29 Sep 1921
Page 4
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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
4
A Baraboo weekly notes global affairs and local life, citing disarmament hopes, League of Nations vitality, and armament talk. It comments on crime lore in London, prohibition debate, and a humorous jab at corn bread over sorghum, with reflections on local industry and a crash of crime in postal thefts.
The Baltimore Sun notes that despite urban growth and unemployment figures, farm life offers comforts with autos, telephones, running water, gas or electric light, and access to mail order goods, tractors, and movies. The piece questions why unemployed men hesitate to return to the countryside.
A pike caught by John Oestrich and others near Prairie du Chien weighed 100 pounds and measured five feet nine inches. The fish was killed and removed from the seri es. The item also notes local curiosities, road improvements, and various small notices from Baraboo and surrounding areas.
About sixty years ago Chauncey M. Depew placed $100 in a Peekskill savings bank. The account, untouched, has grown to $800, illustrating long term thrift. The piece urges young men to save $100 in youth for a rainy day and to include a flood of sunshine at age 80.
Fragmentary note argues that Allied plans to cripple Germany beyond repair would require more decisive action. The text hints at strategic expectations and potential miscalculations in targeting German capabilities.
OOD'S SARSAPARILLA is made from remedies physicians prescribe and continues to sell because it delivers satisfaction.
Column quips about O. D. Brandenburg touring Minneapolis noting a soda and luncheonette where every table includes a telephone and orders travel to the desk by wire. The piece touches on advances and public curiosities in modern dining. It cites various reflections on cinema, guardianships, and estate matters in the same broad sweep of thoughts.
Wm Toole of Baraboo receives a birthday letter from Dean H L Russell of the University of Wisconsin on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The note extols Toole for long service to Wisconsin agriculture and horticultural interests and his continued vitality among friends.
The September term before Judge James H Hill will hear or has heard many wills estates and guardianships including Will of August Kamrath Estate of T L Attkins Mathilda Schleden Hannah Radke Henry Sorge James Hill Christina Zscheigner Susan Cowdry Comfort Knapp Pearl Draper Sophia Lippitt Samuel Waddell Carl Frederick Morris Seeley Eugene Fietur John Roselip John Fabry Thomas Rice Wm Waddell Edmond Shepard Ottilie Mann and Wm Vogler along with adoptions and guardianship of I N Morehead final settlements proofs of wills and appointments of guardians and administrators.
A request for compact Ollapodrida style short communications limits submissions to 300 words or fewer. Writers are asked to be concise while preserving wit and clarity, focusing on brief notes, curiosities, and pithy observations suitable for late colonial readers.
A reader from Humbird Wisconsin expresses appreciation for reading the News from their old home in Aug Fenske’s message. The note highlights fond memories and continued interest in local coverage.
Former Baraboo woman shares a fragment from a letter she received while living in Everett Washington. She describes the climate with rain and dark winters. She notes a slow business season for lumber and a generally quiet summer with sunshine and cool nights.
The Toole family mourns the sudden deaths of their great granddaughters aged four and six from diphtheria. Mrs John Toole also afflicted. Wm Toole turned 80 this Wednesday with a notable postal shower. Roland Williams and Mr and Mrs Ora Cahoon visited. Mrs Willis Ryan recuperating. daughter Margie from Chicago visiting two weeks. School resumes with Miss Lohman. Winnifred Welch home from Sumpter. Neeta Kindschi to teach in Frank Cook district. visitors at Alex Smith home for the fair.
The Wharton subscriber asks if we are awake to the Japanese peril. The Houston Post asserts awareness and says efforts are underway to defend Texas but warns of overwhelming migration and loss of land, leaving 175,000,000 acres remaining.
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