Thanksgiving visitors and gatherings stretch across area towns
Mr and Mrs H Thornton hosted Thanksgiving with Beloit relatives returning Friday. Several locals, including Olive Eder Helen Shaughnessy from Madison and Percy Paddock from Waukesha, spent the weekend at home. Others visited or traveled to Madison Chicago Baraboo and La Crosse for various family and social reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Thornton
Beloit
Olive Eder
Len
Miller
Bartel
Borchers
Helen. Shaughnessy
Madison
Ya Thornton
Sparta
Percy Padderck
Waukesha
Herbert Paddock
Libertyville
Ill
Frank,McNees
St. Paul
Barnett
Kay
Baraboo
Delbert Marshall
LaCrosse
J. A. Douglas
Fairfield Families Hold Reunion on Turkey Day
Mr and Mrs Jesse Ballinger entertained the Ingham families at a Thanksgiving reunion. Wayne Newell and family moved from the Tegardine farm to the Whitney Allen farm they purchased. Several residents made business trips to Loganville. Neighbors of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Wilcox held a social at their new Butterfield bridge area home. Norris Wilcox and daughter Mae visited their daughter Mrs Ilin in Baraboo and returned home. Various local families visited, hosted, or traveled, with horse care and social visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Ballinger
Ingham
Wayne Newell
Jacob Tegardine
Whitney Allen
A. Puttkammer
Waddell
Burton
Orrin
Loganville
Lawrence Wilcox
Butterfield’s Bridge
Norris Wilcox
Mae
Baraboo
Art Ziegler
John ‘Biegler
South Fairfield
George Waddell
Pearl Waddell
South Delton
Bethel
Riel Plummer
S. H. Burton
Dr. Miller
Rolland Moody
Elroy
Jesse Newell
Floyd Newell
Clyde McFarland
Catherine
Janesville
John McFarland
Thanksgiving dinner guest list at South Fairfield
Mary Lusby entertained relatives over the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Judevine and daughter Ethel, Mrs. James Dalling and son Verne, and Mrs. John Ziegler and two children. Her bert and Elmer Schurtz spent time with sister Mrs. John Leubke in Green Field. Otto Zeigler and his wife from Valley Junction visited his parents August and wife. Stancer family from Pardeeville shared Sunday dinner with the Ellis Keepers. LaMont Stanley and wife spent Sunday at the parental home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirs
Mary Lusby
Arthur Judevine
Ethel
James Dalling
Verne
John Ziegler
Oscar Schurtz
Herbert
Elmer
John Leubke
Greenfield
Otto Zeigler
Valley ‘Junction
August Zeigler
Stancer
Pardeeville
Ellis Keepers
LaMont Stanley
Woman Attends Lecture. Husband Breaks Furniture at Home
A woman spends the afternoon at a lecture titled How To Make The Home Happy. Her husband comes home and starts to smash the furniture because she had no time to prepare supper. The quip appears in a Chicago Tribune clipping.
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Chicago Tribune
Manitoba Reclaiming 3.2 Million Acres by Drainage
About 3,200,000 acres of land in Manitoba have been brought under cultivation through drainage projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Digestion Relief
Advert reads that Pape's Diapepsin cures undigested food pain, acidity, and gas after meals. It claims fast, pleasant relief from indigestion with harmless tablets sold cheaply at drug stores.
Schilling Garage Relocates Within Lyons, Berkley Replaces
The Schilling garage moves from Third Avenue in the Gollmar building to the former Ford garage at Oak Street and Fifth Avenue. Earl Schilling, owner, plans improvements and will continue to service the same car line. Berkley Automobile company of Lyons has rented the former Schilling site.
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Schilling Garage
Third, Avenue
Gollmar
Ford
Oak Street
Fifth Avenue
Earl Schilling
Berkley Automobile Company of
Lyons
Schilling
Bara Boo High School Football Players Receive B Emblems
The Bara Boo High School football team will award a varsity B emblem to players for active participation this season. Captains and listed members include Buehler Hawkins Hanson Compton Weirich Kasiska Holmes Isenberg Page Collins Cooper Halloman McGinnis North R Thomas Conway and Howe. The post-season banquet was delayed due to prom conflicts as the season closed with the Thanksgiving game against Portage. Coach Herman Bogard shifts focus to building the basketball squad with about 50 candidates reporting for practice. over half of last year’s players are back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Buehler
Hawkins
Hanson Compton
Weirich
Kasiska
Holmes
Isenberg
Page Collins
Cooper
Halloman
McGinnis
North
R. Thomas
Conway
Howe
Portage Here
Herman Bogard
Real Estate Transfers Chart for Baraboo and Surrounding
A long list records transfers of land in Baraboo Merrimack Woodland Reedsburg LaValle Franklin Sauk City and nearby areas. Buyers include Sam Heldt George Koberstein Anna Lyon A B Wegner and others with prices ranging from 1 to 14 000 dollars. Several transactions list buyers and sellers such as Victor Decot Dora Schutte and Christina Kunzelman with properties in Baraboo Delton Prairie du Lac Excelsior and other towns.
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Sam Heldt
G. E. Baxter
Baraboo
George Koberstein
Wm. Steinke
Merrimack
Anna Lyon
Levi Good
Woodland
A. B. Wegner
G. HE. Seamons
Reedsburg
Victor Decot
Dora Schutte
LaValle
G. E. Seamans
Franklin
Clara M. Newell
J. H. Slaback
Delton
George Fuchs
Wm. Rishmueller
Sauk City
Louisa M. Wilkins
Herman Meyer
M. E. Gale
F. J. Bartlett
W. J. Loomis
P. H. Webster
Fairfield
Anton Sibert
J. L. Siberz
George Baxter
A. G. Zauft
Herbert Westerhaver
Wm. Winecke
Loganville
Henry Gort
John Guetzkow
Prairie du Lac
Simon Brandt
F. S. Carr
Washington
James Curry
C. A. Steinhorst
Excelsior
Delbert McDonald
J. M. Whites
Spring Green
Christina Kunzelman
F. W. Zantow
Sumpter
Daniel Eder
Joseph Schafer
F. C. Fosdick
Emma Hoppeland
Alice Henry
C. S. Powell
Edward Nelson
Fred Ridloff
Edelbert Edwards
I. R. Black
Joy display at Randolph sparks moonlight memories
The Randolph Advance notes a Portage moonshine incident described as a joy display by local youths at Randolph. The Portage Register called it the last quarter, while one participant appeared lit up like a full moon, reflecting the recent scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Portage Young Bloods
Randolph Advance
Portage
Portage Register
Boy Clings to Canyon Wall Three Hours, Rescued
Lincoln Axe a 14 year old Los Angeles Boy Scout clung to a canyon wall for nearly three hours. Ranger Douglas MacKensie rescued him after being summoned by two of the boy's friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Axe
Los Angeles
Douglas MacKensie
War on high cost of candy in Chicago city
Chicago officials declare a campaign against rising candy prices noting sugar has fallen and asserting relief for consumers. The city argues price reductions should follow lower sugar costs and scrutinizes retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF Chicago
Chicago
Counterfeit Bills Found During Raid In Cincinnati
Two men were arrested in Cincinnati after police entered a rooming house suite and found an ink drying on about $3,000 in counterfeit ten dollar notes made from copper-etching plates. The seizure is described as one of Ohio’s most complete counterfeiting outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Male Popu
Ohio
Government Asked $500000 by Railroad
Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. filed mandamus proceedings in the District of Columbia Supreme Court to compel payment of an Interstate Commerce Commission certificate for 500000 under the Transportation Act guarantee provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Grand Trunk Western Railway Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Crime Wave Strikes Racine Burglaries Prompt Police OT Order
Five burglaries in Racine Wisconsin in one night spurred the police department to impose extra duty hours in an effort to arrest the robbers. Early Monday morning four residences and one business were burglarized with about $1,000 in cash clothing and other goods taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
October trade: U S exports rise while imports fall
The Department of Commerce reports United States exports increased in October while imports declined, compared with September and October of last year, indicating a narrowing trade deficit and signaling a shift in early autumn trade flows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Commerce
Lenine Pasha Treaty Terms Made Public
The Lenine Pasha treaty pledges Turkish integrity and restoration of prewar territories with Turkish control of Syria and Arabia. Moscow gains propaganda facilities. Russia and Turkey vow joint action to liberate Muslim countries from foreign control while hostilities against the Allies continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikolai Lenine
Mustapha Kemel Pasha
Geneva
Constantinople
Syria
Arabia
Moscow
Turkey
Russia
India
Egypt
Algeria
Morocco
Tunis
Young Lady Sings Tender Ballad to Move Steady Groom
Clara Hopkins tries to prompt John Bunton, longtime fiancé of fifteen years, with a romantic piano ballad. She sings Darling, I Am Growing Old, hoping to nudge him toward naming the wedding day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bunton
Clara Hopkins
Uey
John
Clara
Dry officials raid Appleton in liquor crackdown
Milwaukee prohibition agents led a raid on Appleton as part of a statewide push against illicit liquor. Three saloons were raided and liquor seized, with additional liquor found during a fire district. Evidence was sent to Milwaukee for grand jury review amid rising witness testimony and expected arrests.
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Milwaukee
Appleton
Grand Jury
Closing Many Chicago Saloons
Chicago police closing a number of city saloons as part of street disorder control. The action targets numerous establishments amid ongoing public safety enforcement in the area. Local officials say the closures aim to reduce disturbances and crime linked to alcohol venues.
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Chicago
Appleton Tale and Local Happenings Mixed In
By Way Miss Taras writes from Lawrence college Appleton that she is getting along fine in school enjoying it all. Baraboo High graduate daughter of Rev and Mrs Taras of Greenfield. McIntosh buys Long Beach land plans Spanish bungalow homes to improve housing. Columbia County Board votes 5500 for German destitute children. Professor Shaw in Colorado claims angleworms edible to prove diet history and cannibal ancestry notes. Walking trip along the Kickapoo river reports wildlife sightings including blackbirds woodpeckers quail chickadees a mink and deer nearby.
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Theodora Taras
Smith
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wisconsin
Miss Taras
Baraboo
Max Taras
Greenfield
Walter H. McIntosh
Long Beach
California
Shaw
Colorado
Milwaukee News
Kickapoo
Muskrat
Viola
Fire alarms draw volunteers as car bursts into flame
Last Saturday the fire bell summoned volunteers after Mr Hisex’s car caught fire at the new garage when a lighted lantern in front of the seat ignited the gas filling. The car burned but no one was injured and authorities expressed thanks for the quick response.
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Hisex
Portage Register Democrat
The New Maud Muller
A poem from the New York Herald recounts Maud Muller performing daily chores and errands, then going to the polls to vote against the Judge. It blends domestic detail with a civic moment in a light verse style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Muller
New York Herald
Woman confronts partner over suspected new girlfriend
A tense exchange arises as a woman asks if the partner was with a new woman last night, but he replies it was the same old person in disguise, signaling a lie or cover story. The scene hints at relationship trust issues and potential infidelity without graphic details.
Still unaccounted for draft evaders in U S army
Draft evaders in the United States Army remain unaccounted for with a total of 173 911 persons listed as missing. The figure reflects ongoing accounting efforts and inquiries into the status of individuals draft records.
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United States Army
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Safe Laxative
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the best gentle laxative for children. It emphasizes a fruity taste and full directions on each bottle, urging buyers to look for the name California on the package.
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California
Green leaf or red leaf which is best poem
A fragmentary verse exchange where a speaker and ARTHUR GOODNOUGH debate autumn and spring imagery. The lines contrast October world and May, nature's labor and rest, and conclude with a lingering question about which season holds the better world.
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Arthur. Goodnough
Mercury’s Distance and Light Compared to Earth
The article states Mercury lies at a fraction of the Earth’s distance from the sun and receives about thirteen times less light and heat than Earth. It emphasizes the planet’s closeness to the Sun and the reduced solar energy reaching it.
Trembler Shakes Northwest Homes Prompting Spokane Alarm
An air earthquake rattled houses across Spokane and surrounding towns including Leavenworth Colfax and other inland cities. The Gonzaga University seismograph measured the tremor at about three hundred miles radius waking sleepers and jarring beds and pictures in hospitals and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Gonz Universiy
Leavenworth Ultima
Colfax
Harding On Return Trip From Panama
President elect Warren G. Harding left the canal zone for the United States last Sunday afternoon. The cruiser will reach Norfolk on Sunday and Harding will proceed to Washington before his return to Marion.
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Warren G. Hardy
Canal Zone
Norfolk
Harding
Washington
Marion
John Howie Sr Horticulturist Dies at Dane Aged 88
John Howie Sr horticulturist aged 88 died after several weeks illness at his daughter Mrs F de Bower’s home in Dane village. He served as town chairman of Vien and led many seasons of prize fruit at the Dane county fair. Funeral held yesterday at his daughter’s Dane home.
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John Howie Sr
Vien
Dane County
F. de Bower
Dane Village
Dane
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