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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
4
Old papers are offered at the Re porter office. The item notes local disappointments with a circus and a mail order house. Miss Muilenburg, Christian school instructor, visited Orange City with her parents. Hog wire advertised at Farmers Lumber yard, 26 inches at 32 cents per rod.
From Our Files Of 19 Years Ago notes a prize pumpkin contest with a $40 wagon for the best pumpkin grown from local seed. Mentions local people and visiting relatives, community activity, nurses with Company E, and wartime interest in preserving complete newspapers for future use.
A Boyden column urges residents to nurture the unseen force of community spirit as the engine of local progress. It condemns mail order price cutting and urges support for home stores, noting benefits like jobs, better stores, and local prosperity toward a target population of 500 by 1920.
Wm Shimp Sr from Boyden visits Hull for business. Grandma Dillon comes from Centerville for a family stay. Miss Goldie VanRoekel visits Rock Valley. Louie Lutyens from Sheldon reports rising business. Mrs Claerbout and Mrs Saeger visit Sheldon. Landowner Ruby buys old creamery property for 410 dollars. Mrs VanHorsen and baby return from visits elsewhere. Buigh and Douma travel from Orange City. Two brood sows shipped to Illinois. E P Hogan awarded county grading contract signaling improved local work.
Local market advertises a complete line of fresh and cured meats available all day. It offers highest prices paid for live stock, inviting farmers and suppliers to visit for trade.
The agency advertises services for Algona residents including cleaning, pressing and repairing ladies and gents clothing. It notes they can take orders for both garments and repairs.
Local report notes J. Cc. Pryde and Mér. Boyden engaging in activities across Iowa. The brief mentions travel, meetings, and interactions with regional groups, highlighting regional outreach and community notes.
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