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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1924
Page
8
The Humane Society of Santa Barbara protests selling Mexican jumping beans as cruel to the larvae inside the beans. The stance draws criticism for trivializing humane work and may undermine respect for genuine animal welfare efforts.
A New Jersey man boasted he could endure mosquito bites for ten minutes in Utah. After nine minutes he stayed unfazed, prompting a Utah man to light a burning glass and set his back. The East man yelled in pain and slapped, paying the bet with the crowd roaring "There's one from home."
Dr. Leon I. Shaw of the U S Bureau of Mines in Washington described the rapid fall in helium cost from 2500 dollars per cubic foot to 10 cents within three months after the U S entered production. He explained discovery and development of helium, liquefaction of gases, and demonstrated uses for liquid air.
Two lifeboats on the liner Leviathan carry complete radio outfits. Each boat 85 feet long, 75 horsepower engine, 30 foot antenna and 70 meter wave, capable of sending messages at least 50 miles. If successful, many liners may follow.
Two newsboys watched a performance of Namlet. In the final scenes Hamlet defeats Laertes and the king, the queen dies from poison, and Hamlet is fatally wounded. One boy exclaimed that the backstage chaos would have made for great extras.
He compliments beloved with praise for her eyes and taste. She responds with a playful repetition about admiration.
A farmer recalls a summer remark about prayer for rain. The exchange hints at a belief that prayer might replace watering the garden. The dialogue centers on religious sentiment influencing rural daily life.
Dialogue sketches a patient in hospital after appendix removal. A friend quips about doctors taking things and jokes about naming in the wife’s name. The tone hints at hardship and small humor amid illness.
County agent George Dunlop outlines potato demonstrations by Henry Franke Wim. Sterrenberg Harry Miersma and J. F. Reilly. Ames expert Prof. Fitch cites flea beetle damage and calcium arsenate control. Warns early potatoes lose leaves. urges barrell sprayers and field readiness. Announce Mystic Speed, August events, county fair booths, and clothing project lessons.
Land agents advertise excursions from Sheldon Boyden Hull and Stock Valley to the West River Country in South Dakota on Tuesday August 19. Prices for land range from 15 to 35 dollars per acre and a special sight seeing trip to the Bad Lands is offered. Vreenschoten Bros. bought a new transformer in Sioux City to be installed late this week behind the town hall, improving utility service for Boyden and nearby communities.
Mr and Mrs John Van Wyk of California visiting Iowa towns in the C DeValois and Mrs Johanna Veenschoten homes. They were called to Orange City due to Mrs Schalekamp illness.
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