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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
4
The Milwaukee News voices a critique of Paris fashion dictating skirt length for women and mocks men’s supposed dress trends. It argues American women should resist European control, keep freedom and health in attire, and reject paying for such fashion shifts. The piece mocks ear covering and endorses natural lines of beauty.
Judson Wellivot analyzes liquor bases over three years in Peoria and other cities. He notes arrests dropped from 5966 to 2937 after early prohibition, argues enforcement limits and price effects shape drinking. He concludes prohibition has reduced drunkenness and drug habits but cannot be fully enforced.
A discussion questions whether U S law follows the flag at sea after the Eighteenth Amendment. It weighs enforcement, passenger rights, and the prospect of dry ships versus foreign vessels beyond the three mile limit. It highlights tensions between prohibition zeal and practical maritime trade needs.
Senator La Follette proposes a constitutional amendment to deny the courts power to strike down federal laws and to allow Congress to reenact laws to nullify Supreme Court rulings. He warns such a move would overthrow checks and balances and destabilize the U S government, threatening the Constitution’s meaning and future stability.
The Houston Chronicle questions fiscal policy as it debates shipping subsidies. It contrasts a "wet" ship with a "dry" town under the same constitution, arguing liquor subsidies could fund the shipping board while impacting passenger trade and pocketbooks.
Miss Lottie Graves aged 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Graves of Madison formerly Baraboo won a prize in an essay contest Why I Like the Madison Zoo. She receives a complete clothing outfit from Madison stores including dress shoes hat stockings and more from local merchants. Her father previously ran the City Transfer line in Baraboo and the Warren hotel bus. grandparents are Mr and Mrs A A Hunt of Glenville.
A ponderous hotel register kept by Harry W Abbott of Baraboo serves as a scrapbook of Madison era culture. It records Abbott’s roles in The Rivals and operas, his work on the Be loit and Madison division, a $300 cedar shell boat, and relations to Miss Hawes and the Hawes House. The volume also preserves concert programs, Chicago fire details, and portraits of Abbott with friends, dogs, and cottages.
Captain A C Osborn of Duluth and his wife with Thomas Erickson completed a 36 foot Viva M cruise circling the eastern half of the United States and part of Canada. The voyage began last October from Duluth and includes the Mississippi and St Lawrence routes.
Geologists from Iowa University and the University of Illinois, led by Professor Wentworth, describe finding abundant lingula shells and trilobite remains in a Devils Lake camp. Two bushels of specimens were collected and sent to research institutions for study as they unearthed an ancient battlefield of fossils.
The Madison district Epworth League three day convention opened at First M. E. Church with devotional services led by Rev J W Harris Portage and greetings from Baraboo Chapter. Delegates from forty churches registered as programs included talks by Rev O W Taylor and Miss Gladys Shirk with outdoor events at Devils Lake planned.
Residents and former residents gathered at Oschner park for Westfield’s annual Homecoming. A picnic meal showcased local cookery and the afternoon program was shortened by the Walluks-Jaquish wedding. Officers were elected: President Harry Simons, Vice President Fred Stackhouse, Treasurer John Rumpf, Secretary Mrs. Percy Alexander.
Geologists uncover a fossil bed of trilobites in the Mendota limestone along the Ebenezr valley highway near William Rehr’s home in section 26 Excelsior. The fossils, Dikellocephalus Minnesotensis, hint at ancient shallow seas with many soft-bodied neighbors not preserved.
A decree of divorce on cruel and inhuman treatment was granted to Mrs Mildred Stowell Fish of Warren from Warren L Fish in Sauk County Circuit Court on June 2 1922. She also resumes her maiden name Mildred Stowell. The story notes she left university life to become a farmer's wife.
A wife described leaving the University of Wisconsin to marry Fish and move to a Delton area farm. She testified before Judge E. Ray Stevens that adjusting to milking cooking for farm hands and managing a large house brought conflict after initial bliss. She now lives in Dubuque Indiana.
Columbus defeated Baraboo 7 to 5 at the fairgrounds yesterday afternoon. Columbus had the breaks and a strong lineup that overwhelmed the locals. Elliott of Baraboo struck out 10 with 6 hits allowed. Stewart led Baraboo with two doubles and a single as the locals showed improvement.
Hot rivets are driving anew boat at Kilbourn for Dells Beach company. The Apollo, sunk last winter, has been raised and moored on the west bank near the park as a dock for river trips. Captain G D Parsons supervises the build as crews rush toward a maiden voyage.
A series of land transfers recorded in Walton Reedsburg Baraboo Spring Green and surrounding towns. Transfers include James T Lee to A H Frazier and Lettie E Miles to Charles McQueen among others with payments of one dollar or small sums. Names include Nicholas Luehrson Albert Wilkinson Joseph Coulter M E Gale Mary Hasheider Micheal Donahue and George B Jennings. Local properties span Reedsburg Baraboo Spring Green Troy Dellona and Woodland.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Coolidge Monday evening June 19 weighing ten pounds.
An ad touts Freezone as a painless corn remedy that instantly stops pain and allows removal of hard and soft corns and calluses. The druggist offers a small bottle for a few cents, claiming no soreness or irritation.
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