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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1906
Page
3
Next Saturday March 17th the Boston Store at Third and Ash Sts launches a Great Opening Sale with full departments for men boys and children clothing and shoes hats hosiery skirts waists sheetings and more. Leading prices promise strong value and wide selection to save shoppers pennies and dollars.
Magnificent black dress suits priced from 14.00 down to 3.95 highlight a broad Boston Store sale of men and boys apparel. Upscale to budget options include double breasted and square cut suits, shirts, pants, shoes, hats, and knee pants for children, with values stated to 1.25 and 0.98 for select items.
Bargains for the Ladies features skirts from 1.95 to 4.50 with varied patterns and colors. A wide line includes waists of lawn silk and satin, kimonos and cotton suits, silks and velvets, plus long cravenette coats and dress coats at reduced prices. Styles reflect the season with notable savings across garments.
The notice promotes The Herfort Stock at the corner of Ash and Third Streets, listing three combined stocks including an old stand and Mr. Herfort's, all offered at a sacrificing price to attract buyers and promising doubled money.
A sale listing hundreds of items including ladies gloves and hose, silk gloves, laces, allover lace, and remnants. Prices slashed from 7c to 50c for various items with bundles offering two pairs for 15c or 20c and remnant lots priced at half. Claims buyers can double their value with cash, and more bargains to follow.
Local store advertises deep discounts on ladies petticoats mens silk ties and ribbons. Value items include 50 and 75 cent petticoats 1.75 petticoats 39 cent baking powder and five cent tea with assorted clothing and home goods advertised at special prices.
The ad notes reductions of 50 percent below cost on menswear including 50 pr pants originally 1.50 and 1.75 now 98c each. It lists 50 duck coats in all sizes waterproof valued at 1.75 and 2.98 now. Over 100 pr lace curtains originally 2.50 and 3.50 now 1.50 and 1.95.
An Irishman in Mayo amid furious rain hears a brougham pull up to the inn. The owner’s panels bear the motto Fides regnat ubique. When asked to translate, Pat says Faith it rains everywhere, a humorous misreading of the Latin phrase.
Real estate transfers list multiple purchasing actions: Otto L. Frantschi to Henry Von der Ohe for 5 acres in Reedsburg at 1900 dollars. Chas. Bongard to Wm. A. Meyer 9200 for land in Troy. Geo. Carpenter to Daniel Carpenter in Spring Green. August Kruger to August Schmidtke in Excelsior. August Garks to Lewis Birgen in Troy. Katherine Lemnartz to Fred Albertus and Marti Moely in Sumpter for 250. Emelie Brandt to John Alexander in Greenfield for 8300. Henry Mertzke to Wm. Schenkat in Freedom for 600. Martha A. Lawsha to D. M. Kelley 71 acres in Fairfield. Frederick Schoephoerster to Joseph Schoephoerster in Prairie du Sac for 5000. Frederick Schoephoerster to Edward J. Schephoerster in Prairie du Sac for 5500. Ludwig Raedel to J. H. Licht in Westfield for 4500. Addison Hale to Elmer E. Hale in Washington for 500.
Mrs Lulu Adams of Dalton visits Glenville friends. Mr and Mrs Arthur Buckley of Reedsburg and their son call on H R Edwards. Howard Palmer of Madison returns home after a visit. Mrs Hall of Baraboo visits relatives. Wesley Bass of Dellona calls on Mrs Shew. Lawrence Ballinger and Elijah Hardy of Madison stop by for a short visit. Meetings led by Mr Rottmann draw good attendance and continue through Wednesday evening.
The Astle and Hill families visited relatives in Sumpter recently. Geo. Carpenter returns from Dakota and plans to move his family there next week. A youth party occurred at Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pierce home. Mrs. Wm. Toole to host a Baptist sociable this week. School will close early due to road conditions. Farmers' Club to meet at the Minnick home Saturday evening. G. J. and G. A. Schroeder have not sold their 500 acre Pewit's Nest farm as claimed.
Mary H Walters of St Clair St Columbus Ohio suffered extreme starvation as her stomach and nerves failed from medicines. She credits Electric Bitters with immediate improvement and a complete cure, calling it the best health tonic on earth and noting it is sold with a 50 cent guarantee by Fisher Bros druggist.
March items note Mrs. Griffin ill, visits from Miss Montgomery and relatives in Winfield, Baraboo mourns Mrs. Runlet formerly Florence Early, died at 54 and interred in Resting Green. Mrs. Andrews attends a niece’s funeral in Baraboo. Miss Alice Sickler dies aged 17 from anemia. interment at La Valle.
The L S C will meet with Mrs Koons next Thursday. James Harris moved his family to Baraboo. Elder Van Driesen funeral held in church. daughter Lydia and Miss Locke escorted remains to Baraboo. Interment beside wife at Ebenezer cemetery. Lydia Van Driesen class sent a bouquet. Gaiety family moved to Madison.
North Freedom items note Lewis Martiny moving to Chippewa Falls to run a two hundred acre stock farm. Jack Dickie family heads to Canada. A newborn daughter for Mr and Mrs Hackett. Joseph Seftenberg reports Mrs Seftenberg improving and plans to publish The North Freedom Journal. Various relocations and visits across Baraboo Appleton Milwaukee Chicago and LaCrosse noted.
Sugar 21 pounds for $1.00 Lenox soap ten bars for 25 cents Feed orders accepted Oil five gallons for 45 cents Big Flour Sale planned next week at J N Douglas
Mr and Mrs Arthur Buckley of Reedsburg visited with sister Mrs Dall Young in La Rue. Orvill Harkins moved from La Rue to a house south of town. Miss Grace Carpenter returned from La Crosse to spend the weekend with family. Chase moved his family from Valley Junction to a house near North Freedom. Mrs Stacy Ellas learns her father Wm Rice is very ill with pneumonia in Missouri. Mrs John Quandt Sr of Reedsburg, about 65, buried at Oak Hill. survived by husband, five sons and two daughters. W R C owns six dozen silverware, donated by a local jeweler Port Hall. G A R contributed $10. Mrs Dan Rose of Valley Junction visited Gust Harkins and old neighbors. ER N Trumble very sick. Mrs Mary Carpenter’s son-in-law Mr McGee, husband of her late daughter killed on the R R track, is dead leaving two granddaughters in Kansas.
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars to any case it fails to cure, with testimonials available by mail from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio. It also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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