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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
2
The Boyden Reporter notes subscription prices of 1.00 per year in advance or 1.50 after year end. Notices that no paper is discontinued until arrearages are paid. Advertising rates list locals at 5c per line, display 7c per inch on pages 2 to 4, 8c on page 1, and cards of thanks at 50c. Charitable ads with admission fees or financial gain are half price.
The advertisement publicizes a free Columbia Bicycle valued at $40 for subscribers of a magazine. It directs readers to contact The Bicycle Man at 29 31 East 22d Street New York City for details and a free outfit and circular. It also solicits agents for Success Magazine Room 103 Success Magazine Building to collect renewals and solicit new subscriptions.
A 19th century promotion advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation, build constitution, and restore natural function. The ad offers 100 dollars for any failure to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials from F.J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo. Sold by druggists for 75 cents along with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
All accounts for twine are now due and we urgently request you call and settle your account at once. For sale a good building lot 60 by 150 feet. Inquire of B. J. Grooters.
For Sale. A few thoroughbred shrop shire yearlings and lambs for sale all are pedigreed sheep H. J. Laymes. For Sale. About 10 head of nice bucks. John Tjalmz, Sheldon. For Sale: Some extra fine single comb Brown Leghorn Roosters. Hérman Meyn. If you want a good farm at easy payments and the best opportunity ever call and see me quick. You can never duplicate my offer. C A Morris.
Classified blurbs show cottages and barns for sale near town for 2000 dollars plus a corner lot house for 3000. A Jewel Cook Stove offered for eight dollars. Real estate listings include Kingsbury County lands in South Dakota with easy terms and broad availability through C A Morris and R G Lubbers Son.
Fragmentary note references Turner and McCook and land in South Dakota. Mentions C. A. Mortis at Boyden and individuals Harbert Fapper in Marion. Language unclear, but records a property interest or boundary matter in the region.
Advertisement lists 40, 60, or 80 acre farm options with easy payments. Also promotes Laundry Ink for marking clothes priced at 25 cents per bottle, noting no heating or difficult work required. Seller credited is C. A. Morris.
A traveler from Tripoli describes the Touaregs as a mysterious desert people famed for veiled faces and secrecy. Their customs include covering almost the entire head and face with veils, a practice linked to hygiene and identity, with theft noted as a trait and Timbuktu’s origin tied to such tales.
A terse meditation on acts of removing garments and flaws that never existed, reflecting on intentions not realized and the critic’s rebuke for not acting as first imagined. It sketches a tailor’s craft against a philosopher’s pondering and hints at repressed emotions.
The Boyden post office lists unclaimed items since March 1 1909. Ed Ely and C W Atkinson each have letters awaiting pickup. A one cent fee applies for advertised letters. call and mention Advertised. Office hours are 8:00 a m to 8:00 p m.
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