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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
4
The notice invites buyers to obtain Bulletin No 23 and learn about enticing real estate deals in Iowa. It promises no money down purchases with small first payments, potential loans, and free showings unless a sale occurs. Contact details mention telephones and quick abstract services.
A fragmentary rural notices section describes an agricultural sale by Kollar Brothers with many buyers, including Frank Hunsberger and George Miller, purchasing short horn cattle. It notes a large attendance, strong prices, and a buyer from Forest City examining the herd. The piece also lists route traffic totals with routes 123.4 and 2 showing hundreds of pieces daily and a total 14,086 in the week.
Clermont news item highlights local events including deaths such as Mrs Christias Errickeen aged 81, Mary Cahalan funeral, Dr. Becker family reunion, births at homes, Thanksgiving visits by Martin Dibble and wife, Gov. Larrabee and others traveling, and a church ordination sermon.
An advertisement targets weak and thin readers describing chronic illness as a rut. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a cure to build new flesh, strengthen nerves, and restore appetite, claiming ongoing benefits and offering free doses.
The Young Women's Christian Association reports a trade in young girls exposed at an annual meeting. Authorities reveal the scheme involved girls lured from Canada and transported to Chicago using travel guides and "donuts" bait under the guise of work. Investigations show 2,008 young women were affected, with extensive graft probes and calls for stronger protection and wider outreach next year.
A syndicate named Associated Daily Magazines plans a weekly general magazine issued Sundays. It will be 16 to 24 pages with lithographed illustrations and works by well known writers. The initial issue is dated December 0.
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