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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
2
The notice promotes day and night rates for long distance calls. It promises clear reception to distant points and highlights surprisingly low costs. Examples follow for a 3 minute call from Elgin.
Walter Roys stayed home due to illness concerns Esther Roys visited parental home over the weekend F J Schroeder plans a winter southern furlough Prof A R Miller wife and Lomenberg traveled to Maynard and Fayette James Kennedy and others with snow plows cleared county roads but mail and cream hauler routes remain blocked Children from country schools faced storm delays with sled travel The baby at the Reverts home under doctor care but not in danger Rev J A Jennings found roads unsafe for Sunday return The Union church heating hampered by snow Thelma Davis returned from Doran Gerald Gage lost a hand while shredding Jimmie Davis ill with quinsy Robert Whittenbaugh visited Clear Lake The Wadena Missionary Society postponed meeting to this week Mrs Birdsall hosts Union church program preparations underway at Christmas Thad Walters sick briefly Degany Homewed of Fayette visiting Mrs F H Poor J Probert of West Union called on friends and relatives
Fragments indicate a junior class play titled Corporal Kate to be shown Friday and Saturday at the opera house. Mentions Pure Oyster Shells through Elgin merchants and Weibel Mill Company. References to George Botikofer moving to Rochester and an upcoming goitre operation for Mrs Botikofer.
A cropped collection notes Dairy Feeds priced as low as £23 to $33 per ton from Weibel Mill Company. A Boone County woman was arrested for moonshine and attempted to bribe officers with 4,800 Austrian cunwins. Banner Feed products list 13 percent protein ground oats screenings at 28.00 per ton. Hazel Davis received a California letter mentioning visits to Mexicali and El Centro. Sioux City store owner Ben Davidson, aged 69, died in Rochester hospital after coming to America in 1881. Clermont Enterprise cites Crowe’s brief outting after ten weeks ill health with community reflections on debt, character, and independence.
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