Elgin Echo Dial 3711 Second Class Mail History
The Elgin Echo notes its status as second class mail under Act of March 3, 1879, as recorded by the post office section. It references the 1881 date and outlines compliance with postal regulations.
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
1
Electric pig brooders reveal odd device name
A fragmented report notes a strange device linked to pig brooders and baby pigs. The readable parts mention half of the brood being affected and reference an unusual term or label 'éut' joss es st, with unclear origin or purpose.
Sneaking Smelly Beast Sparks Parental Demand for Respect
A dialogue fragment shows a father scolding for respect after describing a sneaking, smelly beast. The exchange implies tensions around behavior and courtesy within a household. Relations and tone suggest a domestic vignette rather than a broader incident.
Lerch-Larson Wedding Dense Elgin Elkader couple wed in Highland Lutheran
Elgin daughter Elva Mae Lerch and Melvin Larson of Elkader united in a high noon double ring ceremony at Highland Lutheran church officiated by Reverend A O Nesser. The couple planned to live on a farm near Elkader after March 1 with bride continuing telephone work in Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva Mae Lerch
Harold Meisner
Elgin
Melvin Larson
Adolph Larson
Elkader
Highland Lutheran Church
A. O. Nesser
Amy Lou Torkelson
Janice Larson
Orville Larson
Herbert Berns
Lawrence Lerch
Herman Schinen
Wm. Torkelson
Leonard Moore
Leslie Lantz
Joe Lerch
Frahtis Meismér
Mildred
Norma Larson
Minnesota
Ernest Bruellman
Blue Earth
eThe
Elgin High School
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Elkader High School
Larson
Advertising rates and terms from a historical page
Classified rates listed for foreign and local ads with per word and inch pricing. Notes include advance payment, 25 minimum, no agency commission, and mentions of cards of thanks and notices with limited word counts. Includes references to tributes and obituaries in regular advertising sections.
Ten Broad Clear High Ways to Successful Selling
This contains a list of ten sales tips from Rich’s piece urging amiability knowledge of line clear language memory of names and faces reliable promises listening dependability positive thinking avoiding arguments and pride in work plus an anti-unemployment jab and other miscellaneous jokes and quotes from various sources. It reads like a newspaper column with ad tone and humor about everyday business and social observations.
Squirrel Hunt Leads to Discovery of Man’s Body
Sunday morning John L and Ray DeSart found a dead man in a leaf bed east of town on the Gust Johnson place in Clayton county. The body lay face down with a 12 gauge shotgun nearby. coroner’s jury attributed death to a self-inflicted wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L
Ray DeSart
Bauder
Gust Johnson
Clayton County
DeSarts
T. J. Groth
Wm. Morris
Main Street
Mel Kohler
Walter Pritchard
Mr. Morris
R. A. Crider
Harold Bennett
Otto Krueger
William B. Miller
Gussie B. Kuppan
Clermont
Rev
Ph. Lauer
Christen Jensen Wedding Unites Betty Christen and Dale Jensen
Miss Betty Christen daughter of Mrs Ida Christen and Dale J Jensen son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Jensen were married Sunday November 30 at St Pauls Methodist church in Independence. Rev Bruce Jones officiated with cousin Ethel Mae Thoman and Rollis Jensen as attendants. The couple will reside with the bride’s mother while future plans include work for the bride and a standard oil service truck for the groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Christen
Ida Christen
Dale J. Jensen
Oscar Jensen
Independence
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Bruce Jones
Ethel Mae Thoman
Rollis Jensen
Christen
Jensen
Elgin High School
O'Neill Drug
Maynard High School
Standard Oil Service
Arlington American Legion buys surplus barracks for temp home
The Arlington American Legion purchased a 16 by 48 foot surplus barracks from a Georgia camp. The structure will be placed on their Main Street lot as a temporary residence while permanent quarters are erected. Echo note: report this in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Arlington American Legion
Georgia
Mainstreet
Thanksgiving Visitation List From Elgin Area Families
Local residents hosted and visited multiple families over the Thanksgiving period. Guests included Sven Blockhyas and relatives, Adolph and Fritz Blockhus and families, Herbert Blockhus and sons, and Kenneth Ruroden and family, with Fayline Blockhus joining weekend events. University of Dubuque students visited from Tuesday to Sunday, including Edith, Janet, Joanne Mosby, Margie Dennler, Marian Probert, and Mrs. Belya Snyder and sons Gene and Glen from Grandview. Additional gatherings featured George Boyle’s household with Mrs. Frank Boyle, Wm. Boyle, Alice, and others. Visitors from LeRoy Minnesota joined Thos Lien and Silas Hatlestad families. Oscar Gunderson of Wood Lake accompanied Donald Gilson’s family to meet relatives between Waukon and Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Joanne ‘Mosby
Thomas
Margie Dennler
Marian Probert
University of Dubuque
Belya Snyder
Gene
Glen
Grandview
Julius Olson
Waukon
Decorah
Thos
Lien
Silas. Hatlestad
LeRoy, Minn
H. H. Sersland
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Pat
God
Kanawha
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Delco
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Hoover Vacuum Cleaners
Maytag
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Redwing & Lu
Snd
Walker & Priscilla
Revere
Schick
Pearl Harbor
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