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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
4
J W Bopp invites farm owners to rent to responsible parties for one to five years with secure tenancies. A large number of inquiries signal demand. Owners should act promptly to secure first class tenants or farms at moderate prices.
An old advertisement touts Kodol for dyspepsia claiming it relieves sour stomach indigestion and stomach debility by cleansing and strengthening stomach mucosa. It cites a user from Rayanswood West Virginia praising its long relief and notes usage in milk for a baby. Prepared by H C DeWitt Co Chicago, sold by Mushlenthater Bros.
Sunday gatherings fill the community as Klingman and Miss Klingman host and visit with neighbors. Weddings, illnesses, and travel shape a week of local life, with Dr. Whitmore reporting changes in China and a Bollville death prompting funeral arrangements. Kodol digestion remedy advertised locally by Muehlenthaler Bros.
A roundup of small town items mentions Frank White as an Elgin passenger, Albert Light visiting Clermont, and Mrs. Fred Bigler's Elgin visit. Other items note a lost bird dog, Fred Wille planning holiday travel, Fred McKinley returning from Notre Dame, and Ed Sheehy writing from Minneapolis. More notes include Christmas events, local visits, school entertainments, and a teaser about Bucklen's Arrive salve ads.
Public sale of horses cattle hogs corn hay farm machinery and odds and ends at C J Harrington's clerk R F Dewy auctioneer 5 W Morse proprietor located two miles southwest of Elgin depot near Ward Brabham corner on the new road starting 12 o'clock noon Prices cash on sums under ten dollars and one year on larger amounts with approved security at eight percent interest. No removal until settled for.
For sale a small farm one mile south of Elgin depot featuring a two story house 24 by 28 feet a barn 20 by 80 with lean to shed of the same size and land kept in good condition. Price inquiries to W N M Bardwin Elgin Iowa Route 1.
W L Hill of Bowie Texas proclaims a dramatic weight gain from 90 pounds to over 180 after using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He claims a complete cure from a terrible cough after doctors declared him dying. The ad promises a guaranteed cure with bottles priced 50 cents and 1 00 and a free trial bottle.
Wesley Miller from near Clermont visited town Tuesday. Milcie Kiple hosted friends Friday for her 10th birthday. Mrs Effort Hungberger was in town yesterday visiting at Dr Rennison's home. J W Bopp traveled to Higin yesterday to meet Hon J D Shaffer. Rev Montgomery from Leon Iowa spoke at the parental home here.
North Dakota faces severe fuel shortages with schools and flour mills closed as coal runs low. Fears of a snow blockade loom while residents endure heavy snowfall. The piece also notes various local notices and anecdotes, including a cured eczema claim, Irish trade mark registration, and community happenings in small towns.
A Dakota farmer T K Solomon drilled a five inch tubular well at a low point to draw surface water down into the earth, hoping it would join underground flow. Neighbors plan more wells in the Acra river valley to droughtproof lands, marking a novel application of artesian technology.
A fragment from a 19th century piece shows a boy asking about speech and a father replying that the speakers are dry. The brief exchange hints at humor and parental guidance in a family scene.
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