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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
2
A drugstore ad touts Freezone as a cheap remedy that stops corn pain instantly and allows easy lifting of the corn with fingers. It claims to remove hard and soft corns and calluses between toes without soreness, calling Freezone a Cincinnati genius discovery.
In a humorous exchange printed in the Houston Post a weary Rhodes-Dat character touts the ability to pronounce names on all the Pullman cars. The back and forth with Dreary Dan mocks showmanship and the challenge of enunciating difficult proper nouns.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble without realizing it. Back pain headaches and nervousness can signal kidney disease. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root offers relief and is available at drug stores. Send ten cents for a sample to Dr. Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY and mention the paper.
Eight Kansas State Agricultural College students at Manhattan organize The Perfect Bakery to fund expenses. The bakery produces bread small cakes cookies and specializes in doughnuts for student support.
Examine every bottle of Castoria, the long used infant remedy, and ensure it bears the CLAN signature. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, a product trusted for over 30 years.
A brief dialogue in the Houston Post questions the value of a telephone in an office. Jim argues it invites requests for money during business hours, after rummaging pockets the night before. The exchange satirizes modern improvements and domestic financial pressure.
Advertisement for Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes or footbath for comfort. Claims to soften tight or new shoes and fit better for women. Sold everywhere.
A London note reports a victim recounting a hold up by a footpad who had a revolver. He fixed the time as five minutes to one by comparing to the church clock, noting the hands aligned with his own.
The article explains farm club work run with the US Department of Agriculture aims to improve farm and home practices for boys and girls. It notes higher yields and better livestock, widespread registered animals, canning efforts, and leadership development alongside college enrollment and future extension work. The program seeks to make rural life more attractive and cooperative.
The article explains the garden as the most intensively worked field on farms and notes truck patches near dwellings for inter filled crops like corn. It lists potatoes, corn, cabbage, tomatoes, squash, and cucumbers as common truck patch crops and cites that vegetables are about 11 percent of farm food value, with 80 percent produced on the farm. Irish potatoes are the dominant vegetable, nearly half the value, while the South uses about twice as many sweet potatoes as Irish potatoes.
The article discusses how turkey hens, though good mothers, are often separated when broody to prevent egg loss. It notes they can be induced to lay again, balancing value of eggs with hatching potential.
Dairy cows must have good shelter and be kept comfortable and protected from bad weather to ensure welfare and productive performance.
Mites are more troublesome and more harmful than lice.
United States Department of Agriculture warns that alum contaminated salt damages hides. Tests show 0.8 to 1.25 percent alumina causes unhaired spots or inability to unhaire. Advises farmers to use clean pure salt for skinning curing and marketing country hides. bulletin No. 1055 available in Washington DC.
A light comic exchange shows Ferdie debating travel with Miss Bright who affirms the value of a world trip. The scene plays on the joke that travel broadens one’s perspective.
Pimples on the face and body indicate sluggish blood and potential skin disorders such as eczema and boils. The passage promotes S. S. S. as a vegetable blood purifier without minerals, urging readers to obtain a bottle and seeking free medical advice from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Ga.
Letters from France in the Atlantic Monthly recount a raid where a German captain, bound by not surrendering, is marched to the rear. A sergeant teases him about his gear and jokes about a quick shot to spare escort, but the officer shows no interest in surrender.
A quotation on relationship strategy suggests extracting honesty by prompting a lover to declare his feelings publicly. The advice emphasizes disclosure as a test of sincerity and commitment.
On the Cham p ion farm near the old home place, a stone once tossed in boyhood games now weighs about 300 pounds and sits in the yard where it has rested for nearly a century. Local elders say it has grown since their babyhood, with Mercer county residents offering their attestations.
The 20 ton bell Jeanne d Arc wrecked after leaving Annecy foundry while drawn by 14 horses. An aisle tree collapsed sending the bell to the ground and blocking traffic. It took five days to lift the massive bell and clear the street.
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