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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
2
A sequence of questions debates Will McAdoo's presidential bid, La Follette's candidacy, postwar issues for drinking places and booze fighters, and regional plans for parks and town excitement as the nation demobilizes.
The New York Post argues that postwar punishment must reflect the losses suffered by nations hurt most by Germany. It contends American presence in armistice talks did not save Alsace Lorraine or the German fleet and warned German officials against provoking Paris and London.
A collection of notes laments CLAXTON and calls for German literature overhaul in schools. It praises books as lifelong companions, praises Medalist nations, and critiques German cultural influence. It references Otto H. Kahn on railroad leadership and criticizes German language instruction in public schools.
Letters from soldiers have shaped public perception of the war, offering personal testimony from the front lines and reflecting the hopes fears and daily realities of those serving abroad. The correspondence captures distant battles and the home front's connection to distant fighters.
Narrative recalls day by day German fleet surrenders to Allied navies on Scotland and England coasts. It notes four years of a bottled up peril and the German decision to yield without combat. The piece compares to the Spanish Armada and Dutch naval loss.
A Washington Star verse extols daily faith beyond Sunday worship. It contrasts Sabbath calm with seven day devotion, urging steady practice from Monday to Saturday and learning from each day's duty and effort. The piece frames daily religion as testing and shaping character.
Advert says two advantages of Ready To Take and Ready To Cut Hood's Sarenparida. Claims purity and best ingredients. Emphasizes ease of use and superior formulation for home kitchen tasks.
Several members of the News family are ill including Harry Clark on the linotype with a bilious attack and Arthur Lang who handles shooting near the firing line. Mrs Mike Latinsky cannot be at the office for days, while Elizabeth Nixon and S H Hood keep wheels turning. A new linotype is coming and more news will be in the paper soon.
At Madison a list of donors contributing from five thousand to fifteen thousand dollars to the Madison hospital secures a commemorative tablet. The roster includes William A. Henry, Mrs Susan M Austin, Daniel K Tenney, Arthur C Fox, Halle Steensland, Mrs Mary Stewart and many others.
Government orders reduced railroad fares for discharged soldiers leaving cantonments. Regular day coaches cost two cents per mile and sleeper rates are also reduced.
Arthur Brisbane has acquired the Milwaukee Free Press after purchasing the Evening Wisconsin and Milwaukee News. The Free Press is no longer published.
Mr and Mrs Fred J Farwell marked forty years of marriage with a celebration at their Lyons home on a Thursday. The event was observed with a victory Thanksgiving tone and family gathered to honor the milestone.
A fragmentary poem recalls old tunes about food and memory from a Washington Star clipping. An ad from M. T. Davis of Bearsville West Virginia promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for croup and flu coughs, citing a patron's child recovery after midnight use.
A Beloit correspondent recounts his WWI voyage to France via London and Bordeaux, noting shellfire, convoy safety, and longing for home. He describes French towns damaged by war, the wine center of Bordeaux, train life in "40 hommes" cars, and daily routines at gun positions and supply trains. He and Private J. M. Pilley share impressions of France, American troops, and the war’s broad impact on civilians.
A wartime letter from Pvt Russel McGilvra to Mrs T McGilvra of Beloit describes hospital stays after a foot injury, rain and cold in France, longing for home by the stove, and pride in wound and service stripes. He notes casual pay of forty one francs monthly and plans to resume allotments once records arrive. He mentions being a prisoner of war escort company in the A P O 711.
A fragment notes the need for a coroner as the first official in a German electoral process. It hints at the seriousness of local governance and the role of the coroner in early government formation.
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