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
Dec 05, 1907
Page
4
Fragments from Illyria illuminate social calls, visits, and local events. Many residents travel to Elkader, Prairie du Chien, and nearby towns. a furnace installation at Ilysia schoolhouse marks district 1 activity as arrangements begin for a Christmas tree at Union church.
Community notices recount visits at West Union and Hol e and a Gleaners meeting. Local folks like Inez Howard, Genevra Fennell, Katie Wilson, and others socialize, attend school events, and share a Sunday gathering at the Bennett home. A dramatic misdiagnosis tale leads to electric cure.
Wadena community papers record Ed Fennell returning from Rochester Minnesota and various Thanksgiving visits to Osborne West Union Mason City and Dubuque. Local church notes praise sermons on gratitude and a peaceful promotion, while school reports mention term start December 2 class pins essays and a Thanksgiving program. Community notices include arnica salve endorsement, courthouse daylight vault window, bar dinner, and upcoming fairground improvements.
Miss Celia Keenan of Minneapolis visits uncle Peter Cummings while Fred Larrabee arrives from Ft. Dodge. Nora Erickson and Alma Nelson plan Thanksgiving stays in Gunder. Anna Colliton heads to Minneapolis for winter with her brother. McGaberan sells 42 turkeys weighing 745 lb for 89.40. Auction notice for Gottleib property lists cattle, horses, machinery, and other stock with terms and location near Elgin, Dec 10, 1907. Also brief notes on local visits and a medical ad for King’s New Life Pills.
The Iowa Office of Auditor of State confirms The Elgin Savings Bank at Elgin Iowa is authorized to transact savings bank business. Board of Directors named Gus Gunderson Aug Benson D S Valstenson Andrew Thorson A J Pauldon. October 1907 Des Moines seal.
For sale is one of the finest 240 acres of land in Fayette County located five miles north of Sumner seven miles east of Fredericksburg and eight miles west of Hawkeye. The farm is highly cultivated and suitable for corn with 180 acres seeded to clover. It features a good farm house, barns, wells, windmill, fences, near a school and telephone line. Price is 65 dollars per acre with small down payment and long balance at five percent. For further particulars inquire of:
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.