17 Feb 1906
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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1906
Page
1
Minnie Koester bought the John Roskamp property on Thursday and John plans to move around April first due to health. A stray 100 pound pig wandered to the speaker’s place about two weeks ago and the owner may claim the animal by paying lawful charges.
The Hull Indx reprints a January 26 item from Minnie Koester claiming George Vickers sent three cars of cattle and hogs with hog prices near peak, totaling four weekly cars at $5 per 100 for hogs. The notice contrasts city scales with local weigh-ins and notes a dispute about fair pricing, while praising known dealers and denying the sensational claims.
Best Creamery butter offered in one pound bricks at 24c cash. Leave orders at A. V. B. & Co. Quarterly meeting set for the Free Methodist Church from the 23rd to the 25th with Rev. McMullin visiting. A unique vision ushers in the Fourth of July with monster bonfires.
A historic Salem account details the yearly Lookout Hill and Gallows Hill fire piles for Independence Day. It notes their immense size from 17 tiers to 26 tiers, up to 2000 barrels and 400 railroad sleepers, with crowds from Salem and surrounding towns attending, plus bands fireworks and noise makers.
A Christmas service backdrop with Kitty whispering to her mother that the air smells solemn. The scene emphasizes the decor and the child’s earnest, awed impression during the church gathering.
Christmas day unfolds in the middle of the Pacific at the one hundred eightieth parallel where Santa Claus begins and ends his yearly voyage.
An old newspaper fragment advertises a drugstore offering pure drugs patent medicines paints oils and related sundries for customers seeking reliable pharmaceutical and household supplies.
Free trial package of Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills offered by Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana. Specialist diagnoses your case and explains treatment steps. Public notice promising scientific remedy for pain with mail order suggestion.
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