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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
2
The Elgin Echo lists advertisement rates and policies for local column ads. It notes second class mail matter status, line per insertion rule, display and legal notices run until discontinued, and subscription pricing of 1.50 for one year and 0.76 for six months.
A World War I letter from Dr. Roy F. DeSart in Paris describes the Battle of Chateau-Thierry Belleau Wood and Mean region, detailing ruined towns, trenches, cemeteries, shelling, and American casualties. He notes the Marne river bridge damage, Belleau Woods smokey hills, and the stark proof of American resolve and sacrifice.
Patients arriving from Elgin by morning train may phone or drop a card to save time. Return options include noon, afternoon, or evening trains. Driving or train arrivals receive a special price. The office boasts Iowa's finest equipped optical facilities with instruments fixed in town.
The note mentions buckles with German motto Gott mit uns and soldiers carrying items on wagons and trucks. A plan to obtain a 75mm shell is hinted, followed by closing remarks from H. C. Speck and others. The 16th Infantry sits in the first division within a few kilometers of the writers, linking to American Expeditionary Forces.
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