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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
3
The Elgin Echo printed for Elgin and northeast Iowa charges five cents per line for local column advertisements. Display ads run consecutively until canceled. Subscriptions: one year advance one dollar, one year non‑advance eleven dollars twenty, six months in advance two dollars and sixty-five cents.
A mix of holiday bits from Capper’s in Capper town notes Dan Goetz’s work for German Bottom farmers and family arrivals and departures Mrs Kinney Grace Kinney visit Minneapolis and Kinney’s move to New Hampton Several readers receive Christmas cash and notes recount small town scenes including a post office recovery of a $10 bill a Christmas dance at the opera house and horses shod notices Also mentioned are local business and college updates and a federal salary bill under consideration for the Taft era presidency and vice presidency.
A New Year memorial tale from a veteran cavalry sergeant recalls few Christmas desertions, explains why troops stay loyal through feasts, and recounts the 1890 Wounded Knee aftermath where 29 soldiers died after a treacherous attack following a surrender.
The account recounts a Christmas Eve opening night aboard an icebound ship's crew theater. The three act play Black Eyed Susan starred Susan as the white actress, with sea ditties, a yarn wig, red cheeks, and graceful carriage, delighting a puzzled Esquiman audience unfamiliar with a white performer.
In Dimpleton, dialogue reveals a sparse contact with the Caterbys. Hatterson notes rare meetings and light friction, mentioning Christ Tad’s annual presence as a recurring point of mockery or annoyance between the parties.
A historical remedy claims to expel colds through vigorous bowel action and to ease coughs by cleansing the throat chest and bronchial tubes. The description emphasizes healthful elimination as the mechanism and notes benefits for mucous membranes and respiratory passages.
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