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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
4
Local calendar records numerous visits and social gatherings across Cedar County towns. entries mention families at Sunday homecomings, travel to Waterloo and Chicago, farm moves, and care of relatives. A health ad promotes Dr King s New Discovery for lung ailments as winter coughs rise.
An ad notes Chamberlain’s Tablets ease nervousness caused by constipation and improve digestion. It promotes the City Drug Store as a place to obtain the tablets and also advertises fine chinaware at The Fitz Store for Christmas gifts.
The G E Dibble family visits the A D Ferguson home in Hawk Eye while Miss Mayo of Independence visits the Misses Lizzie and Minnie Walker. Miss Laura White begins the winter term as teacher at Johnson Olson school. A party at A T Anderson home yields a pleasant surprise and the town band bazaar nets about 165.00. Mrs. John Quinn and Rose arrive from Montana for a holiday visit with Thos Sheehan. Ferguson and Carpenter families visit C W Knight in Fayette for Mrs Ferguson birthday. Ben Connor and Fred Bigler take George Smith’s car home from New Hampton amid bad weather. Arthur Swenson to build a farm house 86x44 with brick blocks. Miss Bulle Padlson dies at Austin’s in Dover twp at 70. Services held near Osstan. Rev Kaine flint. Deceased leaves two sons Ole and Austin.
In Dover she was described as a noble woman and a good neighbor beloved by children who benefited from her gifts and kindnesses. Her memory promises to live on as “Aunty Belle” in the community.
A 1916 testimonial extols Sloan's Liniment as the greatest pain killer, claiming it relieves pain on application without rubbing after exposure to wet feet at the Panama Exposition. Marvin H. Leister of Berkeley, California notes dramatic relief within hours after use. At druggists 25 cents.
State of Town Fayette County IOwa to Myrtle Willerton you are notified there is a petition on file in the Clerk of the District Court Fayette County Iowa by Warren Willerton seeking a divorce on adultery grounds. If you do not appear and defend by the second day of the January Term 1916 the court will enter default and render judgment as prayed. H P Hancock attorney for petitioner.
The High and Brainard Cooperative Association will hold its first small meeting at City Hall Klein Jews on Saturday December 11 13L5 to elect officers and conduct other business.
An early 20th century drug advertisement warns parents that worms cause irritability and poor nourishment in children. It promotes Kiecka Worm Killer as both a laxative and worm expellant, claiming it restores health and cheer. Also a notice requests all accounts against Leo Neluhart, Sr. be settled before December 1, 1015.
A few families changed residences Monday with moves resembling chessboard tactics. Fred Muehrenthaler and family occupy a new Main Street home just finished, George Smiths take the Lyons house, Warren Harrington and wife move to the old Moats home, Otto Meisner and family occupy the Beck er building rooms, and Meisner buys an interest in the restaurant under the opera house, moving from Elkader to develop it. May they all be happily situated. also a Liver Health note promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills for relief from digestive complaints.
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