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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
5
The John Deere representative will explain why the planter is the best, detailing savings and how it reduces need for hired help. Plan to visit for a personal briefing by C. J. Harrington.
An old almanac style note claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrhal deafness by acting on the body's mucous surfaces through the bloodstream. It offers a $100 reward for any deafness case not cured by the medicine, with free circulars. The item then shifts to local social news and community updates mentioning various residents and events in Iowa.
If I were a farmer I would keep reliable medicines for minor ailments at hand. Chamberlain remedies for colic, coughs, liniment, stomach troubles, and constipation would save trips to town and help treat minor issues early, avoiding serious illnesses. Sold by Stoehr's Drug Co.
A dense local social record lists visitors and guests at multiple homes in Hikader and Illyria. Friends and relatives such as Misses Yesrous, Olga Henso Ming, Elsie Yesrous, Marie Boyle, Amy Richards, and Mildred Yearous are mentioned with gatherings, church services, and school activities. Recounted are Sunday visits, Sunday school trips, and a large Mink Creek schoolhouse social. Easter programs at Illyria church and Rev Claworth’s sermon are highlighted along with general neighborhood updates.
Prominent feature spreads praise of West Union Iowa, praising its schools water sewer drainage and parks. It touts population growth, high property values, strong churches and two major newspapers. The piece highlights the city as a regional hub with roads, garage, hospital and real estate services, inviting readers to buy rent or sell farms and homes and obtain abstracts or loans.
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