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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
4
A shopper’s list highlights a pair of shoes, a dress shirt, a necktie, and a traveler’s set. Also includes a belt, garters, silk and cashmere socks, cuff links, and a hand bag selection for early gift plans.
A Christmas sale offers a wide selection of handkerchiefs in various colors and sizes priced at 2.00. A large assortment of floral design ribbons is available for 0.40 per yard, ideal for fancy work.
A bold advert invites men to choose from a large selection of neckwear. The Young Fellow cravats are offered at 25 cents through 1 dollar, highlighting affordable styles for the thoughtful dresser.
A small ad presents a line of Ladies Cluny Lace Brassiers and invites customers to inquire. A price of 1.25 is listed alongside a larger selection of hand painted tableware including glass tumblers sherbets creamers sugars cake plates and salad sets in decorative holly boxes.
Travel department offers 3 piece bathroom sets priced from 80c to 1.75 dollars, plus a large selection of fancy bath towels starting at 25c.
A small listing offers bedroom slippers in multiple colors including pink green cerise blue red black and brown priced from 90 cents to 1.85 dollars. the ad notes varied sizes and mentions comfort and affordability for home use.
Christmas activities bring community together as Highland and Illyria residents plan a Friday December 20 program at District No. 3 with Miss Hilda Klingman teaching and Santa Claus present. Local flu cases affect school attendance. farmers report disease linked to moldy corn stalks, with several boys from Highland and Illyria home from Decorah for vacation. Neighborly aid supports Rudolph Reichert’s husking effort while families share meals and greetings amid holiday preparations.
Fred Dennter called Monday at the Joseph Schneider home as several families in the area cope with the flu. Eewin Hanson visited Sunday at Oscar Baumgartner’s, while Arthur Chapman stopped by Adolph Burroden’s Saturday. Misses Lucy and Bertha Dennler visited Gottlieb Dennler Sunday as Mrs. Jack Dennler and daughter Bertha spent Tuesday at Fred Denner’s. Bertha and Levi Frieden, Willie and Elias Sutter, and John Schneider were entertained at the close of the note.
A local price list advertises canvas gloves 15 cents, double faced canv mittens 15 cents, Jersey gloves 15 cents, and Christmas bells. Also featured are Christmas decorations, fancy boxes, Yeast Foam three for 10 cents, Jello two for 25 cents, matches five cents per box, macaroni three for 25 cents, soda per package eight cents, Corn Flakes three for 25 cents, Grapenuts two for 25 cents, thread spool five cents, and peas per can 15 cents.
For the Kiddies we have a better and larger assortment of gifts than ever for the little folks. Sweaters Shoes Stockings Mittens Gloves Bedroom Slippers Handkerchiefs Games.
A newspaper notices a $100 reward offer for Hall's Catarrh Medicine and claims of its curing power. It also reports Waverly merchants arranging to stock Ros enow serum for influenza inoculation and expects free injections for 1,090 residents. The Senate finance committee backs a revenue bill amendment to restore two cent letters and one cent postcards on July 1, 1919, plus meal tickets at Elgin Hotel.
Dr G B Jorgnhson assistant state veterinarian cautions farmers about fatal poisoning in horses and cattle from mouldy cornstalks. Prevention is key as treatment is limited and serum therapy remains experimental. Widespread influenza cases noted nationwide. midwinter term openings advertised by Addings College of Commerce, Waterloo Iowa.
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