Rivers Rise and Flooding Hits Winfield and Reedsburg
The Baraboo river floods Winfield with three to four bridges washed away and roads submerged. Reedsburg reports a new flooding high with the Baraboo and Baxhowo rivers overflowing, damaging the High Bridge Dam and flooding Ableman cellars. The road to Reedsburg remains passable by north route.
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Winfield
Black
Morley
Ableman
Reedsburg
Beraboo
Fordham Bridge
Reedsboro
High Bridge
Baraboo
Senators Lenroot Sought As Harding's Vice Presidential Pick
A Chicago convention scramble to choose a running mate for Harding unfolds. Lenroot emerges as favored candidate after McCormick Watson bloc backs him, while Brown and others resist. Governor Coolidge is then pushed and nominated on the first ballot. Madison Democrat notes the shifting alliances and the marked slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Harding
Chicago
West
Medill McCormick
Milnois
James E. Watson
Indiana
National
Lenroot
McCormick Watson
Senator Wadsworth
New York
Senate
Coolidge
Wallace McClamant
Oregon
Madison
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promised Cure
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a internal remedy that cures catarrh by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It claims local applications fail, cites tonic and blood purifying ingredients, and notes price 75 cents with testimonials available from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Drowned horses of Chas. E. Bayles in Baraboo River
A team owned by Chas. E. Bayles was drowned Friday afternoon in the Baraboo river. Raymond Clark, driving a coal wagon to the Gas company power house, was involved as the team and wagon sank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. E. Bayles
Baraboo
Raymond Clark
River incident ends in tragedy near dam
A report describes a vehicle going into the river above a dam where the team was not saved. The narrative also records multiple local events including travels, graduations, Harleys on a gypsy tour, a wagon accident near Butterfield's bridge, fish stranded by high water, illnesses, and a stray bullet entering Herman Doerr's home.
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A. W. Rohn
Marion
Kansas
Rohn
South
L. A. Brown
Fond du Lac
P. L. Able
Madison
Harry
Anna C. Anderson
Beloit
Wis
E. C. Henke
Waukesha
Carroll College
H. Eugene
Henke
Dorothy Moog
Dorothy Davenport
Clara Heasley
C. W. Wichern
Beatrice Alexander
Ripon College
John Alexander
Capener Bros
Belvidere
Dells
Harley-Davidson
Baraboo
Spring Green
Harley Bennett
Excelsior Creamery Co
Butterfield’s
Bennett
Harry North
Chicago
Walter Wilcox
Wilcox
Lila North
Herman Doerr
Second Street
Doerr
S. A. Pelton
Third Ward
California Syrup of Figs Ad Echoes Through Time
A nostalgic note extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children while tangentially touching on crime and recycling myths. The piece blends promotional copy with unrelated observations on a shooting, waste statistics, and the supposed value of junk, ending with a reminder to say California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Elaborate plans emerge for housing in the city
Letters discuss transforming older office buildings into hotels to ease winter housing for residents. The city lacks 15000 homes and includes quirky plans like a bed large enough for a 19 year old Amsterdam youth. The note also mentions Bluebeard Harvey and a grim past.
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Baraboo
John Vanalbert
Amsterdam
Holland
Los Angeles
Bluebeard Harvey
San Quentin Penitentiary
Mike and
Hanna Maher
Diamond Dyes insist on quality dye for fabrics
Say Diamond Dyes. Do not streak or ruin material with a poor dye. Insist on Diamond Dyes. Easy directions in every package.
Lemon juice beauty lotion for clear rosy skin
A lemon based bleach recipe uses two lemons and three ounces of Orchard White to make a quarter pint of lotion. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to fade freckles sunburn and tan and achieve a soft rosy complexion.
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Emerson
FORD
Hemlock
Hemlock Manufacturers
Northern Michigan
Oshkosh
M Elite
Spur
Liccett & Myers Tosacco Co
America
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