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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
2
If patients arrive on the morning Elymw train they may phone or drop a card to save time and return on the nson train. Alternatively an afternoon or evening train allows a return on the later service.
Ada area notes report A M Weibel’s business trip to Waterloo for flour and wheat carload, with B A Weibel of Fairbank joining. A Christmas home coming dance at Elgin opera house on December 25 features Carpenter’s orchestra, and a carnival at the high school raises about $60 with a one cent admission per foot for short folks. Also reminders on meatless Tuesdays and wheatless Wednesdays for wartime support.
Local notes recount a car load of stock at Capper & Sons and visits by residents to West Union. Christmas dances, weddings, and homecomings weave through society items, with train meals, a new OK home for Guy Reed, and plans for holiday gatherings.
Elgin and Brainard Farmers Co-Operative reports 1917 year end totals and officer elections. Local notices include community updates on residents returning from Cedar Rapids and Decorah, hospital visits, mail service changes, and a marriage in West Union. Chemical price observations and civic war talk reflect broader national concerns.
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