Washington Day Dinner Marks Ninth Grade Event
Arleta Gehring and Agnes King are on the sick list this week. Miss Clara Reusser is taking review work in the eighth grade. Miss Meek hosted a Washington themed dinner for ninth and tenth graders with patriotic decorations and well prepared dishes, showing careful instruction in domestic science.
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Arleta Gehring
Agnes King
Clara Reusser
Miss Meek
West Union
Mrs. McCoy
Miss Lyons
Washington
Red Cross Notes on Large Shipment and Donations
The Red Cross ladies sent a large weekly shipment of finished articles to headquarters including 30 sweaters 30 socks 11 wristlets 1 muffler helmets a trench cap 4 bed sacks 3 pajamas 8 nightingales 15 night shirts 1 hot water bottle cover 9 washcloths 14 tray cloths 11 handkerchiefs 1280 gauze wipes 90 muslin bandages. The German Baptist church donated 164.50 to be shared between Red Cross and YMCA, 77.26 each, with previous gifts in Clermont West Union totaling about 9600.00.
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the Red Cross
Red Crags
German Baptist Church of
Our Town
Dor Nation
Red Cross
Y.M.C. A
Clermont
West Union
Elgin Iowa Council Proceedings February 4 1928
The Elgin Iowa city council met in regular session, with Mayor O’Weihel presiding. Members Grether Harrington Phillips Schori were present. minutes of the prior meeting were approved. bills from Pfister DeSart Hughes Groth Iowa Power Co were approved for payment. adjournment followed.
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Elgin
Iowa
O'Weihel
Grether
Harrington
Phillips
Schori
Schari
Ernest Pfister
Show
Snow
J. L
Echo asks subscribers to pay dues promptly
On account of higher postage the Echo asks subscribers not to wait for a statement. Pay or bring in the amount due as soon as possible. Each paper mailed shows its paid up date. Thos. Knudtson traveled to Clayton last evening on a business trip.
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Echo
Thos. Knudtson
Clayton
War Bread and Wheat Flour Gains From War Time
The piece notes war regulations may shift American bread toward wheat flour, keeping more wheat in the flour and potentially saving 16 million bushels from the next crop. It urges using corn and buckwheat meal and flour as substitutes and mentions Weibel Bros. Mill. The verse at daybreak reflects on the day.
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Chicago Tribune
Weibel Bros. Mill
Food Administrator Orders Wheat Flour Substitutes Rule
Iowa dealers must require one pound of wheat flour substitutes for every pound of wheat flour sold. Substitutes include corn, rice, oats, barley, soy, peanut flours and similar products, excluding graham and graham rye. Sellers must price to normal prewar profit and provide substitute certificates to county or federal admins biweekly.
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U. S
Iowa
Burlington
United States Food Administration
United States Food ‘Administration
United States Food Administrator
Lcensee
Indigestion Relief Offer From Local Drug Store
A local drug store promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion with a promise of quick relief. The advertisement encourages readers to try the product and notes availability at Brocker's Drug Store.
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Btochr
THAT TAX AGAIN
Dubuane Iowa February 1 1918. A tax notice explains the federal income tax reporting requirement for payments of 800 or more. Payers must name the recipient and amount on Form 1099, filed with the Commissioner in Washington, by March 1 1918, with Form 1096.
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Dubuane
Iowa
Congress
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington
Cunard liner Tuscania sunk off Irish coast
Washington reports the Cunard liner Tuscania torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast with 2,197 American soldiers aboard. Official word late tonight says 1,912 officers and men saved and the rescue total may rise. Troops mainly Michigan and Wisconsin National Guardsmen traveled aboard the British vessel under convoy.
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Washington
Tuscania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Mrs Hattie Butler Auction Seeks Carpentry Tools and Crow Car
An auction conducted by F. Ry Berg on Saturday February 16 offers first class carpenter tools several furniture pieces and a Crow touring car for sale. Auctioneer is F Ry Berg.
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Hattie Butler
F. Ry Berg
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Liberty Loan
The
Elgin Savings Bank
Samuel Mosby
Council Proceedings
L. J. Groth
J. 5
Drems
U. B
U. 8
Coe Ore Bne Ke
Sores Ng
Citizens’ State Bank
Elgin, Iowa
Halstenson
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