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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1906
Page
2
The Countess of Orford, formerly Miss Louise Orbin, daughter of a New York railroad magnate, has an exceptional sports record. She hunted with her husband worldwide and is noted for conquering tarpon hunting in American waters.
An Italian company seeks permission to raise a British warship sunk in Balaklava Bay during the 1854 56 Crimean War. The wreck reportedly holds a large sum of treasure, prompting renewed interest in the site.
A fragmentary quote questions which American battleship is an absolute choice or obsolescent. The scene hints at a postwar after-dinner remark about immigrants living in London during the year, with a whispered inquiry about numbers and residency.
A prominent leader describes a feminine conclave she chaired and was celebrated at. Her young daughter questions the value of such status, prompting the mother to admit a plain desire to be a simple mother over any title or presidency.
American prima donna Lillian Blauvelt signs a six year contract with a total salary around two hundred fifty thousand dollars per year totaling about half a million dollars.
A Baraboo Wisconsin druggist ad promotes Dr E Detchen’s Anti Diuretic selling for one dollar. It claims to stop nighttime incontinence, promising relief for children and adults alike. Sold by Fisher Bros. Drugists in Baraboo.
A roundup of Baraboo activities includes residents in and out of town, visits to relatives, club meetings, and appointments. People mentioned include Henry DuBois Alma Marti Frank Melcher Ida Marquardt Emma Martin Patrick Daley H R Bell and W G LaRue. Local business changes report South Side Shoe store sale and personnel moves with Georges W Howe and M H Schey. Schab plans Isle of Pines trip and possible Washington relocation.
Michigan visit reports and ill health updates accompany society notes. Mrs C Pierce and Mrs Anna Graham with son return to Madison while Miss Leda Lusby and Miss Ida Daniels visit Baraboo relatives. Promotions for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea by J B Donovan & Co appear throughout with success claims.
The item notes Wallie Gollmar reportedly wed on New Year’s Day, possibly in Chicago, with details and bride’s name not yet learned by local relatives. It mentions a recent performance at a new play house with fine slides and art discussions by Father Durward, plus Mrs Lang's captivating readings and a Christmas themed choir. A larger audience is expected tonight.
The piece notes winter’s harsh effects on rheumatism catarrh and scrofula with a practical tone. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as an easily obtained remedy with claims of radical and permanent cures.
Mrs Mary Dyrud of 536 Linn St South Side Baraboo Wis testifies to relief from back and kidney pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Haven's Pharmacy 504 Oak St She reports regular kidney function and no recurrence of trouble since treatment Price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U S agents Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
An advertisement claims blood circulates through the heart every two minutes in a healthy person and warns of health problems if this rhythm fails. It asserts Scott's Emulsion cleanses blood and promotes health as a remedy.
Mrs H W Denzer of Sauk City visits daughter Mrs A O Braun and relatives here. Mrs Ed Ford and family return to Sheboygan after weeks with relatives. Miss Mattie Kelley plans to learn typesetting at the Madison Democrat, having long worked as a typist in Baraboo.
The passage notes the Pierce couple visiting their son in Baraboo and then going to Portage. It lists cures and products sold by Fisher Bros druggists in Baraboo, including Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion and Dr Thomas Electric Oil, and reports a recent funeral of Mrs A G Buckley with local attendance. It mentions a railway incident in Portage injuring four women and a horse-drawn omnibus upset. It also notes a weather ahead with sleet and rain and urges cleaner walks.
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