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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
4
Baraboo Weekly News lists editors H. E. Cole and H. K. Page as proprietors. Subscription rates shown as 45e 75e and 1.50, indicating local pricing details for readership.
The column urges savoring the vegetable season while blaming Volstead for spoilage and condemns profiteers taxes. It notes coal shortages, Dev il's Lake bathers, and the political steam roller affecting Johnson, Bryan, Cochran and Edwards. It mentions a plan to raise funds to purchase Jefferson's Monticello and identifies Ruth Cunningham of Richmond as leader.
A concise bio notes a man living to 86 with robust health habits including daily outdoor exercise, moderate eating, and light, irregular use of stimulants such as tea coffee alcohol and tobacco. The remarks are attributed to Dr. Charles W. Eliot.
Eugene Lyman Fisk argues that mortality rises sharply after childhood, peaking in middle age, and condemns accepting age related disability as normal. He urges scientific and sociological effort to extend healthy life and reduce later life handicaps.
The exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of St Germain establishing peace between Austria and the Allies occurred recently, according to the foreign office's latest report.
The article notes four eclipses this year with the greatest on November 2. It mentions political tensions among the 1848 group in Chicago, Debs hypothetical iron handy, and local Baraboo and Delton residents Jack Boyle and his wife sending a new song The Sun Kist Isle from Yampa Colorado, plus assorted wool market declines and safety quips from Collier's.
Wilfred Durward’s book honors his brother Father John T. Durward detailing his youth, companionship, artistry, authorship, priesthood, and family bonds. The work blends intimate reminiscence with spiritual vocation, appealing to Durwards Glen visitors and friends of Father John.
A short ad urges consumers to say Diamond Dyes and avoid ruined fabrics. It promises inkless, simple dyeing with clear directions included in every package.
A vintage advertisement hawks a lemon juice lotion mixed with Orchard White to whiten skin. It claims harmless, cheap results for face, neck, arms and hands and cites stage beauties as examples. The copy urges daily use and notes lemons as remedies for freckles and sunburn.
The Helpers Union at the A. C. church held its annual meeting at Mrs. Charles Rooney’s Camp street home. Mrs. Alta Henry leads as president with E. O. Coontz as vice president and Mrs. Thomas Burton as secretary and treasurer.
State entomologist S. B. Fracker and B. B. Jones from the division of markets Madison visited Baraboo to hold an apple grading hearing at the courthouse. The changes this year will be small with more adjustments in future years to harmonize with other states. Inspectors will not be too exact this year.
Attendees at the hearing included A. K. Bassett L. B. Irish M. F. Foley J. S. Palmer Corwin Hirschinger and B. Mielke. A report on the hearing will be issued in about two weeks.
The Wisconsin Power Light and Heat Co seeks higher gas rates in Bara Boo as coal costs soar. Affected charges include tiered per thousand cubic feet, a 75 cent minimum bill, and an expected revenue increase of about 14500, with consumer use likely to drop.
A rumor links the Milwaukee factory’s potential relocation to Prairie du Sac. Details are unclear with no official statements or confirmations from involved parties.
The $100000 concern Utilities Hoist and Manufacturing Company will relocate to Prairie du Sac, after businessmen donated land for the site. Labor unrest in cities prompts many manufacturers to seek locations in smaller towns.
The iron entrance to Baraboo cemetery has been removed and brick pillars will be erected soon. The entrance will be widened to allow car passage, aiding visitors driving to the city of the dead.
H J Bindl of White Mound marketed a hog weighing 725 pounds and sold three sows totaling 1550 pounds in a farm market sale.
An old advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe, backed by physicians for over twenty years. It warns to accept only an unbroken Bayer package with proper directions and lists uses such as headache and toothache, noting 12 tablet tins cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists. It identifies aspirin as a trademark of Bayer and notes the chemical name mono acetyl salicylic acid.
Hood's Sarsaprilla makers claim the tonic purifies blood, sustains strength, aids digestion, and promotes sleep to prevent sickness in fraught days. Hood's Pills are described as gentle and thorough for cathartic or laxative needs when required.
In Sauk County Circuit Court M L Crane Grace Adams and S B Squires petition to vacate parts of Norris village plat in Delton including all of Blocks 61 and 69 and portion of Kossuth street from Burritt Ave east to highway limits. Hearing set September 13 1920 at Baraboo courthouse. Filing noted with Circuit Court clerk.
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