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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
7
Baraboo coal dealers say the situation will not be serious for a month as they stockpile bins and ration orders to local consumers. Hard coal and coke arrive for railroads while soft coal from fields has ceased. Chicago administrator actions prompt conservative use until conditions improve.
Cold weather heavy foods stress digestion causing indigestion and bloating. Foley Carthartic tab claims to cleanse bowels, sweeten stomach, aid liver with no griping or nausea. Advertised as suitable for stout persons seeking a light feeling. sold everywhere.
Miss Hodgson and Miss Schlasser spent Thanksgiving at relatives in the region. The Eugene Williams family moved to town from Wilson Creek valley into a newly purchased residence. Dr. Hiram King and family joined relatives in Aberdeen for Thanksgiving. Several families traveled to Madison, Janesville, and Milwaukee for visits. A scaffolding accident injured James Whitis and Richard Dresen, with Whitis sustaining serious injuries. Mrs. Lucy Graham died of heart failure at her brother’s home. funeral held at M E church. An Evans memorial club forms in Spring Green for E W Evens.
An advertisement promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a fast relief for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the tablets instantly end stomach distress caused by acidity, with pleasant, harmless tablets available at drug stores for little cost.
Rheumatism is a constitutional disease with local pains and inflamed joints. It cannot be cured by external remedies and requires constitutional treatment. Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood to correct acid conditions and provides lasting relief, with Hood's Pills as a gentle, vegetable laxative if needed.
Sauk City resident Nick Theisen of Roxbury had business at Cross Plains Friday. Henry Sorg spent Sunday with relatives at Badger Valley. Walter Fuchs a Oshkosh Normal student and Miss Elsie of Madison spent Thanksgiving at their parental home here. Mrs Bruce Babington and daughter Evelyn of Eau Claire visit relatives in the city. Hubert Woerth of Chicago spent Thanksgiving at home here. Mrs Anna Lueth and Mrs Lena Schoenberg were Madison visitors Saturday. Emil Meir of Milwaukee spent the weekend at his parental home here. Arthur Hutter went to Madison Monday to consult Dr Hess. Grandpa Worth Theisen is spending the winter at his son Nick's in Roxbury.
Mrs. Pe Rehkamp of Covington Kentucky reports eight children used Foley's Honey and Tar for croup. The remedy loosens mucus stops the choking cough aids breathing and quiets sleep without opiates and is sold widely.
LA VALEF A. M. Hakes of Bingham Lake spent part of last week here. H. Keylock of Missouri visited his brother E. Keylock. Eva Pearson set for a late month wedding after a kitchen shower hosted by Mrs. Earl Thompson and Mrs. Henry Glene. Several relatives traveled from Beloit Madison Sparta Baraboo to visit. The Beloit man Ig Moosean died suddenly and was brought here for funeral.
A series of late November and Thanksgiving visits are noted around Reedsburg and nearby towns. Families including the Zimmermans, Millers, Schuttes, the Decker and Decot households, and Irene Olson are mentioned visiting relatives and attending a funeral in Loganville. Gerald Helma of Sparta visits his uncle and aunt J. A. Decker, with additional travel among Tomah relatives.
Mrs Cyrus Simonds visits daughter Mrs J Bartley in Austin Minn. Capt LaMar spoke on duties in light artillery at the Farmers club last Friday and demonstrated soldier gear. Ells Glover and Emil Mueller spent time at home. Miss Patterson and Miss Tinkham attended graded school meeting at Reedsburg. The Federman and Woolford families moved into new homes. Edward Klein and son Edward visited. Farmers club meets Friday December 5 with a short program and basket social to raise funds for Sunday school reorganization.
Reverend W F Swyndale of Macon Georgia writes that his kidneys saved him trouble before taking Foley Kidney Pills and he is ready to speak in their favor.
The North Freedom school inspection covered 160 pupils on November 24 25 and December 1. Fifteen were okay eleven had tonsils and adenoids removed six wear glasses. Defects included vision hearing teeth nasal breathing enlarged glands thyroid and granulated eyelids. Recommendations sent home and a mothers meeting held with Miss Grahan outlining health inspection benefits.
Residents shared a holiday meal with relatives including Arthur Markham and G A Powell while Howard Mead and La Verd Prou d returned from up north with a fine deer. Several families moved or hosted guests at farms and homes from C L Reitman to A B Powell among others. students returned to Reedsburg for school after Thanksgiving.
Westfield residents held a Tuesday meeting at Will Alexander’s home with readings music and recitations and a talk by Rev. Rademacher on Thanksgiving observances other countries Next gathering set for January at Percy Alexanders. Local families hosted guests from Minneapolis Madison and Dakota while several men announced spring silo construction including Schulte Uphoff Behn Schultz Koenig and others Deer and turkey hunts produced game for several Weidman and Brooks relatives visiting and returning home for Thanksgiving.
Fairfield residents Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McFarland and daughter Catherine visited Clyde’s parents Mr. and Mrs. John McFarland on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Good and their baby daughter spent Thanksgiving with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Norris Wilcox in Baraboo. Miss Gladys Getchell returns to Washington DC work on Saturday November 22. Mrs. Anna Eggleston of Kilbourn visits her sister Mrs. F. H. Getchell.
The fragment mentions Mr. and Mrs. Otto Haase hosting an evening with Edith and others, then quotes E W Kitt of Shorters Alabama praising Foley Kidney Pills for back and side pains and kidney trouble. The ad notes rheumatic pains, stiff joints, lameness, and that the product is sold everywhere.
Ross Flemming of Waukesha visits Ray Flemming home. Paul Schultz stays a few days in Sparta. Mrs. Leslie Hirst entertains relatives on Thanksgiving. Lopez family at C. J. Flynn home. Dance in Lyndon draws local attendance. John Koberstein family at John Byrne home. Amiel Varlarben children weekend at McDonnell home. Kate McDonell Thanksgiving at home in Dellona. M. W. Harrington sells sheep in city. Dan Rice of Ableman passes through to buy stock.
Relief comes instantly with a dose of Pape's Cold Compound. A second and third dose over two hours ends the grippe misery by clearing nostrils and air passages, stopping runny nose, headache, feverishness, sneezing, and stiffness. Insist on Pape's for prompt relief at low cost.
Lawrence resident Eugene Palmer writes that Foley's Honey and Tar relieved a weeks long cough. He grants permission to use his name in any advertising claiming the product checks colds cuts phlegm soothes inflamed membranes and clears breathing passages.
A classified style notice invites readers to mail five cents with name and address to Foley & Co. Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic tablets. The offer claims these items aid coughs colds and croup and is advertised as a nationwide sale.
Families shared meals and reunions during Thanksgiving across Excelsior Baraboo and surrounding areas. Notable names include the Nietzel Henke Bass Capener Holt Waddell Lang and Bass families along with visitors from Beloit Mirror Lake Fairfield and Baraboo. A Burton family reunion drew fifty four attendees while others visited relatives and hosted friends in the holiday period.
The Helper's Union will meet Mrs. Robert Malloy for dinner on Wednesday December 10. Local families shared Thanksgiving with neighbors and friends during a busy holiday period. About 25 men and several ladies attended a barn raising at Irvin Bumps home.
RY O. F. Powell has returned home following a trip to Baraboo.
Residents hosted relatives and friends on Thanksgiving Day sharing meals at several homes. Iva Van Zile and children Viola and Glen Stier joined Herman Mielke family. Lydia Heitz and Hart of North Freedom attended with Mrs. Nellie Matison of Baraboo also present. The Lewis and Stomner households welcomed guests including Opal and Norma Lewis. Marshall Harrison Sr and Jr hosted as John Toole Foster Harrison and Emma Newell families joined for the holiday.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Bass of North Excelsior welcome a son delivered by Dr Stork on Thursday morning. Mr and Mrs Robert Ramsay of Portage also announce the birth of a son on Friday at Portage.
A list of applicants includes F Yeck from La Valle Elsie Hennings from Loganville Charles Herr from Merrimack and Lucille Premo from Merrimack as part of a local filing.
Miss Anna B. Daily of Portage has another patriotic poem accepted by a publisher, this time in Argus magazine Philadelphia. The song titled Are There Service Flags in Heaven reveals wartime sentiment. Dallenjeck of Portage earned first deer from the northern woods arriving from Westboro with a fine buck.
Bayer insists on "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" in a Bayer package with directions for Headache Colds Pain Neuralgia Lumbago and Rheumatism. The name Bayer denotes genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost only a few cents. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic salicylic acid.
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