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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1927
Page
7
A joke about Cecil B De Mille taking Midwest clergy aboard his yacht. A parson’s wife eyes the sea for the first time and fears seasickness. De Mille explains the boat’s motion by noting it is on a starboard tack. The piece ends with a nod to voting as a social compulsion.
Dr. Edgar T. Wherry of the Department of Agriculture declares a box huckleberry bush in Perry County Pennsylvania the oldest in the world. The plant spans a mile and a quarter of hillside and grows about six inches annually, suggesting an age near twelve thousand years.
A concise anecdote traces a financier recalling beginning with a single dollar and pursuing wealth by networking and wiring for more capital, illustrating early entrepreneurial grit.
Old Folks say Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin remains the safe simple laxative for constipation bilious headaches indigestion and related ailments. The ad claims it uses mild herbs senna and pepsin appealing to families with a free prepaid sample offer from Monticello Illinois.
A prosperous farmer selling produce faces a moody customer who complains about the stock. The farmer remains calm and bluntly warns that he holds an overdue mortgage on her house and can settle it on the way home.
An American woman tourist viewed handkerchief designs in Flavana, selected 800 pieces, paid $450 in cash, and ordered delivery to her hotel. She said many would go to friends in New York. The piece notes a remark about painters being worth considering by some men.
William A. Radford outlines a Dutch Colonial style frame home with a side entrance into a large first floor living room, an upper floor stair to the bedrooms, and a 26 by 24 foot footprint. The design emphasizes a front porch as outdoor living space, sun shading via striped awnings, simple lines, and efficient use of space with three second floor bedrooms and a roomy bath.
Concrete may be mixed by hand or by machine with machine mixing preferred for uniform batches. Hand mixing requires a watertight platform seven by twelve feet and sturdy boards, with careful spreading of sand and cement before thorough turning to uniform color.
Steel window cases provide a range of standard sizes that can be used singly or in groupings. The architect gains vast artistic arrangement opportunities and the better steel windows enhance home beauty inside and out. They open easily at a finger touch and never warp, stick or rattle.
The text notes pleasant weather prevailing while storms arrive, and mentions interiors can be washed easily. It adds that standard-size costs are about two percent of the house price.
An article warns that many home fires stem from missing or improperly lined chimneys. It details fire clay linings, extra brick thickness, and the mortar and flue weaknesses that create fire hazards. A smoke test is suggested to reveal openings, with rebuilding as a cheaper preventive.
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