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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
7
Figures from the United States Bureau of Mines show that in eight years 5,000,000 tons of asphaltic materials have entered American highways. This amount could build 56,000 miles of roads and streets. If laid end to end in a single flagstone wide roadway, the asphaltic highways would circle the globe.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble without realizing it. Symptoms include back pain, headaches, loss of ambition, and nervousness. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy, with a sample offer by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
A fragmented quotation about easy money and steady work frames a brief reflection on wealth. The speaker notes individuals can dispense wealth to others and mentions a character named Kindneas in passing.
A court martial at Governors Island acquitted a soldier of desertion after recounting a shanghaiing episode aboard the Kronprinsessan Margareta in 1920. Earl Clark, recruited near West Virginia, was carried from Colon to Stockholm by Swedish sailors, held aboard, and eventually returned to duty after diplomatic intervention. A similar St Nazaire incident also ended in acquittal.
A Minneapolis Journal note recounts a school report on a troublemaking boy nicknamed Bearcat. The teacher complains of constant fighting and mischief while the boy blames lagging behind after a two week suspension. The dialog highlights rural schoolyard banter and a motherly remark.
The text explains cyclopedia as a term for a work that alphabetically catalogs a branch of knowledge such as music. It notes that cyclopedia can be used broadly to mean encyclopedia, a comprehensive compendium on all subjects or a subject area, organized systematically.
A New York Sun précis notes Johnnie Edwards the longtime champion smoker at a club shows a dejected, never-lit cigarette in hand. He hints to a confidant that a promise to quit was made due to another's urging, while colleagues wonder about his sudden restraint and abstention.
A dialogue shows Senator Sorghum expressing resignation to not grasp relativity. He says he trusts the plain people and that lacking understanding would not help him claim superior intelligence or exclusive knowledge.
A brief cartoon caption suggests burglary as a profession is confining and a character retorts about exercising the mind by taking it outside. The exchange reflects light humor on crime and contemplation.
The passage notes a paradox in credit behavior where the most creditworthy individuals refrain from applying. It suggests prudence or reluctance to expose financial needs influences their restraint, contrasting with others who pursue loans more readily.
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