This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
4
Ten Cowboys and fourteen horses star in Overland Stage Coach tales with the Sham Battle with Indians. The Deadwood Stage Coach is held up by Road Agents and rescued by daring Cow Boys. Broncho John the scout and pistol shot figures prominently in this frontier narrative with the city mayor and officials named in the chatter.
A heavily garbled OCR notice proclaims candidacies for Fayetta County offices including Clerk of the Courts County Attorney and County Supervisor. The author seeks party nomination at the Republican county convention. names and towns appear distorted.
Clermont notes show Father Farley visiting Ossian and Rev Fathers Norris and Hough visiting. Anna Garvay from Minneapolis visits home. Miss Clara McGarry returns to Rockwell City. Local trades grow under Frank Otto. painters hire locals. Drought of apples ends as Sheehan Sokol ship last car. Clermont defeats Clairmont in hockey 8 to 2. Ice cream festival at Baresapel church. Art Co Railroad Palace arrives Aug 84th for two weeks.
Notice states that on September 13, 104 an instrument claimed as the last will and testament of A. J. Puttura of Fuyette County will be heard for probate in West Union Iowa. Miscellaneous local items follow about advertisements and anecdotes including a moral about hogs and a Decorah Republican note.
A Fayette county community page reports Sunday visitors at the Nowonswander home in West Union and lists several local guests. The teacher's institute enrolls 200, the largest in county history, while Supt. Adams works on exams amid faculty input. John T. Houser is named State's Attorney for the Anti-Saloon League, taking effect Sept. 15 and relocating from West Union to Des Moines. Rev. MS. Rice contemplates a Duluth appointment as church leadership expands. Bank examiner BB Shaw is named temporary revolver at Grinnell’s First National, with local tragedy noted from a recent drowning deemed a possible deliberate act. A frost on Aug 8 killed corn locally and buckwheat losses are recorded. Highland Park College offers a $4800 teaching scholarship for the Vidacito Normal, to be granted in Fayette County, with preference for ethical, eighteen-year-old applicants.
A collection of odd proverbs and maxims about taste, speed, wealth, and success. It contrasts fading roses with fading dawns and links wealth to advertising, honesty to simplicity, and ambition to gall, offering a quirky snapshot of folk wisdom and social commentary.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.