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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
9
An exchange states that each congressional district must furnish about 800 men under war footing. Wisconsin's Seventh district would need a regiment near a thousand men, with Baraboo likely to raise about two companies of sixty five. The effort to mobilize youths in peacetime is expected to involve skirmishing to gain recognition.
Albert Ballin, war manager of German railways and Hamburg American, called the war the greatest bloodiest and most idiotic in an address to Woermann Shipping Co at Hamburg. He urged German shipping to wage a new economic battle after the war, against rivals emboldened by war profits of extraordinary height.
A reflection on human life stressing collective living on Earth. It argues marriage is governed by love and goodwill, with individuals sharing in each other’s welfare and deriving happiness from mutual support and well being.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the cure for all women’s ailments from irregular menses to nervousness. It claims alcohol free, plant based ingredients with glycerine extract and lists liquid or tablet forms. Readers are urged to consult Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, N Y for free medical advice.
Read about anatomy hygiene home cures and life physiology in the Common Sense Medical Adviser a 1008 page book. Send to Doctor W M Pierce Buffalo NY 3 dimes or 30 cents in stamps for a cloth bound copy to cover wrapping and mailing costs.
The church should apply the natural law of solidarity as a guide to human conduct. It is as universal as gravitation and chemical affinity, not bound by positive enactment, and recognition of this principle brings health, prosperity, and peace. Ohio State Journal.
Wisconsin banks show a $53 million gain in two years. Farm products total $400 million annually with dairying at $100 million. Milwaukee alone yields $400 million in manufactured goods each year, pushing state output toward $700 million. Industrial and agricultural gains promise continued expansion.
A retrospective on James J. Hill, once a self made railroad financier who died at 78 with an estimated vast fortune. He built an empire and spoke on trust, land, wheat, and honest business while his era celebrated expansion and the role of a pivotal rail magnate.
Odd business note reports a Chicago shaveteria opening with signs promising no tips and all comforts of home. A couple long engaged, fifteen years, pondered a wedding as he sought courage and she sang a playful tune at the piano.
An exchange notes a man who squeezes a dollar never squeezes his wife and observes many women in our subscription list are neglected.
A brief notice reports a death found in bed in Wonewoc. Authorities have begun routine investigations, with no further details released about the deceased or surrounding circumstances.
A humorous tale of a drunken quarrel ends in a joke when a wife pretends to be Satan to frighten her husband who claims to have married her sister. An obituary note recalls James J Hill and local engineer Riney in St Paul. Letters from Frances P Kimball of Anaheim praise Baraboo and its old articles.
A jumble of anecdotes from Baraboo and nearby towns includes a cyclone tale about a livery man and stolen goods landing in a distant town, a soldier recalling a long battle and dinner hour, a cross examining lawyer and bartender in court, and scenes of matrimony stairs and church helpers. Also noted are local officials and students from Platteville Normal, and social notices of residents visiting Madison and Chicago.
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