Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching and sales
Peninsular Enamel ad offers a refrigerator coating from Stoehr & Co. Rhode Island Red eggs offered at 60c per setting of 15, with day old chicks available. Local notices mention neighbors, social events, and legislative updates on county officer terms. Mike Hershinger of West Union is reported deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
Frank Hunsberger
Harley Steele
Hart Jaquette
Anna Gilbert
West Union
Stoehr & Co
Rhode Island
Earn Holzer
Mike Hershinger
Stanton
Marie Falk
Joyce Groth
Augusta Mosby
Clara Blockhus
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Cleromat
New Hampton Tribune
United States
C. L. Shaffer
Bonner’s Ferry
Idaho
Iowa
Fayette County
Chambers
John T. Riley
R. F. Dewey
Thos. Lewis
William
Humboldt
Kansas
Nebraska
Lewis
Sea Bathing Deafness Warned By Prominent Doctor
A noted physician warns that seaside swimming can cause bathers deafness due to saltwater in the nostrils forcing water into the eustachian tubes. Water remains days, inflames tubes, risking partial deafness. avoid blowing the nose during or immediately after a dip. Wait at least an hour after bathing to blow gently if needed.
Canadians Refuse to Surrender in German Report
A German paper describes the June 2 fighting at XYoges where Canadians, exhausted, fought to the death with stubborn resistance and many nests defended themselves without quarter. A captured general drew his sword on a sergeant who then killed him, and several officers were said to be killed for refusing to surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xyoges
London Times
Helen Juilliard Charity Ship Enters Harbor Harbor
The Helen Juilliard, a new hospital ship funded by Mrs. Juilliard with 100000 dollars, sails into the harbor crowded with sick babies and mothers. It carries doctors nurses and a quarantine ward with an operating room to provide medical care pure food and ozone on daily trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen C. Juilliard
St. John’s Guild
New York Times
Torpedo Defense for Battleships Inventions Improve Hull Shells
A permanent exterior defense for battleships is urged as torpedoes grow in power and range. A fixed outer shell, carried away from the hull to leave water between, acts as a substitute for nets and has been used on new British monitors.
Elgin Echo Advertisements and Rates
The Elgin Echo offers local column advertising at nine cents per line per insertion. Display and local ads run consecutively until canceled. Subscriptions: one year in advance to 1.50, six months in advance rates listed. Printing services offered in a varied, uncorrupted style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Nive Centan
Elgin News Highlights Local Events And Notices
Grace Conner plans a visit at the John Learn Home in Ossian. Egg hatching advertised, and various sales and dress goods noted. Previous illness updates on Weibel Bros. and John Junk, plus a big Elkader dance on April 13. Charles Freiburghaus returns from California trip and praises temple services. Dr. J. M. Schmittle fined for game and auto violations after a prairie chicken hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Conner
Ossian
John Learn
Rhode Island
J. I. Phillips
Weibel Bros
John Junk
Elkader
Bill
A. ©. Akers
Paul Doan
Floss Capper
Chicago
Willie Wilson
Rudy Pfister
Montana
Mr. Wilson
Great Fallss
Rudy
Lavina
Frank Gehfing
Guthrie
Dubuque
Butler
Clermont
Gehring
N. H. Bakeman
Huron
South Dakota
Elgin
B. P. Murphy
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Lewis. Bros
Bowen & Greenley
Volga
N. C
C. L. Freiburghaus
California
Salt, Lake City
United States
Iowa
Freiburghaus
Waucoma
Hawkeye
Depuy
C. C. Wright
West Union
Schmittle
West Union and Surrounding Notes in 1920
Local items from West Union and vicinity cover visits by Miss Pluma Weaver and Mrs. Rosa Muehlanthaler, farm and grain business, car purchases, dam damage near Wavgerly with $75,000 in losses, 102 planned bridges in Mower County, and upcoming Epworth League convention in Dubuque District Fayette in June 1920. Also noted are silos shipments, potato holdings in Scott County, and a CrackerJack bank visit in Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earn Holzer
Pluma Weaver
West
C. King
Wadena
Louise Schori
West Union
Rosa
Muehlanthaler
Clermont Friends
George White
Weibel Bros. Mill
Erndtsoff
Waterloo
George Vaughn
Fort Dodge
Wavgerly
Opera House
Albert Gehring
George Dibble
F. F. Ferrugon
Clermont
Frank Greenley
Pleasant Street
John Blunt
Elgin Savings Bank
Mower County
Minnesota
Rudy Lehman
Decorah
Will Cooey
Elgin
Adolph Dan Thompson
Donnan Junction
Cedar Rapids
Osterdach
Scott County
Iowa
Bushel
John H. Stroben
Watcott
Nelson Conner
Anderson
Indiana
International Cash Register Company
Nelson
Clayton County
Elkader
Ed Kohler
Nina Kiple
L. J. Kohler
Easter Lily Sale and Local Notices at Stoehr's
Easter Lily promotion planned for Sunday at Stoehr's. Local news notes Robert Grimes traveling to Wyoming on a land-seeking excursion and various town updates on people, vehicles, weather commentary, and spring cleanup tips urging daily Five minutes a day to keep homes neat and appealing, with mention of Percales and many patterns available at Stoehr & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoehtr’s
Robert Grimes
Wyoming
A. Holner
Albert
Shhort
St. Paul
T. W. Dean
Robert. Grimes
Delwe
Capper
Clarence Conner
Des Moines
Roy
Stoehr & Co
Oelwein
Charley Akers
Akers
Gus Boyer
Yack
Little Serene Yack
Eskader
Wm. Walthers
Waterloo
Schori
Nels Helgerson
Postville Way
Max Lehman
H. T. Knudtson
Max
Ellen Hunsberger
Iowa City
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Hamervean Ea Wire
FENCE
W. J. Kohler
THE
Elgin Echo
North
W. Hughes
Lehman and Hanson
Karl D. Fisk
Dewey
Karld
Fisk
Opt
C. O. Fothergill, M. D
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Dewar Hotel
I. H. Conigisky
Optometrist
Eamiastion
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