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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
9
A Dodge county man Joseph Atinger is accused of selling moonshine to three youths from Rio and Portage. After a car trip near Poynette, two boys were hospitalized with injuries, one suffering a crushed skull. Moonshine linked to a fatal train incident near Poynette prompts manslaughter charges against Ollinger.
Wisconsin farmer reports 39 million bushels of potatoes this year, 64 percent more than 1921. Prices drop to about 15 cents per bushel in some regions as a result of the bumper crop. The article urges consuming more tubers to use the excess yield.
The piece discusses a curious political anomaly where voters who favored prohibition behaved like both wet and dry candidates. It notes these wet dry figures appeared mainly in states without formal prohibition and contrasts votes with living habits, highlighting regional contrasts and social drinking norms.
Fragmented text mentions a broad remedy called Fieod's Lopseparina claimed to aid many GI ailments though details and context are missing. The source provides limited names and unclear references.
The speaker argues that prohibition in the East remains an experiment until more decisive actions like the New Jersey killing are taken. He warns dry voters cannot avoid scrutiny and urges stronger enforcement to curb temperance foes.
A Collier's Weekly feature questions whether an American farm woman’s years of labor count as earnings. It cites totals of meals served, garments made, bread baked, cakes and pies produced, lard, vegetables, fruit, chickens raised, butter churned, preserves jarred, laundry washed, and hours spent cleaning. The piece argues she has no bank savings, must continue work, and challenges the value of unpaid family labor.
Fort Atkinson Union notes Lord Astor after moving to England built a lavish London office costing about 1.25 million dollars. The vaults, secret panels, hidden springs, and carved halls formed a secretive, burglar proof complex later sold for under half its cost to Sir Ernest Fawke.
The Cincinnati Time Star notes Illinois congresswoman Mrs Robert W Huck will be backed by a husband serving as prince consort for two years. The piece examines the novelty and implications of a woman reaching high political office with a husband in a ceremonial role.
Baraboo publishers seek Blackwood to settle a payment due for either the Baraboo Daily News or Baraboo Weekly News. Authorities request prompt contact and resolution by the press office.
The Eastern Star elected officers for January installation including Worthy Matron Mrs Mayme Boehm and Worthy Patron F B Moss. Boo Valley Council No 35 and Sons of Veterans Auxiliary also chose leaders, with plans to buy an anti tuberculosis health bond and skip the next meeting for the holiday season.
A North Baraboo family hosted multiple guests for Thanksgiving including the Elkingtons Seeleys and James Seeleys from Topeka. Others visiting or hosting that day included the Cone, Ella Leesche, the Goerks, the Bick sisters, and the Otts. Several trips and visits occurred in Baraboo Kendall Lyons Excelsior Leland reflecting a busy holiday weekend.
Advertised Diamond Dyes claim easy at home use to revive worn garments and draperies with fade resistant color. Consumers are told to specify fabric type whether wool silk linen cotton or blends and that dyes will not streak or run.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as improving women's health by enriching the blood, boosting vitality, strength of nerves, and overall life enjoyment. It cites grateful letters from users and links anemia and weakness to female ailments.
A reader from Loganville Wisconsin protests reliance on The News, calling it an impossibility to get along with the publication.
George Decker of Rockham South Dakota writes that good weather returns after a minor snow storm and expresses a fond view of the news as part of home life.
A verse notes a horse straying behind a buggy and then guiding the way home with the rider insisting the event not be in the Good Book. Both arrived safely at home in the evening, leaving the author and readers relieved.
A letter from Markesan Wisconsin writer A Andrews Hartwell recalls Baraboo childhood, teachers Crandell Ebert and Uncle Crawford, old homes, playhouses under oaks, and hopes for the St Marys Ringling hospital gift. She praises Mayor Andre and hopes Baraboo residents read The Baraboo News, ending with lifelong town love.
Movie star Charles Chaplin and Pola Negri are reported to marry in January. Sources note the pair plans a private ceremony and will be joining in a union that has stirred public interest in the film world.
Transfers record multiple land deals across Baraboo, Dellona, Merrimack, Prairie du Sac, Washington, Fairfield, Woodland, Ironton, and Honey Creek with buyers including Mrs. Engeborg Peterson Edward Bleier and others. Prices show mostly $1 with occasional higher like $8 to Ellen Kenny.
The Wisconsin Archeologist notes Western Sauk County has almost no Indian names beyond the county and river, with only Black Hawk as a historic toponym. It records towns like Dellona Winfield La Valle Woodland and Reedsburg, and mentions few earthworks remnants and old Indian trails guiding present highways. The article places Black Hawk’s 1832 Wisconsin Heights retreat as the region’s pivotal event.
Middleton residents hosted guests during Thanksgiving weekend. Herman Buelow and Henry Hanusa families visited, Baraboo teacher Miss Hackett stayed at home, Miss Emma Martin from Elnay visited Christ Kindschi, and Anna Alwin from Leland joined relatives.
The joint expedition from the Field Museum and Oxford University has left England for Mesopotamia. The team will conduct three years of excavations to locate and study the ancient city of Kish.
The ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as instantly curing indigestion and upset stomach after meals. It claims relief from sour belching gas heartburn and pains with no distress, offering a cheap guaranteed remedy from a druggist.
A drugstore remedy claims to stop corn pain instantly with a drop, then allows removal by fingers. The tiny bottle costs a few cents and targets hard and soft corns as well as calluses between toes without soreness.
The University of Wisconsin student senate offered a 25 reward for information leading to the conviction of those stealing overcoats from campus racks. One victim named is Wood Du Bois, son of the county register of deeds, who lost a fine overcoat weeks ago.
First publication notice in Sauk County Wisconsin describes Henry Potterville and Jennie Potterville suing multiple defendants for quieting title to land in Baraboo and surrounding parcels. The action seeks no other relief and demands appearance within twenty days of service.
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