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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
9
J G Becker of 134 Van Buren Street Chicago a wholesale dry goods dealer reports thirty years of catarrh and says after trying many medicines he found Peruna the only remedy that cured him permanently. He adds his wife also recovered and keeps Peruna at home for colds and attacks.
Baraboo weekly news announces new editors and proprietors along with subscription rates. Rates listed include 45¢ for certain periods, 75¢ and $1.25 for others. This issue dated Thursday, June 20, 1912 notes autos breaking poles in their flight and hints at traffic incidents.
An odd OCR snippet discusses a tense political scene with phrases about grasping for a president and a wary, detective tone. It hints at a covert search for a candidate, using a gumshoe metaphor in a historic context.
A humorous note suggests the Skillet Creek Bachelors Club plans a festive motto for their lodge door, quoting Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow you may be married. The quotation reflects lighthearted social humor among local residents.
The royal gathering included several American ladies, suggesting continued interest among them in European visits despite tighter controls that make smuggling diamonds back difficult.
A speaker decries the national committee's control over the process, calling the presidential preference a waste of time for the people of the United States. The remark emphasizes frustration with centralized leadership overruling voter initiative.
The article describes a large Kentucky congressman attacking a young reporter in Washington. It notes solidarity among Washington reporters and predicts the congressman will regret the brutal act، with threats implying severe consequences.
More than fifty thousand Oregon children are said to be making gardens under an industrial contest. The program aims to teach the dignity of labor and involves cooperation from parents and teachers statewide, directed by the superintendent with plans from the board.
An advertisement claims Ayer's Hair Vigor cleanses the scalp removes dandruff and promotes hair growth without coloring or harming the hair or scalp. It urges consulting a doctor for hair problems and notes the product is made by the J. C. Ayer Co. of Lowell Massachusetts.
A Kansas History pamphlet catalogues towns that flourished briefly then disappeared. The St. Petersburg Independent notes over twenty four hundred vanished communities in Kansas from bad location to grasshopper scourge and epidemics, leaving little trace today.
The Record-Herald editorial marks 1912 as the centenary of the cultivated pansy or heartsease. It recounts how in 1812 the Earl of Tankerville’s daughter propagated fine seeds from English wild stock to create a garden flower. Red pansies and scented varieties are noted as future possibilities.
The Milwaukee Free Press piece argues that income tax protesters overstate harms as large enterprises move to Wisconsin or expand locally. It notes Detroit motor truck firms relocating to Wisconsin and a box factory opening, suggesting capital will not flee the state due to the tax. It urges evaluating the tax's actual performance and praising the income tax's revenue efficiency over personal property taxes.
The writer recounts a bear hunt in 1860 near Wood land Baraboo River and the Baraboo area. Father and companions pursue a bear using muzzle loaders and hounds, the bear takes refuge in a cave, a fall tests courage, the dog intervenes, and the hunter kills the bear after a struggle. The account notes the bear weighed about 200 pounds and reflects on deer hunting habits and skinning.
Baraboo hosts a public sanitary fountain with an attached aquarium. The piece notes boys play around the fountain from morning to curfew, splashing water and poking a fish, yet defends the activity as manly, praising the fountain and aquarium. ANN OBSERVER.
The funeral of G G Keyes was held in Delton this morning. He died Thursday after a short illness at 82. Keyes came to Sauk County about 1867 during the hop industry boom and held several local offices. His wife preceded him in death and he leaves one son Harry D Keyes former county superintendent.
The Spring Green schools announce graduates for the year: Mary A. McNulty, Mary E. Purdy, Elsie Rouse, Elizabeth E. O'Keefe, Sophronia M. O Connors, Kathryn Ferguson, Rachel Schmidt, Marjorie F. Brown, Roswell Jones, Willmer Edwards, John Edwards, Edward Evans, Glenn J. McDonnell, Clemens M. Lins.
Prairie du Sac News reports village officer Tarnutzer captured several laborers who jumped their board bul while working at the big dam. No further details provided.
Lew F. Porter, secretary of the capitol commission and supervising architect, says the six million dollar Wisconsin Capitol will be the handsomest structure of its kind in the United States. He notes rival projects in New York at twenty million and Pennsylvania at eight million, but asserts Wisconsin surpasses them in size design and beauty.
The Ladies Aid groups from Baraboo and Madison German M E churches held a Devils Lake picnic. About fifty Baraboo and twenty five Madison members attended with contests, a noon dinner, a climb to the Devils Lake State Park doorway, and a lake launch ride.
Marry licenses issued for W. Wilzewske and Lillian Voeck both of Freedom. Thomas Allison of Marshland to Effie Ballard of LaValle. W. H. Westphal to Selma Lettenstein, both of Washington.
Dr. C A Deadman of Madison, from a renowned line of eight veterinarian brothers, visited Baraboo with Dr. Thompson to operate on an hermaphrodite horse owned by Henry Schelienberger. The operation aims to calm the vicious animal while treats spread across their rounds. Mrs Deadman, Agnes Braun of Baraboo, is noted as part of the Braun family.
Despite threatening weather a large crowd joined the Old Settlers gathering in North Freedom for homecoming. Mrs. Charles Randall of Baraboo and Mrs. John Fabry of North Freedom shared county life papers. Principal Smith of Reedsburg spoke. Edith Rudy and Hether Woll recited. Frank Hackett of Lamont, Iowa, offered remarks. Mrs. John Flitcroft’s 82 year old poem was read. school children sang and an orchestra played under County Superintendent Davies who presided on Flag Day.
The automobile wrecked after sliding down Fox hill was shipped today to the Kenosha factory. It could not move on its own and was helped by two wagon wheels under the front. An automobile in front coaxed it to the freight yards where it was loaded aboard an eight car unit.
An 11 year old girl and her five year old brother were brought from Reedsburg to Baraboo by William Riggert to seek care. Their mother Mrs Bailey agreed to consider institutional placement. Authorities hope to place the siblings in Sauk county homes as they are described as bright and appealing. Mr Ray Littlejohn and family are visiting Onalaska.
Letters from mothers describe relief for daughters using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Richard N. Dunham of Rochester, and Miss Cora B. Fosnaugh of Stoutsville report improved health and fewer symptoms after two bottles. The company reports many similar testimonials from mothers nationwide.
Miss Mary L. Woodruff of Williamsburg Virginia and Mr Earl B. Kent of Attleboro Massachusetts married June 12 at the home of Mr and Mrs H Wehmeyer Chicago Illinois. The Presbyterian ceremony featured Baraboo singer Miss Reinking and Mendelssohn music. After brief congratulations the couple will vacation in Cottage City Massachusetts before spending time at the Kent summer home.
John Roberstein of Greenfield and Elizabeth Griffin of Washington town quietly wed May 18 at Father O'Reilly's parochial residence. The bride teaches in Greenfield and no announcement was made. They will reside in Prairie du Sac.
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