Plymouth Rock eggs offered for hatching in Clayton
Milk for gale. Eggs for hatch ing Rhode Island Red eggs for hatch ing 50c per setting of 16 eyes. Will also take orders for day old chicks. Mrs Frank Hunaberger Walter Keuysar of West Union spent weekend with relatives in Clayton. Holzer and Gehring improve home on Main street. Mrs M D Guyer back from hospital. Advertises Enamel and Percoles. Capper's Reinhart family move near Elgin. Andrew Reinhart buys Reinhart homestead north-east of Elgin. Chauncey Hill ill with pneumonia in Clermont cared by nurse. Greenleys join J A Bear at Clayton store.
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Gale
Earn Holzer
Plymouth Rock
Frank Hunaberger
Walter Keuysar
West Union
Honace Yack
E. J. Greensey
Clayton
Rhode Island
Holzer
Fred Gehring
Main Street
M. D. Guyer
Clayton County
Rose Grimm
Chris Meyer
Edward Grimm
Hol-lister
Stoeher Drug Company
Lon Adney
Sam Greenley
Oelwein
Rhoie Island
J. S. Phillips
F. W. Hughes
Warren Harrington
Henry Wernig
Stoehr & Co
Capper
Andrew Reinhart
Reinhart
Elgin
Andrew
Postville
Chauncey Hil
Clermont
B. W. Conner
Hill
H. C.of L
B. J. Greenley
J. A. Bear
The Elgin Echo Advertisement Rates and Printing Services
The Elgin Echo lists weekly publication for Elgin and North Ossetern Iowa with local column advertising at half a cent per line. It notes display ads, monthly accounts, and a printing service offering, with an advance price of 81.50 for six months.
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Elgin
War watch and local notes seed from Clermont region
Thursday, April 12, 1917, notes Edgewood and Clermont items. Four Edgewood youths join Co. H infantry. National Guard stationed near Galena. a Clermont funeral for John L. Sullivan. local drills by Indianola battalion. Elgin Canning Company officers elected. Accidental death of A. Morse at Forest City. Carl Evans travels to Butte after brother George dies in a mine. Genoa editor Schoonmaker urges loyalty and silence on foreign policy. anthem salutes and patriotism urged.
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Jerome Phillips
West Union
Edgewood
Leon Jones
Earl Hansel
Donald Rimes
Albert Overgard
Uncle Sam's Army
Co. H. Jat Town Infantry
John Lehman
Lena Bargman
Will Stirk
Ben Kohier
Iowa National Guard
Galena
Milneis
Mississippi
John L. Sullivan
Clermont
Chicago
St. Peter’s Church
Patrick Sullivan
Indianola
Tilton
Eigin Canning Company
Young
Cadar Rapids
T. J. Capper
Elgin
J. EB. McCoy
Grammay
Lizzie. B. Lyong
Mildred Harrington
Miss Leach
Educational Corps
A. &. Morse
Forest City
Leonard
Carl Evans
Butte
Montana
George
George Evans
Clermont Township
Evans Boys
Moline
Ill
Schoonmaker
Genoa
United States
Easter Sunday in Elgin Highlights Sacred Cantata and Band Concert
Easter Sunday in Elgin featured morning services at St. Paul’s Methodist and German Baptist churches, a packed opera house for the Community Cantata with orchestra, and a sacred concert by the Elgin Concert Band. Prof. McCoy directed both cantata and band, praised for their inspiring quality. Misses Besse Halstenson and Florence Berg led St Paul’s morning program. Suggestions for future events urged ushers and supervised children to reduce noise and aid attendees.
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St. Paul's Methodist Church
German Baptist Church
Opera House
Elgin
Prof. McCoy
Besse Halstenson
Florence Berg
St. Paul's Church
Cleworth
L. Barnhouse
Pourri
C. L. Barnhouse
Rockwell Cornet
the Palms
Max Thoma
Westlawn
K. L. King
Learn from others methods for bowel relief and health
A persuasive ad notes people using Chamberlain's Tablets for biliousness and constipation and urges readers to follow their example. The product is advertised as available at Stoehr's Pharmacy.
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Stoehr
For Sale Seed Corn and Potatoes by Mrs Holzer and Stanton
Mrs A Holzer offers seed corn and pumpkin seed while Mrs John Stanton returns from West Union after visiting Henry Herwig. A large gathering of Masons and bankers attended the funeral of C F Becker. Northern snow fields remain unmelted with Burl Leia railroad men noting deep snow from Prairie du Chien to the Twin Cities.
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John Stanton
West Union
Henry Herwig
C. F. Becker
Burl Leia
Prairie du Chien
Twin Cities
Governors Plea For War Support Urges Agricultural Boost
Governor W. L. Harding calls Des Moines editors to publish a week’s leading editorial urging increased agricultural production and patriotism. He notes a wartime food shortage, federal requests for soldiers and supplies, and cooperation with mayors to rally communities in Iowa to grow food and aid allies.
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Des. Moines
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
United States
Mexico
W. L. Harding
Spring Clean Up Calls Town Back to Order
Spring drive urges residents to clean both yards and streets to curb disease from winter rubbish and filth. Retired farmers near Ames form a mutual interest group inviting citizens of the simple life to join. Welber Bros. Mill advertises Pan s y Baby Chick Feed and a new line of wash dresses and aprons from Capper's.
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Old Town
Ames
Welber Bros. Mill
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