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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
7
A compact note describes using a range of scientific instruments for comprehensive testing of eyes. The text emphasizes precision, calibration, and consistency across devices to ensure accurate measurements and reliable diagnostics.
Harold Bell Wright and Elsbery W. Reynolds present The Shepherd of the Hills in its third annual Elgin engagement on August 29. Ozarks scenes promise scenic painting, with a story of love, betrayal, and a father’s search for peace among simple hill folk. The cast and production are styled to fit the Ozark setting amid town notices and local chatter.
Regional notes speak of needed rain and daily life as Gottloib Denner hosts visitors on Sunday while nurse Grieg arrives from Cedar Rapids to tend the ill granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Thoma. Reports cover wartime price shifts, auto registration actions, shell contracts, seed testing, and community events at Des Moines fairgrounds, Cedar Rapids and McGregor areas.
At the fair E H Conner plans a big day while Dave May and Oscar Hunsberger of near Wadena drive home a new Chalmers car bought from H T Knudtson. Rev Cleworth leaves for Creston then Des Moines and expects to return to Elgin by Friday. The item includes varied local notices and brief anecdotes from Waterloo and Port Wing.
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