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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
9
McDonald, a discharged teamster with the troupe, was seriously injured when an elephant struck him with its trunk and trampled him at Darlington Darlington. He suffered a broken left arm, multiple fractured ribs, and extensive bruising, saved from death by a keeper's timely intervention.
Portage Democrat reports testing at Kilbourn power dam to begin electric service caused low water levels. On Friday night the river dropped from 3.7 to 1 feet, allowing wading at several points while canal pressure pushed water back into the river and many launches grounded. Once power flows, downstream water should rise for boats.
The Chicago Record-Herald is portrayed as a trustworthy source for every major sport, with a dedicated staff and a four-page Sunday supplement. It promises accurate, timely coverage from baseball to boxing, reported without bias for true sports fans.
Farmers take advantage of better conditions in the Dells with gasoline launches bringing them to town from as far as Point Bluff. The pleasant boat trip contrasts with a 14 mile drive over a sandy road, per Kilbourn events.
Saturday items reveal a mix of career guidance for women at Brandrup & Nettleton College, local fishing near Baraboo with a near catch and ant pest remedies, plus medical ads for Burdock Blood Bitters and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. The Devil's Lake rattlesnake death adds a rural incident note.
Frank Mitchell of Elroy underwent successful appendicitis surgery at Reedsburg hospital. Selden of Lime Ridge had vein enlargement surgery at the same institution, with a successful outcome.
Louis Schultz, flagman for the Chicago and Northwestern at the crossing by the Reedsburg passenger station, was overcome by heat Thursday and confined to his home for a couple of days.
C Coolidge of Madison was dragged for several rods on Eighth avenue when a runaway team pulled him. His coat tore and he sustained bruises but stopped the team. no other damage occurred.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears to pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case cured or not by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Oath dated December 6, 1886 before notary A W Gleason. Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with Toledo selling point at 75 cents. Includes marriages of Joseph Pletzer and Estella Gunderlach and Pauline R. Grote and Charles C. Bodenstab.
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