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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
6
Advertisement for Diamond Dyes claims a rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It touts easy results on dresses blouses stockings skirts coats draperies and more with a color card and in-package direction book.
Miss Anna Mielke of Moundville visited her sister Mrs. A Rueckert and relatives. Louis Prescott made a Milwaukee business trip. Two births recorded to Charles Staundenmayor and to Mr and Mrs Richard Sherbert. The Dog Hollow community circle held a social Friday night with games and lunch. Lester Achtenberg on sick list. Portage High School closed due to influenza with many cases. Ernest Mueller reports three cordwood cords cut. German M E church services next Sunday afternoon Rev Wm Rademacher to preach.
A 19th century advert claims catarrhal deafness stems from a inflamed Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures via the blood, offers 100 dollars for unrecoverable cases, and advertises circulars and a 75 cent price.
Advertisement offering a mail order trial package from Foley & Co. in Chicago. Enclose 5 cents with name and address to receive Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic tablets. Sold Everywhere.
Saul City report lists Herman Meyer of Badger Valley visiting his son in law Geo Dickerson family. Wm Schorer attended canners convention at North Freedom. Mrs Ben Fuchs visited relatives at Witwen. Olive Nold of Witwen visited uncle and aunt Fred and Olive Meyer. John Hahn and daughter Madge visited Madison. Joe Stutz of Colorado visits relatives.
Bayer insists on the phrase Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packages with directions for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The Bayer name signifies genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
F. D. Grappe of St. Maurice Louisiana promotes Foley Cathartic tablets, claiming money cannot buy better. He asserts they act promptly with no pain or nausea, purify the bowels and tone the liver, and are not habit forming, sold everywhere.
Miss Charlotte Hutchinson spent Friday to Monday at her Elroy home with Miss Goodell teaching in her place. Irma Schluter, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Schluter, is ill with erysipelas. Mrs Moffett cares for her. Bessie Bohn returned from Chicago last Thursday. The infant child of Mr and Mrs Alvin Rist was buried here Saturday. A pie supper and program at the U B church will be held Friday evening January 30. Mrs Stevenson of Wyoming visits her daughter Mrs Will Garlach and family. Laurel Sweet travels to Rockford to visit brother Candiee. Dyle Schoover bought the condensary route of Paul Feldhahn.
An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy when kidneys fail to cleanse blood. It claims the product restores kidney function, relieves rheumatic pains and backache, and returns people to work and health. Sold everywhere.
ABLEMAN I H Baillies sold their residence to Edward Wiseman. Henry Manthey Sr bought Wm Schutz house. Louis Geodecke Sr once occupied it. Relatives surprised Mrs Sophia Pfaff for her birthday. Mrs F P Popp visited Mineral Point to meet her new grandson at A C Popp home. Domestic Science class hosted a banquet at the school house for faculty and board. Emil Maaske sold bungalow near school to Wm Schultz of Westfield. Mrs John Hauder of Chicago visiting Pfaff family. Young people attend revival at North Freedom Baptist Church.
John Wognue of Elberton Georgia reports persistent coughing night and day until Foley's Honey and Tar Allergy Syrup helped. He says his throat was raw but improved within days and he considers Foley's the best cough medicine. It is described as good for colds croup and whooping cough and is sold everywhere.
Mrs. Ben Davis and John of Madison visited the J. S. Slster home. Dan Magle of Pronold and Magle was in Richland Center on business. Gertrude Michels went to Madison to see her ill sister Mrs Wm Butler. Fox hunting and wolf reports feature wildlife notes. Mrs. Hood's funeral was held in Spring Green. Ida Talbot of Minneapolis visited, en route to Little Rock. A village water main leak prompted repairs and a plant shutdown.
Allen Olson reports four head of cattle lost after wandering onto river ice near the mouth of Sneed Creek valley. Mesha Perkins and Miss Marjorie Casper wed in Chicago on January 9, 1920. they plan to live in Davenport, Iowa.
A vintage advert extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a trusted cough and cold remedy for years. It claims relief for coughs colds and croup with soothing healing effects, notes it eases hoarseness and contains no opiates. It emphasizes children favor the product and broad availability.
William Benz helped secure wood for neighbors and the Staudenmayer auction reported two injuries including a leg break and a man known as Big Bill Marshall. Mail delays occurred due to bad roads, Durward land changed hands to W H McLeish, and William Stewart sustained chest and rib injuries from a cow incident. A Glen resident took a day off for health and a tooth issue, while a 19 year old farmer humorously noted he eats more eggs than he sells.
W W Wells of Toquin Michigan reports relief from rheumatic pains backache and fatigue after taking Foley Kidney Pills. He says he feels like a new man and on his feet with restored energy. Sold everywhere promotional claim.
Visitors from Wonewoc Reedsburg Sparta and Watertown joined local residents for social visits and a well attended farm institute featuring speakers Rasmussen Briggs and Walker. The area reports heavy snowstorms and good sleighing since Thanksgiving as towns share updates on guests and events.
Advert says a tiny bottle of Freezone costs little at drug stores. Apply drops to corns and calluses on feet and between toes to stop pain instantly and lift the corn or callus out, root and all, with no soreness.
Mr and Mrs Hollis Mortimer were celebrated by sixty neighbors with a shower after their wedding as friends visited sang and played music. The couple’s horse frightened during a prank, but no one was hurt. Ezra Shore and Hollis Mortimer cut timber for Jas Mortimer while Hanker Bros prepare barn material. George T Thompson aids his ill mother in Reedsburg. Ab and James Mortimer visit Ironton and La Valle. Mrs Good and son Glen visit relatives in Nebraska. A new baby boy arrived to Mr and Mrs James Cunningham.
Mrs Adolph Johnson and Miss Anna Peters shopped in Bara Boo on Wednesday. Several residents traveled to Mineral Point Beloit Baraboo North Freedom and Madison while others hosted or visited family, school events, and business trips across Reedsburg Wonewoc and surrounding towns.
Mr Will Schultz seeks medical treatment in Milwaukee while Mrs Will Brew, who went to Portage last Saturday for an operation, remains in critical condition. Mrs Maggie Sly is on the sick list. Kilbourn Odd Fellows lodge marks its 30th anniversary with a Monday evening event. Miss Polly Price wed Mr S P Anderson in Bellingham, Washington. Miss Margaret Murphy hosted a party and dance for friends and schoolmates with a lively turnout.
The ad describes a headache and bilious stomach caused by torpid liver and intestinal poisoning. It promotes Cascarets as a night laxative that cleanses the stomach removes sour undigested food and foul gases, reduces liver excess and expels waste. It promises a clear rosy feeling by morning while you sleep.
Charles C. Horstman died at his Barron home Wednesday morning after a brief cancer illness. Born July 8, 1863 in Reedsburg, he lived in Baraboo and Beloit before moving to Barron to work in the shoe trade. He leaves wife, two daughters, four brothers, and a sister. Funeral is in Barron Friday. Also noted is the death of the Farber infant grandson of John Montgomery in Reedsburg from scarlet fever during a visit from Lehman, B C residents.
Mathew O'Brien died Thursday evening at 8 30 at his west Sauk road home at 66. He was born in New York and lived in Sauk county for years. Survived by wife, two daughters Mrs James Fleming Sandusky and Mrs John Dushek Portage, son John Baraboo, sister Mrs Mary Baldwin Mauston, and three grandchildren. Funeral services Monday at 10 from St Josephs church. Interment in St Josephs cemetery.
N R Tousley died at the National Soldier's Home in Milwaukee at about 80 years old. A Civil War veteran and longtime Baraboo resident, he was in the farm implement business here and a G A R member. Survived by two daughters and several grandchildren. wife Mrs Tousley predeceased him. One daughter is Mrs H H Erhardt of Milwaukee. He lived at 140 Third Street Baraboo in 1895.
The funeral for Matthew O'Brien was held Monday at 10am at St Joseph's Church with Rev E C O'Reilly officiating. Pallbearers included Gerald Kolhe Dennis Ryan Thomas O'Connor Edwin O'Connor Thomas Bannan Micheal Fleming. Interment followed at St Joseph's Cemetery. Many relatives and friends from Baraboo and nearby towns attended.
A patent medicine ad urges sufferers of itch and rheum to try Hood's Sarsaparilla for blood purification and lasting relief. It claims thousands of successful cases and recommends Hood's Pills to keep bowels active for a thorough, gentle cleanse.
A longtime community landmark and pillar of integrity, he stood for honesty and industry. A life member of the Presbyterian church for over 50 years and charter member of King City Presbyterian, he leaves his wife Mrs. Cornelias M. Blacklock, nieces and nephews, and many friends with memories of his fine character. Mrs Katy Blacklock of Merrimack and nieces Margaret and Agnes Harvie have returned from King City Mo.
We offer heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors of Baraboo and Delton for sympathy and kindness after the loss of our father and husband. Grateful for the tribute and support from Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Boyle and Mrs. Nettie M. Boyle.
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