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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
6
Handkerchiefs for Christmas offered in varied fabrics including linen initial boxes, real Madeira embroidery, and delicate handkerchiefs in plain linen, colored borders, or silk. Prices range from 35 cents to several dollars. Open evenings until Christmas with accompanying handbags in assorted styles from 50 cents to 5 dollars.
The ad promotes festive dresses with prices from 50c to 1.50 per yard and offers suggestions and alterations after Christmas.
Bright selection of black and color silk and waist patterns offered at splendid values per yard. Specified price 4.00 per yard.
Boxed hosiery offers six pairs per box with a six month wear guarantee. Advertisement mentions men and ladies options though text is partially garbled.
Bargains emerge in children’s apparel as fur trim and novelty items are highlighted as budget friendly options. retailers emphasize low prices to attract families shopping for winter outfits.
For Sale by the owners 400000 acres of choice agricultural unimproved lands with good soil and some timber across Chippewa Clark Eau Claire Price Rusk and Wood counties Wisconsin. We are the largest land owners in the state offering vest bargains at low prices and easy terms. Agents in all counties seek settlers for the best agricultural district in Wisconsin. Write for maps J I Gates Land Company Milwaukee Wisconsin.
E. D. Ochsner of Prairie du Lac offers mounting of all kinds of birds and animals true to nature. Prices are reasonable and work is guaranteed to be first class.
Monday Miss Cora Spreeder returns from a three week visit with relatives in Spring Green. Arthur Schultze goes home to Reedsburg after a city visit. Miss Olive Elkington returns from Milwaukee after completing nurse training. Mr and Mrs George Wickersham of LaValle travel through Baraboo en route home from New York, where they visited their daughter Mrs Dietrich and friends. New York was once Mrs Wickersham’s home and the trip was greatly enjoyed.
Mr and Mrs Randall celebrated their pearl wedding anniversary with about sixty five relatives visiting from Baraboo Freedom Dellona Dellona Excelsior and Reedsburg on a stormy December day. Guests arrived with baskets and a noon dinner followed by a pleasant afternoon. The couple received gifts of silver pearl and furniture.
Dec 12 notices recount Mrs Mary Morey visiting E R Vanderhoof and family and Mrs Lydia Good arriving from Baraboo to stay with Mrs M M Cooper. Numerous names visit, travel, or are guests, with one illness noted and a dentistry extension announced by J F Sneathen until January 1910.
Classified brief notes neckwear items sold individually in boxes priced at 25 cents to 1 dollar and fifty cents, highlighting affordable gift or wardrobe options.
A weekly four line ad rate and multiple sale notices appear. Items include a second hand buggy and cutter, a cutter with seats, a Poland China boar and work horse, a cutter harness and buggy, a 803 acre farm for sale near Baraboo, 45 acre property with timber, live poultry wanted, Poland Chinas boars, Fairfield Creamery Co stock, Embden and Grey Toulouse geese, and a lost pair of mittens. Auction announced for December 18 with goods and horses welcome.
A breezy remark on overcoats and chilly days leads to lumbago. The piece urges Perry Davis Painkiller as a quick remedy, claiming soreness vanishes swiftly with its use.
A black fur coat is missing and likely left in the alley between Oak and Ash and Second and Third streets. Finder should leave it at this office to receive a reward.
Wanted a boy to work on a farm with schooling possible. I Cohn seeks dead hogs for rendering to deliver to town or at his address. FORK SALE: 80 acre Delton farm near Fern Dell with 40 acres improved, marsh land, house, outbuildings, water, fruit trees and berries offered for $2000. inquiries to C M Smith at N Wilcox Fairfield or Delton address.
Notice for tree planters selling home grown stock. Two and three year old trees, apples, grapes, plums, and gooseberries. On farm cons cut, headquarters for Gem City apples. Apple tree seedlings for grafting demonstrated to anyone desiring to set an orchard. A D Brown I X L fruit farm.
Baraboo markets list prevailing local prices for staples including oats hay flour and feed. Corrections were noted before base pricing and supply figures show ranges from 0.80 to 1.70 per unit and 1.65 for another item.
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