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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
5
A brief newspaper item notes subscription pricing, listing $1.75 per year and $2.00 per year on a single wrapper list. The notice communicates pricing options and implies publication availability without further details.
Static electricity, long a nuisance to radio fans, found allies in power plants nationwide. Weather observers detect storms using a radio receiving principle to warn of advancing weather, triggering alarms as boiler and generator readiness is required for sudden surges in demand.
Little Rock and Marble Rock seek public approval to sell their municipal electric lighting plants. They join 70 municipalities that have abandoned such projects, with Lone Rock as the seventieth and potential total rising to 72 if approved. Iowa has 61 towns still running municipal plants, many negotiating private service.
The Woman's Citizenship Club meets Friday December 5 with roll call on Women Victors at the Polls, a paper on The Manual of the United States, song America the Beautiful, and a talk on Ion's Federated Women's Clubs by Mrs Edward Fisher of Orange City. The club has voted to join the Federation and invites ladies of Boyden and vicinity to attend. Also notes of visitors, Thanksgiving guests, a farewell party for the Mouws who move to Orange City, travel updates, evangelistic meetings at United Presbyterian Church led by Rev Neil Stewart, and availability of 1924 Christmas and New Year cards at the Boyden Reporter office.
A reader reflects on the true spirit of Christmas gifting, contrasting costly commercial purchases with heartfelt, personal gestures. The piece argues that the value lies in selfless thought and love, not price, and cites a letter requesting no gifts to avoid obligation. It highlights kindness, forgiveness, charity, and sacrifice as core to the season, echoing a historical quote from Thomas A. Clark of Illinois.
A playful cartoon line imagines Mr Snail asked about his Christmas plans. He replies with a pun on speed, saying a very slow Christmas is the only kind expected by a snail. The caption underlines a light holiday mood with characters and humor.
A warm reminiscence on Christmas cards brightening a room and lifting spirits. Friends, long unseen, consider skipping sending greetings, then decide to mail cards anyway, each card contributing its own cheer to decorate the season.
A Christmas Eve scene depicts quiet streets, starry skies, and windows aglow with candles and trees. The piece reflects the season’s message of love, peace, and shared meals as people feel the spirit of the holiday.
A reflective excerpt paints Christmas Eve as a time when people rush to spread happiness. Hearts fill with tenderness and love, homes with cheer and goodwill as the anticipation of a sacred coming grows in every mind.
Advertisement offers a late 1922 Ford touring car with starter for sale. Item available at the office. Includes brief note to inquire in person.
A church notice lists Sabbath School at 10:00 and church services at 11:00 and 7:30 PM under Pastor W. T. McConnell. It also features a trucking offer by Jesse Vanden Brink of Boyden to haul 25 to 30 hogs per load to Sioux Falls or Sioux City with contact phone 85.
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