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Newspaper

Baraboo Weekly News

Location

Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1920

Page

3

Milwaukee man credits Tanlac with major health turnaround

John O'Donnell of 888 Warren Avenue Milwaukee reports gaining 20 pounds after starting Tanlac. He describes severe prior symptoms including weight loss, gas, chest pains, dizziness, rheumatism, and sleeplessness. After continued use he claims a full recovery, good appetite, and no further illness, with Tanlac sold by local Milwaukee area stores.

Tanlac John O'Donnell Warren Avenue Milwaukee Wis Jis Baraboo Fisher Bros Reedsburg Henry Thiemann Sauk City G. Naffz

Merry Neighbors Celebrate Birthday Gathering

About 50 friends and neighbors gathered with Mrs. B Day Tuesday evening to mark her birthday with games social time and late supper. A purse of money was left as a reminder of the occasion. Dan Nachreiner visited the Robert Malloy home. The Robert Clark family gained a telephone number 1612 F21. Mr and Mrs Albert Ziegler visited North Freedom relatives. A. C. church hosted a Madison speaker advocate for the Anti Saloon League on May 23 at 3 pm.

Anti- Saloon League Dan Nachreiner White Mound Robert Malloy Robert Clark Albert Ziegler North Freedom Relatves Carney Aurora College Ill A. C Wadies Aid Society M. E. Church Walter Draper Tom Settle Rena la Valle Lime Ridge Clarence Bohn Brittington Alabama Ethel Goodell St. Paul Lisle Frye Richland Center Jennie Bohn Gerlach Viola Viola. ‘'N. A. Cushman Reedsburg R. L. Bohn S. Albert Zwieg South Dakota Zwieg Paul Feldhahn Chicago Lower Dells Miss Davidson Diss Ellis Murray Evansville Albert Giese Leland Philip Rogers John Miller Alwin Lena Julius Alwin Charlie Gluth Loganville Carl Burlla Henry Mettle Violet Carlow Schna Yanker Walter Alwin Gottlieb Nawrok Anna Jaedike Ed. Jaedike Wayne Premo Turner Hospital Sauk City Rose Kruger J. L. Hill Baraboo Stone’s Pocket School Otter Creek Mildred Rich Marvel Keller Eva Waterbury Madison Home Circle Club Irvie Waterbury Erling Frostad She

Goitre Operation for Portage Lady Reported

Miss Francis Gottschall underwent a goitre operation at the hospital with Mr and Mrs Pete Wenkman and Mrs Geo Gottschall visiting from Portage. Various local residents were in Portage for business and family matters while others received medical attention or moved residences.

Pete Wenkman Geo. Gottschall Portage Francis Gottschall Bruce Gibson James Latham Fred Belter Superior August Belter Sy Haren Knabel Harve Evans Oxford Chas. Martin Jas. Latham Latham St. Saviors Hospital Clarence Hecock Elmer Coon Davies Connor J. H. Reber J. H. Bromberg

Walnut Hill Club Meeting Notes and Social Visits

North Baraboo report shows the Walnut Hill club meeting with Mrs. Harry Simons on May 12 and planning for a May 26 gathering with Mrs. O S Ballinger. Social visits include the Buelow family with Gustave at Leland and Kilbourn visitors with Mrs Turner and son George and Mrs Bick and daughters Hazel and Jennie attending Mr Milner’s party.

Walnut Hill Club Harry Simons O.S. Ballinger Fred T. Buelow and Gustave Buelow Leland Kilbourn Turner George Bick Hazel Jennie

Stoddards Attend Military Funeral for Son in Rock Island

Sumpter L C Stoddard and his wife return from Rock Island Illinois where Ralph H Stoddard was buried in the large national cemetery after dying in France on October 1 1918. The service included a military band a firing squad and the flag presented to the bereaved parents. Little Doroty Gallus hosted a birthday party for her schoolmates. Charles Watkins recovered from illness last week.

L. C. Stoddard Rock Island Ralph H. Stoddard France Doroty Gallus Charles Watkins

North Freedom community notes and social updates

North Freedom activity includes M E church Wadies Aid meeting with picnic lunch, lastparent teacher night, and a grade program. Local families travel to La Valle and Birmingham area towns as graduates return home for vacations and commencements at Stone’s Pocket school.

Commencement and Decoration Day Plans Released

Mrs. T J Tracy hosts the Home Culture club while students prepare for Friday commencement in the M A Hall. Eight names appear in the class with Hazel Dickie valedictorian and Mabel Dickie salutatorian. Decoration Day officers elected include Marshall S J Hackett president Day J W Warren chaplain Rev Philpott and committees led by Mrs Laura Brownell and Miss Edith Dickie.

Hazel’ Dieckie Mabel, Fickie Et King Ethel Dahlke Ada Getchman Bessie Seeley Alice Black Glen Angle Hazel Dickie Mabel Dickie Marshall S. J. Hackett J. W. Warren Rev Philpott

Cassell Folks Attend Party at Fair Valley

Cassell youths attended a Tuesday evening party at the Wm Seitz home in Fair Valley in honor of Mr and Mrs Robert Seitz the newlyweds. Local Cassell friends extend best wishes for married life.

Cassell Fair Valley Wm. Seitz Robert Seitz Raymond Meng Ruth Cooper Black Hawk Mary Babington Prairie du Lac J. H. Diehl Wm. Paepke Muriel Cooper

Ollapodrida Short Communications Limit Set

The note requests concise Ollapodrida short communications, limiting length to 300 words or fewer. It emphasizes clarity and brevity while preserving essential details, inviting readers to share brief, informative items suitable for quick reading and quick reference.

Flax Growing Tips From Wisconsin Grower C C Thoresen

George McArthur shares a letter from C C Thoresen of Stanley Wisconsin detailing flax cultivation. Thoresen covers land prep with clover or timothy sod, fall plowing, spring work three inches deep, seed sowing after spring grains, seeding rates from 30 to 45 pounds per acre, harvest timing six to twelve days after ripening, binding and shocking practices, and notes flax yields of 15 to 22 bushels per acre with about $120 per acre receipts including straw.

George McArthur C. C Thoresen Stanley Wis North Dakota Wisconsin

Notable Falcon's Feats Highlight Hastings Pioneer

A humorous column from Hastings Nebraska recalls a remarkable woman who excelled at aviation, games, and sports yet faced a playful defeat by a rug. The piece evokes local character through witty lines and references a mascot-like tone.

Methodists Buy Hospital Site in Capitol City

The Methodist Hospital association bought the St. Regina convent property at West Washington and South Henry streets for $65,000 in Madison. The group plans to add other lots to build a million dollar hospital in the city.

Methodists Capitol City St. Regina’s The Methodist Hospital Association Madison St. Regina West Washington South Henry Street

Jury Frees Negro Who Killed White Man at Lancaster

Jack Green a Negro, shot and killed George Duncan, a White automobile mechanic, last November. A white Lancaster jury acquitted Green on murder charges after hearing that Duncan had wronged Green’s daughter and Green claimed justifiable homicide. Green said Duncan ignored warnings and continued relations with the girl despite the warning. Deena and May Green, his two daughters, were the only witnesses.

Jack Green George Duncan Lancaster Wis Deena May Green Ducan Duncan

Old Indian Trapper Found Dead in Bowlder Hut

George Big Bear a longtime prominent trapper aged about 92 was found dead in his hut near Bowlder. He had long been noted as one of the state’s most successful trappers and pioneer figures in the region.

George Big Bear Bowlder

Fond du Lac man pays record price for Guernsey cow

Fred J. Remping of Fond du Lac paid a record $17,700 Thursday for the Guernsey cow Imp., Prospects Rose Des Howards, owned by W. W. Marsh of Waterloo. The previous high was $12,500 for Follyland Money a year ago.

Fred J. Remping Fond du Lac Rose Des Howards W. W. Marsh Waterloo Follyland

Tremendous Immigrant Surge Reaches New York Port

Aliens arriving at the port of New York now outnumber departures threefold, with last week’s arrivals totaling 12,874. Ellis Island officials report steerage accommodations on incoming transatlantic vessels fully taxed to capacity.

New York Ellis Island

A Lighthearted Verse Exchange on Exercise Dangers

A trio of brief clippings from Ohio newspapers jokes about exercise and health. Luke McLuke urges more activity and less medicine, while Newark Advocate and Canton News recount a mishap after exercise including bacilli and a week in bed after a car incident.

Luke McLuke Bacilli Newark Ohio Canton

Payne Named by Wilson to Lead Railroad Administration

President Wilson appoints John Barton Payne secretary of the interior as director general of the railroad administration to replace Walter D. Hines whose resignation takes effect May 15. Payne will oversee liquidation of unsettled government claims after federal control ended.

Wilson John Barton Payne Secretary of the Interior The Railroad Administration Walter D. Hines Payne

Joan of Arc Named Saint by Pope Benedict in Rome

In Rome Pope Benedict canonized Joan of Arc as a saint before about 60 000 spectators. Some 140 descendants of the heroine attended from diverse backgrounds.

Joan OF Arc Pope Benedict Rome

Paroled Cook County Prisoners Outpace Sentences in Joliet

From 1915 to 1920 Joliet parolees from Cook County outnumbered those sentenced. The article cites political influence and rising crime as factors fueling paroles and public concern about the justice system.

Cook County Joliet

Packers Indicted for Profiteering in Foodstuffs

A federal grand jury in Brooklyn on Monday indicted Morris and company and the Cudahy Packing company of Chicago for profiteering in foodstuffs.

Brooklyn N Morris and Company Cudahy Packing Company Chicago

Carpenters Nailing Planks for Big G. O. P. Convention

At Chicago fifty hammers drive nails in planks at the Coliseum for the G. O. P. convention. Every knock is a boost for the future candidate to be named in three weeks, the secretary said.

Chicago Coliseum

Movement of Empty Box Cars in Grain Freight Flow

The Interstate Commerce Commission reports progress in clearing freight jams with large volumes of empty box cars moving westward from New England and the Atlantic seaboard for grain loading. Cars travel in solid trains under expedited orders and transfers are closely watched to prevent delays. coal cars also receive attention.

Interstate Commerce Commission New England Atlantic Seaboard

Wisconsin Memorial Day Annual Issued by State Superintendent Cary

The Wisconsin Memorial Day Annual issued by State Superintendent C. P. Cary features a leading article Soldiers Memorials in Wisconsin by H W Wood. It includes illustrations of monuments in Rhine town, Sheboygan county, and Paris town, Kenosha county, among the first erected in the state, with Baraboo's monument noted as later. The pamphlet is packed with patriotic poetry, strong articles, and World War I era views.

C. P. Cary C. S. Rice Wisconsin H W. Wood Rhine Sheboygan County Paris Kenosha Baraboo

No Reversal of Death Sentence for John B

The supreme court at Washington did not reverse the death sentence for John B on Monday. Prohibition remains a dominant policy issue, with the imagined figure John Barleycorn lamenting the decision as he stays confined.

John B Washington John Barleycorn Supreme Court

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