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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1926
Page
4
Cheery Valley and Illyria items list visits among residents, church events, school notes, and local chores. Families such as Friederichs, Steiners, and Hansons host gatherings. several travelers visit from West Union, Rock Valley, and Marshfield. A dog license notice and church program details close the column.
Clara and Mildred Anderson spent Sunday with the Sidneys, the Schneiders visited the Gehrings, a birth announced for Lawrence Gehring Jr. at Tuesday’s date. Ted Anderson and Jim Calahan called at the Brackin home while Ed Wenger was a Saturday caller at the Alfred Wenger residence. The Gehring family hosted several, and Adeline Lehman and Eliza Pulfer aided with week’s work.
We have installed balloon equipment and can handle balloon repair on any size tire including truck tires. Auto top and side curtain building and repair work. Radiator repairing and car washing. New grease rack available and we offer a car at emizing service. Beamer's Tire Bhop West Union Iowa.
A humorous exchange centers on the delicacy of the sense of touch. The teacher asks which is the most delicate sense and a student explains it is touch, noting pain from a pin. The piece ends with a quirky line about sausages as the only groundhog we trust.
A quip about a country without a man follows two mermaids seated on a resort hotel porch. One reads and the other surveys the insect‑infested setting, lamenting the idea of a manless country in a dry, wry exchange.
West Union activity includes business calls by Lucas Holm and visits by Mrs. Will Nelson and daughter of Clermont. Families and churches note gatherings, school closures, and picnics. A death occurs as Dave Jacobia dies in Clermont. funeral services held for Ray Jacobia at Emo cemetery. Also reports a burned house at Lou McNalley’s, pattern hats at Elgin Millinery, and curtain nets at Kobler’s.
Mr and Mrs D H Crat and Dorothy did papering for the Arthur Craft family in Myra. Mrs Lowsa Burk and Mrs George Tripp visited Delbert Lyons in Elgin. Ed Boleyn returned from Hmer Realty hospital in Elgin. Andy Grimes left for Waukegan for work. The Boyers and two sons from Elgin visited Ed Boleyn. School closed Friday with a picnic for pupils and parents. Ma and Mrs Logan Helserman and two children of Hazelton visited Sidney Patterson. Mrs J Rowland and Kermit of West Union attended a prep dinner at the school and stayed with Jim Barbetts. A basket social at the Baptist church raised funds for wallpaper. Mr and Mrs Chas Peters drove to Town City to visit their daughter Mary in hospital. Mrs Louisa Burk of West Union visits at George Tripp’s. Maggia Monnahan helps with Ed Boleyn housework.
A thrift minded man, famed for pinching pennies, chats with a friend. The friend notes the man’s cigar is nearly burnt out and mentions rumors about his wife’s car accident. He asks if any damage occurred, and the reply is minimal with little paint scratched. Buy it for Jess in Elgin.
A Somer sighting reports an out-of-town solicitor for a clothing maker selling directly to users with made-to-measure claims. His cheap printed business card signals low quality merchandise and inflated prices, suggesting buyers risk a poor purchase and a costly cleaning.
The readable lines describe a display item and buying behavior among dealers, noting price and acquaintance. The text is heavily garbled, offering only hints of a sales or condolence related display without clear names or actions.
A garbled passage discusses disbelief and unfinished business, mentioning the public, a farm or business, and a sense of ongoing struggle. It references a rural or national mood, with unclear phrases about timing and progress.
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