Windsor visitors and local notes from Appleton
Mrs. Fred Cramer and two sons of Windsor arrived to visit Joseph Schroefer. August Kruger, Washington treasurer, made returns to the county treasurer. Revival services begin March 11 at Free Methodist church. Lizzie Nixon visits mother until April. Dash couple welcome a baby girl after moving from Kilbourn to Rio. A horse ran loose in the business block. Fred True halted the flight. Ernest Pruyn’s eighth birthday party held at his home. Howard Searles, 7, dies of lung congestion. funeral tomorrow at 11. Bronica of Winona visits. Wreck accident injures W. Goodrich near Milton. Bell and LaCrosse Interurban vie for farmers’ lines in Kickapoo valley. Ida Enter seeks man who duped her and other girls. suspect in Menominee. Portage rug accident breaks Mrs Parry’s right arm on her birthday. Golden Gossips express sympathy. Royal Arcanum notes Maher death claim of $3,000. Ice famine threatens southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Baraboo sees about 2,000 ice cards. Glen Rork visits Baraboo. Baraboo locals visit. Reedsburg Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage
Wm. H. Parry
Golden
Parry
Baraboo Daily Notes Local Visits and Events
Baraboo items report Miss Hazel Wentworth and Miss Jennie Rodwell visiting friends in Chicago. Local residents Yanke Gasser Engelbert Wiskocil visit the city. Various clubs and church circles met or hosted gatherings. A soldier fund raising for Salvation Army visited Baraboo. News notes cover a farmer slipping on ice, trips to Chicago and La Crosse, a Knights of Pythias smoker, basketball games, and upcoming horse sale. The court finds Ward Shepherd guilty. a large audience attends a free National Protective Legion entertainment with multiple performances.
Baraboo Facts Highlight Its Growth and Geography
Baraboo grows as Sauk County’s county seat with 5,835 people in 1905 and 3 square miles. It reports 12 daily passenger trains on the Chicago & North Western line, 300 phones, 1.4 million dollars in bank deposits, and new public buildings. The region features Devil’s Lake and Mirror Lake nearby and notes a rich fruit district and iron development.
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Devil’s Lake
Durward’s Glen
Mirror Lake
Wisconsin River Dells
Skillet Falls
Palfrey’s Glen
Chicago
Milwaukee
St Paul
Madison
England to Import 76,000 Christmas Trees This Year
England faces a sizable import need as the country plans to bring in 76,000 Christmas trees to meet demand. Growers and merchants anticipate supply challenges and discuss sourcing from European suppliers to fill the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Chivalrous Courtesy A Suburban Parson Reflects On Manners
A 60 plus year old man from Liverpool notes his lifelong habit of giving up his seat to women. He says courtesy is due to proper upbringing and has never faced discourtesy for standing. He asserts civility remains constant regardless of any rebuff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Mercury
No Fool In Love Says Cosmopolitan Motto
Quote from Cosmopolitan Magazine asserts falling in love as the source of humanity and ideals, claiming the man in love is not a fool. The statement elevates love as essential to life and culture.
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Cosmopolitan Magazine
Last Stages of Consumption Cure Sold in Bara Boo Wisconsin
Mrs Minerva Burgess of Byars Illinois reports recovery from lung disease after taking the White Wine of Tar. The advertisement claims it cures consumption in its last stages and recommends the remedy to others with lung ailments. Sold by J B Donovan & Co in Bara Boo Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brett
Minerva Burgess
Byars
J. B. Donovan, & Co
Baraboo
Wis
Good American Women and Social Discipline
A brief excerpt notes that the ideal American woman is the most active and aggressive of her sex, enforcing strict family discipline and holding strong social convictions. It contrasts passive and active roles and labels most as anti drink, anti smoke, and anti gambler in nine of ten cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Blackwood’s
Consumption Cure-Warners White Wine of Tar Syrup Ad
An old Baraboo Wisconsin ad promotes a cough remedy named Consumption Cure-Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup claiming to cure a cold in one day when taken promptly. Available in 25 and 50 cent sizes from J B Donovan & Co.
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Warner
J. B. Donovan &Co
Baraboo Wis
Population facts about Europe and Belgium density
Europe contains about 895 million people, roughly a quarter of the world population. Belgium is noted as the densest country in Europe.
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Europe
Belgium
Cure A Cold In One Day With Quin tablets
LAXATIVE BroMO Quinine Tablets promise a one day cure for colds. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box, price 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Dutch Marriages by Proxy in Holland
Marriages by proxy are contracted to this day in Holland. Dutchmen abroad marry the girls they left behind in this convenient manner rather than return to Holland for the usual solemnization.
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Holland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Cramer
Windsor
Joseph Schroefer
August Kruger
Washington
Free Methodist Church
7Th. Avenue
Summit Streets
Lizzie Nixon
Madison Democrat Printery
Mrs
George Dash
Mrs. Dash
Kilbourn
Rio
Koppke
Second
Third
Fred True
Ernest Pruyn
Howard Searles
Samuel Searles
Webster’s Prairie
Mr. Bronica
Winona
Milton
Janesville
W. Goodrich
Kickapoo Valley
Bell System
LaCrosse Interurban Company
Viola
Ida Enter
Seymour
Minneapolis
Appleton
E. J. Fairfield
Baptist Rescue Mission
Menominee
Mich
George W. Andrews
Royal Arcanum
Joseph Maher
Maher
Baraboo Lodge
Rockford
Wisconsin
Illinois
August Platt
Glen Rork
A. A. Brownell
H. Stackhouse
S. N. Kinsley
Alice Osborne
E. E. Hinckley
A. Thompson
Reedsburg
Miss Hazel Wentworth
Jennie Rodwell
Messrs
Yanke and
Gasser
Leland
City
Engelbert Wiskocil
Prairie du Lac
Frank Bender
Deutsche Hinekeit” Club
Christiana Hildebrandt of
Cashton
Salvation Army
German Lutheran Church
Chas. Dearborn
Mission Circle of the Baptist Church
Fair Grounds
Ed. Kingsley
Abe Thompson
LaValle
Will Goude
R. E- Goude
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Alderman Jacobs
Bonham
Power
Morey
Golimar
Marriott
Thaever
Cheek
Halsted
Arthur Noyes
Fred Stewart
B. Williams
H. Thompson
Chas. True
A. Noyes
H. Wilby
Wm. Moran
la Crosse
Sec. Boettcher
M. Adams
W. Brown
F. Terbilcox
Leo. Whitcomb
Seymour Hull
de Trope Club
Ethel Hale
F. P. Popp
Ableman
South Side
C. S. Blanchett
Charles Walrath
John Arner
Emil Bethke
Henry Jenswold
Susan D. Crossman
Charles Bender
Government
Elsie Kartack
Tenth Street
Adolph Andro
Henry Graf
Hans Okern
Mort. Hoover
S. A. Pelton
Wm. Ritchie
Smith Jennings
Ward Shephard
Lyons
Shephard
Ture News
Otto Krueger
Shepha
A. O. U. W. Hall
National Protective Legion
Bernice
Frank Terbilcox
S. H. Wood
Legion
Sauk
County
Chicago & North
Western
Abe Wood
Fam.e
Jean Baribault
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Fond du Lac
W. E. Bevier
Krupp Remedy Co
Ill
Fisher Bros
Baraboo, Wis
Rogers Bros
Rogers
C.L
International Silver Co
Meriden, Conn
DR. Bell
S.S.S
S. S
the Sift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Wellman
Edward Heegal
Main St
Evansville
Ind
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