Nine More Shopping Days Left Before Christmas
With nine buying days remaining before Christmas, shoppers face a tight countdown and retailers urge quick decisions. The note warns prudent shoppers to finalize gifts while stock and hours hold steady.
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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
4
Risley Brothers Stage Holiday Look Around in Baraboo
Risley Brothers showcase an extensive holiday display with two large store rooms packed with tasteful goods. The store emphasizes courtesy and no pressure sales, inviting shoppers to browse and let the goods and prices sell themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Risley Brothers
Risleys
Risley Bros. Great
Baraboo
Baraboo Shoe Store Makes Christmas Pleasing
This reader urges sensible shopping in Baraboo for Christmas. Practical gifts like slippers house shoes and dress shoes are praised for lasting happiness, while warning against foolish trinkets. John Schneller on Third Street is cited as a fair dealer with quality goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schneller
Third Street
Nightly Reads From Baraboo Stores On Soft Drinks
In Baraboo many families use soft drinks at home with options like Fop lemon sour root beer Weis beer and other carbonated beverages. They are described as healthful palatable and popular with prompt home delivery by Kessler & Steinke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Kessler & Steinke
Settergren and Pittman Holiday Gift Store Ad
Settergren and Pittman advertise a wide holiday selection beyond hardware. The store sells sleds wagons skates silverware chafing dishes carving sets cutlery granite and aluminum ware guns and more suited for meaningful gifts. They promote horizontal profit margins and urge customers to compare prices and view holiday goods before buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Settergren& Pittman
Lettergren & Pittman
A Useful Coat Hanger for College Men and Bachelors
A short piece extols coat hangers as thoughtful gifts for college men and bachelors. It notes hangers can be decorative with ribbons and silks, may hold sachets, are gentle on coats, and save space compared with bulkier options.
Thanksgiving Dinner Calamity as Turkey Spill Evokes World Turmoil
Major Smith chairs Thanksgiving with guests when a waiter slips carrying a steaming turkey. The fall causes dishes to crash and the Major quips that the incident signals the downfall of Turkey, the breaking up of China, the spilling of Greece, and the humiliation of Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Turkey
China
Greece
Africa
Roast Them in the Sunshine
A mother asks an eminent French physician how to care for delicate children. He replies roast them and roast them in the sunshine. The advice contrasts with mothers giving tonics and cod liver oil, presented in Good Health as golden but risky guidance.
Banish Trouble and Harbor Positive Thoughts
Guidance urges removing envy jealousy and malice to keep youth and beauty. Loving your neighbor as yourself promotes happiness health and well being, with thoughts dispelling lines and wrinkles and bringing beauty to reign.
The Art of Doing Nothing in Utopian Schools
A London Saturday Review quips that life includes days off and teaches the value of idle time. It imagines schools where professors instruct the great art of doing nothing and sitting on a gate as part of a utopian curriculum.
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London Saturday Review
California Poppies Range Across 112 Species
Dr EB J Greene reports at least 112 species of California poppies Eschscholtzia described in the June issue of Pittania. The work catalogs the diverse forms and notes distinct varieties across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
EB. J. Greene
Suggestions for a China Rack and Window Seat Box
The text proposes a do it yourself project a dining room china rack with three shelves two side plates and rails and a window seat with shoe box form. It notes dimensions for the side plates 30 inches high and shelves 36 inches long with notches and rounded ends. It describes constructing a box with sides back and upholstering with denim and cretonne for bed or dressing room seating.
Cardboard Doll House Craft For Christmas Fun
A Boston Globe reader shares a simple no cost project for making a doll house inside a cardboard box. Use bits of paper ribbon cloth and spools to build rooms furniture and windows with miniature paper dolls and rag dolls. The guide encourages creative reuse and portable play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Gilicate of soda Keeps Eggs Fresh for Months
A device or method using a soda compound preserves eggs for extended periods. The note emphasizes long shelf life and practical home use. No dates or organizations are given.
Cheese Fatal to Many Sparks Inquest Comment
An English coroner remarked at an inquest that it is strange how many people die suddenly after eating cheese. The remark was noted amid a discussion on multiple cheese related fatalities.
Baraboo Firm Launches Sweeping Removal Sale on Oak Street
KINDSCHI and CROSINSKE advertise a moving sale of a large, varied stock as they relocate to Oak street. Prices on standard goods are slashed, drawing heavy customer response. Clothing and holiday items are heavily discounted. customers urged to buy now while prices stay down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Oak Street
London Traffic Counts Show Horse Vehicles Overtaken
A London observer counted traffic on a main road from 9 AM to 9 PM. Bicycles 4577, motor cars 557, electric street cars 407, horse vehicles 209, total 5750. The horse is rapidly being outnumbered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. H. Link Promotes Holiday Gift Picks in Baraboo
Baraboo shoppers are urged to visit J. H. Link for durable, attractive gifts before the holiday rush. The ad advises selecting a keepsake watch or lasting items, with staff ready to show prices, reserve items, and provide guidance to early buyers. Delays in shopping are cautioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Link
Baraboo
Link’s
Link
Mr. Link
Early shopping surge boosts holiday goods sales
Shoppers snap up holiday merchandise ahead of season as retailers report strong early buying. Vendors note brisk demand across departments, with many items moving quickly and inventories shrinking in several stores.
The Fair Promises Complete Baraboo Shopping Comfort
A 1905 Baraboo advertisement extols The Fair as the only up-to-date store meeting modern needs under one roof. It highlights dry goods, clothing, groceries, hardware, and toys with assurances of quality and fair prices, praising Livingston Mercantile Co. for buying goods cheaply across its three stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Livingston Mercantile Co
Bridal Cake of Brittany Guests Attest with Golden Coins
A Brittany bridal feast features a striking butter sculpture as the centerpiece. Guests insert split sticks bearing coins of gold or silver into the elaborate centerpiece, creating a lasting celebratory impression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brittany
Sprightly Schab Shoe Store Gathers Holiday Attention
Uptown rivals note W C Schab shoe store on South Side offers an excellent stock with close margins. The shop carries Foster Jefferson Walk overs Queen Quality shoes and Goodyear Gold Seal rubbers. Time the holiday shoppers know him early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Schab
Mr. Schab
Schab
America
The Hessian Fly Its Origin and Global Spread
The Hessian fly dates back to 1776 when brought to the United States in Hessian troops straw. First observed on Long Island about 125 years ago, it followed wheat cultivation west and across regions, sometimes destroying crops. Annual losses average around 40 million bushels, about 6 to 7 percent of the total wheat crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Success Magazine
Huge White Ants Nest From Jamaica Arrives in Maryland
A curiosity from Jamaica now at the Maryland Academy of Sciences is a huge white ants nest about three and a half feet in diameter. The nest forms from tree sap and is built by the ants at the base or in branch junctions. It resembles a hornets nest in structure but is dark brown in color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Maryland Academy of Sciences
Mosquitoes Shown Drunk After Port Wine Test
Dr St George Gray of the British West Indies reports that Culex mosquitoes were intoxicated after exposure to port wine. In a bell jar test, a few drops of wine rendered them seemingly dead, then recovered and appeared staggering under the microscope.
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St. George Gray
British West Indies
Culex
Seaweed as a staple in East Asian cuisine
The article notes that seaweed is widely eaten in China and Japan with many species used. Some varieties are soaked or dried and seaweed sauces, including asa kusa nori, are common in Japanese and Chinese cooking. One type is sold in tin boxes in Tokyo markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Asiatic
Sale of New Jersey 1681 Auction Proposal
An April 16 1681 sale offer valued New Jersey at about $5,000. A letter from the Earl of Bath to Lord Norbury survives, sold as a manuscript, describing the colony as a country nearly as large as England belonging to the late George Carteret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Province of
Earl of Bath
Lord Norbury
England
George Carteret
Old Castle Ruined by Gale at Rossbrrn Castelo West Cork
West Cork coast near Schull sees Rossbrrn Castle, long held by the O Mahony clan, nearly demolished in a recent gale. A breach from a siege in Queen Elizabeth I era exposed the wall weakness during the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossbrrn
O’mahony
West Cork
Schull
George Carew
Queen Elizabeth
Tie Between Brother and Sister in Russia
In Russia the bond between brother and sister is described as the closest in the world with brothers seen as guardians equal to their father and as protectors even more than the father. The passage emphasizes the family dynamic and cultural expectations shaping this relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Classified By His Opponent
John H. George of Concord New Hampshire once argued a case before a referee opposite the late N B Bryant Bryant wore a conspicuous boutonniere George retorted that Bryant was a cross between a peacock and a blue heron and preserved the best traits of both birds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. George
Concord
N. H
N. B. Bryant
George
Bryant
Farm and land for sale near Sauk Prairie and Lodi
J P Witwen offers 336 acre farm six miles from Lodi seven from Prairie du Sac three from Okee and two from Merrimack with good buildings and 200 acres cultivated. Also 295 acre farm on Sauk Prairie with rich soil and living water. Various city and northern Dakota lands listed. Witwen a respected Sauk County businessman. See for real estate fire or life insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi
Prairie du Sa
Okee
Merrimack
Sauk Prairie
Northern
S. Dakota Land
Baraboo Draws Sauk County Holiday Shoppers
Reports from country towns indicate a large portion of Sauk County will buy holiday presents in Baraboo. Attractive goods, broad selections, and fair prices are expected to draw crowds from distant areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk County
Baraboo
Sherm Luce Runs Baraboo Livery Stable
The long time Crouch stables at Oak and Fifth streets in Baraboo is now run by Sherm Luce a well known and obliging proprietor. His stable serves residents north of Fifth Street and he also operates two red painted buses to shuttle passengers to and from trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crouch
Oak and
Fifth Streets
Baraboo
Sherm Luce
Luce
Fifth Street
Mr. Luce
Evenson's Pharmacy Christmas Display Shines With Fine Stock
Evenson's Pharmacy boasts a wide Christmas display featuring decorated china and cut glass, snappy pictures, postal cards, and toilet sets. Mr. Evenson emphasizes tasteful selections, noting no cheap-appearing items and reasonable prices. Buy early for lasting gifts and skip gimmicks like jumbo racks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evenson
Mr. Evenson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baraboo Shopper’s
Ivy
Isos
Risley Bros
GEM City Bottlinc Co
Settergren & Pittman
Cardboard Doll House
Kindschi & Crosinske
Allah
Cc. Schab
J.P. Witwen
Charles King
Evenson’s Pharmacy
Bently
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