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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1895
Page
7
A reader notes Elgin as the lowest cost market town in northeastern Tawa for farmers and all buyers. The report lists prices merchants pay for produce including eggs, butter, corn, potatoes, and fruit, and what buyers are charged for staples.
In a busy town, Higin flour is praised for strength and sweetness. De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure is recommended for quick relief. Foreale at Stehe's Pharmacy and at Stehe's yard boss Pred Eberhart. Benson Bros. offers Ginghame goods and latest swivel slides. Mrs Grating and Miss Jennie Benson appear in ads. Local residents travel to Chicago and West Union for work, auctions sell back-issue clothing, and Dr. Fathergillings buys the Haller place to house his family.
Swivel Silke-new-latest shies low prices at Henson Bros. Fresh arrivals from New York at Mra. Graham's. Miller howe on Center Street readies for office and home use. Various local family visits, farm supply updates, and a first frost noted. Caning plant expansion underway. town buzzes about trade, bills, and community notices.
A 16 year old girl, inmate of Mitchellville reform school, was moved by her mother and father after a Chicago artist’s daughter was misdirected. Gov Jackson intervened, correcting the mistaken placement and securing the girl’s return from the reform institution amid family inquiries and interstate concerns. The report notes dramatic family investigations and governor involvement in the case.
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