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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1906
Page
7
The Missouri representative urges Democrats to come together while warning of political fissures. He notes that investors with faith and modest funds may shift heavily into Russian bonds, signaling caution amid market volatility.
The southern Negro becomes practical as Louisville’s new free public library opens with its first book titled Chicken Culture, signaling a shift toward pragmatic reading material.
Some corporate leaders resent that the President will not seek another term and wonder how they can strike back at him. The remark hints at a belief that power centers feel thwarted by the decision and seek avenues of retaliation.
The note claims Japan demands 25 million dollars to feed Russian prisoners. It oddly suggests Japan obtained a St. Louis exposition hotel price card, implying a connection to display materials from the fair.
Officials clarify recent alleged land grabs in Oregon Utah and Montana involved state lands not public properties. The statement reinforces the view that public lands were already taken by others.
Kansas oil producers have written to about six governors hoping for aid after a dispute with Standard Oil. The state found it could not keep the powerful company interested on its own.
Dealers in Baraboo should organize to confront catalogue houses by selecting goods and prices from catalogs and advertising home prices. The plan aims to show local customers that Baraboo stores undersell mail order houses and to drive Chicago firms out of business.
A fragment advises readers to take the catalogue with them when considering placing an order with a mail order house, suggesting careful shopping and comparison.
A shopper asks a local merchant to duplicate a price for goods. The merchant likely offers a refund or store credit, aiming to ease the shopper’s concern about leaving money at home and ensure recovery of funds.
A warning against national catalog retailers and their impact on country merchants and farm values opens this item. Then local society notes list visits, travels, family gatherings, weddings, and illnesses across Reedsburg and nearby towns. Included are movements of Barbara Ramsey, Ida Marquardt, Alfred Zimmerly, and many others visiting relatives or traveling to Madison, Milwaukee, Elroy, Kendalls, and Duluth.
A Eurpoean observer recalls century old reports of eating horse in Germany, monkey in Africa, and elephant foot, boa constrictor, and lion by Parisian hosts and English travellers. The piece notes cannibalism debates and questions about ancestral arboreal habits while highlighting bold claims on culinary daring.
One year after a fire the Sauk County court house rises toward completion with roof work underway and iron tower and flag staff in place. A carved oak transom by C W Whitman honors Edward W Melzl at St Joseph s chapel. Baraboo rail traffic set a record December 17 with ten extra southbound trains as weather aided yards.
Thursday Mrs Day Stanley visits Delton while Miss Elsie Hatch visits Racine. Miss Belle Larkin of Union Center also visits here.
An advertising feature extols nerve force and the Dr Miles Nervine remedy. It asserts nerves drive bodily functions from digestion to circulation, promises vitality and better sleep, and quotes a testimonial from Mrs S L Young of New Castle Pennsylvania praising improved health after using Nervine. The Miles Medical Co advertises satisfaction guaranteed sales through local druggists.
An early 20th century ad promotes Peruna as a systemic catarrh remedy for Bright's Disease, claiming it pervades the whole system and helps in early stages. It cites testimonials including Otto A. Fleissner from Seattle praising relief after a week and lasting cure after six months, and invites readers to ask for a free Peruna almanac for 1906.
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