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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
2
Fragmentary local column shows notices for display ads and local inserts. The text lists subscription prices one year in advance three dollars per year, with six months at seventy five cents and mentions Second class mail and local columns publication.
Prices stay high as buyers seek reliable aluminum goods. The Micro brand promotes quality and a guarantee on every item, signaling confidence for customers amid market squeeze. The ad emphasizes durability and value, urging shoppers to choose Micro for long lasting metal products.
A vague notice lists Lehman's Hardware Co at Fothergill and an eclect ic physician and surgeon, Duoe at residence near Eigin Hotel, with prompt responses to inquiries.
Local notices detail visits by Miss Anna Hendershott of Oelwein and Miss Mary Hangan, theater and millinery arrivals, property transfers in Volga City and nearby towns, and a lively mix of social visits, travels to Decorah and Cedar Rapids, a Minneapolis wedding, and a rescued threshing engine fix. Also listed are car purchases, a gas-filled tour, and upcoming Elgin Auto races.
A poem by Othel Rennison from University Hospital extols high paged care. It notes two nurse shifts from seven to seven, praising their patience, kindness, neat uniforms, and smiling manner while vowing to behave well and repay their care with goodness.
Sophia Burianek Stepanek died at 6 45 p m at her home 4111 South Third street west from complications after an injury two weeks earlier. Born February 18 1862 in Bohemia she came to the United States in 1876 and became a noted saleswoman at the Bazaar Second avenue. She married Frank J Stepanek October 28 1885. he died in 1913. Survived by three children Lena Frances and Irvin and two stepsons Joseph and Adolph, plus her mother and two brothers. Funeral set for 2 30 at the Cedar Rapids home.
Advertisement offers 248 acre northeastern Payette county farm near West Union with timber soil, rolling fields, standard buildings, woven wire fencing, and water from a permanent well. Two thirds purchase price held in farm for 6 to 10 years. immediate bargain for quick buyer. Also notes Belgian King Albert may visit U.S. in September and a Michigan law mandating shade tree plantings along state highways.
The article notes Valdez College has trained over 11,000 students in 11 years and describes it as a live practical school up-to-date in every respect. It mentions a Harvest Home event at Fayette on August 21 with Lieut. Governor B. R. Moore to speak and a Hull Commercial Club plan to build a superintendent's residence. It also contains varied social commentary and wartime sentiment.
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