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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
4
An advertisement extolls women to seek beauty through health. It claims pure blood yields radiance while impure blood causes temper and a sallow complexion. The copy asserts Wine of Cardus strengthens and beautifies the organs that make a woman, with a claim of noticeable results in a month.
An old advertisement promotes Hartwig’s Lung Balsam as a hip cough cure that allegedly ends persistent coughing. The copy touts quick relief and broad effectiveness, urging readers to buy the remedy at local druggists.
A string of railroad sponsored travel offers from the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and allied lines promote round trip and homeseeker excursion tickets to multiple destinations this summer. Promotions cover Knights of Pythias, Fraternal orders, Elks, Baptist assemblies, and church conventions with limited-time, low fare round trips available from Denver, Des Moines, Omaha, Boston, and Cedar Rapids areas.
Transfers show multiple parcels in Oelwein and surrounding towns including Lot 140 Stickney add and various blocks. Names include J W Ainsworth, BF Little, Charles Fox, John Karns, Caroline Klammer, John Conrad, Thomas Hardy, Dudley Davis, Tom Masters, Kath ering Michaels, Kath ering, Mary Denson, Frank Lingen, Wm A Watches, F H Bunth, J Kerwin, Annie Kerner, Emma Singlabach, Alfred Hanson, Maud A Hanson, Meda Kenyon, Fayette, Cora A. Smith, John Spensley, J W Spensley, and more with miscellaneous lot descriptions and dates in 1903.
A Democratic delegate convention for the state of Iowa will meet in Des Moines on September 8 to nominate candidates for secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, attorney general, and supreme court posts, with delegates allotted by county and district results. Voters endorsing Democratic principles are invited to participate. McConagan and Bowen chair and secretary.
Knudt H Groth Ben Behori August Benson D A Glaon David Jacobin advertise interest paid on deposits and general banking services. They transact deposits subject to check, arrange real estate loans, handle collections nationwide and on payment day offer current exchange rates. They buy and sell exchange in principal US and European cities and invite correspondence of banking and business entities.
Readable text shows a timetable entry for GRRL and P Time Tables listing night and arriving times of trains. Lacks complete details but indicates schedule notes for late trains and expected arrivals.
You are notified by the Fayette County District Court that Ada Miles seeks divorce from Miles parner. If you do not appear by the noon of the second day of the September term opening September 15, 1903, a default may be entered and a divorce granted. Attorneys Ainsworth & Dyring.
An Elgin mill marks gumming of saws and promises bark free, improved blades while offering a full saw mill to convert logs to lumber at low cost. A barber shop advertises shine while awaiting assays. Notices urge stockmen and cattle exhibitors for the Town State Fair, August 22 to 80, to contact Marshalltown Iowa superintendent Ton. 8. D. Packard for exhibit space.
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