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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
2
The Elgin Echo lists weekly publication details and rates for ads. It notes Bigin' na postoffice, local column ads, display ads run until discontinued, and subscription pricing of $1.50 per year or 75 cents for six months.
August 15 1918 items cover wartime enlistments and home front activity in Decorah and Winneshiek County. Mentions registration plans for men 18 to 46, casualty lists including Corpl. Albert Pongar and Private Eugene Robertson, community events with Gleaners and a patriotic contest, travels of residents to fairs and reunions, harvest progress and machinery updates, local marriages and social notices, and a reference to World War I war orphan adoption efforts.
R P Strauch family dined at J B McCoy home with C B Knie promoting Kerr Self Sealing Jars and caps. A reflection on memories over cash, Sunday seating at High Hotel, and the Stars and Stripes traveling worldwide. Informants note Oriental capitals and interior China banners, plus Waldez Gallegd Decorah Iowa offerings for courses in common branches commercial and shorthand.
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