes proving them wrong by speaking bluntly about the campaign. The message promises to reveal more about objectives and plans in a future talk.
A jumble of brief notes mentions a five year old girl in Mattoon dying in a fire, brine containing salt water struck off St Ignace at 530 feet, several Michigan stores burned for an estimated loss of 20000, and various other crime, disaster, and society items. The items include a murder in Omaha, a Dallas fire, drownings in Minnesota, and bank thefts, creating a mosaic of late 19th or early 20th century incidents.
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