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!
Diverse Elgin ads, events, and notices fill local page
Crandall and Deans big ad leads a collage of commerce and life with Capper Shaffer offerings on dry goods hats and lime from Clermont. Angell's Comedians perform at the opera house while a West Union circus draws Elgin crowds. Local tradesmen update on plows, painting, carpentry, and moving services as residents seek renovations and new purchases. Community notices include birthdays, subscriptions, and a reminder to collect district papers.
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Thoma Bros
Miller & Son
Clermont
Groth
Barger
Elgin
Capper
Angell
West Union
L. T. Grout
Wiley Sohopp
St. Paw Dispatch
Dispatch
Eouo
Chita Miller & Son
Iowa
Capper & Shaffer
Leslie Graham
Center Street
Sanz
Bigin
Rigia
Weat Vilion
Fred Sollberger
Migin
Sauk
Blin
Stoshr
Minnesota
Mille Law Lake
Brainard
Minn
L. BH. Oswald
Mary
Dickensheets
Elgin Opera House