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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
3
A cartoonish exchange depicts a mock Armistice Day celebration with roastmaster Mr Satan presiding. The speakers claim a toast to the Kaiser and jokes about substitutes for the sun and a final cheer for Wilhelm.
At a Southwell diocese conference in Derby bishops issued ultimatums to parishes seeking ministers. They demand housing and food assurances before appointing pastors, citing combined parish light and stalled ordinations due to wages. Clergy seek higher pay and oppose creating new $1,000 yearly parishes.
A reflective meditation on virtue and duty urging kindness through small, timely acts. The speaker emphasizes humility and self discipline, noting true greatness lies in doing ordinary tasks well when required.
Daily Thought notes that tillage marks the start of civilization and credits farmers as the founders of human progress in a Daniel Webster quotation, reflecting agricultural primacy in cultural development.
Advertises a product named Dairy Fly Killer that claims to kill thousands and last all season. Offers dealers or mail order at five units, express paid, for $1.25. H Somers listed with address 150 De Kalb Ave Brooklyn NY.
Cartoon captions quote Sherman on war calling shell fire hell fire. The passage then playfully contrasts gendered metaphors for driving things from a house, noting women “shoes” and men “boots” it.
Advertisements tout organic nitro phosphate as the key to curing extreme thinness by feeding nerves and supplying phosphoric elements. It promises rapid weight gain, improved health, and relief from nervousness and sleeplessness, with a caution that it should not be used by those unwilling to put on flesh.
The legislature forms a joint Senate-House highways committee to work with the highway commission and county boards on road projects. It confirms several state officers, increases funding for weather, entomology, and university projects, and approves bans on quarantine for influenza. The body passes women suffrage, fish and game fund controls, teacher salary raises, and Klaus seven pupil school rule with mandated transport and tuition for smaller districts.
Farmers across Western Canada report ideal seeding conditions with moisture and good land in prime shape. Spring planting advances rapidly from Manitoba to the Rockies as labor remains available and more tractors enter service.
A humorous exchange recalls a man who planned garden work but faced his wife’s fuss over muddy tools. He bought fine garden implements, yet she insisted they stay clean, highlighting domestic friction in a lighthearted vignette.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes or add to foot baths. It claims instant relief from corns bunions and aching swollen feet and urges buyers to avoid substitutes and buy where sold.
The national war garden commission in Washington endorses home planting as essential, calling it a foundation for food security. A gardener’s routine cup of coffee is likened to a soldier’s sustaining drink, while a larger supply represents multiple daily needs.
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