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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1886
Page
3
A Wisconsin period piece discusses women’s roles in home life and work. It argues girls should learn trades, value country work, and seeks broader female empowerment while praising domestic virtue and practical homemaking skills. It surveys fashion, etiquette, and social attitudes toward women’s ambitions.
Readers submit questions about ads, licenses, and local society matters. The Wisconsin office of Our Family lists inquiries on insurance, phrenology, and fish hatcheries with provided official answers and directions for further contact, noting that some questions may be answered by editors and others by readers.
Summary of 1885 Wisconsin items including Oshkosh totaling 441,278.56 in improvements, Appleton works destroyed by fire worth 15,000 insured, Frankville hotel fire 600 damage, and various arrests and misdeeds across towns. Also notes deaths including Miss Ida Scripture from morphine overdose and pioneer Mostoz Harce in Oconomowoc.
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