Elgin area swarms with sales and social news
Local Elgin items report big bargains at Benson Bros and Bonson’s, new clothing from Johnson & Co, and grocery updates. Social notes mention Nell the Nugget’s Opera House appearance, visits from West Union and Clayton county residents, and a planned Easter celebration with hats and bonnets. A detective thread hints at a court case trial date for Daw son in April.
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Johnson & Co
Petotaon
Apple
Varmonty
Nell
Opera House
Elgin Tome Dramatic Club
How to Prepare the Walls for Hanging Paper
Instructions for hanging wallpaper by experienced workers or handy customers. Details on paper size Double Roll 16 yards by 18 inches and return policy within thirty days. Steps for walls whitewashed thick with lime and for walls whitewashed once or twice using glue sizing to improve paste adhesion.
Proper sizing aids wallpapering walls and ceilings
The guidance states all walls and ceilings to be papered should be sized before wallpapering, regardless of surface condition. This step reduces labor and improves final results, whether walls are scraped, plastered, whitewashed, or finished with old or new coverings.
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Stache
Buerberger
Elin
Paste Making Instructions for Paper Wall Paste
A detailed method describes combining flour or starch with powdered alum and water to form a smooth thick paste. Boiling water is added and stirred until thick, yielding a slippery paste suitable for wall applications. The batch amounts to a large room's worth of paste, adjustable with water for desired thickness.
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Miles
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Thos. Updegrafe
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Alamakee
A. N. Hobson
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J. J. Trewin
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Lee
John Lehman
Treng
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Ttl
Oswald
Thoma
Ben Sehorl
C. L. Freiburghans
Methodist Episcopal
TLR
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Usitep Brethren
Emerson
Erman Baptist
Rey
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F. L. Ainsworth
Finke
Ofice
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Hadsel
Gundarama Dry
Calla
C. O. Fothergill
Jowa
L. H. Lemke
Nostzorarind
Bova & Schtupp
Fresh Biond
Wil Blahop
Benson Bros
Mills Dre
Neil Bars
Fairbank
Batson Bronco
Calico
Bonson
Dr. Ainsworth
West Union
Benson Bro’s
Chas, Nicklaus
Steshe
E. H. Johnson & Opa
D. W. Clemente & Sons
Opera Mouse
Jack Bowen
Fred Eberhart
Buffalo
Bishop's
B.J. Steatt
Qlaf Haug
Weath
Veryone
Little Nugget
Dvck
Eva
Shera Benton
Clayton County
Mra
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Heo
Mayor Dolittle
Kentuck
Sehappy
BE T. Bucher
Quine
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Suicida
Jimmie
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Rudolph Lehman
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R. J. Stahy
Martin Paulson
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Ruuden
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Johson O& Co
Rudolph Lehn
I. J. Stoohe
Chris Lohanwn
Magotte County
Ouwell
Waa
Belt, Tolmadn & Co
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Ed Sohmid
Minteapolis
The
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Ovary
Gil Graderson
Fhg
DeWitts
Stochy
Elgin Home Dreamatic Club
Wood
Idol
Noat
EL Johnson & Co
Prod Berg
Wily
Creseo
Labuan Hong
Fred
Crese'o
Leon
Chiat
Larrabee
Wilks William
Wilkes
Stone
Thers
Chan
Peter McKeller
Highland
Peter Ia
George Kipte
Sera
Holstangen
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U.N. Holstanson
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Forest Guty
Rowan
Will
Haigrow
Elwin
DeWitt
Siahr
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Walter Beatt
Dawson
Scott
Stghr’s Pharmacy
Ben-Hur
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R. E. Robinson
Paesenger
Fraight
A.N
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Vee Foo
Billi Py
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Callan
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