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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1901
Page
7
The Elgin Grocery of Kneil and Babyer advertises a large assortment of dishes glassware jardiniers and pictures with a spring sale invitation urging customers to visit before buying. The notice highlights a wide inventory and invites shoppers to inspect the new stock at the business location.
A jumble of Elgin area notices and ads include groceries at Elgin Grocery Kneil & Rubyel White Graham and Bye bread, wall paper at Fikts Drug Store, and various promotions. A Yeoman lodge meeting April 4 urges all members to attend, with talk of business to come. Local real estate tax talk, a barn project by Ben Stahl, and master Sunday programs at Gebitan Baptist are mentioned alongside community sales and upcoming events.
The Elgin area reports a busy week with local business openings, including Olzie Crandall’s new general store, and preparations for the Burlington railroad booklet tour. It notes injuries, such as Gun Boyer’s eye wound from fencing work, and mentions upcoming dances at the Light Opera House and various travel promotions.
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