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Newspaper

Baraboo Weekly News

Location

Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1920

Page

4

Baraboo Weekly News Subscription Rates

Baraboo weekly news lists subscription options with three months six months and one year rates. Prices show 45 cents for three months 75 cents for six months and 1.50 dollars for a full year.

Falling Prices and the Farmer

A Madison Democrat reprint argues wheat price declines reflect Canada’s duty-free imports and currency advantages rather than manipulation. It notes nine million bushels imported with potential more, mentions Argentina’s upcoming crop, and compares farmer losses to broader business adjustments in sugar and general commerce.

No Sovietism in Schools Declared by Lancaster Board

Lancaster Pennsylvania school board rejects reemployment of teachers linked with the Federation of Labor. Dr. Thomas Finegan backs the move, arguing teachers must avoid unions that exert undue influence on school authorities. The piece warns unions threaten Americanism and education, citing related protests and editorials from The Toledo Blade and Harvey's Weekly.

Baraboo Notes and Local Arts and City Housing Outlook

Flor ida reader Emma Walsh sends weather praise from St. Petersburg. Baraboo columns cover school loyalties, anti propaganda stance, and a Trinity church memorial for Louise Gowan. Remains of Burns's Highland Mary reinterred as Clyde shipyards expand. Miss Snowhill of Chicago praised by Ringling staff. Yankee etymology explored. Long Beach claims housing leadership with 9.6 million investment and 15 000-person capacity for 80 percent residential building.

Kansas City Journal Kilbourn Los Angeles Evening Herald D. L. Montgomery Long Beach John D. Seerie Commissioner of Public Works

Golden Medical Discovery Credited With Restore Upon Travel

Walter H. Dunston of Willow Farm recounts severe ptomain poisoning years ago that left his blood in poor condition. He credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with immediate relief and enduring benefit during his travels around the world, noting it is an excellent tonic, non purge, and palatable.

Winona Minn Dr. Pierce England Walter H. Dunston Willow Farm

Mrs G W Cox Endorses Favorite Prescription

A reader from Kennebec South Dakota recounts personal health improvement after using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She credits the medicine with renewed strength and a healthy baby, and says the Pleasant Pellets and the Common Sense Medical Adviser aided her family.

Kennebec Dak Dr. Pierce Common Sense G. W. Cox

Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Endorsed by Clara Jones

A Cedar Rapids reader touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a superior tonic for young women entering womanhood. She recalls taking it since girlhood and reports rapid health improvements with each use.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Pierce Clara Jones 2D Ave

Honey Creek Sumpter Community News Thanksgiving Events

A November 21 birth records a 10 lb boy to Mr. and Mrs. George Deiler. A Herman Buelow home meeting supported building a new school. Thanksgiving dinners gathered families at multiple homes including the Wilhelm, Besitzky, Stewarts, Grass, Kindschi, and Huber households.

George Deiler Herman Buelow Eugene Stewart John Wilhelm Charles Besitzky Prairie du Lac Christ Kindschi Henry Hanusa Florian Luck John Huber

Reedsburg Visits Prohibition Agent Survey

Reedsburg was visited by a prohibition agent who canvassed local soft drink vendors last Saturday. Rumor says several sales of deceptive beverages found. dealers were notified to discontinue sale with no action taken.

Reedsburg Saurday

Sauk County Normal to Host Rural School Contest

A contest at Sauk County Training School on December 17, 1920 will entertain rural schools with events in spelling penmanship art map drawing and construction.

Sauk County Normal Sauk County

Ollapodrida Short Communications Urged

Readers are invited to submit brief notes and items for Ollapodrida Short Communications section. Contributors should keep submissions concise and relevant, focusing on local observations, curiosities, jokes, and ephemeral notices. Limit submissions to quick reads suitable for a compact, period-appropriate column.

Alma Schirmer Seeks Newspaper Delivery

San Francisco resident Alma Schirmer of 1050 Post Street asks to receive the newspaper regularly so she does not miss future copies.

Post Street San Francisco California

Kinship Ties Warm Wisconsin Reader's Note

A Kilbourn resident expresses deep attachment to the newspaper, sharing that losing the paper would痛es impact. The sender, Mrs Milo Harris, notes how the publication remains a link to long‑time friends and familiar communities in her new home.

Milo Harris

Weather and farming notes from Missoula resident

A Missoula reader reports mild conditions with no snow or cold weather. Ranchers continue plowing, and the correspondent signs as Mrs. Harley Johnson at 432 Brooks Street.

Harley Johnson Brooks Street Missoula Montana

Baraboo News Interest Spreads in Community

Baraboo residents express eagerness for local coverage as they await the next edition. Mrs. E. T. Edwards of 812 Broadway East, Waukesha, Wisconsin, notes the importance of staying informed about city happenings.

Baraboo E. T. Edwards Broadway Waukesha Wisconsin

Montana winters push early snow through the Rockies

W F Bluemchen of East Helena reports heavy snows last season on McChen range with four feet of snow and subzero mornings. He notes elk and deer hunting good in valley areas as weather shifts from snow to milder days in Helena.

Baraboo Rockies McChen Range Helena

Moon Article Sparks Curious Letter and Frantic Office Stir

A reader questions who wrote a Moon article in The News, prompting editor and staff to explain it was written on paper not the Moon. The playful exchange references slang like moonshine and describes a chaotic scene as a printer mishap erupts with mechanical jargon and a closing instruction to turn off the pigot.

L. A Linotype

Funeral attendees gather for Mrs. William Carroll services

Miss Freda Miller of Philadelphia Mrs Swartz of La Crosse Wis Mrs Mary Carroll and daughter Laura and son Frank of Baraboo Miss Mamie Carroll of Arlington Miss Alice Carroll and sister Anna of Savannah Ir and Walter Carroll of Madison were among visitors for the funeral of Mrs William Carroll who died at St Francis hospital in La Crosse Sunday November 28. Her husband William Carroll and son James and daughter Elizabeth were left.

Freda Miller Philadelphia Penn Swartz la Crosse Wis Mary Carroll Laura Frank Baraboo Mamie Carroll Arlington Alice Carroll Anna Savaanah Walter Carroll Madison William Carroll St. Francis Hospital James Elizabeth

Your Rheumatism

Your Rheumatism One of the most important du ties of your system is to burn up certain substances no longer of use in your body. One is uric acid, now generally held to be the cause of rheumatism. It inflames the joints, stiffens the muscles, causes pains, aches, and lameness. The system is helped to dispose of this troublesome substance, and rheumatism is permanently re lieved, by Hood's Sarsaparilla, the one true blood purifier. It is aided in many cases by Hood's Pills, which in small doses are a gentle laxative, in larger doses an active cathartic. A grand treat ment, economical and effective.

Hood

Hillpoint Christmas Preparations and Local News

The community enjoys big Christmas gatherings and local shops fill with holiday goods. A Gathem infant dies of whooping cough, and changes include Herman Retsburg as Postmaster and Ed Nelson moving into Henry Kallmyre’s house after selling his farm. The sky shows a lone bright star as winter arrives.

Freda Miller Philadelphia Penn Hillpoint Gaylord Fry Gathem Herman Retsburg Ed. Nelson Henry Kallmyre

Allan-Diffenbaugh Wrench Factory Invites Baraboo Visitors

Baraboo residents are invited to tour the Allan-Diffenbaugh Wrench and Tool Co shop on December 15 1920 from 9 am to 3 pm. W L Haseltine, now foreman, brings wide mechanical experience from major industries andWilliam A Platt Machine Shop. The firm plans six wrench sizes from 8 to 18 inches and promises a rising production and local asset.

Allan-Diffenbaugh Wrench & Tool Company Baraboo W. L. Haseltine William A. Platt Haseltine Allan America

Dane County School Health Rules Urged by Nurse

A Dane County nurse pushes health guidelines for schools. The list covers sleep, hygiene, attire, baths, meals, milk, and excluding tea and coffee. The rules emphasize hygiene and daily routines to promote student health in the district.

Splendid Health Dane County

Doctor leaves twins with Portage couple

Dr. Stock abandons a boy and a girl in the Portage residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. Zeitz. The twins, unnamed in the report, were placed under guardianship and authorities may investigate their welfare.

DR. Stork Portage Dr. Stock Mrs. C. Zeitz

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