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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
8
The fragment indicates a person born in Springfield VI, educated in public schools, and received a gap appointment to the United States. Details are incomplete but identify a local figure with educational background and an official appointment.
A Bronx meeting outlines World War I memorial plans placing bronze plaques on trees and detailing welfare aid. Mr Deegan cites monthly activities and visits to veterans hospitals, stressing duties of Legionnaires and political cautions about office seeking.
A disciplined Indiana sergeant, Arthur Winlled, defies a nervous colonel during war recruiting drills. She becomes vice-commander of Robert's Kennington post in Indianapolis after four years' active duty and 13 months’ service, while remaining in the reserve and drawing a small stipend.
A fragmented line suggests a local game recount with noted tension and crowd context. The garbled text mentions a “game up to me home” and a moment on the square, implying a late play or home field reference. Entities are not recoverable from the fragment.
Sergeant Sylvester, an overseas veteran and American Legion member at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana, will travel 737 miles over 40 days visiting towns in Indiana Ohio and Kentucky. He will carry marching gear and visit Legion posts along the route to promote summer military training camps for citizens. The American Legion plans to assist in securing a suitable representative to publicize the training camps.
Cletus Leppin, badly wounded in France and now hospitalised, reportedly received a state bonus payment through the American Legion in Fairmount. He allegedly endorsed an order for funds to the Legion post, saying he hoped the help would aid others who have given much for the country.
Maquoketa reports on local figures including Lara McCrea elected vice president of the state department of the Ladies of the GAR, and Mrs Laura McCrea of Groemla noted in the same role. Across Iowa, prisoners, forgers, and crime cases are listed, with fires, deaths, and civic appointments detailing a busy period in state affairs. The piece also mentions a reunion at Clear Lake, estate bequests, electric plant purchases, school staff shifts, and agricultural premium announcements.
A dated warning declares shame on promoters of alternative remedies, praising Fletcher's Castoria as a thirty year standard for infant care and urging mothers to avoid unproven substitutes for their babies.
A Georgia town social clash ends with a victor proclaimed as a boy recounts a tale of a dog misnamed by a teacher. A separate anecdote follows Edward failing to sleep, testing a fingertip sleep method that proves exhausting and comical, until his wife inquiries what he is doing.
A mother recalls Maxine’s insistence on returning home by four o clock after a brief visit with a friend. The girl argues she cannot stay longer, fearing her father’s reaction if she stays out and he arrives home late.
An obscured OCR fragment mentions a Boston matron condemning Wie flict to a girl and a lawyer who does not tempt to break his wife's will. The garbled text hints at a moral judgment and a theme of preserving a testament while questioning past deeds.
An advertisement claims Eatonic relieves acid stomach bloating and indigestion. It promises quick relief from pain and discomfort and suggests the remedy helps the stomach digest food naturally, with a big box offered at a trifling cost under a druggist's guarantee.
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