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Newspaper

Weekly Wisconsin

Location

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1885

Page

6

Washington Wonders and the Capitol Tour in 1885

Washington sights take center stage in this Evening Wisconsin dispatch. A tour through the White House grounds, Capitol pillars, National Museum and Bureau of Printing reveals marble, frescoes, and the vast Smithsonian legacy. The piece notes the founder of the Smithsonian, his era, and the monument’s recent lightning strike.

National Capital Smithsonian Institute Washington Monument Wisconsin Wasascros D. C Washington White House Ecorner United Staten Crawford Rogers Harper's Ferry Vld Rome Fromn Nafional Museum Tus IX Gen. Washington New Orleans Royal Society Humphrey Davy United States Congress Bureau of Printing and Engraving

The Wheely Wisconsin New York Letter on summer life and yachting

Special correspondence from New York June 17 discusses fashion and resort society, contrasting Newport Lennox and coastal towns with Bowery diversions, summer theaters, and the approaching international yachting contest. It notes yachts named Puritan and Priscilla, Genesta and Galatea, and mentions America.

Wisconsin New York Sheepshead Bay Newport Lennox Long Branch Atlantic City Cape May Saratoga Bowery Hans Genesta Eastern Yacht Club New York Yacht Club Gen. Butter America Wallack’s Black Hussar McCaul Mme. Cottrelly Dixey Boston

Magnetic telephone without batteries tested near Fort Worth

A Texas inventor T H Brown has developed a batteryless magnetic telephone and telegraph. In a 38 mile test the system operated without chemical power, using a horse magnet transmitter and ear disk receiver. Western Union officials oversaw the trial in Fort Worth and Cleburne with Brown, Masterson and operators, claiming secrecy and potential world-wide communication.

Fort Worts Tex T. H. Brown Brown Washington Edwin F. Masterson Western Union Telegraph Company Overland Telephone Company Western Union Chas. A. Tinker Gome Texas Forth Worth G. J. Frankel Frankel Masterson J- H. Murphy Robert L. Moore Globe-Democrat Fort Worth Mr. Grainger C. M. Boucher Cleburne Tinker Atlantic Ocean Messrs. Brown and New York France Germany England Pombe

Curious War Museum Tour and National Gallery Notes

A visitor describes a Washington museum tour with army uniforms, battle relics, and Corcoran Gallery sculptures. Highlights include a War Department collection, Elgin marbles, Powers’ Greek Slave, and Guiteau’s jail cell. Public notices and health reports follow, touching baking powders, post office curiosities, and local incidents.

Spottsylvania Washington Lafayette Our Republic Corcoran Art Gallery W.W. Corcoran M. Ezekiel Vela Ghiberti Michael Angelo David Rinehart Clytie Ary Scheffer Charlotte Corday Patent Office Mauke Franklin Colonies Guiteau Sergt. Mason Lanatic Army Medical Museum Ford Lincoln D. H. Jouxson

Horrors of War at Suakim Zereba Described by Scots Guards

The London Standard reprints a letter from a Scots Guards officer at Suakim detailing the aftermath of McNeill's zereba. He recalls bivouacking among corpses, graves along the retreat route, and the grisly sight of mangled remains as the march to Suakim carried on. The account ends with vivid descriptions of festering corpses and the grim scene near Sunday’s fight.

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Be Warned Intime Purifying Blood With Ayers Sarsaparilla

Be warned int ime kidney diseases may be prevented by purifying renewing and invigorating the blood with Ayers Sarsaparilla. When debility perverts kidney action these organs rob the blood of albumen and pass it in urine while worn out matter remains. Ayers Sarsaparilla restores kidneys to proper action and albuminuria falls away.

Grant Batile John H. Traylor Bradfin Asta LaGrange Tam Swit Srecoie Co Atlanta

Kidney Disease Prevention Promoted by Ayer’s Sarsaparilla

Advertisements claim Bright's Disease prevention and kidney inflammation relief from Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Testimonials from Mrs. Weld of Jamales Plain Massachusetts and W M McDonald of Boston report kidney health improvements after using the remedy. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is touted to restore appetite and strength amid long-standing kidney complaints.

Ayer Jas. W. Weld Forest Hill St Jamales Plain Mass W. M. McDonald Summer St Boston John McLellan Cor Bridge and Third Sts Lowell

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