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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1898
Page
7
A local retailer announces arrival of new Fall and Winter stock available at very low prices. The sale features staple items, remnants, and affordable goods suitable for holding until needed, with pressure to clear inventory due to lack of storage space.
A fragmented ad style passage argues that fair pricing earns repeat patrons and favors business growth. It emphasizes money worth, customer trust, and invites collaboration on planned improvements to boost profits. It reads like a local trade prospectus urging value driven commerce and partnership.
Local notes show Elgin facing Farmerville at the Elgin Base Ball Park next Sunday with rain dampening plans but a strong town interest. Mentions of fairs, visits, and sales at Capper Shaffer and Boleyn lumber yards abound as residents travel, shop, and socialize.
Local Elgin and Fayette County items cover hotel opening progress with furniture moves, a painting and cleaning phase, and plans to host a fair description with pictures. The Elgin Domino Band secures music for Harvest Homes Picnic and other fairs. A picnic rain delay occurs as West Union visitors join the Bono family, and Eastern Star members visit Elkader Muster Lodge, praising Elkader hosts and hoping for future repeats.
Obituary notes the July 22, 1898 death of Mrs MaryAnn Brown Boleyn a Fayette County Iowa resident born March 29, 1890 in Crawford County Pennsylvania. She married Thomas Boleyn June 2, 1851 and moved with him to Iowa in 1850s. She is mourned as a loving mother neighbor and friend with a large circle of acquaintances in the community.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a mother and child in Taos with unclear details. The garbled text references a group or person and hints at a family or social context. Readers should consult the full readable page for proper names and events.
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