Boyden Reporter by C A Morris Weekly
Local Boyden Iowa newspaper column authored by C A Morris appears in the Saturday edition. The piece reflects community events and local notices in a concise county town voice.
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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1906
Page
2
Local Newspaper Advertising and Subscription Rates
Rates outline subscription at 1.00 per year in advance or 1.50 end of year with no paper discontinued until notified and arrearages paid. Advertising includes legal rate. locals 5 per line. display 7c per running inch on pages 2 3 4. 8c per inch on first page. cards of thanks 50c. charitable ads half price if admission charged or for financial gain.
Local notes on openings and notices in town
Local items report billiard rooms opening in the old sample rooms and a new table to be added. Several teachers Miss Olive Cooper Miss Louise Lanning Miss Edith Tuttle Miss Kathryn McCabe Miss Ellen Lubbers Miss Gertie Miller attend an Institute in Orange City. Banker Eddy worries about housing when the new owner H L Fink takes possession. An old-styled ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea with health claims and a phonograph records offer from C D Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyden
Orange City
Olive Cooper
Louise Lanning
Edith Tuttle
Kathryn McCabe
Ellen Lubbers
Gertie Miller
Eddy
H. L. Fink
N. B. Truth
St. Paul
Mississippi
Hollister
R. A. Norton
C. D. Williams
Deafness and health notices from a local paper
The article explains deafness as an ear canal inflammation and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money back offer. It also notes church rituals at United Presbyterian church including sacraments and services on July 15, and a July Fourth marriage of Albert Funk and Leda Hahn. Henry Meyn, seven, dies from heart disease after a brief illness. funeral details not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
United Presbyterian Church
Boards of the Church
Albert Funk
Sheldon
Leda Hahn
Boyden
United Presbyterian Parsonage
Wm. M. French
Nebraska
Henry Meny
Herman Meyn
Henry
Grandstand Collapse at Sioux Center Game
During a ball game at Sioux Center the grandstand fell injuring several spectators. The incident marked a repeat of a prior accident at the same venue and calls for damages due to criminal carelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Center
Rock Rapids Fair Preparations Amid Small Town News
Funeral services were held at the German church with interment in the German cemetery north of town. Garret De Motts of Sioux Center visited friends here. A road scraper stolen from Grant township needs return. Rock Rapids plans a fair with grading and buildings under way. townspeople are confident in success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garret de Mots
Sioux
Grant Township
Conner
Rock Rapids
Northwest
Advertised Letters at Boyden Post Office
List of letters uncalled for includes Jos. A. Mason and Miss Anna Glorfield. A one cent fee is charged for each advertised letter. When calling please say Advertised. Office hours are from 8 00 to 8 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyden
Jos. A. Mason
Anna Glorfield
The Hooks to Buy and the Test You Should Try
A guide from Outing Magazine on selecting fishing hooks by real use rather than color tests. It warns that brittleness, bending ease, and failure at the barb foot matter, advising hand testing and firm pulls to judge strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outing Magazine
Telling Time by Flowers Clock Idea from Botanist
A botanist proposes a garden where flowers indicate time with opening and closing hours. He cites sow thistle at 5:30 am, dandelion at 8 pm, white fly at 7 am, hawkweed at 2 pm, yellow goat's beard at noon, and white lily at 5 pm. Pliny noted forty six such flowers historically.
Bills of Different Birds Taste and Feeding Habits
The text notes canaries have strong seed crushing bills while many pigeons and doves have slender ones. It mentions gizzards in seed eaters, tongues in ducks and parrots, and suggests taste plays a small role in birds, with food chosen by intuition about wholesomeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Purity of Milk Standards Across Cities
A Paris standard accepts milk as pure if it contains one ounce of butter and four ounces of solids per quart. In Bern the rule requires at least 3 percent butter and allows up to 90 percent water in milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bern
Berlin police seize substandard milk for sale
In Berlin police confiscate milk offered for sale that falls below the required 2.7 percent fat. Dairy men may legally adulterate with 10 to 13 percent water, making milk richer while staying within safety margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Controversy Cited In Ledger Quote About Men
A Philadelphia Ledger remark questions a statement by David about "all men are tars." The exchange implies concern over singling out an individual and choosing a safer approach to critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Philadelphia Ledger
Rouen Clock Marks 500 Years Of Timekeeping
The great Rouen clock has measured time for over five centuries and, it is said, has run without interruption, striking hours and quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
Rouen
Modern Gallantry The Man Takes Seat On Streetcar
The scene shows a man offering his seat to a woman on a streetcar. She politely declines, saying she also plans to exit at the next corner. The exchange captures a courteous moment of public manners in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Calumny harms two wrongdoers and injures one
A terse reflection from Herodotus notes that calumny harms not only its target but also those who spread it, with two wrongdoers implicated and one injured by the act. The quote underscores accountability for false accusations and the damage caused by slander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herodotus
Give Up and Quietly Surrender When Burglar Demands Cash
A pithy saying urges compliance over resistance when faced with a burglar's demand for money. The line suggests prudence and restraint as a guiding principle in dangerous encounters.
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McCall
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McCall CO
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Farmers Savings Bank
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John McCandless
Will H. Eddy
Cormick
Kuyper
T.aini
Lucas
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