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Newspaper

Baraboo News

Location

Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1909

Page

2

Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills Offered As Cure For Neuralgia

Advertisement claims neuralgia and nervous headaches stem from exhausted nerves and promotes Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a thorough cure. A Syracuse customer testifies the pills stopped distressing attacks and built up the nervous system. Pills priced 50 cents. sold by EVENSON'S PHARMACY and Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY.

A. W. Chase A. W. Chase Medicine Co Buffalo N. Y M. D Evenson’s Pharmacy

Big Show clashes in Chicago and Kansas City tours

Reports from The Show Word describe tensions among Ringling Barnum & Bailey and Sells-Floto outfits. Homer Hobson and wife, longtime Ringling riders, now home in Chicago after health issues. Gollmars travel toward Mount Clemens for treatment. Rhoda Royal buys the high school horse Rinaldo. Five Ringling related figures face court: Frank Benjamin and Dave Tucker plead guilty to larceny on a circus train. two others await trial. A proposed two ring circus with Rhoda Royal and John W. Gates eyed at $1,000,000 capitalization. damages suits filed over train wrecks and animal injuries.

Homer Hobson Sells-Floto Chicago Heights Chicago Hobson Ringlings Frank Benjamin Dave Tucker Laramie Wyoming D. K. Pelton John J. Hardigan Denver Ringling Rock River Ed Robinson General Allen Cleveland Passmore Rhoda Royal John W. Gates Mr. Royal

Bill Harris nose broken in wild stunt at Bloomington billboard clash

In Bloomington Indiana a billboard war pits Floto shows against rivals while in Waukegan Illinois clown Bill Harris suffers a broken nose during a Sells Floto performance. His partner Nemo reached for a slap stick but grabbed a crow bar by mistake and struck Harris.

Bloomington Ind Sells- Floto Waukegan Bill’ Harris Nemo

Probate Court Disposes August Term Cases

County Court records list multiple wills and estates granted probate or administration. Executors and guardians named include Sidney Wakefield Margaret Fix Adam Leicher Clara Hochmuth Lena Kunkel Mary Kern Anna J Baker Sarah J Baker and Lydia North with hearings set for March 1st April 5th May 3rd and September 7th for final settlements and claims.

Alonzo A. Carr Sidney Wakefield Margaret Gallagher Margaret Fix Henry Fauteck Wm. Rigger Wm. H. Carl John W. Seils J. H. H. Lichte Adam Leicher Wm. C. Hochmuth Clara Hochmuth Wesley O. Hackett Julia. Wild Chas. Wild Thomas Harrison Michael Lekauf James McCarville Caroline Buelow L.T. Osborn Norman North Lydia North William Fuller Margaret McGuire William Kern Mary Kern Henry Kunkel Lena Kunkel Lena Rott Edward Gorman John Ratzebury Francis M. Cline Robert E. Gregory Ursula Tobler William Hamstock Barbara Landis Thomas T. Babb Frances S. Niemand John Zimmerman Thomas Baker Anna J. Baker Sarah J. Baker

Kansas City Bars Barnum & Bailey Show on Labor Day

The Kansas City council refused a Barnum and Bailey license citing Labor Day clashes with the fixed date. Agent Sam McCracken argued the decision would ruin the show. The council acted after a petition of over 20,000 Missouri labor union members, saying laborers had nearly completed a temple and a parade would divert funds from the picnic. The circus would be welcome on another day.

Kansas City Sam McCracken Missouri

Sells Floto Denies War with Gollmar Brothers Circus

H H Tammen of the Sells Floto show denies any war with the Gollmar Brothers. He says the Sells Floto never intended to interfere with any circus and has tried to help all shows except the trust circus combination, which he claims has steamrolled them.

H.h.tammen Sels-Floto Sells-Floto Gollmar Brothers Mr. Tammen Trust Sells Floto

Ringling Bros Tour Dates Across California and Arizona

A sequence of circus stops lists venues and dates from Aug 30 to Sept 28, visiting Chico Marysville Sacramento Santa Rosa Napa Oakland Santa Cruz Salinas San Francisco San Jose Stockton Fresno Visalia Bakersfield Santa Barbara Los Angeles Santa Ana San Bernardino Phoenix Tucson.

Ringling Bros Red Bluff Chico Marysville Sacramento Santa Rosa Napa Oakland Santa Cruz Salinas San Francisco San Jose Stockton Fresno Visalia Bakerfield Santa Barbara Los Angeles Santa Ana San Bernardino Phoenix Tuscon

Fisk's Circus Sends Ladies Deficit After Kilbourn Run

In Kilbourn the Code V Fisk circus faced reduced profits and a projected $20 loss under contract with the Hustling Reds. Master showman Fisk reportedly acted generously by sending ladies enough money to cover the shortfall, smoothing the deficit in the door.

Code V Fisk Kilbourn Reds Fisk

Wisconsin State Mining Trade School Graduates and Placements

The Platteville mining school reports 26 students over the year with a 1910 graduating class of three. Graduates include MacMillan directing prospecting for Wisconsin Zine Co, Regan demonstrating an electric rock drill for Northern Electric Co, and Williams running a zinc mine in Webb City Missouri. Fall term starts September 7 and all graduates are employed in mining for the summer.

State Mining Trade School MacMillan Wisconsin Zine Co Regan Northern Electric Co Williams Webb City Missouri H. C. George Platteville Wisconsin

Will of A. L. Harris Deceased Seeks Final Settlement

The will of A. L. Harris, deceased, is continued for final settlement to September 17 at 10 A.M. in the court, with all parties to appear as required by law.

A. L. Harris

Yom Kippur’s Atonement Binds Israelites to Tradition

The article notes Yom Kippur alone among Jewish ceremonies retains strong grip on most Israelites. It describes atonement as the final link connecting individuals to community faith and distinctive observance.

Patient man vexed by line under horse's tail

An Atchison Globe line humorously notes that even the most patient person can lose temper when faced with the awkward task of guiding a line under a horse's tail during a drive.

Atchison Globe

Tramp Seeks Luck Item in City Lunch Parlor

A bold tramp enters a fashionable lunch parlor and helps himself to food and biscuits. He asks for welsh rarebit and requests the left hind foot for luck before vanishing into the night. The waiter challenges him as the scene ends.

Perry Davis' Painkiller Promoted for Horse Health

The ad urges horse owners to stock Perry Davis' Painkiller as the proper remedy for strains sprains or colic. Use it at first signs to save the horse from suffering and reduce costs, with 35 cent and 50 cent bottle sizes available.

Perry Davis

Osborne estate administrator hearing set in Baraboo

State of Wisconsin Sauk County Court schedules September 7 1909 hearing at 10 oclock on the application of Mary Osborne for appointment of J E Lane of Janesville as administrator of the estate of L T Osborne deceased Baraboo attorney firm Grotophorst Evans & Thomas noted by Judge W T Kelsey court order First publication August 5 1909

Baravoo Saic Mary Osborne J. E. Lane Janesville L. T. Osborne Baraboo Said County W. T. Kelsey Evans & Thomas

Wisconsin 1909 suit over Baraboo land description

First publication July 22 1909 in Wisconsin stems a circuit court summons. Henry Holtz and William C Holtz sue William Williams Sarah Ann Williams and others for land in the southwest quarter of Section 33 and surrounding parcels near Baraboo river with multiple fractional acre reservations and rights of way.

Notice in Probate of Julia Wild Will

In probate the will of Julia Wild baraboo creditor claims due March 1 1910 baraboo county court to sit April 5 1910 examine adjust at ten o clock August 3 1909 Dithmar Malone attorneys for executor

Julia Wild Baraboo Said County

The Superior Sex Quote Sparks Debate

A New York Press quip on gender motivation notes that a woman often acts from lack rather than male hesitation and suggests outcomes may differ when men overthink. The remark frames a gendered view of decision making in a period tone.

New York Press

German Traveler Praises Brazilian Coffee Varieties

A German traveler in Brazil claims native preparations of Brazilian coffee surpass ordinary coffee, likening the difference to champagne versus common wine. He asserts there are varieties in Brazil that are exceptionally refined and superior in quality.

Brazil

Let Charity Be Anonymous and Gifts Anonymity Benefit

Quote attributed to Alexander Dum as guidance on anonymous giving. It notes the double advantage of avoiding ingratitude and potential abuse by keeping gifts private. The remark emphasizes privacy in charitable acts and gratitude.

Alexander Dumas

Defined. What is a blind partisan in life

A dialogue between two U.S. senators questions party blindness. The first asks what defines a blind partisan and the second replies that such a figure is someone who cannot discern the color of money.

U. S

The Secret of Long Life and Electric Bitters Claim

A French scientist cites blood based longevity secret while Electric Bitters is praised for purifying enriching and vitalizing the blood rebuilding nerve cells and restoring energy. W M Sherman of Cushing Me credits the remedy with curing kidney trouble. Available for 50 cents at Fisher Bros drug store.

W. M. Sherman Cushing Fisher Bros’ Drug Store

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Big Barnum Bailey Wallace Gollmar Mount Clemens John Carroll Johnny Jones Carnival Company A. R. McDowell Butler, Pa DeDowell Benjamin Wallace Grand Trunk Railroad Wallace-Hagenbeck and Sells Emile Homuth John Emer Elizabeth Jones Eliza Kelley Bessie Lehmann August Lehman Owen Logan Salome Ringling Joseph W. Reyman Sarah A. Duvall Harry Lippitt John D. Fry Barnum & Bailey Hamilton Ont Brantford Adrian Mich Fremont Ohio Lima Mansfield Mount Vernon Springfield Richmond Logansport Lafayette Decatur Peoria Galesburg Wisconsin State Mining Trade School Iss S.S.S THE Swift Specific CO Atlanta, GA Scott State OF Sauk County Wellington T'S Lueth Bros Dithmar & Malone Attorneys AT Law Baraboo, Wis Minnie W. True Chas. E Thuerer Bros D.D.S Dental Sepertenen U. of Mich State OF Wisconsin Henry Holtz and William C. Holtz William Williams Sarah Ann Williams Micajah T. W. Williams Charles H. Williams Maggie Williams Samuel M. Williams Mary M. Burke John Bierline Samuel Bierline Conrad Bierline Elizabeth Bierline John P. Bierline Sophia Bierline Christain Grotophorst P. O Wis Baraboo River Charles Williams Adam Schuster Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co Bierline S. W Dithmar & Malone Attorneys H.e.cross, M.D Risley’s Gustafson and Praeder Charles Wild Baraboo Wisconsin 3D St., Baraboo R.H. Clark Inter Ocean New York World Othe Toledo Blade Wisconsin Farmer Daily Inter Ocean and Par LaFollette N.western Limited A.M. Duluth Limited A. M. N.western Limited A.m. St. P Minn. Pass A.m Elroy Pass A. M Minnesota Mail A. M. Dak. & Minn. Pass Twin City Express R. J. Koch U. S. Patent Office Washington, D D-Swift&g
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