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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
4
The article notes 18 cent four pounds of British bread and 40 cent U.S. bread. It highlights Argentina as a top corn producer and Mexico’s wheat export patterns. It cites Forty-Eighters urging government rail control and questions revenue to cover deficits. It lists notable figures and comments on quality in business dealings. Editor John M. True signs off from Glen Dale Maryland.
Massachusetts Governor Coolidge warns there is no magic remedy for high prices as wartime taxes burden everyone. He notes transportation costs fall on the public and postwar shortages of food clothing and shelter cannot be solved by wages alone. He urges decisive action to improve conditions.
Captain Paul Iogolevitch, a from Russia, arrives in America as a Siberian government representative. He credits social mobility, access to higher education, and equal law as reasons for preferring life in the United States over Russia.
A five year election by a 100 member committee selects posthumous Hall of Fame honorees at New York University. Candidates must be dead ten years and distinguished in their field. The article asks what each chosen person accomplished and questions Joseph Henry's specific contribution.
Short communications column invites readers to submit brief items of general interest. Proposals should be concise, well written, and suitable for a wide audience. Submissions may cover curiosities, notes on local happenings, or compact observations without excessive detail.
A 1920 note from Baraboo reports that two deep late freezes in 1894 and 1907 nearly wiped out the largest thirteen year cicada brood in central Tennessee. Despite forecasts, the pest appeared to recur this spring as the Agriculture Department sent observers to monitor the situation.
A Saskatchewan letter printed in the Black River Falls Journal describes scarce feed and high hay costs with cattle deaths from winter hunger. Straw rust and wet conditions reduced hay quality while settlers haul straw long distances. one farmer lost 160 of 170 cattle and shot the remainder. Spring sowing will be limited, with many preparing ground for early oats.
United States District Attorney Clyne ordered seizures of hoarded sugar in Chicago and sought indictments against profiteers. On Friday sugar prices dropped as 150000 to 200000 pounds entered the market at 11 to 21 cents per pound.
After approving an appropriation of 40 million dollars for the army air service in Washington the senate military committee ordered the annual army appropriation bill reported to the senate with an increase of about thirteen million dollars over the house bill.
The 26th annual Interscholastic Track and Field meet will be held in Madison on May 22 under the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department. The first meeting occurred June 8, 1895 with ten high schools, and twenty two took part at the most recent gathering.
Mrs J H Hosler spent winter with her daughter in Wes ley Mass. She returned home then traveled to Minneapolis for the funeral of her brother in law James Frandig. She will go to Indiana to stay with relatives for the rest of the month.
A lad recalls a sheep drover’s early summer visit to a New Hampshire farm. He was asked to buy lambs for Brighton market in Boston after late purchases. The tale reflects a farmer’s practical maxim on earning from flock growth and sales.
Ad copy touts Freezone as a cheap easy solution for foot corns and calluses. A tiny bottle is sold in drug stores and a few drops applied to the affected area stop pain and lift the corn or callus, root and all, with no soreness.
Dr W J Bible of Purity Farm Lime Ridge reports his Jersey cow Daisy Pride produced 1155.4 pounds of milk in April with an average test of 5.85 and 67 591 pounds of fat. The cow No 31778A was kept under normal farm conditions and yielded a standout 1000 pound year.
Thomas Wilkinson 29 or 31 leapt from the ninth floor of Chicago City Hall on Thursday afternoon. His brother John identified the body while Mrs. John Wilkinson, his mother, aged 71, lay critically ill at home in Madison, with news of the tragedy being withheld by his siblings.
The Wisconsin Highway Commission issues a complete state map for tourists. It features the state trunk highway system with 1919 additions, other principal highways, and additional information now available.
At Iron Mountain Michigan on March known as Mar tin Byugelson 43 was killed on his farm when a 2,500 pound boulder toppled and crushed him during digging. He was unmarried.
Lodi will host a four day chautauqua course featuring lectures entertainment and demonstrations. The program runs in the town and aims to provide education and cultural enrichment for residents.
Dr A B Stout of the New York Botanical Garden spoke at Princeton Botanical Club while H R Holand from Ephraim Door County notes a late cherry season with mid July harvests. The piece discusses increasing oriole populations, nest placement defenses, and a cautious outlook on prices and wages amid shipping bottlenecks and a Japanese financial crash.
Dr J H Wagner of Skate Kentucky praises Peru-Na after using it himself for catarrh and other conditions. He says the remedy helps coughs colds bloating stomach and bowels and urges readers to try the tonic available in tablet or liquid form.
A outspoken warning urges workers to produce food and save while high wages and rising prices threaten stability. The speaker argues capitalists do not produce food and warns that halving work or delaying effort will lead to shortages and hardship for laborers when pay and prices adjust.
Nathan Straus the 72 year old millionaire philanthropist declares it is a disgrace for a man to die rich and says not sharing with the poor is criminal. He believes true happiness comes from good works and plans to aid restoration efforts in Palestine with his wife next month.
In Baraboo Wisconsin Franklin Johnson served as town clerk from 1884 for twenty nine years, longer than any prior public official. The article traces Baraboo’s 1847 organization, early officials, and the division into a city in 1882, with Johnson’s career highlighted alongside the Hill family’s thirty one total years of service. It notes large donations for highways and a cooperative approach to road improvements between town and city.
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