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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
2
Property and business notices fill the page with local appeals. Encouragements to call about the Dewey Hotel site appear alongside farm land prices and multiple merchant promotions. Names such as Elgin Land Agency and Wehrber Bros. feature amid product pitches for vinegar, cider, and automobiles.
Local notices report visits by J W Knight and families, farm property updates, and a new Elgin Canning Co pack starting for 1914. Weather brings rain and wind with minor damage. Elgin and Clermont second team baseball results, plus commentary on local baseball costs and patronage. Rev Stockmann visits, Mrs Nicklaus returns from Montreal trip, Christian Miller and wife depart for Yellowstone and Colorado trip, auto plate loss noted.
Mrs Chas Kniel hosted a six o'clock dinner with friends on Sunday. The T W Dean family spent Saturday and Sunday at Rocky Dell enjoying camp life. Isaac Conner and wife of Forest City are visiting relatives and friends, while Mrs Wm Vinton returned to Spencer Monday to visit her sister.
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