Farm bargains near Elgin and Brainard attract buyers
A string of farm listings describes 40 strong acres of pasture and 140 cultivated acres with a 7 room house, barn and granaries near Elgin plus additional parcels 44 miles away. Offers include timber land, springs, windmills, orchards, school proximity, and quick-sale prompts with exchange options and prices around 87.50 per acre.
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Elgin
Smaul Bur
Elgin-West Union Road
West Onion Road
John Burk
Brainard
Dakota
Highmore
Hyde Co
South Dakota
Fayette Co
Iowa
Timper Lane
Ilyria Community Social Notes and Local News
Ilyria items list visits and gatherings from Jerome Yearous and wife to Andrew Yearous home, Nora Klingman visiting, Betsie Chapman returning from Elgin, and a postponed Highland hall dance. Also mentions Edna Voss visiting Dubuque and multiple callers at L MacKellar and Rothlisberger homes. An advertisement for Kickapoo Worm Killer targets mothers with worm symptoms in children.
Pleasant Point News Notes and Visits
Pleasant Point letters recount many social visits and neighborly calls. John and Butch Monnahan spent Sunday at Elgin while Johnie Wilson visited Tim Thoman’s home. Several families host and spend time with relatives, including Overbeck, Pritchard, Hofer, Craft, and Wilson households. A birth is recorded for George and Mrs Overbeck on August 7.
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John
Butch Monnahan
Elgin
Johnie Wilson
Tim Thoman
George Overbeck
Walter Pritchard
Jacob Yearons
Silas Wilson
Verne Overbeck
George Meyer
T. Thoman
O. P. Craft
Alta Hofer
P. Craft
Lew Hunsberger
Eddie
Gerhe Griesinger
Johnie Wilson Jr
Henry Overbeck
Wm. Pritchard
Lela
Highn
John Jackson
Win
Pritchard
Nellie Hofer
Kate O'Harren
Dr Hobson Eczema Ointment Cures Longstanding Tetter
Mrs D L Kenney praises Dr Hobsons Eczema Ointment for curing a tetter that troubled her for over fifty years. The ad notes the ointment as a perfect cure and lists Pfeiffer Chemical Co and City Drug Store as suppliers. Lane shoppers see muslin underwear for ladies and misses at Caprer's, with a note about two one year old hornballs offered by Israel Shaffer.
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Pfeiffer Chemical Co
St. Louis
Philadelphia
City
Oak Grove Social Roundup Names of Local Callers
Residents across Oak Grove noted visiting and hosting at multiple homes last week. Marie Holzer, Mrs Harold Bennett, Mrs O P Craft, and others were seen at Ira Bennetts, the W C Smith home, Isaac Conner, and Simon O Neil residences.
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Marie Holzer
Ira Bennetts
Harold Bennett
Oelwein
O. P. Craft
W. C. Smith
Hugh Conner
Ward Brabham
W.C. Smith
Ira Bennpett
Mesdames Earl
Nela Holm
Ern Holzer
Isaac Conner
Eliza O'Neil
Near Weat Union
Simon O'Neil
Mesdames Peeper and Etter
Elgin
Christ Switzer
Matilda Conner
Clermont News Briefs Highlight Local Trips and Developments
Mr and Mrs Ralph Wells spent Sunday at the John C Wells home near Elgin. Chas and Wm Larrabee Jr and C B Robbing left for Panama. Clermont second team lost to Elgin 12 to 9 at Riverside Park. Mr and Mrs Jos Shipton later visited Fayette relatives. John Mead and son Edward of Des Moines and Miss Alice Turner of Britt were guests at Thomas Sheehan’s. W C Galahan of West Union has returned from Iowa City hospital and will report for duty soon. C Miller and Son began rebuilding in Clermont tearing down the old brick warehouse and planning a two story modern office. The new structure will be thirty feet far and house all the firm’s offices.
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The
Enterprise
Ralph Wells
John C. Wells
Elgin
Chas
Wm. Larrabee Jr
C. B. Robbing
Panama
Clermont
Riverside Park
Jos. Shipton
Loney Mooning
Fayette
John Mead
Edward
Des Moines
Alice Turner
Britt, Iowa
Thomas Sheehan
W. C. Galahan
West Union
Iowa City
C. Miller & Sone
Minister Praises Laxative On Film Praise
Reverend H Stubenwoll of Allison lauds Dr Hing's New Life Pills for constipation and liver bowels, asserting they are perfect and essential. The pills are guaranteed and sold at The City Drug Store for 2 10.
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Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company
Philadelphia
St. Louis
City Drug Store
Real estate and lending offers for fall farm plans West Union
Advertises farm rentals and sales listings with abstracts and title work. Offers loans on security, town properties for purchase or rent, and installment purchases with small down payments. Encourages planning for schooling, rest, and investment, inviting readers to visit to discuss options and obtain a list of tenants or properties.
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West Union
Lalso Furnish
Elkader News Briefs Highlight Local Travel and Property Sale
Henry Wolf and Herald Schmidt visited Fayette county and wired Hd Gehring's new home, while Milton Schroyer, Edwin Grimes, Phil Grimes and Harry W. Bishop of West Union called on Elkader on Wednesday. R. F. Schmidt and others left by auto for Richland Center Wisconsin to visit Otto Kleinpell and wife, returning Monday. Dr H Patterson sold his Oak Avenue residence to Eva Moran and sisters for 4750 dollars. they plan winters in Florida after visiting Minnesota and Dakota. Farmer Friends bring wheat for flour and feed. Wosen Bros.
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Milton Schroyer
Edwin Grimes
Phil Grimes
Harry W. Bishop
West Union
Elkader
R. F. Schmidt
M. J. Paull
Atty
W. W. Davidson
C. C. Oehring
Dr. Jeffers
Richland Center
Wis
Otto Kleinpell
Patterson
Oak Avenue
Missesa Eva
Florence
Mable
Hilda Moran
Minnesota
Dakota
Winater
Florida
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State Fair
Rock Island Lines
Fair Ground
C. A. Akers
Figin Land Agency
Ilyria
Jerome Yearous
Geo Gibson
Alta
Leslie Yearous
Andrew Yearous
Edna Voss
Dubuque
Mia
Chas Chapman
Fred Rothlisberger
D. Shaffer
Rob’t Peters
Nora Klingman
Timber Lake
Lena Nydegger
Ida
Betsie Chapman
Highland Hall
John Robbins
Edna
L. MacKellar
Eagle Grove
Pleasant Point
Lane
Israel Shaffer
Caprer
Oak Grove News
Ed Boyle
Enos
Thommy Howard
Ed Conner
Clermont. News
T. J. Capper
Kate
Claxton
America
France
Henry Wolf
Herald Schmidt
Fayette County
Hd Gehring
Wosen Bros
J. W. Bopp
West Union, Iowa
Greerly Bros
Schori Bros
Kiyin
C. O. Fothergill
M. D
Galle
Nearlewep Hotel
H. S. Hadsel
M.D
E. H
Trezonal
T.H. Ouson
Olaf
Walls
Becker
AY Sister
Elgin Opera House
Rexall
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