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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
6
Local notes from Elgin Iowa share visits and trips among residents. Max Thoma and Dr L S Hutchinson are among prominent locals, with neighbors like Mrs Alma Jenson and families visiting relatives in Hawk Eye Manchester Postville and Des Moines. A flavor of small town life includes autumn union plans and baseball travel to Chicago and Cedar Rapids.
Baptist church lists August services English morning and evening August 12 and 16 prayer meeting August 16 junior choir rehearsal and a special collection planned for September 9 for a new Basle Switzerland church. Pastor Ph Lauer invites attendance and prayers.
The article outlines easy fruit juice based desserts like iced treats and shortcake with fresh fruit, plus dress binding and gum stain removal tips. It also covers preventing weevil contamination, cleaning cereal bins, and arranging kitchen work centers for efficiency. Local notes include Laura Norman’s visit to Elgin exchange and John Falk recovering at home after travel. The storm damaged corn, but a hopeful crop still lies ahead. roasting ears are being picked unusually early for August.
A discussion on beekeeping timing for new queen introduction in August, winter forage in silos, and maintaining fall stores for brood. It also covers cheese production in the United States, noting Wisconsin yields, European varieties now made domestically, and consumer labels. The text promotes Miscellaneous Circular No. 99‑M from the USDA on judging dairy cattle and using score cards for contests.
Car cleaning advertisement announces a heavy duty vacuum cleaner for cars. Includes services like car washing, limited service, radiator repair, and power equipment maintenance. Written in concise ad style with emphasis on equipment and range of offerings.
Mr and Mrs F L Sires and sons visited Ed Riser at Postville. A new culvert on Main Street from the M V Kiple residence east drains a long standing mud hole north of the Kiple home. Midweek postponements in Little 8 League clubs were Postville and Arlington, Arlington winning 8 to 5. West Union fell to Volga 8 to 4. Elgin-Hawkeye and Clermont-Calmar games moved to later dates. A large elm between Stoehr Drug and Falk’s Market was near collapse after last Thursday night’s storm. two big limbs over a foot in diameter fell, barely missing the Stoehr building and tearing a roof edge as occupants fled.
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