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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1910
Page
3
A London News recounts a centuries old tale of Walter le Brun the farrier who earned land from Edward II after a tilting event on the Thames bank. The king’s quit rent required six horse shoes and sixty one nails yearly, horseshoes then used ten nails per shoe.
London Notes and Queries discusses the earliest quotation "Correct to a T" and similar forms. It notes no clear pre1698 example or evidence tying "to a T" to a T square, suggests the phrase may signify extreme precision, and invites earlier instances of "I square" or sole use of "T" before 1700 to settle the origin.
The article traces the birth of the wire nail in 1872 with a Covington Kentucky machine from Dusseldorf, its growth to multiple machines, and the Beaver Falls Pennsylvania start in 1884. A 1885 strike on cut nails boosted demand, establishing the wire nail’s dominance in industry.
A Pleasantville New York housewife near Bedford road hid heated bread in the attic between two feather beds to protect it from Hessian troops during the June battle. The moving Hessians later took all visible goods, leaving the bread to finish baking afterward.
A beggar boy asks an old man for sixpence and plans to turn it into nine. He borrows sixpence, buys a three penny loaf, and returns three pence, claiming the sixpence became nine by sharing the loaf with the baker. The ruse ends with all three parties holding three pence worth of value.
A Detroit Free Press quip notes a suffragette wife explains staying late: one hour to greet, thirty minutes for the meeting, and the remainder for goodbyes, highlighting social rituals with wit.
Sir Mountstuart Great-Duff recounts a diary tale of a haunted Scottish house where a woman claims to recognize the place from dreams and later learns she herself is the unseen ghost. The owner partitions to create two rooms, then the mystery reveals the woman as the phantom.
Genera Henry Knox, ranked among eleven distinguished officers, weighed 280 pounds. Noah Brooks relays Knox and Captain Sargent presenting starving soldiers’ plight to Congress. A joking congressman mocks their appearance while Knox stays calm and a subordinate retorts about superfluous flesh and clothing.
An Irishman was charged in a London court with tendering a counterfeit shilling to pay for a penny loaf. He claimed a publican gave him the coin and that he bought it for three halfpence to recognize a bad shilling later. The magistrate cautioned him as the court laughed.
The 1843 Crystal Palace exhibition in New York opened with foreign exhibits invited. President Franklin Pierce rode in a Wall Street procession where his silk hat was knocked off by a horse and crushed by mud. The hat was replaced amid spectator amusement.
During a meal with William IV the heir presumptive to the British throne, he hailed the future king with a sharp claim about the secretaryship of the Admiralty. The official replied with a ready, simple retort, God save the king, reflecting royal caution and humor.
Little Willie questions how a dog’s tail can come loose while his father reassures him. The scene is framed as a light anecdote from a New York Press item. A separate reflection notes vanity in rank. The Courier Journal cites wedding day quarreling as gossip.
For sale by C A Morris Boyden Iowa. 70 to 80 miles west of Boyden in Turner and McCook Counties South Dakota. Many farms suited to corn with guaranteed clear titles and half the cost of Sioux County land. Listings include No 33 320 acres 114 miles from Marion priced 70 per acre cash or terms, No 19 169 acres 144 miles south of Marion at 70 per acre, No 40 200 acres north of Marion at 65 per acre, and numerous others with varied sizes and terms in Marion Monroe Parker and Canistota areas. Some properties include additional improvements live stock or machinery with mortgages ranges from 5 to 6 percent balance due in 6 to 10 years.
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