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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
2
The Baraboo Weekly News Column from December 26, 1918 reflects wartime sentiment. It quotes phrases about unity behind the president, the Kaiser’s defeat, and the casualty lists, balancing national resolve with concern for families and war weariness.
The article argues music dissolves class barriers and binds people across society. It describes how songs unite rich and poor to share a common purpose, while wartime actions by enemies disrupted food and dignity. It cites Federation Magazine to claim music advances social and civic righteousness.
The piece mixes a travel essay on walking in wet weather with a prosaic wartime argument about feeding Germany and its allies. It critiques German guilt, describes a damp road scene, then argues Americans should deny food to the Huns while feeding Russia Belgium and Poland remains debated. A Baraboo fishing note closes with catches including groupers and amberjacks.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer proclaims a genuine 100 percent Christmas, urging nations to write the Christmas spirit into law. The piece celebrates universal gladness and the rekindling of goodwill as a new era of peace begins, declaring the current time as the most joyful Christmas in memory.
A New Republic essay argues that Britain should limit imperial power to safeguard free trade and prevent economic aggression. It links maritime supremacy to a future international authority and notes Wilson’s 14 points on freedom of the seas, with a temporary suspension tied to the League of Nations.
The Times argues the war burden fell on the Democratic party and in the future it must bear credit or blame for its conduct. It urges the party to assume full responsibility for its role in national affairs.
The Boston Transcript comments on Bhis choosing Sinn Fein as a sharper political path, suggesting she will face a tougher landscape than in recent years and implying consequences for her stance in Irish affairs.
A Rockland woman, after a sudden premonition of danger to her husband, rode to Bath by train and learned he had fallen twenty five feet from a second story stair while building a house, per the Providence Journal.
President Poincaré welcomed President Wilson and toasted the prosperity of the Republic of the United States, calling it a great friend of yesterday and of tomorrow. The toast was deemed a heart throb and a good one.
Germany accused Britain of sowing the North Sea with mines. Britain kept merchant ships in safe lanes while German minelayers operated indiscriminately, causing merchant losses. Allied navies face a long task to hunt and destroy the threats to navigation.
The article notes 4700 miles as a major aviation milestone and England building a London to Delhi air machine. It suggests future aims include circling the earth and achieving rapid global travel, with a World War context implying Berlin would have faced London’s aerial reach.
A member of Congress from Washington state is certified as a slacker for failing to complete a local board questionnaire. The Kansas City Star notes some states show stronger evidence against their representatives.
The St. Petersburg Times reports Captain Sharit aboard the yacht Benetta hauled almost 1000 pounds of fish in a single outing. The boat brought in about half a ton of seafood, illustrating a productive voyage for the crew.
A jumbled list of possible gifts includes a Maxim silencer boxing gloves gas mask ticket to Honolulu for the husband smoked glasses waste basket snow shovel lawn mower and a night ball and thain.
Pink Hayes aka Charles W. Hayes, a famed circus press agent and Barnum and Bailey tour manager, died in a New York French hospital of pneumonia following influenza. Born in Arlington Mass forty two years ago, he lived in New York since 1901 and is survived by his wife, parents, and brother. He was a Lambs Club member with a long career in circus transportation and management.
A clipping from The Click describes life at Camp Jackson in South Carolina with a note about the Hormig family in Collins New York. It includes a rude Christmas verse about a mouse tasting whiskey from a barrel and bragging before trouble arrives.
Superintendent A. C. Kingsford has given forty three speeches over the past year and more on loyalty campaigns and other duties. He is described as a forceful entertaining speaker in the county.
The Kansas City Journal suggests the post office should retire the purple stamp and replace it with the pink stamp now that the war is over. The pink stamp would be more popular for sending letters and improve public reception of postal services.
Rev. E. C. Henke reports 65 000 men in uniform at Camp Taylor, likening it to a large city. About 250 chaplains completed training and have returned home from the camp.
A brief obituary fragment notes the passing of a local figure and mentions Mr Henke whose will will aid his Boy Scout work, reflecting on his community service and plans after departure.
Thomas J Powers a San Francisco city hall clerk who never missed a day, rushed to work and misjudged a corner arch, crashing through a plate glass window. He was rescued with minor injuries and taken to the Emergency hospital for a couple of weeks recovery.
Madison geologist Dr Samuel Weidman notes wind carried soil from Nebraska west of the terminal moraine to Baraboo country. He cites ancient desert winds, dust layers in Minnesota, and winter Madison snowfall as evidence of long term wind deposition shaping topsoil across thousands or millions of years. The eastern drift section remains glacially buried.
A quip from the Cincinnati Enquirer stage shows a humorous verse about common flu symptoms and urges sending for Dr Pill who diagnoses swiftly though busy. It lampoons rushed medical care and overwork in a light, satirical tone.
Frank Crane writes in the Milwaukee Journal that government ownership of railways and telegraphs is democratic, chosen by the people. He contends democracy allows mistakes, contrasts democracy with socialism as German, and says Europe may tread that path if desired.
Richland Center Democrat reports Joe Carberry, a city restaurant owner, was fined $25 for selling cigarettes to a minor under sixteen. The case highlights the Wisconsin tobacco law prohibiting sales to minors and imposing penalties on violators and underage users. Carberry loses the right to sell tobacco in Wisconsin for five years.
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