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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1885
Page
2
A nostalgic fragment describes a cobweb lit by sun, with a child shouting merry signs of spiders at play in tall grasses. The scene highlights a mother’s amused reaction and a playful image of the spider’s “wash” hung on a cobweb. Additional lines mention tiny green and gold wings and a lighthearted, domestic moment from a youth publication.
A childhood reminiscence recounts Cuffy Dangle a bright eyed colored girl and a playful prank with a grandmotherly mother making a lace trimmed night cap. A candle topple ignites the cap, wool burns, and the child is rescued with compassion while the mothers soothed, a lesson on care and memory.
Tempting Fate reports a notable bride visiting the White House with her husband for the third time, noting her past marriages and the deaths of previous spouses after presidential calls. The third husband accompanied her as she chose milder weather for this bridal tour, and expressed tentative pleasure with the president and the city.
Gov Jeremiah M Rusk designates Thursday November 26 as a day of thanksgiving and praise. He urges suspension of public and private business and asks people to render thanks for blessings, prosperity and health across Wisconsin. The proclamation follows the year’s bountiful harvests and rising industries.
Practical farming tips on keeping apples late harvests and winter care for sheep and fowl. Advice urges late apple picking, exercise and water for sheep, winter egg production, orchard manuring, and soil balance with bone meal and potash. Practical reminders from Farmers’ Call and Western Rural.
Recipes for Poultry sauce using liver and parsley, spoox Colix Bread with sour milk and meal, lemon gelatine dessert with sugar and sherry, Corner Coxe spiced cake, Cabbage Salad with eggs and vinegar, Beef Heart stew with onion and butter, Apple Cake with meringue dressing, and a note to chill before using.
Mr Grimond a London area nurseryman touring Norfolk a century ago found a white Provence rose in a mull. He bought a flower from an mill inmate and paid a guinea. Buds multiplied, stock sold for 25 dollars, plants later fetch five dollars each, and the old woman was awarded 300 silver con.
John Foley, an attache of the Theater Comique, hid in wait and shot Alice Fik and her escort, Yates. He then shot himself in the mouth. Fik died, Yates was wounded in the jaw but not fatally. the woman cannot recover.
A column presents readers asking for brief, practical guidance on advertising rules letters and puzzle-free communication to Editor Our Family Milwaukee. It includes sample questions about painting, napkin use, whisky production by state, theater capacity, city populations, pronunciation, and subscriptions with editor answers and notes on how to respond.
A dated collage of puzzles from 1845 to 1352 1350 and later, with crosswords enigmas word squares and riddles. The page includes puzzle solutions, notes on contributions requests for the puzzle department, and a brief roundup of local incidents and notices from Wisconsin newspapers.
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