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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
9
The page mixes light commentary on baseball spring and summer jokes and political quips. It notes Nat Goodwin denying marriage rumors while his Panama is in the ring and comments on the bill to curb joy riding as a political jab. It also pokes fun at Bryan and the cost of votes.
The item cites John D. Rockefeller on wealth with commentary from the Atlanta Journal. It mentions a Boston clergyman's critique of American women at water resorts and notes a woman with three marriages to oil men. It also references New Jersey politics ending and lingering concerns like mosquitoes.
Leading drivers call for a city board to check street scorchers, arguing a club may be more effective than a formal board. They seek decisive action and public safety, highlighting widespread speeding and reckless behavior.
Congress plans to wait for William Howard Taft to gain spare time before addressing how to regulate the use of the canal he is linked to. The delay aims to avoid forcing a decision during his immediate schedule.
The first lady drummer, noted for entering the South America field, has been dispatched to Brazil to showcase a distinctive choice in silk stockings.
A reflective vignette notes old people relaxing at home in June evenings. The piece observes elderly men reading the news and women knitting, portraying contentment and security. It contrasts this calm image with calls to work and social progress.
The Madison Journal argues for a future world where workers enjoy leisure after toil. It opposes alms houses and grudging charity and demands fair shares of produced wealth. It envisions dignity in old age and a right to peaceful rest before the eternal night.
A Topeka Daily Capital piece profiles a 58 year old Liberty Missouri man born in 1854. He has not used telegraph telephone or moving pictures and has not ridden elevators trains or street cars. Despite wealth and a barber business he remains uninterested in modern advances and is labeled a stand patter gone to seed.
A Baraboo area narrative recounts 1861 bear chases near the Baker bridge and Baraboo river region. The writer details a bear pursuing a calf near dawn, a man firing with an axe, and a bear shot in the Messenger woods, with aftermath and family ties noted.
Theodore Roosevelt declares a need to speak to Republican delegates and the wider party to defend principles he championed. He says he must bear the personal responsibility incurred by advocating these ideals as a continuing part of his public role.
George Claridge of Spring Green, aging Civil War veteran from Company A 36th Wisconsin, walked the Main street route to the Memorial Arch dedication in Madison with an unsteady step. He carried the old musket from Lincoln’s funeral procession and reported to G A R headquarters as crowds paused to shake his hand. Wounded twice, he was among the guard of honor for Lincoln’s hearse, one of the few survivors of that guard.
A son was born to Dr. and Mrs. C A Dead Man. Mrs Dead Man will be remembered as Miss Agnes Braun, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Braun of Lynn Street Baraboo.
Readable fragments place the scene in Greenfield near the Linen Mill Bridge in Glenville. The note clarifies the town and landmark for the incident’s setting.
Lawrence Baumgaertner died at a hospital in Lethridge Alberta after an appendicitis attack. He was brought to his former home in Honey Creek for burial near Warner. Aged 32, he was a son of Henry Baumgaertner. The funeral was held today.
Theodore Schadde dies at his Fifth Street residence after a two year illness of dropsy. A Baraboo native since 1870 and born in Crefield Germany, he worked in railroad service and later plumbing with his son Otto. He leaves a wife, son Otto, a brother Fred in Chicago, and four sisters in Germany. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m.
An old advertisement warns that kidney disease underlies many deaths and promotes Swamp-Root by Dr. Kilmer as the cure. It claims kidney troubles cause bladder issues and general organ decay, touts Swamp-Root as safe, effective, and available in fifty-cent to one-dollar bottles with a free sample and booklet offer.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Souther marked fifty years of marriage with a quiet anniversary at daughter Mrs. W. B Halsted's home northwest of the city. They live in Baraboo with daughter Mrs. Risley and their son Ed Souther near St. Paul. wed in Freedom on a farm, after years on the same property.
Former State Senator Charles L Pearson plans to move with his family to Colorado. They have not fixed a new city, possibly Boulder, and will sell farm property at the Judge Clark place in Glenville. A public sale is set for Tuesday afternoon July 2 at 1:30, featuring horses cattle farm machinery and the mentioned real estate.
Mr and Mrs Grant Lampman of Prairie du Sac are visiting in this city, staying at a local hotel and planning to tour nearby attractions this week.
Women who bear children and remain healthy are those who prepare their systems in advance of baby's coming. Mother's Friend relieves strain on ligaments, prepares muscles, prevents numbness, and soothes breast inflammation, ensuring quicker recovery and a healthy mother. Sold at drug stores with a free booklet from Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta Ga.
Public financial statement for Bank of North Freedom in Sauk County Wisconsin as of June 14 1912 lists capital stock paid in 10000 surplus fund 4300 undivided profits 1006 17 and deposits 131250 80 including demand certificates 3656 43 and time certificates 89475 13. Cashier W C Hahn swears the figures are true with directors William Dickie and Conrad Egerer attesting.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of June 1912. This attestation records a formal oath and signatures for the named officers in a historic financial or corporate context. The document names the cashier and two other officials and notes the date of sworn action.
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