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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1885
Page
6
A Boston Advertiser correspondent from Rio describes the approach to the city, the old town on Standu Ouvidor, pedestrian rights in the precincts, and the efficient streetcar system called bonds. He notes mule carts, patriots of dress, bustling peddlers, and the Mercy Hospital system offering free examinations and clothing for the sick, highlighting Brazil’s hospitality and urban charm.
The Weekly Wisconsin describes Rio de Janeiro and its public festivities centered on Our Lady of Gloria on August 15. Nurses are Sisters of Charity, many French, and Brazilians enjoy numerous religious and patriotic celebrations with illuminated churches, markets, and nightly crowds. The climate is mild in mid August, making outdoor life relaxed and leisurely under favorable natural conditions.
Amasa Cobb receives renomination by Nebraska Republicans for the state’s supreme court seat. The item mentions broader political notes including Ohio victory celebrations and a Kentucky convention, with multiple short regional news briefs and incidents across Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, and beyond.
A Rochester physician, long retired, offers a free mailed recipe in German French or English for a vegetable remedy claimed to cure Consumption bronchitis asthma and nervous debility after testing it on thousands of cases. He says the sender paper must be named and provides his address W A Noyes 149 Powers Block Rochester N Y. Mangled by the Cars Kenosha Wis Oct 16 A 6 year old girl saved from under freight cars loses an arm and is expected to recover. Serious Gunning Accident La Crosse Henry Fisher 15 shot in the thigh while snake hunting. prognosis uncertain. Suffocated by Wheat Ark en Minn Five cars of wheat wrecked two men found dead in the wheat from stolen ride. Scorched His Cheek Mit Creek Wis pipe explosion burns face. Babe Burned to Death New York seven month old girl dies after candle fire. Fell Six Hundred Feet Wilkes Barre Pa 15 year old door tender crushed to death. Five Chinamen killed Victoria B C five killed in Well ington colliery shaft accident.
Public health notice touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a kidney preventer and blood purifier. It argues debility harms kidney function, leading to albumen loss in urine and buildup of waste in blood, claiming the remedy restores proper action and removes mineral waste.
Advertised claims state Brights disease prevention and kidney inflammation reduction by Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Testimonials from Mrs Jan of Jamaica Plain, W M McDonald of Boston, and John McLellan describe kidney complaints and improved health after using the remedy.
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