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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1904
Page
7
A three year old fends off quinine with a dollar bribe and plans to buy more medicine. The tale ends with a playful note about a bicycle in the family and a curious quip about keeping jellies in dark places.
The publisher praises the book as a marvel and urges revealing the author’s real name. The author refuses, saying he wants money not fame. The publisher argues fame and money come with a real name, but the author doubts, noting his wife would know he has the money.
A narrative exchange shows a woman telling a man she has only been amusing herself, while he resents being teased. She insists she did not make a fool of him, claiming she merely emphasized him, and he replies with scornful doubt about his status. The dialogue highlights ego, manipulation, and perceived insult.
In a Chicago Record-Herald quip, a speaker asks Miss Snippleigh for her idea of a manly man. She replies she cannot name qualities offhand without someone real to point to, joking about describing something wholly imaginary.
A humorous dialogue from the Philadelphia record has the company president declaring shearing lambs and joking about a crook and an armner. The banter plays on shepherding terms as the friend reacts with mock astonishment.
In Yonkers Statesman readers hear of a domestic tension where Eastmark’s wife removes hair and enforces a beard as a sign of displeasure. The quirky report notes the unusual consequence of marital strife and power dynamics within a household.
A western man and Farmer Corntosses discuss irrigation as a major issue for the country. The exchange emphasizes moving water from stocks to the ground to improve farming efficiency.
Chelsea Gazette reports a local exchange where Ned defends a play claim and Joe remains uncertain, critics divided. The brief dialog hints at speculation surrounding a new dramatic work in Chelsea Massachusetts.
In La Valle on December 26, residents share social updates. Jlenny Slater plans to bring his bride from Sparta after visiting Hezel Green. Editor Dunn of Wonewoc moves to the Borcers building. A semi annual Loyal Workers election is set near Mrs. Cora Greaves. A Christmas program at A. C. church drew a large crowd. Eliza Sloniker and North Dakota relatives visit. Eld Bechtolt misses a service due to his father in law’s illness.
Mrs Palmer who has g been ill for sometime is slowly improving. Henry Pierce of Albion Michigan stayed with Mrs Chester Cameron and Dexter McWilliams last week. Miss Emma Pierce and her brother Walter are home for the holidays. Mrs B W Swetland is on the sick list. Mr Sioniker and family of North Dakota are visiting relatives.
Mr and Mrs Joe Ellis rushed to Delton for Mrs W Ellis serious illness at her daughter's home Mrs Will Bell Ada Reber arrived from Preston for a week with friends and relatives Marshal visited daughter D M Rice and returned near Briggsville Will and Mary Rublee settled on North Superior street Will Glazier hosted friends and relatives over Christmas R Glazier family from Baraboo joined the gathering Mrs Z Kline plans a trip to Iowa to visit her mother unseen for eighteen years
Misses Mayme and Maggie Smith visit relatives for holidays while attending St. Clara's Academy. Father Kenny holds Mass at St. Patrick's on Christmas Day. Maggie McCluskey of Eau Claire visits her brother. Mrs. Choro spends Christmas with her parents. Wm. Wunnicke leaves to manage a creamery at Tavern. Joe Mousseau is able to go out.
T Lane of Chesterton Staffordshire reports a duck laid an extraordinary egg weighing ten and a quarter ounces, four and three quarters inches long, eight and three quarters inches in circumference. The contents filled an imperial half pint.
The orange snub-nosed monkey is among the most brilliantly colored primates. It lives in troops high in Tibetan forests and is notable for its color and its tip-tilted nose.
The late Col William Austine left a 50 000 bequest in his will to establish a hospital in Brattleboro Vermont for the temporary treatment of strangers and local invalids peculiarly situated.
The newest trend in home decor features walls covered with a coarse dead-black canvas. Consumers seek a bold stark look that reduces reflection and creates dramatic contrast with lighter furnishings. This striking finish空间 emphasizes texture and minimalism in interiors.
On September 27 a ten foot shark chased 30 000 herrings into a Dublin trawler net and was captured.
Leech Creek Helpers union will meet with Mrs. Monroe Bump on Wednesday January 4 1905 for dinner. Geo Plummer and wife hosted his mother and brothers at Xmas dinner. R Martiny and family Frank Getchel and family dined with Davis Hackett and family in Baraboo today.
Otto Hutter spent last week in Madison. E. G. Trump of Madison visits relatives here. Mr and Mrs H J Schoenmann of Wyoming Valley spent Christmas with relatives nearby. Reuschlein Bros plan a dance on Jan 4. Anton Rick and John Bauer are among the sick. Carl Brech and wife of South Dakota visit friends here. C A Hutter of Chicago spent Christmas at his home here.
Christmas week brings visits from Madison and Milwaukee. families gather as relatives travel from Chicago and Nebraska. A medical student, Otto Westedt, is home for vacation while illness keeps Mrs. Steckleburg and daughter in town. The community tours include Ina Giles, Lizzie Krohn, Minnie Rooker, and the Ninnimans.
An emerald with royal provenance has been sold in Berlin. It dates from the era of Nicholas I of Russia and was presented to explorer Humboldt. The four inch gem is cut on four sides with a rough remainder, set in a silver rock motif surrounded by gnomes, and mounted on Ebony and silver pedestal.
The article recalls George Francis Train known as Citizen Train who loved children in New York. It describes playful days at Madison Square and a tale of him giving a rich cake to a little girl who seeks a second piece, saying she could get medicine for free at the dispensary.
Explorer Grundeman recalls a Greenland girl wearing a sealskin gown with a hood made from silver fox fur. The garment was lined with young seal otter fur and edged with wolverine tails. Indian women on the Columbia and Fraser rivers average about $700 for their dresses.
Tests of present rifle bullets show penetration in sand and loam at fifty feet not exceeding six inches, at 500 yards thirteen and a half inches, and at 1,000 yards sixteen and a half inches. At fifty feet the velocity is so high bullets are flattened in the first six inches as sand cannot yield.
Australian geologists report a great curiosity an opal fish about three and a half feet long shaped like a dog fish with distinct opal veinings found in local rocks.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsa parilla as the great remedy for skin diseases including salt rheum, claiming cure and superiority over other options. It asserts universal effectiveness across cases.
Dec 26 Mrs Henry Waddell and son Merle of Baraboo spent part of last week with O A Getchell. N Wilcox and family had Christmas dinner at George Smith's in Baraboo. Pearl Waddell returned from Madison where he worked the past season. Al Teel's children sick with pneumonia show improvement. Martha Warn visiting E J Battles in Baraboo. Fanny Graham left for Lake Forest Ill after six weeks here due to her sister Elisabeth Plummer's illness and death.
The W. F. M. 3S. will meet with Mrs. F. A. Andrews on Wednesday afternoon January 4. Everyone is welcome. The Christmas tree at Peck's Corners M. E. church drew a large crowd Saturday evening and was a success. Revival meetings at the Wesleyan church led by Miss Lewis of Lime Ridge ended last evening after five weeks.
Quaker Valley reports several holiday notes including school closure for two weeks, Ole Mosing receiving electric treatment from Dr Edwards in Reedsburg, Miss Fama Moon returning from Manston to spend Christmas with her parents, and the Mitchell Band preparing for a western tour. Bertha Mos ing Anna Mos ing and Millie Stowe enjoy a school vacation. Oaks gains a new minister. Lutheran services held Monday. Mr and Mrs Ann Ballinger entertained their children and families at Christmas dinner Saturday.
Ally Sloper features a gentle old man warning Tommy that a bad habit is hard to break. Tommy admits repeated failures despite efforts spanning years. The strip humorously contrasts self-control with persistence in a domestic scene.
Excerpted lines contrast a stubborn speaker refusing Maggie Mulligan’s party and a caricatured character from Meggendorfer Blaetter. The Courier-Journal style quote highlights social friction and fashion anxiety through a blunt refusal and a humorous insult.
Greenfield brief mentions a Ladies Aid meeting where windmill experts made the group obsolete, a prior lightning strike on a barn noted two years ago, and plans for a future meeting. Also a District No. 8 school holiday with Santa Claus gifts, local visits, a horse that hanged itself in a barn, a surprise birthday for Miss Bessie Rogers, and a social evening with refreshments.
J B Donovan & Co promotes Dr Colwell's Magic Egyptian Oil as a reliable household remedy. The druggist claims immediate relief for burns cramps colic diarrhea and many aches and offers a money back guarantee if customers are not satisfied. The piece frames failure to keep remedies at home as cruel to children.
All telephone rentals are due for payment at Fisher Bros. store before January 1905. All parties with bills against the company must present them for adjustment. Baraboo Telephone Co. A. F. Fisher, Treasurer.
Baraboo markets list oats new, wheat, corn, potatoes. Quoted at H M Johnston's way house Tuesday December 27 with prices per pound.
G M Madding of Sauk City Wisconsin promotes Greening Bros Monroe Michigan nursery stock. Offers winter Banana apple hardy and long keeping with true to name trees. Agents advertise up to date stock and favorable prices.
Bates & Sherman of Reedsburg Wisconsin invite readers to relocate to the Sunny South offering land swaps for farm or city property. They promise cheap rates, good climate, water, transportation, schools, and a welcoming community and ask readers to visit their office for arrangements and information.
The article notes that Japanese marriage is arranged by families through emissaries rather than the couple themselves. Fathers and suitors seek consent via trusted friends who handle every step before the bride learns of the discussions. The process emphasizes family negotiation over personal choice.
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