Baraboo Cement Bill Questions Work Costs In 1905
Baraboo Wisconsin October 30 1905 a bill from Northern Construction Co Milwaukee shows cement work for Charles Bender at 907 2nd Street. It lists Henry Ferge F Burton W Shaperd W F Stenberg A Anns and others with hours rates and amounts totaling 282.34. Hawley of 438 Third Street requests proof of cost and a receipt for sand and cement before paying.
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Bender
Baraboo
Wis
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Sagmarg Cis Sak
Canis Uisen
Lacie Tee Ge
2Nd St
Greenhorn
Third Street
Ferge
Hair Switches On Sale At N S Owens Baraboo
Mrs N S Owens announces a sale of hair switches in stock at her shop upstairs in Noyes Block Third Street Baraboo. She also offers hair chains doll wigs and custom hair rings. Christmas is near and orders are encouraged.
Daintiest of Aprons From Handkerchiefs
Readers are shown how to craft a pretty apron from two embroidered handkerchiefs or two gentleman's initial silk handkerchiefs plus lace ribbons and insertion. Instructions cover cutting one handkerchief diagonally, joining with valenciennes insertion, shaping the edge, and making a lace edged belt with baby ribbon ties. An illustration accompanies the instructions.
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Hamburg
Prairie du Lac School Board Meeting Discusses Rural Consolidation
Saturday meeting of school boards in Prairie du Lac drew many attendees including visitors from Reedsburg. County Superintendent Snyder led proceedings. Papers covered rural school consolidation, heating and ventilation, teacher selection and qualifications, and necessary school supplies and apparatus.
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Prairie du Lac
Reedsburg
Snyder
John Dixon
Cary
Madison
G. C. Shults
Whitewater Normal
G. W. Gehrand
Baraboo
Heroic Rescue on Baraboo River Bridge
Sunday afternoon Master Ernest Tucker nearly drowned after slipping on thin ice below the Baraboo river bridge. Sid Rubein, longtime Ringlings employee, leaped in fully clothed and saved the boy, bringing him to shore. The tale hints at a Carnegie medal consideration for Rubein.
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Baraboo
Ernest Tucker
Sid Rubein
Ringlings
Three Farm Publications Offered at Discount in Baraboo
Baraboo News Pub Co announces a special deal for readers offering Farm and Home Sentinel, Agricultural Epitomist, and a ladies magazine Madame at a reduced combined price of 50 cents for one year. Only current subscribers receive the trio. Sample copies available at the office in Baraboo Wisconsin.
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Farm and Home Sentinel
Baraboo News
Madame
Ladies Home Journal
Farmers
Tree falls on man injuring limb near Chippewa Falls
Willie Ellesar of Winfield was chopping near Chippewa Falls when a tree fell on his limb. He returned home to remain off work for the rest of the winter.
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Willie Ellesar
Winfield
Chippewa Falls
Electric Bitters Cited As Cure For Kidney Ailment
W W Sherman of Cushing Maine reports severe kidney pains for months and credits Electric Bitters with a permanent cure. He states three bottles restored health and recommends the tonic to kidney sufferers and for malaria stomach liver complaints and female weaknesses. Fisher Bros. druggists guarantee the 50 cent remedy.
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M. Sherman
Cushing
Fisher Bro
Everson Pharmacy items and local notices highlighted
Evenson's Pharmacy at 504 Oak St features shaving sets and glassware while Baraboo purchases Lyons property for storage. Local residents report travel, illness, a bridge ice jam, a court verdict on a Portage worker, and a party welcoming neighbors. Community mentions frames Baraboo lodge officers and local real estate moves with farm sales and a new tank heater venture.
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Evenson’s Pharmacy
Oak St
Twin Falls Growth Shows Village Progress and Schools
The piece describes Twin Falls as the oldest town on the road with rapid growth. It notes about two thousand residents, new substantial buildings, a three story cement hotel, a $30,000 schoolhouse, and a central graded school with wagon routes to collect students. It discusses rural school plans, local officers, and community inquiries about the new country.
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Twin Falls
Wisconsin
Local Social Notes and Holiday Travel Rumors
Mrs. John Felts visits Beloit. Dr. Gorst of Mendota in the city. G. L. Calvert of Madison returns for Sunday. T. Clavadatscher of Portage at home. Miss Helen Wright of Menomonie enjoys Christmas vacation at home. Mrs. Carl Bender visiting her parents in Madison. Handkerchief glove and necktie boxes at Evenson’s. Lester Lewis Montgomery to wed Ethel Fern Montgomery in Greenfield. Sam Goldfarb in Chicago for holiday fruit trade. Mrs. Eva Noyes spends Sunday at Elroy with sister Mrs Kimball. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rogers plan Christmas in Pittsburg then Chicago en route.
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Helen Wright
Menomonie
Tax Treasurer to Collect Baraboo Taxes at Local Store
Town Treasurer Paul Cahooz announces tax collection at E G Marriotts shoe store beginning Saturday Dec 23 and continuing Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays thereafter. Citizens urged to attend for payments and inquiries.
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E. G. Marriott's
Paul Cahooz
Edison Phonographs Offer From Shadow Town Co
Shadow Town Co advertises Edison machines from ten dollars and up with late records in stock. Credit is offered to responsible buyers. Tel 46 Located at 5th and Barket St Baraboo Wis.
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Edison Phonographs
Shadow Town Co
Edison
Tel
5Th and
Barket St. Baraboo
Wis
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Miss Elsbeth Hatch
Chester Waite
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