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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1913
Page
2
A garbled mix of notices, ads, and community notes from a rural newspaper. Included are price displays for corn and steak, school board briefings, a real estate sale, garden seed pitches, a spelling contest recap, and local gossip about residents, dances, and upcoming road meetings.
Farm Bargains No 1 lists a 100 acre Tarim tract two miles west of the Elgin Canning Factory on the Elgin to West Union road. It includes 126 Lutes under Gulli vation, 10 acres of nitre tityber, 2 acres of strip pasture, water springs, solid buildings, springs, and fences. Price per acre around $140 with several other parcels offered nearby, including 181 acres tillable and 16 acres white oak timber. Also notes about a 160 acre prairie land suitable for stock raising, exchange options, and a residence property with a seven room house, wells, and multiple outbuildings. The ad hints at market conditions and a cold spell.
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