Christmas and New Year greetings from local families
The community shares greetings as cold weather approaches. Guests visit the Peters and Reichert homes. Mr. Shaffer and wife host company. Oliver Turntull and wife spend Sunday with Fred Reichert. Mary and Bild Poxell take a school break. Clarence Rothlisbarger visits Mrs. Wenger in La Mars. Harry Wenger visits his sister Mrs. McMillan. A Christmas Tree program is planned and Mrs. Wenger hosts a fiftieth birthday surprise with about fifty friends bringing baskets and a funds collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Peters
Alex’ Peters
Thos Kerr
Toall
J. D. Shaffer
Oliver Turntull
Fred Reichert
Searca
H. McMillan
Qhashta
Wenger
Guyer
Ray Shaffer
Chas Fritz
Stella Diamond
Irene Ely
Qate
O. Wenger
David Moats
Joseph Butler
Mr. Moats
Local Firm Offers 100 for Uncured Catarrah
Frank J. Cheney of J. Cheney & Co. sworn as senior partner pledges one hundred dollars for every catarrah case not cured by Hanus Care ARRAY CARE. Notice by A. W. Gurason, notary, dated December 6, 1886. Hall's Catarrah Care and Hall's Family Pills marketed by J. Carney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
J. Cheney & Co
Frank J. Copyney
A. W. Gurason
Hall
J. Carney & Go
Hali
Magazine orders for January numbers at Echo office
Offer lists several periodicals with yearly prices including American Magazine at 2.00 and McClure's at 3.05. It notes combinations or single issues, suggests using Christmas gifts, and instructs to leave orders at the Echo office or call Mrs. Fr. W. Hucues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Magazine
Woman's Home Companion
Etude McClure
American Boy Little Folks
Delineator
Pictorial Review
Modern Prisvilla
Ladies’ World
Christian Herald Woman’s Home Companion
Echo Office
Fr. W. Hucues
Sloan's Liniment and cold storage claims rise in ad copy
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as fast pain relief for rheumatism and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle. Separately, a Washington bureau memo argues cold storage preserves eggs and foodstuffs for up to twelve months, claiming it outperforms a home refrigerator. The note also reports Finey and Thomas Howard traveling from Forest City due to Alvin Howard’s serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Sloan's
M. E. Pennington
Washington
Finey
Thomas Howard
Forest City
Alvin Howard
Christmas greetings and local notices blend with shock of Lovett debt
A long mixed local page greets Christmas with warm wishes and church and civic notes. It reports Lovett’s poultry and egg business facing bank payment problems after Volga Savings Bank refused to honor checks, leaving his extensive trade in jeopardy. Community welfare efforts are highlighted with Salvation Army dinner for 185 in Shop City, and residents share holiday travel, illnesses, and upcoming events at Elgin and West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga Savings Bank
Lovett
Chas. W. Bopp
Oelwein
Salvation Army
Mr. Bopp
Ford
Christmas plum pudding and New Year events at the opera house
The article blends holiday cooking lore with local entertainment notes. It highlights traditional Christmas pudding customs, a New Year wrestling match featuring Robt. Gehring and Kid Miller at the opera house, a masque dance on January 12, and various community visits and gatherings around Christmas and New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Opera House
Carpenter
Robt. Gehring
Elem
Kid Miller
Kenosha
Wis
Opera House
Mistletoe Traditions From Druid Times To Today
The article traces mistletoe decor at Christmas from ancient Druids who hung sprigs above doors as talismans for shelter and warmth. It notes that modern mistletoe customs evolved from these legends, linking past rituals to present household practice.
Real estate services offer in West Union Iowa
J. W. Bopp of West Union Iowa invites readers to discuss farm rentals sales and abstracts. He offers a large list of tenants, farms for sale or rent, town property on installment terms, and loan options on security with no charge for initial talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
J. W. Bopp
West Union
Iowa
Farm Bargains on the Old Vinton Farm for Sale
The Old Vinton farm between West Union and Elgin offers 176 acres with 160 acres tillable and 26 acres of timber plus a new two story house, barns, wells, and water systems. Several other farms in the area are described with varying acreages, improvements, and prices per acre, including timber, pasture, and tillable land, with several listings near Clermont, Elgin, Brainard, and West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Vinton Farm
West Union
Elgin
BR. F. D
Turkey River
Clermont
R. F. BD
Ridge Road
Brainard
Main Road
Echoo
Elgin-West Union Road
Ackre
Eldader- West Union Road
Elgie
Robert Wilson Farm In Fayette County Auction
190 acres described as one of Fayette county’s best farms with a school on the property and strong improvements. Land includes 2160 acres of usable land, a large spring, and is offered at 125.00 per acre as the Robert Wilson estate is closed. Also adjoining 23 acre farm from the same estate offered at accessible prices by Elgin Land Agency Weibal Bros Mughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clérmont
Ideal Stock Farm
Wardenk
Elgin
Fayette County
Briard
Saue
Depot
Busil
Elgin Land Agency
Weibel Bros and Hughes
Lstreet
Dewey
Clermont
Robert Wilson
Weibal Bros & Mughes
Dr Ball’s Pine Tar Honey Promises Cold Relief
An old era ad touts Dr Ball’s Pine Tar Honey as a cure for colds and coughs. It claims to loosen mucous ease coughs and soothe the lungs, offered at a low price with handkerchiefs and linen goods as bonuses.
California Winter Holiday Attractions in 1915 Expositions
Travel copy promotes spending winter in California with the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. Rock Island Lines offers direct routes at low cost and the Golden State Limited as a premier transcontinental train with luxurious modern travel. Multiple fast daily trains provide route choices for one way or round trip travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Europe
San Diego
San Francisco
Rock Island
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Mary
Bild Poxell
Clarence Rothlisbarger
la Mars
Harry Wenger
H. M. McMillan
Plymouth
Ecuo
KE. DeSart
North Dakota
DeSart
Slope
Atter
Argo
Wilson
United States
Stork
Wm. Carpenter
M. W. Carpenter
C. C. Cooley
Chicago
Hls
J. C. Cooley
Mra
J. W. Jackson
Mendipolis
Chris Baldwin
Holzer
Jonu Falk
Irvine Hendershott
M. W. Kiple
Ovlwenny
Helen Nicklaus
Jan Dst
Opera Bouse
Jan.igt
Harold Stoehr
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. C. L. Young
2. J. Capper
A. E. Gunderson
Clerwont
Wu. Waltheys
Leo
Elkader
Gus Boyer
Fred Falk
Lewis
Cams
LaCrosse
Ang Benson
Hjorthohn
Fred Wegmiller
Elyin
L. A. Grimes
Highn
Weymiller
Jeura
Old England
Opera Houng
Opera Hive
Tom Carothers
Christman
Wadena
Gordon Ray
Gordon Fur
Ber Ohler
Rebekabe
Pluma Weaver
C. J. Barrington
Mesdames Bain Schori
Frank
Greenley
Mas Shanabaugh
Hilda Doud
Herschel
Waterloo
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Parsonage
Graham
Lewis Stoehr
E. G. Stoehr
W. J. Kohler
West Bend
Fred
Earn
Lew Etter
Mrs. Dolgue
New Ulm
Miama
Mrs. Etter
Greenly & Evans
Draymen
Elain
Schori
Grein and Seeds
Dupot
Mlaniarnidld
Maple View Farm
Clermont View
Elin
Digin
Klein
The
Pura
Koner
Aree Sae
AKERS
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