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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
4
A note listing A B Cole and W K Page as editors and proprietors with subscription options for three months and six months.
The article notes Governor Cox trails in Milwaukee and other Wisconsin counties to Debs while Debs lags Harding, with Berger defeated and Lafollette replaced by Lenroot. It also presents a stark debt comparison across nations from 1912 to 1920, highlighting rising postwar liabilities.
Baraboo mourns Louisa M Gowan a long time resident and community figure celebrated for church devotion social ties and business relations. Her keen love of nature English and American scenery and cheerful hospitality left a lasting imprint on the town and its people.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a leading kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims rapid mild relief from numerous ailments and invites readers to order a sample by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
Baraboo reports include a federal tax on auto parts and boats, a local note on two boat makers and injured tops avoiding the tax, a memorial of Richard L. Warne of Baraboo, and an inquiry into the Zimmerman note with historical context. It also mentions debate propositions on topics from algebra for girls to model tenements and prison aims.
A New York report notes that numerous nations face mountain debts, signaling a widespread fiscal strain. The piece discusses rising sovereign liabilities and potential impacts on international economics and policy.
Opinion urges ending tipping in ordinary schooling and discouraging Christmas giving while advocating systematic demolition and reconstruction of cities on enlightening lines.
Mrs. Arthur Murphy hosts a 16 guest Friday evening with five hundred games and a late luncheon. Baraboo Business Women's club dances at Mueller’s hall with about forty guests. Local updates include recovering illness of John Carew, Harold Hawkins returning to Knapp, deer sent to Madison by Game Warden Deckham, juvenile court actions in Spring Green, and Mrs Nuzum’s death after a stroke.
A Fond du Lac reader recounts improved health after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription during school and pregnancy. The testimonial claims the tonic strengthens, aids recovery, and contributes to beauty by improving health, noting the product's 50 years of existence.
The excerpt lists a mixture of ingredients claimed to treat catarrh rheumatism scrofula and other blood and organ ailments. It emphasizes economy and true merit in Hood’s Sarsaparilla and catalogs herbs such as sarsaparilla yellow dock stiltingia blue flag guaiac altera tives mandrake and dandelion wintergreen bitter orange peel juniper uva ursi pip sissewa gentian root wild cherry and more as remedies.
Maple Valley Social club enjoyed a program with Mr Harry K Ingelbretson after dinner. Guests at Fifth Street home hosted by Mr and Mrs Earl Bartz. Fred Brad and family spent Thanksgiving in Palm Beach Florida. Corporal promotion for Fred Tasdorf of Baraboo in Germany. Elliott visitors return to Deer Lodge Montana from Baraboo. Miss Matchett arrival from Pierceton Indiana to stay with Mrs Cole. Fortnightly club discussed Modern Spain and Spanish literature. Next meeting planned with Mr and Mrs Griggs. Earl Haugh sustains arm burns in school lab incident.
A humorous poem urges resilience in the face of weather and illness and mocks medical fees. It encourages work with a smiling front and steady effort. The text mentions religious sabbaths in Algiers and a note about indigo tinting water and a bat’s inability to rise from level ground.
Roland H. Williams and Miss Meata Giloth married Thursday morning at 9 30 at the Presbyterian manse with Rev. E C Henke performing the ring ceremony. The couple planned a wedding breakfast at the bride’s parents home and a honeymoon trip to Chicago before settling at their Fifth Avenue home. Williams is a florist and Mrs Williams was a Chicago Bell telephone operator.
Lawrence S Wakefield and Miss Stella Le Suer were married at the bride’s parents home in Baraboo Thursday at noon by Rev. E C Henke. The ceremony was witnessed by around seven relatives and friends, with a ring service and a reception dinner afterward. The couple will reside in Madison after a trip to Milwaukee and Sheboygan and carry many wedding gifts from local and out of town guests.
Ray R Hewitt and Emma Krintz united in marriage at the Presbyterian manse Thursday afternoon at 2 30 PM The ring service was conducted by Rev E C Henke Attendants were Stella Hewitt and Amos Austin The wedding dinner followed at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs Ernest Krint in Bara Boo The bride wore a brown silk gown and bridesmaid a cream brocaded silk carriage was decorated with gun streamers by Joe Kaufman The couple are well known and receive hearty congratulations from relatives and friends.
Miss Morse and Elliott D. Thomas united in marriage at high noon Thursday at the Morse home in Rockford. Rev. H. G. Goodsell officiated with immediate relatives present. Attendants included Victor Thomas and W. D. Morse. Flower girl Mary Margaret Morse and ring bearer Billie Tyler Morse accompanied by Earl Morse who sang Oh Promise Me and played Mendelssohn. A wedding dinner followed with chrysanthemum and smilax decorations. The couple met in the east two years ago while Morse worked in Washington DC war work and Thomas served as a marine at Quinta, Virginia. Morse later worked for Boring Yracor Co. in Rockford. Out-of-town guests included the groom’s parents and brother Charles Thames.
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Densie Voli Richter and Densie Righters of North Freedom united in marriage Thursday at the bride’s sister home. Rev E C Henke officiated with a double ring ceremony. Attendants Leota Weston Avis Evans and D W Carpenter. About fifty guests attended a supper and gifts included silver and china. They will reside on Lynn Street Baraboo area friends and family attended from Parshall Hackett Bloomer and Baraboo.
Local notice from Mrs. Peder Rasmussen of Yellow Creek debunks town rumors that she is sick dead or buried. She states she is alive and well and addresses the circulating speculation.
A ten year old girl, daughter of farmer Frank Nowe near Milston, was shot in the face and walked to a hospital in Eau Claire with injuries including loss of three fingers on her left hand and eye damage. Her six year old brother accompanied her from their wooded home, but their assailant is unknown.
An old ad states a dose of Pape's Cold Compound taken every two hours, up to three doses, will break up a severe cold and end grippe misery. The first dose relieves nasal congestion and headaches, with cheap, quinine-free relief noted as quick and easy in drug stores.
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