Weekly Wisconsin advertising and notices from Milwaukee 1885
Public notice and advertising data from the Weekly Wisconsin of Milwaukee dated July 15 1885 lists subscription options and rates for Ppeekly Wisconsin advertising terms and pricing policies. It notes price per line for reading notices and disclaimers about advertiser accountability and offers to investigate reader swindles.
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Wisconsin
Mail
Mal
Atkens & Cramer
Milwaukee
Wis
Prohibition debate featured St John on temperance stance
Ex Gary St John of Kansas argued for prohibition before a Milwaukee audience. He contrasted voluntary temperance with slavery, noting that saloons cannot be banished yet government can curb temptations by reducing saloon numbers and imposing taxation, while urging practical regulation over idealistic eradication.
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Gary
St. John
Kansas
Milwaukee
John B. Gough
Maine
Towa
Iowa
John Wesley
Wesley
Wilberforce
Gov. St. John
James G. Birney
United States
Rome
Denmark
Russia
England
Brazil
Emory Storrs and the Mackin Case Tactics
The piece critiques Emory Storrs defense tactics in the Mackin perjury case. It notes his focus on technicalities rather than merits, including challenging jury qualification and juror attitudes, bail issues, and information versus indictment. The author laments these strategies as emblematic of modern criminal law's disrepute.
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Emory Storrs
Joe Mackin
Storrs
Mackin
Moran
Summer fashion palette and fussiness in gowns
New York July 7 fashion notes describe a bright summer in light fabrics and pale tints. Creams, satins, and embroidered cottons showcase varied textures, with wool still favored for durable skirts and bold color pairings.
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Wisconsin
New York
Ruskin
New York City
Sarah
Multiple calamities and crimes pepper a grim 19th century list
A long roundup reports killings by accidents and mob violence across Michigan New York and Mississippi. It notes drownings and shootings including a brakeman run over by an ore train and a woman who killed her children and herself in Indiana. Lightning strikes kill several men in Minnesota New York and Illinois. A gang battle in California leaves several dead. A New Jersey hailstorm devastates crops while foreclosure waves hit railroads. A thief attack robs a Chicago woman as two men pose as plumbers. A Fredericksburg man’s funeral reveals hidden wealth.
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Newport
Candace Wheeler
Associated Artiants
New York
Felix Moscheles
Langtry
Helen Terry
Cornwallis’ West
London
Society of Decorative Art
Casino
Associated Artista
Dora Wheeler
Osina Emmett
Minnehaha
Hawthorne
Hilda
Mipneron
Big Bear
Spray Beam
Ron
Marquette
Mich
John Hodgins
Howden
Ind
Perroneem
Saratoga County
N. Y
Frank McDermott
John Leonard
Utica
McDermott
Ishpeming
Thos
F. Tippette
Miss Many Baldway
Atchison
Kas
Stanist
McChristian
Felix Williams
Grenada
Miss
Bartley James
John Campbell
Williams
Ty Bloomington
Frank Kerr
Press Bentley
Bentley
Kerr
Washington
Charles Knott
Catherine E. Morris
Morris
Spain
Portugal
B. Remsnarr
St. Cloud
Mina
Moses Hopkins
San Francisco
Mark Hopkins
Akron Cement Company
East Akron
E. J. Newman & Co
Buffalo
Jersey
Ethel
Columbia, Tenn
American Jersey Cattle Association
Owls
Estrella Plains
San Luis Obisho
Cal
Brooks
E. Stawell
Steve Moody
H. Huston
John MacAdams
William Pepper
Gerorge Watts
Mead
Ionia
Watts
Sper
Sussex County
N. J
New Jersey
Plumberg
Thos. Smith
Dearborn Foundry
Chicago
Republicans of Pennsylvania Name Col Quay for Treasurer
Pennsylvania Republicans adopt a platform of financial principles and nominate Col Matthew S Quay for state treasurer. They pledge confidence for a national contest and favor suspending the current standard dollar coinage to maintain a sound currency redeemable in coin. The state’s populous, industrious voters are expected to favor Republicans in state and national contests.
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Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Matthew $. Quay
Union
Republic
France Debates Eight Hundred Thousand for Seventh Child
The Chamber of Deputies voted 800 000 to support the seventh child in needy French families. A mother must have seven children to qualify for government bounty, echoing Napoleon’s remark on large families amid wartime casualties.
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France
Chamber of Deputies
Napoleon
Madame de Stael
Enlarged Franchise in England Stirring Liberal Fears
The English Liberals fear Tory gains from recent special elections, warning that laborers once championed for franchise expansion show indifference and avoid exercising the vote. This mirrors a similar trend in the United States where neglect of the franchise is noted as a dereliction of citizenship.
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England
United States
Lightning Kills Two Men in GranTvne Ga July 8
In GranTvne Georgia on July 8 a pair of travelers died after a single lightning strike while returning from a failed mule trade. The incident followed earlier losses of two mules to lightning. Buchu-Paiba advertised as a cure for kidney and bladder ailments is listed with price and availability.
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GranTvne
Bingham
John Rowe
Ruins Malcolm
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