Local Briefs Highlight Holiday Shopper Offers and Appointments
City Clerk Worthman completed the tax roll and handed it to City Treasurer Link. Local merchants advertise dinnerware sets from $9.50 to $16.00, collar and cuff boxes, jewel cases, manicure sets, and other gifts from Lee English Hardware and Donovan's. Fosdick and Campbell moving pictures play The Grande on Dec 26–27 with ticket prices 35, 25, 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthman
Link
Donovan
Fosdick & Campbell Moving Pictures
the Grande
Mystery Ring visit and holiday social in South Delton
South Delton residents attended the Mystic Ring event at Mrs. Sam Welch's in Baraboo last Thursday. Miss Bell Holt, teaching at Merrimack, is home for a two week Christmas vacation. A quiet gathering surprised Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ableman, sharing social chat and baskets. Several local families hosted visits, and our school will close Friday for a two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Welch
Baraboo
Bell Holt
Merrimack
Steve Ableman
Chas, Barr
Greenfield
Wm. Waddell
Chas Catlin
Milwaukee
D. G. Cratsenberg
Tine Hall
North Freedom
Sandusky Notes Christmas Visitors and Local Moves
Dec 19 in Sandusky records show Thomas Evans of Spring Green visiting with his daughters Ethel and Stella Reely for holidays. J T. Lunn funeral attended by J. B. Prouty and wife at Ironton. J. A. Buell buys Selden property at Lime Ridge and plans move. Nearby greetings include Elmer Buell calling on his father, Geo Holborn visiting C A Reitmann, Austin Grover returning from Lower City North Dakota, Emil Hart returning from Iowa, Carl Hill and James Hill guests of E C Sedwick, C L Reitman and wife visiting Joe Weitzel and Mrs Weitzel in Plain, Mrs Geo Stillman and children visiting E A Lee and Clarence Terry at Sackett’s Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Evans
Spring Green
Ethel
Stella Reely
J. B. Prouty
Clark County
S. D
C. A
Joe Weitzel
Plain
Geo. Henry Stillman
Sackett’s Harbor
E. A. Lee
Clarence Terry
Fairfield Suffer Illnesses and Local Moves
In Fairfield on December 14 a Teel child is ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Walter Green is gravely ill with dropsy. Mrs. John Gilliam lies sick. James Moody and wife have moved to Fairfield and are staying with Mrs Moody’s parents Mr and Mrs Jessie Newell.
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Albert Teel
Walter Green
John Gilliam
James Moody
Fairfield
Mrs. Moody
Jessie Newell
Lime Ridge Social Notes Include Visits and Events
Dec 19 residents report visits by Mr and Mrs Orrie McDougal to Excelsior. The L A 3S group plans a meeting with Rev and Mrs Taylor next Thursday. Brower family from Narrows I'Airin Spent days with P F Walker. Ward of Ableman visited Mrs J Aton. Local youths attended a leap year dance at the County farm Saturday. A Christmas tree program is planned at the U B church on Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrie McDougal
Excelsior
L. A
Taylor
Ebie Brower
Narrows I
Airiu
P. F Walker’s
Ward of
Ableman
J. Aton
U. B
Local Social Notes From Greenfield and Nearby
Dec 19 report from Greenfield details Mr and Mrs Wm Montgomery and daughter Minnie visiting Wm Jones in Fairfield. Families Rogers Elmer Bessie and Edna visited uncle Thos Rogers in Caledonia. Hoege Dist closes school for two week Christmas vacation with tree and exercises. Elsie and Jennie Hessler acquire a new organ. Kate Weirich visited Pearl Goodsel in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Montgomery
Minnie
Wm. Jones
Fairfield
Elmer
Bessie
Edna Rogers
Rogers
Caledonia
Hoege Dist
Elsie
Jennie Hessler
Kate Weirich
Pearl Goodsel
Skillet Creek Families Share Weekend Visit and News
Henry Hill his wife and son Glen spent weekend with Will Hill of Sumpter. Mr. and Mrs. Devoe of Iowa visit their mother Mrs. Henry Wichern and relatives. John Martiny and family mourn a great affliction as neighbors extend sympathy. School closes Friday for a short vacation. Wm Zanton recently installed a residence phone.
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Henry Hill
Glen
Will Hill
Sumpter
H. H. Howlett
Mrs. Devoe
Iowa
Henry Wichern
John Martiny
Piano and Song Recital At First M Church
Next Tuesday at 8 pm in the First M. and Church lecture room the Young People's Alliance presents pianist Frederic Trachsel of Chicago and baritone Edward F. Eilert of Evanston. Trachsel studied three years with Emil Liebling. Eilert is praised for a rare voice. Admission 25 cents. program to follow.
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Young People’s Alliance
Frederic Trachse
Chicago
Emil Liebling
Edward F. Eilert
Evanston
F. T
Advice to Farmers on Ending With a Binder
An advisory piece instructs farmers to buy a new binder, use it briefly, then abandon it to deteriorate outdoors. It suggests removing bolts for future repairs, letting boards warp and rust, and letting rust, rot, and pests degrade the tool before buying a new binder years later as a customary practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvan Grove
Kan
Pennies Bather Car Companies
The article discusses the fate of copper pennies collected by street railway companies in English cities. In London many coins are sold in five shilling lots to hotels and similar places needing change, though a large portion still remains unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tar to Lay Dust in Paris Bois de Boulogne
The French Anti-dust League reports three and a half riles of road in the Bois de Boulogne area treated with tar to curb dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bois de Boulogne
Paris
Southern Opportunities Offer Trade and Travel South
Bates and Sherman of Reedsburg Wisconsin invite farm and city property owners to move south next year offering land trades, low transportation costs, and a sunny climate. They promise healthy living, good schools, and ample transport, urging visits to their office for arrangements and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
South
Bates & Sherman
Reedsburg
Wis
G. M. Madding Promotes Greening Bros Nursery
Sauk City agent G M Madding markets Greening Bros Michigan nursery stock. Offers winter Banana apple, hardy and long keeping, with up-to-date nursery lines and guaranteed true to name trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Madding
Sauk City
Wis
Greening Bros
Monroe
Mich
Michigan
FLY EATEN BY INDIANS IN CALIFORNIA LAK E MONO
A Scientific American writer notes fly larvae near Lake Mono, California, washed ashore in windrows and collected in bushels. Indians dry and husk the larvae called kooh chah bee, large numbers feeding their people with a nutritious diet.
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Scientific American
California
Lake Mono
Mono
Game Abundant Across Saskatchewan and Ice River Regions
Trappers report bighorn sheep more plentiful than ever on the north fork of the Saskatchewan and at Sumwapta head. Bear skins accompany winter furs. mountain goats are numerous south of Leandoll in the Ice river district. Sheep appear on lower summits and bighorn numbers are up at Wilcox Pass and Glacier lake areas.
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Saskatchewan
Sumwapta
Canada
Leandoll
Ice River
Wilcox Pass
Glacier Lake
Remarkable 93-Year-Old Bridesmaid in Lancashire Church
A 93 year old woman served as bridesmaid in a Lancashire parish church. The bride, a 60 year old spinster, stood with a groom ten years her senior who was a widower. The bridesmaid wore a cream silk shawl that may have been older than the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancashire
England
Baraboo Market Prices Oats Reported at Johnston’s War House
Baraboo produce markets record oat pricing as of Tuesday December 20 quoted at H M Johnston's wholesale house. Oats new value noted with primary price point and market context for buyers.
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H. M. Johnston
War House
Selecting a Physician
Rhazeg the Arabian physician advised patients to study a doctor’s antecedents before entrusting life and family to them. If the physician is impulsive, given to frivolous pleasures, overly zealous in arts outside the profession, or addicted to wine and debauchery, avoid placing lives in such hands.
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Rhazeg
Suffering Mrs Carrie Askey Finds Sleep With Warner’s
Mrs Carrie Askey of Cumberlain Wyoming endured over a year of sore throat and persistent coughing that disrupted her nights. She reports using Warner’s White Wine of Tar and says she has not lost a night’s sleep since.
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Carrie Askey
Cumberlain
Wyo
Warner
Growth of European Population Raises Most Growth East
The article notes Europe’s population more than doubled from 1800 to 1900 with the east showing the greatest rise. Latin nations in the west and southwest contributed the least while eastern populations have not yet fully embraced modern civilization.
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Europe
West
Southwest
East
Sets Marriage Age for Girls in Bengal India
The practice of marrying girls as young as nine is rising in Bengal and other parts of India. In response several regions have enacted laws banning marriages under fourteen to curb apparent racial degeneration.
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Bengal
India
A Birdless World Warns of Nine Year Inhabitation End
A naturalist argues that a birdless world would make human habitation impossible within nine years. Even with insect sprays and devices, crops and orchards would suffer as pest populations explode, threatening food supply.
Family of Sixty Two Sparks Woven By Harleian Tale
A Scottish weaver reportedly fathered sixty two children per the Harleian manuscript. The text notes the burden on the conscientious father and highlights that most offspring were sons, with forty six becoming adults and forming ties to neighboring landowners. The story hints at philanthropic adoptions and community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Bowers
Ted
Iim
Snake Problem in Eight-Foot Snakes Puzzle
A ten snake cascade puzzle asks how long it takes for ten eight-foot snakes of equal thickness to swallow one another starting from opposite ends. The problem requires determining the time for the process when each snake begins swallowing in sequence.
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Nice
Kindschi
Edison
Mea
Lindstock
11Th
Barker Streets
Baraboo, Wis
Kindschi & Grosinske
Lee—English Hardware Co
Secy
Boettcher
Boone
Northwestern
Evenson’s Pharmacy
How. Co
R. H. Peers
McMinnville
Tenn
Mrs
Ed. Doherty
Meresham
Donovan’s
Jessie Clark
Elsie Hatch
Menomonee
Stout’s Training School
South Delton
Sandusky
Lime Ridge
Skillet Creek
Willis Ryan
Zanton
Southern Opportunities
Crowers
WM. Peck
Fifth
Smith
West Street
Telephone v. Ty
Baai Street
Himn Thomas Premo
Lea
W. Nehs
New Descriptions of
M. W. Gunnels
Toledo, Ohio
Third Street
Wm. F. Luther
Third St
Parker
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