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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1931
Page
4
The Elgin Echo lists Want Ads with per word rates for advance payment and increased rates otherwise, minimum 26 cents. Includes patent exposition offer in Chicago, farm equipment, sales books, livestock for sale, real estate, services, wedding announcements, and a double wedding at Clermont with details on families and officiant.
A long list of residents and families attending Elgin’s first homecoming, featuring Alma Gehring Pugley and daughter Rodman, with numerous names and towns in Iowa and nearby states. The item compiles attendees from Decorah, West Union, Oelwein, Cresco, Elkader, and other communities, denoting broad regional participation.
Alden Pinney recounts Elgin history listing Mrs. Graham hats, Ed Hanson buttering, Grush depot work, Leave Lowers saloon, John Falk gas engine, the crank issue, Rev. Sullivan pastors, Max Raffauf baseball, Carpenter orchestra for dances, C Theo Schmid justice, Fred Schlupp shop, east shirt factory, Walter Finke drugs, Lester Ainsworth Echo editor, local builders Oswald Holzer Pinney, I O O F lodge, four churches, Cam Graham school room, and a flood of colorful town specifics.
The piece discusses Boswell's Life of Johnson as the first English biography to omit character and domestic detail. It contrasts emotional effect with Great Emotion Clothes and cites a Cincinnati Haguler line on parental bills. The text warns that unreadiness disrupts tranquility and invites inconsistency in conduct.
A collage of place names and residents evokes a past town life. References to Mrs. Berger’s cows Rosie and Whitie, the Nicklaus building, grain trade by the Schori family, Spahr park ball games, a depot, and local craftsmen Roger Sutter Wagons printing offices and many shops. The note traces hotels, pumps, a temple of fame, talent shows, and daily trades from post office to barber shop.
A Homeco resolution reports heartfelt thanks to Elgin for hospitality during homecoming days. It commends committees, welcomes wandering residents back, and expresses hope the event continues. Signed by Mrs. F. W. Hughes and others. A Northwood Anchor line adds a quip about a centenarian’s remark on men and shopping.
A string of visits and family gatherings from Manchester to Dubuque and Chicago livened Elgin over the weekend. Locals welcomed relatives from Louisville and Cedar Rapids, noted summer sojourns at Bob Inn Cottage, and hosted a homely meal at the Baldwin and McKellar homes. A town beggar incident sparked a brief commentary on municipal needs as Elgin readers reflected on local welfare.
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