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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
6
The passage notes eight 800 pound Poland China hogs can be sold for 120 dollars at the depot stockyards highlighting prosperity in the corn belt. It urges making peace with neighbors during times of trouble, as kindness is often sought then and welcomed.
A barn storage tank for winter water avoids freezing with windmill pipes. Hogs ride the rails in freight cars and day coaches. A 300 pound cylindrical fodder bale from Nebraska promises demand. Fencing brush and turning to sheep creates grass pastures. Angora goats help. A Swede section worker earns $1.10 daily and is content. Stock-company schemes lure farmers with expensive stallions and sharpers prey on trust. Western Dakota regions offer stock-raising promises for youth. a $1000 investment can pay in a decade. Many sell fat hogs to buyers, buying back meat at local butchers. Old methods of curing ham and bacon are praised. A country girl with violet ribbon completes the scene.
A fragment from a rural advice column discusses color harmony for women, milk production from corn fodder, an upcoming autumn automobile trip across western states, and pruning tips for transplanting deciduous trees noting house martins and sparrows.
The text compares wet land drainage as a path to fertility with clever home tips, noting that arms and piano skills affect appearance and dexterity. It suggests draining land makes it valuable and that women admire well formed arms, offering a quiet tip about using a washtub to shape the arm.
Hawarden excursion for M. W. A. Picnic departs 8 10 p m returns 9 30 p m fare 1 50 Des Moines hosts Prohibition Party Convention with 200 mile excursion tickets at one third fare sold July 3 and 4 return July 5 information via F R Cone agent
Wash in warm water and dissolve a teaspoon of Gold Dust Washing Powder in warm water. Avoid rubbing. rinse in clear cold water. While damp, iron on the wrong side without lifting the embroidery. Dry completely, place a layer of flannel underneath, press without starch or blueing.
Special excursion Sunday June 10 via Chicago Milwaukee St Paul RY to Sioux City with aerial aquatic acts. Chas Johnson, Geo Slack, Frank Newman perform high divers and high wire stunts. Madame De Leon parachute jump. Band concert, Perry vs Madison at Riverside Park, Sioux City vs Omaha at Woodlawn Park. Special train departs Royden 8:30 am, returns Sioux City 5:50 pm. tickets valid only on special train.
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