City Directory Council and Officials Listing
Mayor M Brink Treasurer E Lanning Recorder J A Tuttle Street Commissioner I L Starkweather Marshal O P Meredith Councilmen L Morse J Hoog Lou Lowry Wm Shimp C E Work and G Lubbers Council meets the first Monday of every month.
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E. Lanning
J. A. Tuttle
I. L. Starkweather
O. P. Meredith
L. Morse
J. Hoog
Lou ‘Lowry
Wm. Shimp
C. IE. Work
G. Lubbers
Church Directory Listings for United Presbyterian and Nearby Congregations
United Presbyterian church under Rev. J M Acheson offers Sabbath school at 10 a m service at 11 and evening service at the usual hour with U P C U meeting prior. ReverMeD Cnureu led by Rev G Bouma with services at 9 30 a m and 2 p m Sabbath school 2 30 p m Young People society 7 36 p m catechetical classes Thurs 7 30 p m and Sat 2 p m teachers meeting Fri 7 30 p m Free Missionist led by Rev H L Torsey with Sunday school 10 a m morning service 11 and evening service at the usual hour all are invited.
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United Presbyterian
J. M. Acheson
Cnureu
G. Bouma
Young People’s Society
H. L. Torsey
Boyden Bank Ad Offers Cheap Lots and Insurance
The Boyden Bank founded 1885 markets 60 residence lots and acre property in McCrum's addition to Boyden on easy terms. It offers fire, lightning and tornado insurance through several named companies and provides abstracts and legal document services.
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McCrum
Boyden
Holm
New York
Norrin B. & M
Ins. Co
North America
Philadelphia
Springfield I. and
M. Ins. Co
Des Moines Ins. Co
Find Out How Swamp Root Solves Kidney Trouble
A newspaper ad promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney and urinary remedy. It claims relief from back pain frequent urination and scalding sensations and offers sample bottles and pamphlets by mail. The ad cites Binghamton New York as the company location and urges readers to mention Reporter.
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Klimers
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
New York Dairy Barn Built With Modern Labor Saving Devices
A wealthy New York area dairy farmer built a basement 36 by 100 foot barn on a side hill after an earlier fire. The design includes a lighted, ventilated layout with driveways, silos, and cisterns for liquid manure, automatic cow watering, and efficient feeding from a central alley. Cost savings exceeded 240 in framing and 320 in timber, with skilled and laborer crews completing the construction in five days.
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City of
New York
John L. Shawver
National Stockman
Progressive butter packaging boosts sales and quality
In a Western Rural essay, E. L. Vincent argues that attractive butter packaging and careful handling from milking to market elevate product value. He recounts poor prior experiences with shabby tubs and brine leakage, then details improvements via oak tubs trays and fine printing that increased city demand and price.
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iWe
E. L. Vincent
The All Purpose Cow Delivers Better Dairy Insight
John Gould critiques the average dairy cow as a costly poor producer. The piece condemns her overbreeding and mispaired body traits, calling her a parasitic drain on farmers. It argues the industry must improve to survive fierce global competition.
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Despond
John Gould
San Francisco Chronicle
Water for Calves in Pasture Summer Pasture Tethers
Farmers often pasture calves in orchards or tether near barns during summer. Water must be carried to calves to prevent waste and ensure hydration.
Frame design keeps pail upright to prevent tipping
A 19th century agricultural note explains a frame with spread legs set around a pail to keep it upright. The design is described as just large enough for the pail, ensuring no tipping trouble. Orange Judd Farmer suggests the simple device for stable handling.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Standard of Cream Purity in New York Creations
New York doctors call for a cream purity standard to match milk rules. They warn aging cream bears more impurities and bacteria, with souring and color changes. A 20 percent standard plus thorough pasteurization are urged to curb disease germs in the city’s 9 million quarts yearly.
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Medical Fraternity of
New York
Chicago
Inter Ocean
The Cows in Summer
Advice on dairy herd management during peak fly time and heat. Stable cows in airy shaded housing by day, move to pasture at night if shade and water are scarce. Spray cows and cow house with a weak insecticide mix to reduce flies and protect milk yield.
Failure to Fruit Indicates Poor Orchard Health
An article by N. J. Shepherd in Farmers' Voice explains that lack of fruiting in a mature orchard signals health issues. It cites causes including soil nutrient deficiency, drainage, overgrowth, and soil compaction, with remedies such as manure, lime, bone dust, wood ash, pruning, and root cultivation.
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N. J. Shepherd
Earthworms and the Living Layer of Vegetable Mold
A Longmans Magazine discussion traces how earthworms maintain vegetable mold. Grant Allen credits Gilbert White with early insight and Darwin with establishing the science, detailing worms' three shaping actions, soil penetration, mineral liberation, and leaf transport.
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Longman’s Magazine
Grant Allen
Gilbert White
Selborne
Darwin
Gardeners’ Chronicle
Garden Tool Chest Saves Steps in Work
An Elizabethan-era home and garden item describes a weatherproof chest built at the garden edge to hold rakes seeds and other tools. It promises saved effort for both garden and field work and frames the device as an economy of labor amid low prices.
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N. Y. Tribune
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St. PR. R. Timg Table
P. M
City Directory
M. Brink
Church Directory
J. W. McCrum
C. Robertson
J. Cashier
The
Boyden Bank
John Verhoef
Winsor Cereal Coffee
McMullen-Winsor Coffee CO
Lake Street
Rived
Edderb ‘& CO
Asshington, D. C
D. C
Bank of England
Handy Tool Chest
Sioux County
Perry’s
Sheldon
Cedar Rapids
S Insurance Co
A.J. Schmaap
S. B. Baird
Iowa
ORR, Hobson & Finch
Real Estate & Collections
Orange City Bank
Hollandisch Gesproken
Dr. J HH. Greattrasx
Main Street
C.B. Hernam, M.D
Michigan University At
Ann Arbor
Holland
Lunning’s
M. Brink, M. D
A. Kwikkel
Practical Blacksmith
J. F. Preston, M. D
Park Hotel
Mason City, IA
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