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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1885
Page
4
A Milwaukee advertisement section outlines subscription rates for Daily and Weekly Wisconsin. It then broaches mind cure, arguing it is not supernatural and can aid some with illness while warning against overreliance for serious disease. The piece cites a dramatic blood-loss illusion and promotes hopeful patient attitudes.
A Wisconsin editorial rebukes polygamy as a crime opposed to law and morality, urging firm action by government. It condemns Mormon polygamy and warns against compromise, while also criticizing Congress for a flawed naval vessel plan and praising careful biblical scholarship in the new Bible revision.
A Salt Lake delegation to Washington asks the President for protection of polygamy under the guise of impartial law. The President agrees to appoint capable officials to enforce the law without favoritism, but the delegates reveal they seek favorable administration, showing less concern for impartial enforcement.
Fourteen hundred reports from winter wheat regions are sent to the McCormick Reaper Company of Chicago by agricultural implement agents. They indicate a winter wheat shortage of 125,000,000 bushels. Wisconsin grows some wheat but looks poor this season with many fields re seeded or planted.
Owatoxssa Minn May 16 Henry Lewiston and wife woke as flames enveloped their second story. The hired man escaped through a window with the youngest child. the wife was severely burned. Five children perished upstairs, Lewiston’s daughter and four sons all died in the blaze.
A letter from A. R. Wiiaar of Reedsburg dated May 9 1885 criticizes Republicans in both houses for attempting to use state funds as hush money. He praises exposure of the scheme, noting Democrats were in the minority and that no Republican should have joined the ring.
New York May 11 Ex Gov Gilbert O Walker of Virginia died at his residence in the city at 3 this morning in his 52nd year of age from consumption and heart disease Joseph Pesketh a respected citizen and prominent businessman of this city died yesterday at about 6 P M of pneumonia aged about 45 Wells Health Renewer advertised for women’s vitality and freshness
The king of the Belgians at fifty stands apart among sovereigns. Born heir, he inherited a mature throne after a natural death. Italy’s king was 17 before Italy existed, while Greece founded a dynasty and Spain could consult former rulers or a living pretender. The discourse notes royal lineages and destinies.
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A Wisconsin reporter hears a Curiously Simple Rheumatic cure using gunpowder with a daily dose of powder and saleratus. The anecdote recalls a Dakota Frenchman’s alleged cures and notes gunstore sales to women for medicinal use, not explosives. Milwaukee obits and local updates follow, including official appointments and a freight accident in Western Union Junction.
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