Baraboo News Highlights Local Happenings
Baraboo area residents engage in holiday visits and theater plans as Miss Martha Green returns from St. Paul to spend holidays with her mother. The community notes road conditions, railroad service resumes, and local business updates including coal stock, hotel ownership changes, and civic group activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Martha Green
St. Paul
Addie Smith
E. J. Luetkins
Loganvile
Luetkins
Virginia Stewart
Hahn
Reedsburg
Baraboo readers note misquitoes in Florida remarks
A collage of brief items notes Baraboo people traveling to Florida complain of mosquitoes while John Burroughs discusses animal grief. Mrs. E B Trimpey seeks Godey's images for trays and has drawn letters from the east and south. The San Diego Sun recounts a railroad celebration with viaducts and tunnels as San Diego grows. A railway trip may require armed train crews. A confused man in an express office caused a disturbance over a presumed smallpox box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Trimpey
Godey
United States
Guy O. Glazier
The
San Diego Sun
San Diego
Arizona
Baraboo
Chicago & Northwestern
California
Mexico
Christmas goods and local notices from North Freedom
North Freedom residents share holiday shopping prompts with Thom's candy and Watkin's remedies. Local health updates note chicken pox at Diamond Hill and Miss Phoebe Judd returning home. Funeral notices for Mrs. John O Wagner and William Gibson highlight Norwegian Lutheran ties and Oak Hill Cemetery final resting places. A Baraboo train wreck report mentions a 4:15 arrival and an investment note on locomotive kindling costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Weston
Milwaukee
Faye Mack
R. N
Baraboo
Julius Unternahrer
Thom’s
Charles Johnson
Sylvia
William Voss
Watkin’s
Douglas
Diamond Hill
Phoebe Judd
Oxford
Grance Stackman
Ethel King
John O. Wagner
John Fremond
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Wagner
Norway
Spring Green
A. Stein
Kilbourne
Oscar Wagner
Beloit
Prairie du Lac
Freda Meyer
Ruth Thompson
Reedspurg
William Gibson
S. P. Ellas
M. E
W. M. Philpott
S. P. Hilas
Roy Elias
A. W. Spaulding
Orval Harkin
Whitney Fullmer
Clyde Burwell
Arthur Knapp
Marjorie Draper
Ethel Hewitt
Oak Hill
Wisconsin Woman Gains 25 Pounds With Tanlac
Mrs. A Dernham of Milwaukee reports dramatic health improvement after using Tanlac. She recounts prior ten year stomach troubles, long vomiting spells, chills, pain and weight loss, then rapid recovery and weight gain of 25 pounds. Tanlac sold in Baraboo Reedsburg and Sauk City. Wedding notice follows in same report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
A. Dernham
Farewell Ave
Milwaukee
Mrs. Dernham
Tanlace
Baraboo
Fisher Bros
Reedsburg
Henry Thieman
Sauk City
Naffz
Tersely Told News Notes From Madison
Residents of Belleue apartments in Madison lack liquor valued at 150 dollars. Deaths include John Q. Brigham former county treasurer Michael Newman and Mrs. Charlotte Fitton Rockford buried in Madison. Carl Beier Blooming Grove dies age 68 in a runaway. John Dickert Madison post office janitor resigns after 24 years. he shoveled 9 million pounds of coal. Congress debates World War cost Senator Cummings warns railroads may go bankrupt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
John Q. Brigham
Michael Newman
Charlotte Fitton
Rockford
Eo & F
John Dickert
Rail Wage Increase Effective December 1
An agreement between the railroad administration and four train and engine brotherhoods in Washington sets time and a half overtime pay for slow freight service starting December 1. Abolished is the prior system of arbitraries and special allowances between terminals, but switching allowances at initial terminals stay at the old rate. Final-terminal switching and delay allowances remain, payable at the former rate for work done before overtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Administration
Washington
Losses in Mens and Boys Wool Goods Highlight Market
The notice catalogs price drops on mens taffeta umbrellas at 3.25 and boys winter caps all wool at 25c as Xmas gift items. It signals a cash emphasis in a market downturn with reduced costs to move stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Clavadatschers
Ollapodrida Prompt for Timely Messages to Department
A note inviting timely input or questions to a department urges readers to limit communications to 300 words or less. The concise directive emphasizes brevity and direct engagement with current topics or inquiries.
Wouldn't Get Along Without Paper I would not think of getting along without the paper
A short reader note from Thomas Settle of Lime Ridge Wisconsin expresses dependence on the newspaper and its role in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Settle
Lime Ridge, Wis
Subscribing reader sends warm note from Long Beach
The writer expresses happiness about renewing the home paper and remarks on pleasant weather. They mention storing coal and wood for winter, paying four dollars for wood, and note the city crowded with tourists escaping the cold. Signed by Mrs Francis Montgomery of 418 West Highth Street Long Beach California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Montgomery
West Highth Street
Long Beach
California
Announcement of Beloit residence for The News
Mrs. T. N. Moffitt of 1225 Union Street Beloit Wisconsin notes her wish not to miss any copy of The News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Moffitt
Union Street
Beloit
Wis
Denunciation of immoral lectures and Armenia note
A writer denounces lectures and picture shows that degrade youth and laments moral decline in society. The piece discusses Armenia and US policy, referencing Senator Lenroot and possible American actions to protect Christians, noting religious questions and congressional prayer practices in the Armenian matter.
United States Mandate Question Split Over Congress Power
L B Irish reports from the Madison Democrat on a reservation arguing that the decision to accept a mandate for a small territory should rest with Congress rather than other national authorities. The piece analyzes who holds final say and the implications for U S policy and sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Irish
Madison Democrat
Congress
United States
Fragrant Vagrant Demands Clarification From Guard
Tired Tom sits in a prison cell insisting he has done nothing, claiming he was jailed for fragrance. The prison chaplain presses him for the charge, while Tom repeats he does not know why he is imprisoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Guy’ Nor
Cinecinnati
Echo Tale From an Estate Evening Prank
A Galveston News item recalls a dinner party prank where a servant stationed in the woods repeats every word heard by the host. The master calls for his guests and hears the reply identifying a long gap since 1 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Post Offices in Sauk County Early Days Named
An 1856 postoffice directory lists twenty Sauk County offices with salaries from seven dollars to Baraboo postmistress Lucy F Perkins at 411.49 dollars. Postmasters include Baraboo Lucy F Perkins Dellona Samuel Northup Delton Levi Huntington Garrison Ann Garrison Giddings Ransom Smith Harrisburg Webster J Davis LaValle Schuyler P Barney Loganville Stephen N Kingsley Marston Nehemiah H Austin Merrimack Josiah M Haines Otterville Parley Bush Prairie du Sac Isaac D Evans Reedsburg Ebner W Young Rowell s Mills Stephen B Dilley Russels Corners Horace Coleman Sandusky William Dane Sauk City Jedediah Stripp Spring Green Thomas Chamberlain Wilson Creek Uri L Peck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Atwood
Prairie du Sac
Sauk County
Stephen N. Kingsley
Loganville
T. C. Chamberlain
Spring Green
Lucy F. Perkins
Baraboo
Dellona
Samuel Northup
Delton
Levi Huntington
Garrison
Ann Garrison Giddings
Ransom Smith
Harrisburg
Webster J. Davis
LaValle
Schuyler P. Barney
Stephen N. Kinsley
Marston
Nehemiah H. Austin
Merrimack
Josiah M. Haines
Otterville
Parley Bush
Isaac D. Evans
Reedsburg
Ebner W. Young
Rowell’s Mills
Stephen B. Dilley
Russel’s Corners
Horace Coleman
Sandusky
William Dane
Sauk City
Jedediah
Thomas
Chamberlain
Wilson Creek
Uri L. Peck
Famine Turn Vienna Into Grim City, Correspondent Warns
A correspondent reports Austria starves Vienna to death amid a political fight. Fewer than 1,000,000 of 1.7 million remain, with families dying, refugees streaming in, milk scarce, and factories idle. Rural Australia withholds aid, fearing bolshevik influence. some locals could spare food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Frank Mason
Vienna
Australia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erick Albrecht
Fairfield
Baraboo Hospital
Judith Schultz
Washington, D. C
W. R. Schultz
Fourth Avenue
W. O. Jones
Waukesha
William Montgomery
Greenfield
A. S. Kingsford
Freeland Bartlett
Kingsford
John Gillem
D. B. Peck Place
East Street
William Elliot
Gillems
Pecks
Dakotas
James Gillem
J. E. Witwen
Albert Sprecher
Ben Querhammer
Cazenovia
Frank Schowers
John Walters
Harland Wickus
Chicago
Earl Quillen
C. C. Cowles
Shawano
Wisconsin
Cowles
Paul Cross
Minneapolis
J. L. Bonham
Paul Stewart
Eleventh Street
Riley Martiny
Martiny
Dwight Welch
Skillett Creek
Fred Rubensaal
N. H. Gerber
C. E. Getchell
Rubensaal
Mr. Rubensaal
Carlisch Creamery
O. G. Wheeler
Marjorie
le Veta
C. M. Kester
A. O.sorge
Ada Murphy
Murphy
Zibrian Raschein
Lynn Avenue
Mises
Minnie
Linnie Raschein
Fifth Avenue
Christ Hartman
Lodi
Raschein
Paul A. Herfort
Schroeder
Mary Wareham
W. W. Wareham
H. R. Richards
Flordia
John Burroughs
Brkkrerees
North Freedom
St. Pauls
Minnesota
Apear
Rochester
Hospital City
Agnes Weiland
Albert Weiland
William Schwartz
George Schwarz
Town of Freedom
John Freund
Ella Schwartz
Arthur Weil
Milton Wulf
Weiland
Hattie Ninneman
Grace King
Minnie Shimnock
Carl Beier
Blooming Grove
Senator Cummings
T. Clavadatscgher
Ollapodrida
Baraboo, Wis
Lenroot
Turkey
Armenia
Rasuli
Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Porte
America
And
Sauk
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