Wisconsin advertising rates and notice policy from 1885
An 1885 Milwaukee newspaper ad page outlines subscription and mailing rates for Daily Wisconsin and Weekly Wisconsin, local notice charges, and rate calculation methods based on column length. It notes post office entry as second class matter, responsibility disclaimers, and the editor's stance on rejected communications. The piece is dated July 20, 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Mail
Lourgeois
Cramer, Aikens & Cramer
Milwaukee
Wis
Claus Matter
Subscriptions and a Reform Fund in 19thCentury Press
The piece discusses Sample Copies for the Weekly Wisconsin and promotes subscription. It covers the Grant presidential fund, funded by wealthy citizens, with Morgan as trustee who backed Wabash Railroad bonds. Executors plan August payment of principal, swapping bonds for Wabash stock, a move seen as preserving the fund's stability. It also critiques a Californian criminal lawyer who vows to stop defending criminals and argues for ample defense to ensure fair trial and justice. The overall tone defends public-interest funding and professional ethics in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gen. Grant
Cov. Morgan
New York
Gov. Morgan
Presidential Fund
Wabash
Morgan Estate
San Francisco
California
Death of Gen Grant and Sheridan on the frontier
The document lauds Gen. Grant as the nation’s great military and civilian leader, noting his unfinished life, enduring credit, and the world’s acknowledgment. It praises his integrity, practical wisdom, and ability to seize opportunity, and emphasizes the public’s reverence despite calumny. It then commends Gen. Sheridan for mediating with Southwest Indians, balancing firmness with fairness, forecasting that his presence will curb both Indian and cattleman lawlessness and suggesting a peaceful frontier policy.
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Gen. Grant
Grant & Ward
Washington
Lincoln
Earth
Grant
America
Sheridan
Southwest
Gen. Sheridan
Grant as a Civilian Triumphs in Restoring Currency Faith
Editorial praises Ulysses S. Grant for shaping 1875 resumption act under pressure of wartime debts. It argues the act brought lasting national honor and currency reform surpassing battlefield victories, highlighting honesty and integrity as core Republican values guiding the republic toward worldwide esteem.
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Grant
Republic
United States
Vicksburg
Appomattox
Verity
A. S. Grant
Diversified Farming in Northern Dakota Emphasized
North Dakota farmers, urged to shift from sole wheat to stock raising, favor a diversified production system. Wheat lands may exhaust, pasturage offers renewal and comparable or greater profits in meat. Pioneer farmers justify wheat focus for quick money, but stock growing, though time and capital intensive, promises long term profit and reliability.
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Dakota
Jumped to Death on Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
A man wearing a jumping suit leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge promenade yesterday morning and plunged into the East River. Witnesses, who wore linen dusters, vanished soon after, and no identity for the jumper had been found by press time.
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New York
Brooklyn
El Mahdi Dies of Small Pox Reported
Dispatches from Assouan report Maj. Grenfell telegraphed Gobra messengers saying El Mahdi died of small-pox on June 29. The news has since been confirmed. Includes a health advertisement for Wells' Health Renewer aimed at women.
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el Mahdi
Losnox
Assouan
Maj. Grenfell
Gobra
Marriage of Princess Beatrice at Osborne Whippingham
The wedding of Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria’s youngest daughter, to Prince Henry of Battenberg took place at St Mildred's Church Whippingham on July 23. The ceremony featured royal grand pageantry with the Prince of Wales and dignitaries, and the couple departed for Quarr Abbey for a week before a Victoria and Albert cruise.
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Beatrice
Prince Onry
Osborne
Ostorse
Isle of Wight
Queen Victoria
Prince Henry
Battenberg
St. Mildred’s Church
Whippingham
Prince of Wales
Victor
George
Navy
Palace
Balmoral
Canterbury
Winchester
Windsor
Prothero
Prince Alexander
Bulgaria
Prince Francis of Battenberg
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Christian
Grand Duke of Hesse
Duchess of Bedford
Duchess of Roxburghe
Victoria
Alice
Alexander
Francis Joseph
Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt
Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore
A Madman's Deed in Illinois Sparks Tragic Fire and Death
Abe Deuser, a German farmer near Broomisdon, Illinois, alleged to have faced divorce actions, set fire to his barn after abducting and destroying stock valued at 2000 dollars, then hid until his arrest. The next morning he was found dead by hanging in his cell.
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Broomisdon
Ill
Abe Deuser
Deuser
Milwaukee News Highlights Population and Local Incidents
The Milwaukee census shows a city population of 158 365, with a gain since 1880. Reported incidents include a fatal fall at Pennsylvania Coal Co dock, a death from natural causes, a factory accident, a street railway franchise application, and various local notices.
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Milwaukee
Moris Kxeesay
Pennsylvania Coal Co
Elizabeth Page
Pierce Street
Geo. W. Graham
Milwaukee Street
Alexander Mitcuent
John Plankinton
Gen. H. C. Hobart
D.C. Green
Chicago & North-Western
Wisconsin Street
Clybourn Street
B. Dysos
W. E. Thompson
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Thomas Horan
John A. Whaling
John Homberger
James Fitzacramp
Fitzgerald
Curis Garner
Brookfield
Internal Revenue
Waukesha
Wall
Kimball
J. H. Vas Dye
Custom House
Brussels
Eugene Verbackhoven
Aupx
Bekerr
Emma Berger
Berlin
Germany
Theodore Thomas
New York
The Afghan Trouble and Mackin Case Update
In Afghan matters, semi official denial from St Peters burg states Zulficar Pass not occupied by Russian troops and Baron De Staal assures Lord Salisbury that Russia will restrain aggression while negotiations continue. In Illinois, Judges Craig and Shope grant a writ of supersedeas in the Mackin jury case, bail denied, with review set for September in Ottawa. Mackin remains confident of a favorable termination at the supreme court.
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Loxpox
St. Petersburg
Zulficar Pass
Baron de Staal
Lord Salisbury
Russia
Mackin
Craig
Shope
Ilinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ottawa
Drowning at Grafton Claims Brewer Geo Habig
At Grafton Wisconsin on July 24 Geo Habig a 35 year old brewer fell from a skiff while fishing in the Milwaukee River and drowned He leaves a wife and three children an incident noted in the local river news despite clear weather and calm waters.
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Grafton
Port Wasurxetos
Wis
Geo. Habig
Milwaukee River
W. A. Knyts
Grand Rapids
Marts McLy
Veeney
Cooperstown
Manitowoc
Lutheran
Fredonia
Poe
Insurance
co _ Caner
Huson
Trenton
Washington County
Eau Claire Free Press
Robt
H. Allison
Hiram BeLuarp
Evansville
Eter Miller
German
Marinette
James CorGeton
Westford
Richland County
Fountain Spring
Waukesha
Pensaukee
A. Spuhler
James Berss
Eau Claire
Larimore
Dak
Turman
Stevens Point
Oshkosh
Charles Couch
Amherst
Portage County
Jamies Ryder
Jefferson County
Waterloo
A. D. Andrews
Black River Falls
Wisconsin Regiment
J. W. Diztex
Hustisford
Watertown
Dodge County
Berns
Bennett
Vinland
Winnebago County
Tra C. Epwanos
Ripon Republican
Daily Free Press
Shaw
Hewitt
Marshfield
J. A. D. Willard
Congregational Church
Appleton
Amherst College
Apries Tau
Lutheran Church
Reedsville
Manitow
Henry Weinstock
Washington
Gunderson
Cumberland
Alexander Proudfit
Lake Geneva
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Ellsworth Dickson
Wisconsin
Peter Janisch
M. Rogers
Collins
John F. Butcher
New Diggings
John C. Jameson
Paynette
al Woodbury
Lone Rock
Eugene Hastings
Theresa
Geo. Engle
Kekoskee
Martin Stapleton
Fox Lake
Andrew Douglass
Alderly
Malcom
Dobie
Hayward
James M. Keyes
Richland Center
A. M. Knudson
Alden
M. Doyle
Gratiot
J.N. Dohlen
Mt. Horeb
L. A. Lincoln
Mazomanie
8. C. Lambert
Markesan
John Wunergil
Sandy Bay
E. G. van Buren
Montford
Serious Railway Wreck Near Loda Causes Fatalities
Two Illinois Central freight trains collided near Loda on July 24 wrecking engines and a dozen cars. Two tramp riders were killed and the company faces about $29000 in losses.
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Kangaree
Ilinois Central Road
Loda
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Mediterranean
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Portugal
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Granada
Malaga
Cuenca
Madrid
Toledo
Valladolid
Burgos
Titus
Hattie
Kassala
Caio
Lake Winnebago
OsnEosx
T. Luck
Racine
Horseshoe Island
Miliwaukee News
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