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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
4
Baraboo Weekly News notes subscription rates for three, six, and twelve months. The item comments on state political shifts with references to Oklahoma Kansas and a Kansas governor race. Includes a quotation from Joseph W Bailey about his resignation from the Senate and party appetite for office.
The piece argues against overregulation while noting a proposed highway law to let cities receive direct benefits from highway funds. It then discusses a flood of 16,500,000 printed books since movable type and 300,000 new volumes annually, urging readers to develop judgment to discriminate good from bad and to learn to swim through the flood.
The December term of the county court will hear claims and proofs across many estates and wills. Notable items include hearings for Wilhelmina Schubring Laura J. Tiele Reuben Lockwood Louisa F. Denzer Timothy J. Coleman Elizabeth Hindrichs Ann Chambers Charles Edward Wright Charles Pigg Henry Starr Isabella A. Bartley final settlements for Fanny A. Stott Henry Hennings Ernest Riggert estate appointments and guardianships, real estate sale notices, and tax determinations.
The Sauk County Country Life association holds its annual meeting in Baraboo on Friday and Saturday December 8 and 9. Events include lectures by Mrs. Featherstone from the Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund, with programs at the Baptist church and Al Ringling theater, plus talks on education social and material affairs and election of officers.
Walter M. Wolff writes in the Dearborn Independent that German marks, once bought in 1915 by many investors, have plunged toward a bottomless pit. He warns holders to sell now or risk losing their savings as the mark continues to weaken and value erodes.
A brief passage notes common belief that trees shed beauty when losing their leaves, contrasting perception of winter’s impact on nature’s appearance and suggesting greenery persists in season.
An old advertisement states that hydrovat's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood to relieve rheumatism by removing uric acid. The claim implies strong health benefits and urges purchase as a purifier.
The Rock Island Argus notes trees reveal form beyond color, with strong trunks and branch lacings shaping winter beauty. Even damaged or distorted by weather, trees retain their essential form, unlike mere color. Only ignorant pruning can erase their edge, a reminder from a living room view to bleak windows.
Victor Berger faced renewed opposition to taking a Washington D C house seat as a constitutional bar loomed. Representative Ira G Hersey of Maine, a judiciary committee member and constitutional expert, led the attack.
While riding toward Madison the engine of the automobile driven by Emil Borchers and Henry Hinder of Darwin Station blew up at Windsor, setting the machine on fire and burning the two men. The explosion occurred suddenly.
The Burton family held a reunion at Fairfield town hall in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Thos Burton. Fifty five attendees enjoyed a dinner and program of recitations readings and music from grandchildren and older siblings. Attendees from Baraboo included Mr and Mrs Thomas Burton Mrs Mary Crosier Mr and Mrs C W Bass and son Louis Mr and Mrs John etc.
Mrs. A. A. Davis and her daughters Wilva and Marie attend a gathering with Mrs. Mary Thayer of Beloit. Thayer is visiting at the William Burton home near Baraboo, continuing a social exchange in the region.
An automobile accident two miles south of Cazenovia at a sharp bend left Patrick Harrison dead. Michael Harrison Sr. and Michael Harrison Jr. suffered bruises but are not seriously injured. A Ford coupe reportedly rolled over after the driver lost control while turning.
An advertisement claims instant relief from sourness, gas, heartburn, and indigestion after taking a tablet. It asserts the product neutralizes stomach acidity and guarantees correct digestion in every package, offered for a few cents.
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