This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1906
Page
12
A famed inventor with a large team of engineers solves a cubic capacity problem by weighing a vessel full and empty. He disproves weeks of calculations as he derives the exact volume in minutes using water weight. Babylonian studies note early multiplication tables and bilingual schooling.
Authorities debate when a child first shows self awareness. Some place it between 1 and 2 years, others argue it appears two or three years later, with variation across children.
Mrs. E. M. Terry and daughter Clara visit St. Paul while Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vanderhoef of Michigan stay with relatives in town. A child of Mr. and Mrs. Hamerford is ill after kerosene exposure. Eva Jackson of Minneapolis visits John Wing in Greenfield. Numerous trips unfold with Madison, Chicago, Three Oaks, Sheboygan, and other towns noted.
Baraboo resident P D Cramer, 423 Seventh Ave, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his long standing back pain and weakness after years of suffering. He recalls trying many remedies before finding relief and urges others to use the product. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY sole US agents.
Howard Palmer visits Madison to attend Agricultural college and returns home for Christmas while attending a Fat Stock Show in Chicago with classmates. A Milwaukee Sentinel observer notes unusually late marsh hay harvesting between Portage and Kilbourn City on December 20, describing large hay shocks and many farmers at work in shirt sleeves, saying the hay is used for bedding stock and suggesting several hundred tons were gathered along the railroad.
Atlantic City Mayor complains about fishermen dredging near shore for fertilizer fish. He cites difficulty in catching and punishing offenders, saying we have the will but not the power to punish. He uses a German trumpeter tale to illustrate frustration with wind and effort.
An illustrated London lecture by Dr. Wilson on Capt. Scott’s Antarctic expedition described the emperor penguin as four feet tall and weighing eighty pounds, with a dwarf man like stance from afar. The birds inhabit the pack ice belt around Antarctica and feed on crustaceans in ice crevices. Females lay a single egg balanced on their webbed feet and covered by the mother until hatching.
An office subscription deal announces Madame Farm and Home Sentinel and Agricultural Epitomist at 50 cents for one year to Baraboo News readers. The offer requires names on the subscription list and promises sample copies at the office.
Field and Stream reports Uncle Sam studies 124 marsh hawk stomachs finding 45 percent mice 18 percent other small mammals 18 percent reptiles frogs insects and only a small share on poultry and small birds. The marsh hawk is deemed beneficial and worthy of encouragement.
Directions advise not to fill heater fully, use small, finely split wood to build a coal bed, then add fuel as needed. If leakage occurs, take heater outside, remove burr, clean thoroughly, and repack with thick white lead, then apply burr.
A description explains placing warm water box plugs on both sides to heat pig feed water. With both plugs in, cold water enters lower in and heats, rising to exit at the upper opening, creating circulation that warms the tank water.
An appliance placed in the stock tank creates a hot water zone while cooling the rest, reducing fuel use for warming pig feed water. It claims to halve both fuel and time, with the seller offering satisfaction and agent support if it misses the mark.
D. J. Roberts of Portage Wisconsin reports a six to eight hour test on January 10 1905 showing the tank heater kept a bed of coals and cleared ice with about eighteen below zero conditions. He notes the heater is a fuel saver and time saver and describes its twelve foot diameter tank placement without a cover or hot water box.
W. H. Prentice of Baraboo Wisconsin says the C H Grub Tank Heater is a great success and worth more than a dozen old heaters. He notes better water regulation for stock fire safety and fuel saving, claiming he cannot afford to be without it.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.