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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1911
Page
3
Miss Selina Sue orchestrates a community gathering on the Bluff to honor Evelyn with a charity-style event. Miss Cynthia adores the baby Blossom while Mr. Alan Kent assists and a doctor treats Blossom for pneumonia. The evening ends with care and a promise to return.
Miss Selina Sue runs an improvised day nursery behind her grocery for neighborhood babies called Soap Box Babies. Cynthia Page befriends Selina and grows fond of Alan Kent, a young artist seeking a studio in Selina’s barn. As Alan admires Cynthia, her mother’s mortgage troubles loom and Cynthia hints at danger to Selina while Alan’s feelings surface during a cottage tea and a finalized escort home.
Miss Selina Sue frets over Blossom's worsening condition as Bennie rushes to fetch Miss Cynthie and Mr Kinney to prepare suppers. Alan arrives with news, and the anxious caregiver laments the heartache of fearing for the baby while seeking aid and comfort.
A narrator recalls geese living to advanced ages in Wesmoreland and Stirling shire. A goose in a Milnthorpe to Arnside journey was fed biscuits steeped in ale by a bench sitter who said the bird had forty years in his family and enjoyed beer, stout, and gin. The piece cites James Hall’s Travels in Scotland noting a gander reportedly living over eighty years.
The Uckfield town pea supper tradition began as a practical joke when neighbors dug up a resident’s neglected plot fifteen years ago. The owner planted peas in it on his next visit and forced the jokers to eat them. The event grew yearly with over 50 people dining on peas, bacon, and related fare.
The newly erected statue to Sir Henry Irving by Mr. Brock, R A, earns high praise for its splendid pose and lifelike facial expression. The Tailor and Cutter notes a couple of points that raise questions about differing laws for artist and tailor.
Unsolicited testimonial from J A Howland of Denver Colorado praises Kalmer's Swamp Root as an absolute cure for long standing kidney and back pain. Howland states he suffered for ten years with lumbago and jumbago, took two bottles, recovered in five months, and urges others to try it. Notary confirms his oath and signature.
The readable text provides limited context mentioning Dr. Bing and an anti acy term, but no clear event, date, or identifiable action to summarize.
Direct advertisement for Swamp Root by Kilmer Co. invites readers to mail for a free sample and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Claims the product convinces and notes drug stores carry it with prices of fifty cents or one dollar.
In a humorous exchange, the Magistrate questions the defendant about a pistol found loaded. The dealer testifies that the item was not paid for, prompting the magistrate to note that nonpayment implies the dealer charged for the weapon anyway.
On a Scottish estate a piper woke residents every weekday. After a Saturday night overindulgence he played Sunday. The master asked about the fourth commandment. The piper replied in rhymed slang he would whistle if allowed to try it.
An advertising letter praises Postum and Grape-Nuts as a cure for stomach distress and headaches. The writer, identified with Postum Co., recounts improved digestion and weight gain after switching from coffee and starchy breakfasts.
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