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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1916
Page
7
GHE settles the wash day problem. She will handle the clothes more carefully and wash them cleaner. Her wages will be only a little electricity or gasoline once a week. She will do the washing efficiently and without any fuss. The Grinnett sisters are at our store now. They are fine lookers and better performers. Come in and look them over.
The Elgin Savings Bank Board of Directors will receive bids for erecting a new two story bank building per specified plans until noon May 1, 1916. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
F. R. Berg listed as general auctioneer while Hazel Barnhart and Florence Phifer visited from Cas talla and West Union. John Christ led a senior project. Clara Lehman and Florence Berg traveled to Oelwein. M. W. Kiple made a Charles City trip. Will Kerr family shared Sunday time with others. Ruth Shipton visited C. J. Harrington home last Thursday. Fred Crow and family from West Union spent Sunday at C. L. Shaffer's. Florence Berg takes a Fayetta vacation. F K White of Clermont visited Luther Shaffer over Sunday. H. Yock missed Falk garage work due to sickness. Mrs. John Shaffer spent day with daughter and attended banquet. Edwin Bauman hosted several guests Sunday.
Local notes report births and illnesses, farm sales, painting projects, and road conditions. Mentions Dr John H Bower and Mrs A Holzer, Mrs L B Chaffee, Rev J H Graham, T Benson, Alf Jacobs, and Clifton Christ. Also ads for seeds and animal feeds and updates on church kitchens and new dishes.
The Elgin Iowa council holds April 3 1916 proceedings with Mayor A M Wathel being sworn in and council swearing in. Nominations for town clerk include J H Williams and L J Grath with Grath favored in four of five ballots. Clerk pro tem Boies Capper appointed. Committees named Finance Harrington Schori Phillips Mpn Street and Alley Schori Grether Harrington Ordinance Phillips Harrington Capper Fire and Light Phillips Capper Grether. I L Harrington named Street Commissioner John Falk marshal H S Hadsel health physician. Board of Health formed and adjourned. Equality board formed and adjourned to April 6 1916.
The bowel system acts as the body's natural sewer. Constipation causes toxins to be absorbed, dulling the mind and hindering digestion. Chamberlain's Tablets quickly relieve the condition, available from R. W. Muehlenthaler.
A public auction will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday April 16 featuring household items including rugs dining table washing machine oil stove sanitary cot work table curtain stretcher utensils and more. Auctioneer F R H Berg and J Harlow will supervise in Graham.
About 100 bushels of 1914 crop home grown corn offered as seed. Each ear tested. weak ears discarded. Guaranteed quality at $6.00 per bushel. Real estate list revised. write for authority through High Land Company. Dr Hadsel and companions visited Iowa City for medical concerns. Rose Garber arm check. Grace Bowen and Nelle Mattoon visited Oelwein.
A local ad and community notes recount Sloan's Liniment as a quick remedy for bruises, over exertion, and soreness during cleaning. It highlights customer praise and urges readers to keep a bottle for soreness and neuralgia. The page also lists farm ad items, local moves, and a factory meeting at Elgin Cun ning Company with plans for a new sanitary upgrade.
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