Want Ads and Sales Notices Summary
A mixed page lists want ad rates, diamond for sale at reduced price via BR. P. Strauch Elgin, and notices for greeting cards and Chinese cross stitch by Ethel Rennison Elgin Iowa. Also sales books Measky Crosby-Wirth lines offered by The Elgin Echo and a novel promotion for Smart Woman by Thelma Strabel. Relates to Echo Office convenience items and stationery offers with various prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Rennison
Elgin
Towa
U. S
Elgin Echo
Echo
PIANO TUNING AND MOTH PROOFING PIANOS IN ELGIN
Tests show winter tuning lasts longer J S Emery will be in Elgin December 12 and 13 with tuning at $2 50 money accepted only if work is satisfactory Leave names at Echo office Adv 14 Drunks in Decorah must work fines in future instead of jail Three arrests for drunkenness this week two Sunday one Monday One out of town man speeding on Mechanic streets 60 mph All fines paid total 14585 for drunks and speeder Oil burner record Santa Catalina oil burner made fastest New York to San Francisco via Magellan in 1914 45 days 21 hours Best galliol ship time 80 days
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Emery
Elgin
Echo Office
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Mechanic
New York
San Francisco
Straits of Magellan
State Capitol Gossip Reads Like Panchayat of Bills
Legislative letter from the state capitol notes a two day floor battle over a massive dam project to divert Cedar River water to the Mississippi near Muscatine. Opponents warn of environmental harm, highway losses, and open waterways. supporters cite jobs and power. The piece also covers tax penalty repeal moves, a state highway patrol bill, and liquor content debates amid pressure from political constituencies and long petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
Moscow
Mascalene County
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Senate
Coykendall
Knudson and
Mullaney
Thanksgiving Day Socials Reach Across Iowa Towns
Elgin residents visit Ole Torkelson home on Thanksgiving. Decorah visitors include Mrs Chris Erickson and son John. Thanksgiving holidays find Wilma Steinmetz Mary Frances Hoyt Agnes Crowe and Helene Scholz visiting homes in Riceville Fayette Clermont and Guttenberg. Rev J J Snyder summoned to officiate at a funeral in Elwood Iowa. Weibel Greenley attend funeral of Mrs Jennie Morrell, aunt of Leon Frey of Chicago. Ole Torkelson of Elgin reports illness and weight loss under nurse care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Erickson
John
Decorah
Ole Torkelson
Wilma Steinmetz
Mary Frances Hoyt
Agnes Crowe
Helene Scholz
Riceville
Fayette
Clermont
Guttenberg
J. J. Snyder
Elwood
Iowa
A.M. Weibel
Frank Greenley
Jennie Morrell
Morrell
Leon Frey
Chicago
Elgin
Elizabeth Scholen
Observing Olivia on Names in Papers Comic Strip
A fragment notes Olivia quipping that keeping a name in the papers requires a comic strip outlet or worse, dated 1933 with Belt syndicate attribution.
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Olivia
Belt Syndicate
WNU Gyrvion
School Spelling And Thanksgiving Program Noted
Third and Fourth Grades list pupils who achieved spelling success with several names noted. Fifth and Sixth Grades report perfect spelling and arithmetic results. A wellattended Thanksgiving program by multiple grades featured poetry, readings, piano, and a Pilgrims theme with a potluck supper after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardis Groth
Bullet Proof Steel Cage Installed At Oelwein Bank
The First National Bank lobby in Oelwein now features a bullet proof steel cage built into the west wall. Three eighths inch thick steel rises to the ceiling, with bullet proof glass at the front and three rifle firing holes. The four by five by seven foot room will house an armed guard during banking hours, allowing full view and coverage of the interior.
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First National Bank
Oelwein Register
Echo Office Offers High Grade Typing Paper At Dime
A large pad of high grade typewriting paper is advertised at the Echo Office for one dime. The notice emphasizes quantity and value, aiming to attract readers needing office supplies at a low price.
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Echo Office
Thanksgiving visitors and church bazaar noted in local notices
Gunder News lists dinners and visits around Clermont including Arthur Loftegard, Mrs. Oscar Lind, Bertha West, Jon Gerhard, C. E. Olson, Embret Gulsvig, Eliza Nelson, Stella Gonstegard, T. T. Loftsgard, Ole Gisleson, Bessie Anderson, Merlin Feiler, Agnes Hoag, Rev J Strandford. A Dorcas Society bazaar at the church is set for Saturday Dec 9. Mr. and Mrs. Loftsgard and families attended gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Loftegard
Clermont
Gilbert Loftsgard
Oscar Lind
Stella Gonstegard
J. Olaf
T. T. Loftsgard
Dorcas
Theo
L. L. Loftsgard
Arthur Landsgard
Ole Gisleson
Ole Loftsgard
Delwein
Martin Nelson
Elsie Lindgren
Margaret Lindgren
Chicago
Harold ‘Opland
Low Reierson
Like Camel and Antelope A Syndyoceras eboki Exhibit
A rare Syndyoceras eboki, an animal resembling both an antelope and a camel, from the last pre glacial period, is mounted in Morrill Museum at the University of Nebraska.
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Morrill Museum
University of Nebraska
Social at Follett district No 7 and tire ad
A local social is planned at Follett school district No 7 on Friday with a program from districts No 1 and No Elizabeth Jacobs and Ada Jandrath. An automotive ad invites Auto Owners to visit Kiple's Service Station Elgin for low tire and tube prices and Dixie Golden Gas for winter use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Follett School
Elizabeth Jacobs
Ada Jandrath
Kiple
Elgin
Jolly School Thanksgiving Dinner Noted by Echo
Wighoand school held a Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday. Attendees included Lonald Frieden Gordon Eerie Robert Faeegs Billie Dernier Shelton of Oran and Eather Krogget. Visits from Yearous and Mrs Thos Pollock were noted by teacher Hilda Meyer. Echo readers asked to report sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly
Lonald Frieden
Gordon Eerie
Blingman
Robert Faeegs
Billie Dernier
Nit Shelton
Oran
Eather Krogget
Thos
Pollock
Wednesdade
Hilda
Meyer
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Want
Echo Agency
Lime Kin School
Martin Dibble
J. C. Halverson
BR. P. Strauch
14Tfc
Olaf Berg
Thelma Strabel
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Howard Baldwin
Dubuque County
Harrington
Woodbury
House
Verley Bailey
Alice Beck
Jana Lottegand
Betty. Sohort
Ann E. Schupbach
Vern
Betty Strauch
Mabel
Grin Groth
Robert Graver
Geni Habeger
Victor Topp
Mabel Grimm Reentrai
Ed Klingmat
Home Economics Club
Jack and
Jill
Jack
Margaret Grimm
Violet Miller
Marie Schupbach
Coronel Rothlisberger
Oelwein Bank
Gunder News
Wighoand School
NOTHS
Jom
Bobby
Elgin State Bank
Oscar Baumgartner
Adolph Baumgartner
Baumgartner
Medberry Corner
Deering
Superior
John Deere
Keystone
John Deere Gang
Osborne
H. P
de Laval
Elgin ‘State
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