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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1909
Page
2
The notice states subscription at $1.00 per year in advance or $1.50 at year end with no paper discontinued until notified and arrearages paid. Advertising rates list locals five cents per line, display seven cents per running ad on pages two to four, eight cents per inch on the first page, cards of thanks fifty cents, and charitable ads half price if a fee or financial gain is involved.
D Mellema will sell at his place 2 3 4 miles north and 1 2 west of Boyden on Feb 23 1909 at 10 oclock sharp. Described property includes eight head of horses ten head of cattle and ten head of hogs plus farm machinery and odd items. Auctioneers M Van Wyke and Son. Owner D Mellema. Local notices note carrier routes and church society gatherings.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh as a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and promotes testimonials and Toledo Ohio address for F. J. Cheney & Co. Also plugs Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Poem extols home as a garden of virtues and comfort. It contrasts humble cottages with grand palaces, urging contentment and cultivation of love, patience, and forgiveness within the home. The piece ends noting continued discussion on page 3.
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