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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1906
Page
9
Two hundred passengers aboard a Northwestern division train at Genona Junction escaped serious harm when the engine halted by braking as the train left the track and plunged into a ditch. All aboard survived with no serious injuries. a second train of cabooses later ferried passengers to Kenosha.
Kaukauna Wis March 24. Division Engineer D C Rounseville is transferred to Green Bay to become general superintendent of construction for new branches north from Green Bay to Gillett Pulaski Junction Shawano and from Shawano to Eland Junction and Manitowoc to Green Bay. Assistant Superintendent J M Calahan may follow to Green Bay as head of a proposed new Green Bay division.
The article lauds strong lungs as a measure of power in animals and humans. It highlights Mrs Ora A Stephens of Port Williams Ohio who credits Dr King's New Discovery with stopping a two year cough and curing consumption fears. It mentions the product from Fisher Bros. druggists with 50c to 1.00 prices and a free trial bottle.
A colored Baptist preacher riffs on Noah and the Ark using telegraph and telephone jokes. A congregant notes such devices were unknown in Bible times as others quip about forgotten inventions and modern discoveries during the sermon.
Pigeons form lifelong bonds like marriage with fifty couples each tending separate nests. They divide labor, focusing on building, egg laying, and rearing young while remaining devoted to their mate and not intruding on others.
George F. Moody, elder brother of Dwight L. Moody, longtime assistant and friend to the evangelist, supported the Northfield schools with quiet religious devotion and loyalty.
A Boston lecture ends with Wendell Phillips missing the last train and choosing a rough twelve mile carriage ride home. Despite the committee urging rest, his devotion to his wife Anne Phillips moves him to endure the sleety cold night to reach her.
Y M C A notes report the basketball game with Prairie du Lac postponed to a later date. Delegates to the State Convention will run next Sunday's Men's Meeting at 3 p m with twelve delegates from the local association in attendance and an open invitation to all.
Ray Cooper's Midgets defeated the H. S. Carrots yesterday afternoon by 27 to 5. Capt. Cooper and Billy Lane starred for the winners while Eddie Rooney played a superb game at guard.
The Chicago Northwestern Railroad Associations schedule its annual meeting in our city on April 18 and 19. A strong program is prepared with notable speakers planned for the event.
The tournament narrows to three games with the championship and runner up to be decided. Fans are urged to keep dates open as Adams defeats Frenz in last night's encounter amid a friendly yet keen rivalry.
The best gift to a young man is a membership in the association. It lasts 365 days with daily items to cheer and brighten his life. Now is the time to join as memberships grow encouragingly.
A Columbus woman claims drastic stomach weakness left her starving until Electric Bitters restored appetite and sleep, describing a complete cure after Doctor drugging. Fisher Bros druggist guarantees the tonic as the best health aid at 50 cents.
Miss Barbara Raschein returns from Rhinelander visit. Miss Jennie Rodwell visits friends in Kilbourn. Miss Amy Langdon came back from Chicago. Miss Ethel Sheeran visits relatives in Kendalls. Engineer Patterson to Lacrosse to relieve Gorman with blood poison. Osman Patterson to work in round house store room. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Swan plan move to Seattle. Miss Grace Wadden guest of Mrs. Morey. Miss Ada Root visits sister Mrs. Gehrand. Miss Freda Cordes returns to Racine.
Fisher Bros. J.B. Donovan & Co. offer a refund policy for a 50 cent bottle of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it does not cure a cough or cold. A 25 cent bottle is also guaranteed satisfactory or money refunded, as signed by the undersigned.
Desirable papers offered by The News Baraboo Wis. at stated prices. Milwaukee Weekly Sentinel 45c Chicago Inter Ocean 50c Three-Times-A-Week New York World New York Tribune 60c National Magazine Boston 60c Sample copies sent on request.
Scientific American reports M. J. H. Fabre’s observation of Lycosa narbonensis carrying its young for seven months with no food. He proposes solar heat and light replace nourishment, suggesting motor heat in the spiders is supplied directly by the sun as the life source.
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