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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
2
The Boyden newspaper discusses the wartime revenue reduction bill with per barrel beer taxes and other duties totaling a large cut. It notes expected effects on banking and printing, and mentions a legal contest over election certificates, upcoming conventions, and asks shoppers to support local merchants with early Christmas purchases.
The Grant Olemargarine bill has passed the House and is now in the hands of the Senate for action. Supporters urge quick passage while opponents seek amendments before a final vote.
The bill allows or restricts sale and transport of margarine based on coloring. Colored margarine would incur a 10 cent per pound tax, uncolored would drop to 1 cent per pound. Supporters say it will lower prices and expand sales wherever there is demand, praising margarine as a strong butter substitute.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hull's family pills with testimonials and price notes. It also advertises subscriptions to the Iowa Daily Capital and a job notice. The Boyden camp of Woodmen votes against a head camp proposal to create a reserve fund, warning of potential decline if not enacted.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It warns of Brights disease and kidney toxin buildup, claims many deaths from heart or pneumonia linked to kidney issues, and offers sample bottles and a mail order book from Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York.
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