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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1906
Page
10
At yesterday's board of education meeting the resignations of Miss Margaret Morris Miss Margaret Howe and Miss Alta Graves were accepted to take effect at the close of the school year. The complete list of teachers has not yet been decided. Also notes about local cement work and a column promoting rest period as profit time.
An advertisement warns against mercury based treatments for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy. The note urges buyers to insist on genuine Hall's products and mentions sales through local druggists at a penny price per bottle.
A young motorist argues that motor cars outpace coaching by horsepower equating to ten coach horses. The innkeeper calculates feeding and stabling for the horses at 80 shillings, noting the car’s claim equals forty horses and thus 80 shillings in lodging. The exchange appears in the London Express.
Senior Partner warns junior about credit to Billings as he loses money. He cites a remark that life has ups and downs and no man admits the downturn until he hits bottom. Philadelphia Press source note.
Little Lawrence Moerke eight years old dies suddenly near home on Carl Greener’s farm in Greenfield from presumed heart failure. He was with his father and Mr. Greener all afternoon and collapsed after water break. Survived by parents one brother five sisters and many relatives. community condolences and thanks expressed.
A friend recalls a duel linked to political tensions after Lincoln’s election. Settling in Ohio, Dawes recounts meeting Chester Gay, a blooded stock advisor, and facing Colonel Plummer, a famed duelist, whose threats led to a tense confrontation and a decision to avoid conflict.
Bruce Parker recalls a pistol duel in which he and Col. Plummer faced each other at forty paces with Derringers. Both shots missed as the colonel insisted he would never shoot again after a blank cartridge was used by Parker’s ally. Parker reflects on motive, courage, and the surprising outcome.
Baraboo Wisconsin resident Ben Krech and his daughter report relief from back pain and stomach trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Krech says he bought them at Evenson's Pharmacy and later shared a second box with his daughter with similar results. Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised as the reliable remedy for backache and kidney issues offered by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A Thackeray flavored satire recalls ancient feasts and modern appetites contrasting grandfathers meals with today s dieting concerns. The piece ends noting royal holdings in America as Kaiser Wilhelm and English king own New York real estate and western land.
A Bowery figure known as the Bowery Tammany king, Big Tim Sullivan, treated an impoverished local to a dinner. After a feast of substantial foods, Sullivan asked what dessert the guest desired, prompting a humorous reply about choosing a beef stew as a topping.
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by New Great South American Kidney Cure. Remarkable speed in easing bladder and back pain for both sexes. Relieves water retention almost immediately. For quick relief and cure, this remedy is offered by Fisher Bros. Druggists in Baraboo Wisconsin.
The famed Burgundy snail population has dwindled, reducing restaurant supply. The Cote d'Or department council asks the prefect to authorize a close season for snails from April 15 to July 1 to protect the species.
A promotional notice extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney bladder issues. It offers a free sample bottle and a book by mail, urging readers to mention the paper and send address to Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York. Regular bottle sizes are sold through druggists.
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