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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
7
The only registered Optometrist in Fayette County offers same day service for complicated lenses. Bring broken glasses for examination and fittings conducted under state board standards.
A health note warns that delaying illnesses like measles and whooping cough is dangerous for all ages. Older people resist infections less easily and these diseases are deadlier than smallpox, often weakening the body and inviting further illness. The piece ends with a sunny outlook and a movie listings snippet, noting local showtimes and a Mason City visit, plus an ad for dry cordwood from Capper & Sons.
Elgin residents read about a mix of holiday plans and local happenings from theater and sales to travel and weather. Readers learn of weddings and health updates alongside store promotions, agricultural notes, and civic news in a compact town column.
Amendment records a special stockholders meeting in Elgin Iowa December 2 1916 voting two thirds to raise capital from 15000 to 30000 dollars. Directors certify the proceedings and officers attest to the amendments and signatures.
Miller and Grover list prompt draying services for Hawkeye Gasoline and Kerosene deliveries in the city. Independence trip notes Mrs. Hugh Conner hospitalized after a self inflicted wound. her baby recovering from burns, while Mrs. Conner's mental state is hoped to improve with hospital treatment. Look for Bauder's sale advertisement.
Mrs. George Lewis of Pittsfield reports her five year old son recovered quickly from a lingering cold after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. She notes prior medicines failed, but improvement came within days. Sold by Stoehrs Pharmacy.
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