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Newspaper

Baraboo Weekly News

Location

Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1920

Page

5

Baraboo News Briefs from May Day Through Late Spring

Local notes report a newborn son to Mr and Mrs Alfred Bayer. Families move to 230 Blake street and Miss Kathryn Flanagen visits Baraboo from La Crosse. Rev Moorehead arrives from St Louis to lead the Presbyterian church. Summer hours start at the railway office from 7 30 to 4 30. Several legal cases and accidents are noted along with social events and a flying airplane sighting. Community updates include hospital recoveries and weddings, club meetings, and local commerce changes.

Alfred Bayer August Streeck Honey Creek Blake Street Kathryn Flanagen la Crosse Baraboo Miss Flanagen M. J. Flanagen R. P. Perry J. H. Moorehead Reedsburg Moorehead St. Louis Presbyterian Church Marvin L. Loomis Perry Loomis Lyons George Kuhnel Phoenix Arizona Mr. Kuhnel Wellington Mueller’s Hall Rodwell Hazel May Krueger Hill Street A. K. Bassett Second Avenue L. H. Palmer American Legion Legion Green Bay Joseph Sibert R. Cahoon E. C. Henke Theodore Smaltz Supreme Court At Madison Till Barron County Supreme Court State Dairy and Food Department H. M. Scott Sheboygan County Justice Court Circuit Court G. D. Goodearl R. C. C. Wehs H. L. Halsted L. R. Capener Nekoosa Wis Alpha Chi Sigma Elmer Fingerson Newton Place Wyoming Spring Green Harry Butterfield Earl Hall Milwaukee Remington and First Street Home News Evans & Morgan F. W. Schoeller Evangelical Church C. E. Maves Schoeller Luce Bridge Club Mary Ruggles Boothby Menomonie James Bailey Prairie du Lac Nathan Farnsworth C. Blackman Fred J. Schwartz D. N. Quiggle D. Joseph Johnson Johnson Bailey Oak Street T. F. Risley Risley Brothers Chicago Norwalk Sparta Minneapolis Wisconsin State Board of Health Walter Gravensky F. A. Deckham Edward Fees Merrimack The Conservation Commission George Weindekopf California Mr. Weidenkopf Long Beach John Los Angeles West Weidenkopf Hetland S. C Charles Vane State Conservation Commission Sauk County Barabaa Alpha Phi Lodge Irving Court Barnard Hall M. M. Robson Christiana McClay Elaida Barrett Gaage Frank Franks Superintender Burkett Roma Wartner Okee Jos. Dresent Wisconsin River Power Co Wartner St. Mary’s Hospital

Spring Tonic Promises Health From Blood Purity

A vintage health advisory extols strong women and men through good blood. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe non alcoholic herbal remedy for thin blood, pale complexions, and fatigue. Orders mail in 60 cents per vial from Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo, New York.

Dr. Pierce Invalids Buffalo, N. Y

Robins Nest Above Annex Upsets School Builders

In the high school annex a pair of robins chose a sky blue egg nest over the boys' town nest project. Teachers report pupils are careful and watchful for future hatchings, while the nest remains active until quiet resumes.

F. H. Horstman

Flour Prices Hit Record High In Minneapolis Market

An Ottawa area report notes flour reached a new record price in Minneapolis on Thursday with a 50 cent rise per barrel. The price now sits at 16 dollars per barrel for 98 pound sacks in car lots, marking a two dollar advance.

Minneapolis Portage Hotel Edward Lawson Fred Krell Madison Allen Diffenbaugh Wrench & Tool Company Baraboo Ed. Johnston Cazenovia Kris Kramer Henry Ringling C. A. Dyke A. H. Clark Washington A. L. Farnsworth Vincent A. O’rourke Osteopath Luckow Friends Zella Mae Cooper Presbyterian Hospital Chicago Miss Cooper F. A. Cooper John Williamson W. E. Conway Sarasota Florida Williamson Devils Lake Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma Charles Ringling Mrs. Ringling Mrs. Williamson Mr. Williamson W. H. Vogler Cook Street Portage Portage Register-Democrat Wm. H. Vogler West Cook Street Armstrong Vogler Wonewoe Edward Kingsley

Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Promises Kidney Health Relief

An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims many testimonials and urges readers to request a sample bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer Co at Binghamton NY with ten cent postage. Large and medium bottles are sold in drug stores.

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Spring Health Boost

A nostalgic spring health ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as purifying the blood stimulating appetite aiding digestion and building strength. It claims the remedy makes food taste better and helps lift mood and energy for a brighter season. Keeps Hood's Pills for gentle laxative use.

Hood

Lincoln's Wisconsin Visit Backed by Weather Records

The article notes Abraham Lincoln likely visited Port Washington in fall 1835 to practice law, with Prof J E Olson asserting the trip's reality. It cites unusually heavy spring rains that prevented his return and mentions the U S Weather Bureau corroborating the rainfall data.

Abraham Lincoln Port Washington Wis Wisconsin J. E. Olson University Lincoln U.S. Weather Bureau Olson Lfe

Prisoner Escape Folly Highlighted by Newark Advocate

Narrative verse quoted about a jail escape and capture by a sheriff’s posse. The poem notes the convict’s frail condition and mock triumph as he is restrained to a limb, reflecting a stark crime and punishment vignette from the Newark Advocate.

Luke MecLuke Newark

Plant a Tree Memorial Poem by David H Wright

Poem urging a living tribute to plant a tree in memory. It envisions a highway and landscape transformed with green leaves and tuneful melody as a lasting monument to the speaker, David H. Wright.

David H. Wright

Change in sixpence value lyrics remix

A playful verse notes sixpence now buys nothing while a pocketful of rye supposedly costs the weight of doubloons. Attributed to Tennyson J. Daft, the quip reflects time and price inflation in a humorous tone.

Tennyson J. Daft

Poem About a Woman Using Charm to Trap Men

A Canton News poem describes a woman who uses charm to land men and make them fall for her, with lines about men losing their heads and falling at her feet. The piece notes Luke McLuke of fallen creatures and reflects on how men are easily swayed by a woman's ingratiating tactics.

Newark

Danderine Hair Product Ad Claims Hair Regrowth

An old print ad promotes Danderine costing only a few cents. It asserts after use no fallen hair remains and all hairs gain life vigor brightness color and thickness.

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