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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
4
Illyria community members hosted and visited at numerous homes. Mrs Wenger hosted a houseful, families traveled between Elgin and Wadena, and several groups gathered for birthdays and farewell trips. Local notes mention the Yearous, Chapman, Yearou s, and Ogle families among others with visits and celebrations across August.
An old advertisement notes that a cloth dampened with Chamberlain's Ointment applied to a lame back can be more effective and cheaper than a pinster. It mentions sale at Stochr's Dryugy in Brore.
The letters from Louis Benson and Will Van Deest describe travels from Camp Dodge to Camp Mills on Long Island and Camp Wheeler in Georgia. They recount crossing states, rail and boat travel, Red Cross care, camp life, tents and cots, friendships, and letters home, with notes on officers, amusements, heat, and the long journey home.
Readers learn of a supposedly universal cure for catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad claims internal action through the blood and offers one hundred dollars to any failure. Proponents invite testimonials and note the product is sold by druggists. Roy and Mrs. George Gaide visit McGregor for a sister's visit and plan to return today.
Neighbors and friends published a large turnout near town to honor Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich Matthys on their golden wedding anniversary. Seventeen loads of guests, about a hundred attendees, and gifts including gold pieces accompanied wishes for many more years of happiness and prosperity. The couple, wed in 1868, live on the family farm west of town. Mr. Matthys, born in Switzerland, and Caroline Jacob Matthys, born in Illinois, have three sons Fred Henry and Frank and a daughter in law and grandchildren present at the celebration.
Young performers from Clermont hosted the Honest Chris and Lucky Chuck Show in Elgin for Red Cross relief. Two shows featured stunts, band music, dances, clown and acrobat acts, a boxing aftershow, with Grace Miller and Augusta Dible highlighted. Receipts totaled $20, split with Higin receiving half.
In West Union Iowa on August 20 1918 Assistant County Food Administrators are instructed that no extra sugar may be sold for threshers or any extra help when calculating family sugar allotments. The standard is two pounds per person per month per family or establishment, with no extra help counted as part of an establishment. Dealers should be aware there has been misunderstanding. One-time purchases remain two pounds in town and five pounds in the country. Signed by B M Philips CBA and AM Weibel A CFA.
To Assistant Co. Food Administrators it has been suggested to publish notices in county papers. Heavy rain has caused grain to drop and deteriorate in shocks. Farmers should inspect fields, set up down bundles, and reshock grain. In threshing rings, stack grain where machines are delayed. H. M. Phillips, County FA, A. M. Welbel, A C FA.
Laura Sheck and Anna Bentroth of Waterloo were weekend guests of their friend Miss Rose Reusser. How many W. 8. 8. have you?
A long OCR extract lists numerous soldiers with units and camps across the American Expeditionary Forces. Names include Gustav Hackman, Theodore D. Hanson, Nels Olson, Albert W. Baldwin, and many others tied to camps such as Camp Dodge, Camp Shelby, Camp Cody, Camp Perry, Camp McArthur, Camp Lew, Camp Wheeler, Camp Dix, and more, detailing infantry, engineers, aviation squads, and hospital units. The fragment documents staffing and assignment across various divisions and service branches, reflecting unit affiliations and training sites in World War I era records.
Local buyers advertise they purchase grain and stock at all times and offer the highest market price. They operate across Stockyarda and nearby warehouses near the venot, Etgin, E:1a, inviting producers to compare offers and cash out promptly.
At a Fayette meeting of county farm women on July 13 a resolution advised that men go home for supper while others chose to serve supper on the farm. A wholesome menu was proposed and copies sent to the home demonstration representative for signatures. Many signed, others preferred to decide individually. The resolutions were offered as a suggestion, not a dictate.
Sunday evening service at 8 00 p m subjects Sure Sunday School 11 00 a m Epworth League 7 00 p m new members welcomed Prayer meeting Thursdays 7 00 p m first and third Thursdays for convenience Ladies Aid supper Friday 6 30 pm hymnals subscriptions after sermon past or George D Gaide Baptist Young Peoples Society note time subscription drive and hymnals planned
West Union presents itself as a regional hub with a strong economy and ample amenities. The city touts a top high school, water and sewer systems, lighting, parks including Linden Park, shade trees, and a central courthouse. It highlights churches, a growing population, rising property values, large county fairs, Chautauqua events, a hospital, a major garage, and road access. Local advertising invites buyers, renters, and lenders to explore real estate, abstracts, and farm sales with courteous service.
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