Saturday and Sunday city social notes and travel
A long list of residents and visitors in the area includes W. H. Hofman in Beloit on business Adolph Andre in Milwaukee Miss Mable Hunter visiting Beloit Colts play Madison tomorrow Mrs L Dorr visiting Madison area Mrs Carl Hoffman Madison visit P Michaud La Crosse week long trip Vernie Diener working Beloit gravel pit A Kretlow Reedsburg visiting friends T Coome Madison relatives G Clause family Ableman Mrs M J Carpenter North Freedom M Kindschi Merrimack visiting Carl Carlson Beloit to visit friends Chas Jaquish Madison visiting over Sunday Roy Messenger Chicago trip J J Stahl and mother Winona visit relatives I Fuhrman Milwaukee Sunday Marine Band at Koshawago club Miss Spahr North Freedom visiting Mrs Koppke Jessie Noyes Abbotsford visiting Grace Westenhaver and daughters Madison visits Miss Gertrude Blanchett Milwaukee visiting Maude Battles in Fairfield Camp activities at lake Chris Ennis Milwaukee visit Ar Cook Hillsboro visit Mable Murphy Knapp family Minneapolis Monday visit Dave Robinson 75 gallons ice cream Woodmen picnic Kendalls Minstrel Show at Trinity church Mon Tue 8pm H L Brethauer Swift ten days visit Miss Jennie Kuhns White Mound home N Sherman Camp Douglas return Miss Aunice Richardson Madison Baraboo teaching Green Bay visitors Matt Reuland 14th Regt reunion De Pere 155 attendees Mary Witwen Chicago stenography Barrett Institute now ready to work at 129 Third St.
Devil's Lake Excursion Train Service Expanded
Train No 298 will carry passengers from Baraboo to Devil's Lake on Sunday afternoons at two o clock and visitors may return on No 89 in the evening until further notice.
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Baraboo
Devil’s Lake
Notice to Baraboo Merchants Over Credit Purchases
William Donahue warns business men of Baraboo not to sell or deliver goods to his wife Annie Donahue on his account of credit and states he will not pay or be responsible for any purchases she makes.
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Annie Donahue
Wm. Donahue
Berry Pickers Wanted Near Baraboo
Berry pickers sought to start on or after June 15. Apply or send names to Wm. Rounds in Baraboo.
Wanted twenty five berry pickers apply Baraboo ad
A short classified notice seeks twenty five berry pickers. Applicants should contact W. J. Harrison in Baraboo Wisconsin and call phone number 80 call 5 for details. The terse item reflects a labor hire request typical of rural postings.
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W. J. Harrison
Baraboo
Wis
Cut Flowers and Designs at 400 Oak Street
Mrs Cummings welcomes customers seeking cut flowers or designs at 400 Oak St. Call 235 for orders or inquiries.
Wood For Sale From Second Growth Block Wood
Second growth block wood for sale cash terms. Leave orders at Brown's dray office.
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Brown’s Dray
Bedding Plants for Sale and Garden Seeds
Local ad lists bedding plants for sale including celery tomato cabbage asters stock salvias verbena and more. Contact R. F. D. No. David Sansum Lyons by phone at 140 two rings.
English Traveler Describes Italian Paper Fans in 1608
The article notes Thomas Coryat described Italian paper fans with wooden handles, used by both sexes to cool faces. He mentions their elegance, ornate pictures, Italian verses or emblems, and brief city descriptions, illustrating early borrowing by England from Italy.
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Thomas Coryat
England
Italy
Pizighiton
Cremona
Heart and stomach path to love in Aunt Ann tale
Aunt Ann argues the route to a man's heart may be through his heart rather than his stomach Mandy retorts that as long as he loves you he will eatanything you cook. The exchange hints at romance and clever wit within a family scene.
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Aunt Ann
Mandy
Are School Children Overworked in German Study
A German expert in school hygiene, Dr. Schmidt Monnard of Halle, finds sickness among children at morning and afternoon sessions is one half greater than among those in forenoon only, suggesting overwork.
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Schmidt-Monnard
Halle
Immense Lancashire Cotton Output Spun in Seconds
Cotton factories in Lancashire produce enough thread in six seconds to encircle the world, highlighting the vast scale of industrial textile production and strain on resources.
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Lancashire
Test for Diamonds Through Tongue Test Coldness
A test to distinguish diamonds from glass and paste involves touching the stones with the tongue. Diamonds feel noticeably colder to the tongue than other materials.
You Have Lived And Still Are Hale Beyond Life
The poem fragment laments aging and the death of the good as the narrator grieves. It contrasts joy in celebration with tears and pity, echoing the phrase the good die young from the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
Life Insurance Firm Seeks Applicants From 4000 Names
A life insurance official displayed a list of 4000 employment applications from men and women for any position and salary with his company. Fourteen to twenty applicants wait for interviews with the secretary during business hours.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baraboo’s Department Store
Baraboo’s
Sauk County
Hble
Erswell, Melzl
Ash Street
Patton
J.B. Donovan & Co
Pharmacists
W. H. Hofman
Beloit
Adolph Andre
Milwaukee
Mable Hunter
Colts
Madison
Mrs. L. Dorr
Mrs. Carl Hoffman
Vernie Diener
Pitt
A. Kretlow
Reedsburg
T. Coome
G. Clause
Ableman
M. J. Carpenter
North Freedom
M. Kindschi
Merrimack
Carl Carlson
Chas. Jaquish
Roy Messenger
Chicago
J. J. Stahl
Mother
Winona
I. Fuhrman
Koshawago Club
Mrs. Spahr
Mrs. Koppke
Jessie Noyes
Abbottsford
Grace Westenhaver
Gertrude Blanchett
Maude Battles
Fairfield
J. B. Donovan
Chris
Ennis
Mrs. A. Cook
Hillsboro
Mrs. Doyle
Wil.on
Mable Murphy
C. E. Knapp
Minneapolis
Dave Robinson
Kendalls
Trinity Church
H. L. Brethauer
Swift Packing House
Jennie Kuhns
White Mound
N. Sherman
Camp Douglas
Aunice Richardson
H. W.baldwin
G. Joannes
Green Bay
Matt Reuland
E. D. Hail
W. W. Sparks
de Pere
Mary Witwen
Barrett Institute
Third St
Berry Pickers
David Sansum
Lyons
Iitaly
Chase & Sanborn
South Side Department Store
F.C. Peck
von Wald & Co
The
Lady Elgin
Lettergren
Pittman
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