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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1885
Page
4
The notice outlines advertising rates for the Weekly Wisconsin and Daily Wisconsin editions, with unit prices per line and per month, plus double space pricing for local notices. It includes submission guidelines, charging terms, and a disclaimer about advertiser responsibility, dated Milwaukee October 10, 1885.
Sample copies of the Weekly Wisconsin are sent to readers upon request. One copy cannot fairly judge the paper’s merits. subscribers are urged to subscribe and share extra copies with potential subscribers.
The notice appeals to readers to renew subscriptions before expiration on February 1 and to recruit neighbors to renew. It offers a bonus portrait of Gen. Grant for Sunshine for Children purchasers and advertises a Sunshine for Little Children magazine deal. It cites trade data showing rising US exports versus imports in 1884 and eight months of 1885, plus a survey showing Western and Southern bankers and merchants largely favor suspending silver coinage rather than continuing it, contrasting with Eastern creditor views.
The article notes strong signs of a railway building boom with 207 lines in progress and plans for 35 145 miles of extensions, many in the South linked to cotton output. It also surveys the Bulgaria Roumelia crisis with Russia favoring union, Germany neutral, Austria seeking Servia and Greece compensation, and Britain wary of Ottoman power amid broader Russo Anglo tensions affecting Egypt and India.
Parisian shops customize for American tastes offering early autumn costumes, embroideries, and novelties. Rich pieces feature hand embroidery, beads, and lace, with Parisian modistes like Mme d Angla and Worth showcasing elaborate toilets for court and dinner wear. Descriptions cover fabrics, trimmings, hats, bonnets, and the ongoing blend of English and French influences in fashion accessory design.
Citizens in Arizona offer 250 dollars for Apache scalps, a Troy New York man found dead in bed, a fatal railway collision near Corinth Kiata claims many lives, playwright Diax Borensarrt marries in Sydney, and physician Daines Prurrs Rows dies at 64. A burglary at a Dubuque savings bank yields 2000 dollars, Freeport imposes 500 dollar yearly rinks licenses, and other incidents include a ship snagging near Cave Girardeau and a Niagara whirlpool item.
Old price memory notes linseed oil at 40 cents a gallon at the factory, the lowest in trade history, driven by big Dakota flax yields amid damp seasons. The piece surveys county fairs, grower yields, livestock moves, and local industry from La Crosse to Door County, plus county fairs, potato rot, and prairie fires in Dakota.
About three thousand items shipped to New York and five hundred to Philadelphia reveal a Paris business focused on high quality jerseys. The Bon Marche is praised for liberal policies and humane treatment of staff, while Paris stables for horses are noted as a public sight. Jenny Fuse.
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