Editor Tells Truth Died Abrah am Cattram At 66
The item reports the death of Abraham Cattram aged 66 years 6 months and 13 days a mild mannered pirate who joined the church after coming to town at night with another man s wife He died singing Jesus Paid It All and it is noted he owed several dollars for subscription and other town bills The obituary style reminiscence is interwoven with humorous asides and a local letter from Decorah Iowa mentioning visitors from Elgin West Union and Mr and Mrs Linn Gress and Melvin Nyborg
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Abraham Cattram
Doneased
Jesus
Texas
Jay
Chris Erickson
John
Decorah
Elgin
Linn Gress
West Union
Melvin Nyborg
Less Butter Eggs and Poultry Stored
Poultrymen and dairymen expect favorable prices as USDA data show March 1 cold storage of butter eggs and poultry much lower than a year ago The Echo notes a new feature McCormick Deering News by Torkelson Bros and praises Elgin marketing ads from Tad at Schori Kuster Lumber Co urging readers to watch weekly ads for potential year long savings and subscription value.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Torkelson Bros
McCormick-Deering News
The
Echo
Elgin
Tad
Schori & Kuster Lumber Co
Two Minute Talk Spring Lunch Boxes
In spring lunch planning mothers should keep nourishing noon meals, including hot vegetable dishes, whole wheat bread with cheese or peanut butter, and milk. Pack easy jars for veggies, add fruit desserts or gelatin, and bake nut bread or filled cookies. include fruit drinks and optional grape juice, with school milk service for those who cannot bring it. The feature promotes spring lunch ideas and recipes from McGregor Times want ads.
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Johnny
Mary
Rhubarb Apple Betty and Spring Household Cleanups
A fragment describes rhubarb apple betty with butter and spice optional and cleaning tips for blankets, soap usage, and storage. It also covers drying blankets, avoiding sunlight, and not refrigerating certain containers. It outlines preparing orange desserts with sponge cake and coconut, plus furnace maintenance and chimney flue cleaning before spring chores.
Breeding Funds for Cobbler Potato Debated in Congress
Congress passed a late Coolidge era bill allocating 20000 dollars yearly to Vegetable Growers' Association for breeding improvements. Mrs Jack Malone and others pressed the measure as town delegates reported movement, while a single house remained vacant in the tent section of town.
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Congress
Coolidge
Jack Malone
An. Bigin
HB Robbin
Reconstruction of a Turbulent House Fire Incident
A defective chimney caused a devastating blaze that destroyed the rm and all its contents. In a separate local tragedy two Réepke children drowned in a creek near their home and a third died of influenza last winter. A brother also died in what appears to be a separate incident in Oelwein recently.
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Oelwein
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Sargent
Iowa State College
Capper’s Hatchery
M.cormick
Deering News
Elgin, Iowa
Ed Hague
Monona
Chas. Kimball
B. H. Brackin
H. H. Gilbertson
General Electric
de Genuine
Weibel Mill CO
Elgin, Trows
Opera House
Milton Sills
Comedy
Edward Everett Norton
the King
Richard Barthelmes
Kinograms — News
Fred Thompson
Kit Carson
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Grant
Harry Lauder
Conditi Af Gcitizeris State Bank
Towa
Oan
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Fayette County
Ernest Schori
B. J. Baumgartner
Elgin Savings Bank
Fayette
Samuel Mosby
G. J. Mosby
Wattte Mackellar
Fred Reichert
J. D. Shaffer
John Falb
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