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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
7
David Forbes shows a 12 foot corn stalk with two ears at Muehlenthaler Bros. Drug Store while C L Shaffer touts a patch with stalks over thirteen feet. A town future may include electric lights as plans mature. Also advertisements for DeWitt’s Little Risers and King’s Dyspepsia Tablets offer reliefs.
Canning pack near and business trips to Minneapolis. Headlines cover people visiting, buying, and selling: J T Chapman and wife West Union attend G A R encampment. Mrs Moser and Amelia visit Minneapolis. Ackley buys F M Smith barber shop. local candidates and school notices. testimonials for Pinesalve and DeWitts Witch Hazel. Bets, ball games, and weather jokes pepper the column with community happenings and ads.
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