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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1907
Page
4
J W Bopp advertises farm rentals seeking responsible parties for one to five year terms. He promises first class tenants and secure rental arrangements, with several farms available. Inquiries are already arriving early. prospective landlords or renters should act promptly to secure good tenants or farms.
A vintage medical ad claims most stomach attack victims fear starving diets and recommends eating freely with Kodol For Indigestion after meals. The ad promotes the product as a digestant that digests food and relieves tired stomachs, attributed to Muehlenthaler Bros.
Miss Hattie Kerrin has chicken pox while Amy Richards visited the Foxwell home. Walter Ernst plans to move to Wadena to establish his future home. The Mink Creek school is closed due to scarlet fever. The Gleaners host an oyster supper at the M W A Hall on February 6. Rumors of various visits, callers, and moving plans fill the page along with health notes and a testimonial about Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds.
Henry Topp visits from Elgin while Mrs Eva Phillips quarantine ends. Fred Brause buys Henry Conner farm for 11250. Minchins plan California trip. rural mail routes change February 1 to afternoon departures. P E O ladies host farewell for Mr and Mrs Lawyer. Zeigler Woodard firm forms, with long local service and strong reputation.
An advertisement touts Kodol Digestive Aid as a cure for sour stomach loss of strength headache and other digestive complaints. It claims the product digests what you eat and rebuilds stomach mucous membranes while offering tonics for general debility. Distributed by E G DeWitt Co Chicago and sold by Muehlenthaler Bros.
Carl Becker and Clothier Berg of Elgin visited Tuesday. Harold Tonjum recovered well from throat surgery and should be home soon. Nellie Neuenswander from Eigin visited with local youths. August Helgerson and Andrew Gunderson head to South Dakota homesteads for the season. Infant Florence Lillian Gress died at 1 month 3 days. Mrs. O'Brien, 78, sustained a shoulder dislocation after a fall. A church carpet fund basket social raised 33 with 29 baskets sold. Wm. A. Fertwell of Lucana, NC touts Electric Bitters curing Bright's disease and liver issues. School notes mention students’ illnesses and a new Estey organ. a service event occurred. Hunting for trouble ad promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, guaranteed.
The ad invites shoppers to attend the Royal Bunch entertainment at the opera house on February 12 with tickets priced at 15 25 and 35 cents. It promotes a fin assortment of shawls and asks customers to hurry to the front for the show.
Census figures reveal long-lived individuals across groups, with 1,277 colored women over 95 in the last census and Georgia leading in that category. White native-born women over 95 reached 1,522, while foreign-born white women over 95 numbered 1,016. Among Indians, 34 were over 95, and foreign-born men and women from Ireland accounted for sizable shares. The data show many elderly residents live in rural areas, distant from large towns.
A London lecturer, Dr. Robert Hutchinson, questions popular diet claims, praising honey for sugar value over malt extract and noting cream as a better fat source than cod liver oil. He endorses chocolate and coffee for fat and sugar, while warning parents against high cost foods. Jenny Lind’s widower Otto Goldschmidt turns 74 on Waglah estate. Ohio convicts earn up to 60 dollars monthly in overtime with many clearing 30 or more. Roosevelt family rumors arise around a Newalla home with triplets. Pine logging slows in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota due to deep snow, hinting at spring Mississippi flow. A joke compares people to eggs with hidden potential. The Big Southern Comedy Co. is slated for February 12 at the opera house.
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