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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1903
Page
5
A mixed OCR page shows rural road and sidewalk notices urging patrons to support preserved routes, alongside a Rothschild anecdote on luck and success. It also references Elgin sidewalk enforcement, a White Lily washer ad, and Sova footwear offerings.
Primary steps taken Monday toward organizing an anti falcon league in Fayette County. G A Malone of Waterloo called a county conference at the M church to unfold the campaign plan. Temporary officers named include Thos Green, Co Lipt 5, Thos Graham, Yu BY Whitmore, Trad Bayottd, and Vilon Sereedieiercaed. Details on sales of homeseak tickets to St Paul and Minneapolis to follow in Cedar Rapids news.
A student group presented Captain Racket to a crowd on Tuesday night. Cast included Obadiah Dawson Har, Timothy Tolman, Captain Rucket, Nella Steel, and Blanche Smith. the troupe drew laughs with mishaps and clever lines, ending with a dance and a $40.00 treasury addition for the L. C. A. and a $4.75 receipt.
Disjointed OCR notes recounts joked sums about Dr Lorenz earnings and a supposed misused slang in an American medical circle. It mentions Armour and a fatherless daughter figure, with references to services at a German church and a Rev. statements. The text is garbled and unclear, preserving odd phrases and errors.
A garbled Iowa segment reports on notary funds, railroad transfers, and a new limb of municipal finance. It notes a postmaster stroke, a Waterloo brakeman killed near Parkersburg, a sale of the Sumner Journal plant, and a bogus stock food contract case. Also covered are county-seat fights Marion vs Asher Rapids, clam shell mining profits, and the death of 110-year-old Mrs Barrett of Waterloo, the state’s oldest resident.
On Thursday morning April 16 1068 at 10 80 o clock a pretty ceremony united Miss Ada Bauman and Arnold Grimm at Germant Baptist Church Ray Steedman officiated. The couple received many congratulatory wishes from relatives and friends and began their married life on a farm north of town with well wishers extending heartfelt blessings.
Readers urged to support town improvement, invest locally, hire residents, and beautify properties. Emphasizes community pride, collaboration, and self reliance, urging residents to participate, avoid pessimism, and back home projects.
The article explains filing requirements for wills after a testator death. It states that custodians must file the will with the clerk upon notice, with jail and damages penalties for failure. It also covers penalties for willful destruction or concealment of a deceased’s will or codicil, including prison terms and fines.
A parrot and dog remained in a room. The parrot, out of mig cheif, told the dog to "Slo him." The dog, seeing nothing, attacked the parrot and tore out about half its tail feathers before retreating to its perch. The parrot reflected and quipped, Poll, you talk too much.
A special meeting of the C B S is set for next Wednesday evening April 20 to prepare for a visit by meeting officer Mrs Btnart from Cedar Rapids on May 7, per secretary Havset.
Fragmentary OCR lists pairs of names likely tied to a marriage license notice. Names include Kohler Rogana Boyle Rigo Myrtle Dunham Benest Grimm Ide Bijdan Alfred Schrogder Anne Marie Sohfl. The text is garbled and lacks clear dates or locations.
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