Exterior and interior painting and decorating services
Advertising brief notes painting services including modeling stippling and plastic decorating with contact at Elgin. It mentions Monarch range sale and reconditioned stoves, hardware items, adding machine rolls, and old newspapers available through the Echo Office. Contains miscellaneous listings and promotional phrases without clear dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onrist
Elgin
Monarch
R, P, Strauch
Echo Office
Echo
Illyria Social Roundup From Elgin to Oak Grove
Illyria residents hosted and visited across Elgin Oak Grove Randalia and surrounding towns with numerous dinner gatherings calls and family reunions. Forrest Shaffer attended a farewell dinner in Elgin. many visited relatives at Rothlisberger homes. Varying guests traveled from Dubuque Wadena Arlington and Gary to nearby homes. Events include Ladies Aid meetings and church notes with Rev Starr visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Burrow
Taffeld Heck
Elgin
Mia
Jack Shaffer
Forrest
Gerald
Reynold
Enos Howard
Oak Grove
John Probert
Highland
Walter Rothlisberger
Illyria
Forrest Shaffer
Berndt
Erma Berndt
Gottfred Frieden
Misa Viodet
Bracker
Frank Christen
Adolph Hanson
Adolph Baumgartner
Bernice Bartholomew
Hernice Ernst
Katie Richards
Elizabeth Schupbach
G. Fried
James Fennell
G. Frieden
Ladies’ Aid
Cemetery Assn
Albert Dennler
Clyde King
J. F. Shaffer
Ruby Bark
Ed Talcott
Randalia
Chas
Oanald
Kellsey
Gary
McCann
Ida Mattocks
Rosanna Rothlisberger
West Union
Rothlisberger
Fred Rothlisberger
Andrew Yearous
Arthur
States
Fred Mason
Zon Don
Cedar Rapids
Paul Talcott
George Baxter
Strawberry Point
Mamie Humphry
J. D. Shaffer
Dave Jellings
Raymond
Lyle Jones
Ed Gernand
Wadens
Frederika
L. W. MacKellar
Glen MacKellar
Manilla
Sloan
Edna Hanson
Elen Hanson
Danny Lehman
Cheery Valley
Harry Frieden
Communion Service Fosters Strong Church Involvement
The Sunday communion service drew a large crowd and inspired higher service levels. Baptism of babies at the altar impressed attendees, with calls for others to join the church. Regular services planned next Sunday with Sunday school at 10:15 a.m. and worship at 11:16 a.m. Pastor J. J. Snyder signed the note.
Iowa Returns to County Number Plates in 1929
The state abandons lettered county codes for a straight 1 to 99 system using larger plates. The 5 by 12 inch plates display white numerals on dark blue with a white border, and Iowa spelled horizontally with a dash before the 1929 year.
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Iowa
1929
Lightning Ball of Fire Strikes Home Front Lawn
A storm on Saturday afternoon produced an unusual ball of fire that crossed the lawn of F A Beale at 501 Knollwood drive, narrowly missing Mrs Beale and her 13 year old son Ray as it grounded on a silation cord. The same bolt shattered a fifty foot oak at Dr. C V Lehman of 2030 Fifth avenue, about 200 feet away. The bolt struck at 3 p m with a sharp flash and thunder, sending bark and splinters across the yard as neighbors heard the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Beale
Knollwood Drive
Mrs. Beale
Ray
Dr. C. V. Lehman
Fifth Avenue
Beals
Horses on the Decrease Decline Continues in 1928
A U S D A report shows horses fell to 14,029,000 on January 1, 1929, from 14,640,000 a year earlier, signaling continued decline. Colts born in 1928 suggest the downward trend will persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Cheery Valley social notes from Elgin region
Interwoven notices recount visits and gatherings across Elgin and nearby towns. People such as Willie Lerch, Oscar Frieden, Walter Butikofer, and many families attend visits, dinners, and picnics at homes in Dan Sutter, G Friederich, Lantz, Han son, and other locales. A directors meeting of Elgin Home Telephone Co. is noted, plus travel to Roanoke, Illinois and La Grange, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Lerch
Dan Sutter
Geo. Leuchtenmacher
West Union
Elgin Home Telephone Co
John Pulfer
Oscar Frieden
Walter Butikofer
Herman
Ruth
Niema Schupbach
Ern Friederich
Lucy Christen
G. Friederich
Georgia Meyer
Elgin
Elen Hanson
Eliza Habeger
Elias
Fred Nydegger
Albert Schupbach
Lena Schupbach
State Park
Lamont
Eliza Habegar
West Bend
Paul Bossard
L. Christen
Guernsey Smith
Elmer Meyer
Celia Meyer
Alma Hanson
Lillian Christen
Rose
Florence Friederich
Leslie Lantz
John Lantz
Near Gunder
John Leuchtenmacher
Elkader
John Frieden
Martin Hanson
Martha Friederich
Helen Botikofer
Elizabeth
Anna Botikofer
Tofield Lehman
Walter Dennler
Oak Grove
Bert Thoman
E. Strahm
Lesetta
Mary Strahm
Sabetha
Kansas
Louisa Butikofer
Near Elgin
Roanoke
Ellen Hanson
Levi Frieden
Emil Moor
Sam Butikofer
Lydia Dennler
George Christen
Esther Friederich
Adolph Baum
Subscribe for Your Telegraph-Herald At The Echo Office
Promotion for combined subscriptions to the Elgin Echo and the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald at the Echo Office. New and renewal deals offer both papers for five dollars per year, saving one dollar and avoiding postage. Also advertises sales books from McCasky and Crosby-Wirth lines and calls for using wants ads for quick results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph-Herald
Echo
Elgin Echo
Dubuque
McCasky
Crosby-Wirth
U. S
Motor Vehicle Licenses Rise to 8,167 in County Office
The county treasurer’s office reports 8,167 motor vehicle licenses issued by August 18, only 125 fewer than the previous year. Treasurer Lee and Deputy Limbeck estimate this year’s total will reach about 8,400.
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Lee
Limbeck
Argo-Gazette
Hikers Targeted as Dangers Rise in Roadside Plea
Legal leaders of auto clubs warn motorists against giving rides to walkers. Providing aid could make the driver liable for injuries or theft if a guest behaves violently or extorts money. Counsel advise letting the hiker hike to reduce risk.
Poultry Prices Seen Lower This Fall and Winter
The midsummer outlook from the United States Department of Agriculture indicates more poultry will move to market this fall and winter, with prices likely lower. Egg supplies are expected to stay tight while prices hold through fall, then rise in late winter and spring, potentially reducing prices below a year ago. also noted is Mrs M Yenney of Huron, South Dakota visiting due to her mother Mrs Joba Johnson’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
M. Yenney
Huron
South Dakota
Joba Johnson
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Gregg
Oelwein Business College
H. & Badsel
Dr. Frank Mock
Elgn, Iowa
R. A. Crider
Wm E Baumgartner
Schori Brothers
Nest Depot
Elgis
Chiropractic
Neasham
Palmer
Bauman
Main St
Red
Ano
Feller
Mandy
Wyria
E.J. Starr
Gartner
Allen Habeger
Sheldon Boyle
Hazel Davis
T. Fahey
Shiela
Betty Fahey
Ben Schemmer
Rock Valley
Ed Bauder
L. D. Hitch
Near West Union
Bertha Mealey
Oelwein
Frances Skarshaug
Rochester
Minn
Arthur Taylor
Spokane
Wash
Taylor
Lee Smith
New York
BEN Bear CO
Decorah
Firestone
Oldfield
Firestone Oldfield
Ley
The
M. Zurbriggen
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