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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1885
Page
5
A robber opened fire on a jeweler's attempt to halt the crime. The bullet hit Mr Alexander in the hand, causing him to lose grip and the thief to flee with the loot. Alexander's wound is not serious. The second item reproduces Wisconsin deer laws, with penalties for unlawful hunting and possession and details on fines and imprisonment.
A New York Journal feature recounts tales from a dime museum about Daron Magri and Count Magri's tall wife, recalling Lucia Zarate a Mexican miniature woman and the curious appetites of dwarfs while noting debates with suffragists. It contrasts tiny figures with giants like Chang and Hungry Joe, and includes anecdotes of earnings and exhibition life.
A warning against improvised products labeled absolutely pure baking powder reveals ammonia as a contaminant and calls for legal penalties. It cites chemists, government tests, and Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as a safe, wholesome standard. A separate note recounts A. O. Brown reclaiming a Gettysburg battlefield rubber blanket in a moving family story.
Weekly report shows dull banking with quiet money market and fair interior shipments. Open market prices cover grains wheat corn oats and pork lard and bundles of supplies. includes rates for foreign exchange and crop estimates. notes weather impact and stock market standings.
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