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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
4
The Oklahoma district attorney who opposed prohibition and said he would not prosecute such cases discovers the court can remove him despite his stance. The incident is described as needing a sharp jolt to bring a man to his senses.
A Milwaukee News editorial argues doctors and hygienists have added eleven years to life expectancy in fifty years, a 26 percent gain. It predicts further improvement as health protections grow, and cautions illness from preventable causes deserves more reproach.
A passage on dust describes its presence in air water rocks space and the atmosphere. A second item, titled con cons, details the high cost of Illinois constitutional conventions with figures for the 1919 proposed constitution and related expenses in Illinois and Ohio.
The University of Wisconsin bulletin discusses cancer causes and prevention. It notes heredity can predispose to cancer, but cancer itself is not inherited, and emphasizes long term irritation as a dominant factor in many cancers. Early medical consultation for any abnormal growth and public education aim to reduce mortality.
Merlin Hall argues in favor of public opinion as the real court in the Newberry case, noting that money and advertising could not buy a Senate seat. The piece contrasts the Supreme Court with the court of public sentiment and warns politicians to align with voters. It references Michigan v Newberry and Lorimer as precedents and calls for accountability in moneyed politics.
The Department of Agriculture in Washington reports farm products for the year total 7,572,890,000 dollars, up from 5,729,912,000 last year. Prices paid to farmers on December 1 set the values for principal crops including Corn, Winter Wheat, Spring Wheat, All Wheat, Oats, Barley and Rye with specific yields and dollar amounts listed. Long final line hints at audience reaction.
The fragment mentions widely useful medicine for lice and notes strong recognition from leaders or groups. It hints at medical authority and broad reach across audiences, suggesting significant adoption or discussion within health circles.
The speaker extols living in a land of plenty and urges satisfaction with the nation. She notes farm products rose over thirty percent in price in the past year and highlights wool as a leading product near war-era levels.
The report notes Chicago sweeps cost about 33 dollars per day for a school building while Cincinnati spends 10.30. Baraboo keeps the high school clean at about 6.50 daily, five days a week with ward schools cheaper. The editor cites higher skilled artists in Chicago as a factor.
A compact remark evokes the bench and bar as targets of careful citizen scrutiny, stressing that even observers of law should be thoughtful and measured.
Sauk County remains among the top honey producers in the state since early days with wild bees and historic hive methods. Prominent beekeepers Ed Ochsner Conrad Kruse and A L Kleeber operate over 1000 colonies producing tons of honey annually.
A letter from Mrs Martha Canfield of Clinton Wisconsin praises the Bara Boo News as essential. The missive highlights reliance on the old home news and reflects local reader attachment.
Baraboo judges awarded prizes in essay and poster contests tied to the Christmas Seal sale. In posters, Genevieve Gollmar of 6th grade First Ward won for grades 4–6 and Orrin Evans won for grades 7–8. Exhibits are at the First National Bank and Bank of Baraboo.
Polgrase of the sixth grade earned top honors with an essay titled Christmas Seals Explain Themselves. First honors in the seventh and eighth grades went to Margaret Adam for Tuberculosis. Helen Haseltine won freshman high school with Tuberculosis, Leota Harris was close second with Some Things We Should Know About Tuberculosis. Gladys Knapp won the junior senior contest Why Sell Christmas Seals. Attorney Ralf T. Runge, chair of the seal sale, awarded each of six winners a one dollar check.
Vivian Ewers in Richland County sold turkeys at Richland Center swelling his bank account by 60 cents.
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