Baraboo Social News Chronology Reflects Visiting Friends
Many Baraboo residents and visitors are listed traveling to and from nearby towns. Notable names include Miss Hattie Capener of Chicago visiting family, J. D. Claridge and F. Sorge of Reedsburg, and William Buehrle of Chicago planning a move to Los Angeles. Local events feature picnics, teas, and gatherings as Baraboo Collegiate Institute alumni host visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Buehrle
Chicago
P. H. Crossman
Mr. Buehrle
Baraboo
Los Angeles
Cal
Mary Warner Swain
Winona
Dennison
Thumb Signs of Character Warn of Danger
A palm reader explains thumb shapes reveal intellect and will power. If the first thumb joint is thicker or longer than the second, the bearer is calm and controlled. If the second joint is longer, intellect dominates and actions stay rational. If the first joint is thicker, obstinacy and rash anger prevail and reasoning fails.
Fishing Along Cadiz Seawall Draws Many Anglers
In Cadiz the seawall forms a high barrier at the peninsula tip. Men and boys perch along the wall using long bamboo rods and 50 to 100 foot lines with shrimp bait. Catch rates are small but steady, though the wall receives city refuse that feeds the sea life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
Home Work in Numbers for Primary Teachers
Harper's Bazaar suggests at home play to boost early numeracy. Recommends pasteboard money for a store, beanbag games with individual scores, and dominoes taunting by fives to build a math foundation while keeping home tasks minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Bazar
Where the Shoe Pinched
A brief domestic vignette from a correspondence in Youth's Companion recounts Mr Randall puzzled by his wife's steadfast obstinacy. He notes her decisive acts in the kitchen and family life, yet her obstinate attempts to regulate his comings and goings remain baffling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Ibe
Storm Lake
Mr. Randall
Porter Fired Over Loss of Parcel at New York Warehouse
A long‑time warehouse porter in New York was dismissed after being found drunk and losing a valuable parcel. He pledged sobriety and sought reinstatement, but was rejected. After lingering remorse he became involved with drink again and later recovered the parcel in a drunken stupor, claiming he remembered its whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Milwaukee
O. K
New York
Alms from a Tomb Observed at Ide Ford England
A 300 year old custom at Ide ford near Chudleigh involves collecting alms from a donor’s tomb in the churchyard. The rector and church warden stand at the tomb’s end while the needy approach the opposite end to take coins left on the flat top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideford
Chudleigh
Eng
Busy Minefloater Keeps Up With Watering Demands
Dialogue notes an endlessly busy Minefloater who spends daytime watering stock and, after work, must water the lawn with a hose. The exchange questions whether he is truly always busy, implying a humorous or lighthearted depiction.
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Marriott Shoe CO
Kodak Days
Kodak Brownies
Eastman Kodaks
Fisher Bros
Araboo, Wis
C. E. Ryan
R. H. Clark
Baraboo, Wis
4Th Street
Fourth Street
City Hall
Sixth Street
Third St
Bartlett & Booth
Carl Me Girr
Elroy
Glendale
Hattie Capener
J. D.claridge
F. Sorge
Reeds
Burge
Wesley News
Neenah, Menasha
Marshfield
Robert Donahue
George Howe
Second Street
Cecile McGilvra
Altoona, Wis
P. Callahan
Charles Wild
Madison
I. Weaver
Hulbert
Delton
H. H. Hubert
Mrs. A. Spencer
Erma
Marshall
Mrs. Spencer
D. G. Haines
Jane Witwen
Troy
Fred Wintermantel
Gem City
P. Buckley
Second Avenue
Glen
H. M. Acott
Mirrorlake
Carolyn Holah
Yule
Phillips
Kenosha
Miss Holah
G. Witwen
Prairie du Lac
S. J. Erffmeyer
Prairie du Sac
W.S. Davis
Stuartville
Minn
D. L.montgomery
Stuatville
Davis
Henry Knight
Aurora
Arthur Cramer
Harold
Ill
Knight
George McFarland
Newport
T. Clavadatscher
Wisconsin
Portage Register
Davenport
New Warren
J.R. Lane
D. R. Lane
Birdsall
J. Lane
M. Leig
L. Shuler
J. Reed Lane
Charles Session
Charles Schuler
Arch Gilchrist
von Mann
Cable von Mann
Richard von Mann
James von Mann
Josephine von Mann
Kilbourn
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Madras
Foile du Nord
Viktor Eg
Peete Rere Seers Esees i Ee
Ea Sa
Rc. Peck
South Side Dept. Store
Kimball
Kimball Organ
Kimball Instruments
Sauk County
Kimball Co
Oak ST
Kimball Dealers
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