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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1885
Page
4
Milwaukee 1885 page shows advertising rates and notices for the Weekly Wisconsin. It lists price tiers for Daily and Weekly editions, notes double pricing for occupied spaces, and includes postal and submission details. The notice warns advertisers to verify ads and offers guidance on changes of address and submission preservation.
A note invites readers to request sample copies, stating each issue is worthwhile and encouraging subscriptions. It notes recipients may share extra copies with friends likely to subscribe and implies judging the paper's veracity from a single copy is difficult.
The message urges readers to renew their subscriptions before the stated expiration period and to recruit neighbors to subscribe. It asks current subscribers to rally support and notes that a broad local effort could add thousands to the subscriber base.
Subscribers to the weekly Wisconsin list may secure a late portrait of Gen. Grant by renewing their subscription in advance. With current rate of consumption the edition will be exhausted soon and the offer will be withdrawn, so send in your renewal at once if you want the portrait.
A critical survey of silver policy argues for modifying the Bland act to stop silver dollar depreciation. It reviews Edward Atkinson’s Common Sense piece and examines A J Warner’s plan to issue certificates backed by silver deposits. Key objections include lack of legal tender for private use and global silver glut causing value volatility.
The piece critiques silver purchases by the government, arguing to halt coinage to restore intrinsic value, and contrasts Western enterprise with Eastern thrift. It also covers large Western business practices, corn yields, labor-capital ideas, and regional civic issues.
The passage notes rising general education yet persistent ignorance and prejudice across the globe. It cites anti vaccination riots in Montreal and Spanish unrest against health workers during cholera scares, comparing Spaniards and French Canadians to illustrate widespread irrational harm from ignorance.
Janesville, Wisconsin, announces a reform win in a high license vote with a 34 vote margin after review. Statewide adoption grows as many cities levy $200 to $500 fees, signaling moral sentiment. a future general high license law may follow once a fearless Legislature is elected.
Evsueren Wisconsin September 29 Henry Kiel was arrested in Chicago for stealing a horse in Genoa Junction and yesterday received a four year sentence at Waupun.
In Petersburg Virginia W A Wintree endorses Brown's Iron Bitters for general debility promising cures for dyspepsia enriched blood and stronger muscles. Nearby reports note Henry O Neil found dead with suspected drunken fall at Peot Keller lumber yard and a farmer west of Prampu Sac Wis loses an arm in a threshing machine.
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