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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
7
The article describes a well equipped optical office in town offering eye care and instruments that cannot be moved. It notes 20 years of successful optical work at a single location and mentions train schedules as a travel option to reach the clinic.
The sudden death of Alfred N Hobson aged seventy at a Mayo hotel in Rochester followed a recent Iowa trip. Hobson had served as a Thirteenth district judge since 1904 with little opposition and held a non partisan ballot candidacy for a seventh term. He was born April 4, 1848 in Allegheny City Pennsylvania and came to West Union in 1865. He leaves a wife Martha and children Joseph I Hobson in Emmetsburg and Florence died young. Surviving siblings are Mrs C W Knickerbocker, Lee T Hobson, and Mrs H I McGuire. Funeral at West Union Methodist Church.
Fayette County agents announce seed corn with 80 percent germination in composite tests and 70 percent in some cases. Priced about $6.60 per bushel, it will be sold to farmers who order by phone this week. shipment will be in one lot to meet county needs.
Iowa shows strong support for government appeals as farmers rally to fund efforts and counties cooperate. The state emphasizes national unity, the need for full participation from counties and communities, and pride in its wartime leadership and moral stance.
The navy reserve calls for enlistments with age extended to 44. Enrollment offers pay and government allowances, free medical care, clothing, and home furlough. Open branches include apprentice seamen, firemen, and many skilled trades for Great Lakes duty. four-year terms with discharge on request after the war. Apply at Davenport, Dubuque, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Ft. Dodge, Waterloo, Mason City, or Red Oak.
Friends and neighbors announce a planting drive for war gardens with low prices on cabbage heat, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, celery, sweet potato plants and blooming flowers. Orders due to Mrs Rosa Reed by May 1 for transplanted plants. Dahlias cut by May 10 with divisions priced 10 15 20 26 cents.
An advertisement claims Chamberlain's Tab- Tota restore liver health, aid biliousness, and revive appetite after digestion dullness. Sold by Stoehr's Drug Co.
Report notes that the British soldiers in France who endured experiments show trench fever is transmitted by body lice. The finding highlights the role of lice in spreading illness among frontline troops and underscores rigorous testing conducted by military medical teams.
Dr Edwin Rear a noted dentist and son of Mr and Mrs E B Rear was buried at the Lutheran cemetery east of Clermont on Sunday afternoon April 14 at 2 oclock. Services were at the Clermont Lutheran church with solos by IL Co Hjortholm and Miss Helen Olson and a duet by Martin Amundson and Migs Palma Helgerson. Born February 4 1883 in Clayton county Town he grew up in the area, studied at Luther College Decorah and St Olaf College Northfield, and graduated from Drake University dental department. He practiced in Clermont and Des Moines, health failed last year prompting him to seek relief in Texas Nevada and Florida. last month he was a patient at Thomas Hospital for tuberculosis in Minneapolis where he died April 1918 aged 35 years 2 months 7 days. He leaves parents two sisters Mrs A S Haug and Mr Ed Bilden and a brother Mr Henry Rear. Clermont Enterprise. All parties with empty Tinseed Oil cans for Rexall store to return them asap.
A farmer residing four miles from Ida Grove recently hauled 9200 dollars worth of pop corn to the station in two days. The price paid for the corn was 810 dollars per hundred weight.
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