In the spring of 1865, a 15-year-old boy by the name of Frank H. Peavey left his hometown of Eastport, Maine, and moved to Chicago, hoping to leave a childhood of poverty behind him. The following year, he made his way to Sioux City, Iowa, where an acquaintance with James E. Booge, the city's leading businessman, landed him a job at a firm dealing in farm implements. By 1874 Peavey had started his own company, which specialized in buying, selling, and storing grain.
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机译：1865年春，一个名叫Frank H. Peavey的15岁男孩离开了家乡缅因州的伊斯特波特，搬到了芝加哥，希望把贫穷的童年留在他身后。次年，他前往爱荷华州苏城，在那里与该市主要商人詹姆斯·E·布格（James E. Booge）相识，使他在一家从事农具交易的公司找到了工作。到1874年，Peavey创立了自己的公司，专门从事谷物的买卖，存储。
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