Neighborhood Holiday Gatherings Across the City
Miss Edna Stewart returns from Dodgeville after a visit with her parents. Several residents including Mr. and Mrs. Holmer Cowles of Racine, Miss Hattie Lee from Fennimore, and Miss Mary Heinz visiting Sun Prairie are noted. Many others travel to see relatives in Baraboo, Milwaukee, Jefferson, Beloit, Madison, and Freeport, with Christmas dinners and social reunions reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Stewart
Dodgeville
Oomr
M. H. Day
Miss Florence
Beloit
George Isenberg
Freeport, Ill
Charles Bender
Baraboo
M. Haines
Milwaukee
Cowles
Chas. Hengstler, Jr
Ableman
A Memorable Watch Meeting in Indiana Church
A protracted watch meeting in a northern Indiana church twenty five years running draws a dense crowd on New Year’s Eve. Deacons detain two prisoners from a riot at the door and force their sons to kneel. prayers by Deacon Wiley Mills and sisters move the crowd to tears and two more youths join in kneeling, sparking an unprecedented revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Wiley
Mills
Deacon Wiley
Ebenezer Harker
Sam Wiley
Diddy” Mills
Deacon Mills
Sister Mills
Sister Wiley
A New Year Dream Of A Kindly World
A waking dream on New Year’s Eve imagines a world where everyone and every thing acts with equal courtesy and helpfulness. People from presidents to plumbers, editors to teachers, share considerate acts, while even animals and inanimate helpers cooperate to smooth daily life. The dream ends with a wakeful promise to strive for kindness in the real world.
The New Year Arrival in Gentle Verse
Poem invites readers to welcome the New Year with open hearts and kindness, regardless of mood. It frames the year as a child who arrives with potential for joy or fear, urging carries of hope and compassion as fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
Great Trade in Toys as U S Imports Rise and Germany Dominates
The article notes toy imports to the United States exceed exports over the past decade with a recent export peak surpassing one million dollars. Germany remains the primary toy supplier, led by Sonneberg with about 24 million units worth 4 million dollars, while 1908 figures show Germany supplying 6.5 million of 7.5 million total toy imports. Other contributors include France Austria-Hungary Japan Belgium and the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Independent
Germany
Sonneberg
Duchy of
Saxe-Meiningen
Rothen
Nuremberg
France
Austria-Hungary
Japan
Belgium
United Kingdom
Celluloid Boomerangs Impress Australian Skill
The article extols Australian bushmen’s boomerang throwing as magical and precise. It notes boomerangs can be made from ash, hickory, celluloid, or hard rubber and sold in several American cities. Enthusiasts have crafted celluloid and heavy cardboard versions, with cardboard usable if dry, while celluloid is praised for lightness and durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Notice to correspondents on upcoming closure
A brief notice states the office will be closed next Monday. Correspondents are urged to send only short letters and to report only important news if possible.
A C Church Sets Earlier Sunday Service Time
The preaching service at the A C church will start at 10 30 a m instead of 11 a m. Sunday school follows at 11 45 or immediately after the sermon. By order of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C
Annual Sauk County Agricultural Society Meeting Notice
Notice to Stockholders from Baraboo Wisconsin dated December 27 1910 announces the annual meeting at the G A R hall Baraboo January 10 1911 at 2 oclock p m for election of officers and business transacted. Geo C Astle president S A Pelton secretary C L Pearson treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Wis
Sauk County Agricultural Society
G. A. R. Hall
Geo. C. Astle
S. A. Pelton
C. L. Pearson
Tax Payer Notice for Excelsior Wisconsin Dates
Notice from John Redman Town Treasurer of Excelsior informing taxpayers of dates January 16 and 23 1911 at Fred Mueller's hotel Ableman and January 25 1911 at Walter Du Bois's residence with remaining time at his home dated December 21 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Mueller
Ableman
Wis
Walter du Bois
John Redman
Fuller Opera House Madison Weekly Attractions
Booking listings show Howe's Pictures on Saturday December 31 and Sunday January 1 with daily matinees. Daisy Cameron stars in Nancy on Monday January 2 at the Fuller Opera House in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuller Opera House
Madison
Howe
Daisy Cameron
Nancy
Chicago and Omaha Markets Report Quiet Yet Varied
Chicago grain prices show mixed levels across wheat corn and oats with No 2 red at 93 44 95c and No 2 white corn around 46 46 47c. Live stock in Chicago and Omaha features higher hog and cattle quotes with steady to strong tone, receipts listed and ranges for steer heifers cows yearlings and veal calves. East Buffalo notes steady cattle and strong hog markets with listed prices for hogs lambs and calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Standard
Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Artistic cement effects elevate residence exteriors.
The article notes rough concrete work evolving into ornate homes with high costs. Architects leverage cement’s versatility to create attractive, well planned houses where landscaping and design collaborate from the start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
Georgia Pine Doomed, Forests Replaced by Farmland
The article argues that Georgia’s longleaf pine forests face irremediable loss due to industrial demand. Reforestation is dismissed as impractical, with second growth inferior and farming seen as the state’s brighter future. It contrasts Georgia with the West’s timber scarcity and land value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Great West
Pacific Coast
W National Magazine
Reedsburg Training School Seeks Nursing Class Additions
Four lines weekly and daily schedules offered for nurses. The 26 Reedsburg Training School will start a new class January 1st with room for 1 or 2 more. Each trainee earns $1.00 weekly plus board lodging and laundry. For details contact Reedsburg Hospital. Also an experienced hired girl wanted. Wages $5.00. Address .15¢
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg Training School
Reedsburg Hospital
Furs and Hides Wanted at Local Fur Store
G. A Briggs advertises top payment for furs and hides at his fur store offering the highest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A Briggs
For Sale Schoenfeld Corner Lot in Sauk City
Advertisement announces the sale of Schoenfeld's corner lot in Sauk City and invites inquiries to F. E. Schoenfeld in Silverton Oregon for further information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoenfeld
Sauk City
Futher
F. E. Schoenfeld
Silverton, Ore
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George Ritzenthaler
Arlington, Ill
George Richards
R. ©. Richards
C.& N. W. Railway
R. Sandberg
Footeville
C. & N. W. Railway
Otis Stomner
Sioux City
Iowa
Mr. Stomner
Mary Heinz
Sun Prairie
Helen
Ninth Avenue
Thomas Murray
Sparta
Edward Starr
W. M. Starr
Mrs. C. D. Fox
Miss Pearl
Jefferson
City
Charles Rick
Fond du le
Mr. Roick
Herbert Kramer
Helen Moyse
O. C. Mason
The
Milwaukee Trust Co
Milwaukee, Wis
Second Street
Carrie Gouue
Misses Pearl
Marguerite
Jean Howard
George Dickens
Cory Norton
Frank Gerofski
D. V. N. Harwood
Ripon
C. L. Thuerer
Ash Street
Harwood
Jessie Thuerer
Manitowoc
Thaerer
Ida Logan
Nebaur
Harold
Hugh Williams
James McDonald
Roy
Lela
Roy Judson
William Bennett
James Vinson
Lillie Rodewald
Websters Parkie
W. T. Pelton
Reedsburg
Bert de Koeyer
Paul Herfort Jr
W. H. Pruemers
Agnes
Flora Herfort
J. P. Herfort
Jamestown
N. Dak
A. A. Booth
Vedder
K. Cullins
Schenectady
New York
Gary
Willis Cowles
Greenfield
Lewis Cowles
Wilber Cowles
Flora Helm
Angeline Wing
Hollister’s
Rocky Mountain Tea
J. B. Donovan & Co
Bland
Times and Post
Margaret Johnson
Gity
Wonewoce
A. A. Retzlaff
Wonewoc
William Rounds
A. M. Todd
Seventh Avenue
Poland
C. KF. Hengstler Ableman
Lynn Loomis
Baraboo Wis
E. Aug. Runge
Portage
Richard A. Brandt
Bitch
C. Keller
Walnut Street
Buell Street
Madison, Wis
H. Potterville
J. E. Witwen
2Nd Ave
Fairfield
F. A. Caflisch
Baraboo Markets
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