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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
6
Charles Dyke of Spring Green was kicked by a horse while tending animals. The blow fractured his right arm bone. he is receiving treatment at Lone Rock. His brother Frank assisted and witnessed the incident.
A large attendance at The Home Nook hears Mr Black on poultry management and stock quality. The club announces a county fair corn show with 100 premium fund and a scholarship for corn judging at Madison.
Ringling Brothers announces arrival of a bi corn rhinoceros in New York for the Worlds Greatest show, replacing a fallen Sumatran rhino and signaling high costs for capture and transport. The ad segment promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as spring health remedy, pricing at 35 cents.
Attorneys for the defendant Peter M. Anderson against Wa T. Sparks filed a notice of appeal to the circuit court after a Portage jury awarded the plaintiff 250 damages for a collision between Sparks' car and Andersons rig at Lodi. Anderson claimed personal injuries and sought 5090 damages.
Ringling Brothers' circus opens in New York March 25 and stays about a month. The press campaign aims to match Barnum & Bailey’s appeal, with Wells Hawks declining high pay to handle NY coverage. Move costs total 2,840 plus additional transport from Baraboo to Chicago and Chicago to New York as part of 1909 preparations.
Mr Shogk the globe trotter Samuel Wesley Shock, once in Bara Boo and Sauk County Jail for 10 days, reappears in Milwaukee claiming he walked two dogs to death on a New York to San Francisco trek begun February 1. He touts phrenology and a wager of 16000 dollars while his unkempt appearance draws stares. Beautiful women are praised for health. Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea claims to aid clear complexions and bright eyes.
The New York Evening Post contrasts high palmistry with low palmistry. Low palmistry interprets fortunes from the hands while high palmistry claims to read fortunes from the hand itself.
A vintage advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring cleanser and regulator that revives energy and vitality. The copy claims it gives the body a healthy, happy feeling and notes a price of 36 cents.
A Friday program at the First M. E. church featured visiting singers Miss Hommedieu and Mr. Swain, with Olga Reinking and Earl Morse performing duets. Dr. Strong played violin, Frank Terbilcox a harp solo, and Mrs. John M. Kelley returned with two selections. Clara Risley accompanied at the piano.
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