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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
4
From Madison papers a number of university belle graduates will qualify as June brides. A Milwaukee man confessed to a married woman and later learned he had confided to the husband. San Francisco warns delegates to bring warm clothing, especially for defeated candidates.
Nine hundred ninety dogs roam Madison as residents gauge bone costs amid market fluctuation. Local readers note the humorous scene in the Madison Democrat showing pets near vendors and supply shifts.
Senator Knox asserts the country is in toil and ferment with politics especially unsettled. He notes toil exists but more striking is the widespread political ferment affecting public life.
The Madison Democrat extols Senator Harding as the finest physical specimen for the presidency since Washington. It notes he stands about six feet tall, vigorously erect, with a florid complexion, grayed hair, a beardless smooth face, and a frank amiable bearing.
The New Europe Magazine associate editor A F Whyte, ex MP, spent eight months in the United States living with ordinary people rather than in hotels. In the New York Times he offers his perspectives on the Irish American situation and ends with his concluding notes.
A Chicago Daily News excerpt argues the colored community is beginning a deliberate race propaganda to educate the nation about black achievements. It cites milestones such as 1,000,000 farms and $22,000,000 in higher education investment as part of a growing future-focused narrative.
A reader testimonial extols Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a spring and fall tonic for strength endurance and a strenuous life. The note cites Pleasant Pellets benefits and praises the Invalids Hotel Institute Buffalo NY. It mentions the long history of the remedy and its broad sales while inviting 10 cents for a trial tablet.
The write up surveys eight months of Irish concerns in America noting the Irish vote's influence and the public's mixed reception to Irish propaganda. It comments on British and American attitudes, suggests a settlement acceptable to Ireland and Britain, and calls for a united approach to easing relations once Dublin and London reconcile.
Classified note requests return of a glass eye lost at the Tacoma Washington post office. Finder urged to deliver to Box 01 at News Tribune. The brief ad seeks safe return.
The Ollapodrida Circle announces a call for brief communications on local science, culture, and community life. Submissions should be concise, under 300 words, and focus on timely observations, discoveries, or interesting ideas. Authors are invited to share original notes, sketches, or concise reports for potential publication in upcoming issues.
Local notices from Okee and North Freedom Wisconsin urge residents to value their newspaper during a period of hard to get along without the paper.advertisements emphasize the paper's role in daily life and community communication.
Mrs O G Wheeler quotes a claim of a 246 mile journey from Faribault to Baraboo in about 15 hours with five passengers. They reportedly stopped in La Crosse and Reedsburg during the auto trip.
Jens Jensen of Ravina Ill writes to the Friends of Our Native Landscape praising a visit to Devil's Lake and Baraboo. He thanks them for a Sunday trip, calls the countryside beautiful, and urges schools to organize outdoor pilgrimages to connect people with nature and reduce vandalism and strife. He notes the impact of surroundings on character and daily life.
The speaker advocates education to awaken appreciation for the outdoors and the nation’s landscapes. By guiding people to see beauty in nature, society can protect it as a heritage for future generations and foster hope for tomorrow.
The year 1923 marks a double anniversary for Wisconsin the 250th anniversary of Joliet and Marquette’s expedition along the Fox Wisconsin waterway to the Mississippi and the 75th anniversary of Wisconsin’s statehood. The State Historical Society plans to aid celebrations with a new history, a history pageant and aids for schools, and a Wisconsin history film with slides for schools.
Edward F. Dithmar, three term lieutenant governor, announced he would seek the Republican nomination for governor at the September primaries. He follows Senator Roy P. Wilcox of Eau Claire as an announced candidate and will unveil his platform later aligned with La Follette.
Randolph residents follow the case of Charles H. Rowan charged with using the mails to defraud. He was released on $10,000 bail, shipped to Milwaukee, located in New York, and then disappeared again per witness Richard Sheard. Rowan promoted rabbit raising schemes via the National Fur Association and promised to buy back offspring at $3 each. The matter was turned over to federal authorities.
Senator Owen cites 1917 treasury tax records showing high profits across lumber mills planing plants brick and cement firms and contractors with returns from 26 to 66 percent on capital after taxes. Prices for lumber rose sharply in 1918 1919 while workers faced about 100 percent cost increases.
The New Munster business section was wiped out by a Friday fire causing about $35,000 in damage. Two firefighters were injured. Burlington and Silver Lake fire departments aided, saving the town’s residential area. The quote from Gladstone appears as a caption.
A vintage advertising blurb touts Danderine as inexpensive hair treatment. It asserts after use no dandruff, no fallen hair, and each hair gains new life brightness color and thickness.
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