Obituary of Rosa Durscher of Elgin
Rosa Magdalena Durscher born near Elgin March 17 1867 died February 4 1929 after a brief illness at age 61 years 10 months and 18 days. She married John J. Durscher in 1888 and leaves children John Leonard Walter George Esther Salome Helen and an adopted daughter Lilly plus several brothers and a sister. A baptized member of Elgin Baptist Church her faith sustained her through cancer of the stomach and a brief service was held February 6 at home and in church with interment in Elgin cemetery.
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Rosa Magdalena Durscher
Miller
Elgin
West Union
Esther
John
Kingfisher
Okla
Walter
Rock Valley
Mrs. Berry
Mrs. Durscher
F. Hoeflin
Elgin Baptist Church
Our Church
John J. Durscher
Leonard
George
Salome
Helen
Lilly
Wesley
Henry
Jacob
Frank
Fred
Ph. Lauer
Wadena News Social Notes and Local Visits
Local brief lists visits and travels among residents. Names include Whitcher Messérle Gray Everetta Corkery Jennings Messerli Gernand Whittenbaugh and others visiting Arlington Waterloo Maynard Volga City Elkader Cedar Falls and Monticello. A bake sale netted twelve dollars and fifty cents while farm moves and family gatherings fill the week. Children’s social events, illnesses and a grandchild birth are also noted.
Unclear Source Text but Noted as Historical Snippet
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Marcus and Abe, with unclear context and no coherent events or names. Summary preserves only readable entities while avoiding invented facts.
First umbrella used in the United States in 1772 Baltimore
The article notes the first umbrella in this country was carried by a man in 1772 on Baltimore streets. He bought it from a local shop that had imported it from England.
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Man
Baltimore
Captain George Fried Dies After Long Illness
The noted sea rescuer Captain George Fried of the Steamship America, famed for saving the Antinoe crew and the Florida sinking crew, died after a six month illness in Oakland California. His adventures made him a guiding spirit in major maritime rescues and he helped put Washington Mo on the map as a Meerschaum capital.
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Anton A.be
A. Tipcorn Cob
Pipe
Washington, Mo. Mo
South Meerschaum
Oakland
Cal
George Fried
America
Florida
Fried
Ben Schneider & Sons Closeout Sale and Elgin Opera House Events
The notice promotes Ben Schneider & Sons closing out sale and the Elgin Opera House hosting the annual mask hall with fair weather expected. It highlights the film Lilac Time starring Mr. Miller, priced at 40 cents for adults and 16 cents for children, plus a mention of Standard Oil Company stock dividends and a 1912 share valued at $20,000.
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Ben Schneider & Sons
Elgin Opera House
Standard Oil
Subscriptions Offer From The Echo And Telegraph Herald
The Elgin Echo offers a combined subscription deal with the Telegraph-Herald. Subscribing to both papers at the Echo Office costs $5.00 per year, saving $1.00 compared with separate renewals. New and renewal subscribers are eligible.
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Echo
High-Echo
Dubuque
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Wadena News
Harry Whitcher
Lawrence Whitcher
Sophia Weber
Waterloo
Chris Messérle
Wadena
Mrs
Mabel Gray
Arlington
Floyd Hall
Oelwein
O. W. Hall
la Verle Everetta
Lima
Bill Corkery
Floyd Pierce
B. A
George Jennings
Glen Pierson
Wadena High School
J. E. Jennings
Monticello
Benadom
Lois Pattee
Janesville, Iowa
Jennie Messerli
Catherine
Clement Messerli
Messerli
Alden Gell
Mabel Plagman
Mason City
S. M. Jennings
D. E. Jennings
Maggie Whittenbaugh
B. A. Jennings
Blanche Whitcher
Helen Stannard
Mabel Wirth
Clarence Nuss
David
Fred Gernand
S. M. Jennings Home
Will Whittenbaugh
Thiel of
Maynard
Miss Laverle Whittenbaugh
Volga City
Bertha
Dr. Wood
Elkader
Donna Mattocks
Fayette
Frr
Piera
Gle
Dennings Farm
Humphry
Frank Everett
Clair
Cedar Falls
P. W. Raftis
Milo Whittenbaugh
Albert Cook
al Keiger
St. Paul
Tom Greathead
Bertha Gernand
Norton
Lyle
Jennnings
Genevieve Leonhart
Frances and
Myrtle McClavey
Lawrence Welch
of Oelwein
George Davis
Kathleen Corkery
Esther Frederick
Eleanor
Warren Willerton
Lucian Hicks
Jess
Lyle Whittenbaugh
Strawberry Point
Robert Whittenbaugh
Clear Lake
Fred Tschanz
Oran Follen
Grandma Follen
Glen Hall
Helen Curmminge
W. F. Moore
Lafe Hawn
Harry Broughton
George Thompson
Wood
Schori & Kuster
Elgin, Iowa
Philasazi
Hid
Dove
Marcus Abe Relitus
Helen Wills
Tenis Champs
Fred Moody
San Francisco
Lehman’s Hardware
Yougis
Cas ‘W. T. Kemper, Jr
First National of Independence
Eg: Riteel
State Bank
Boorville
Mary Garden
Atar
Chicago Theatre
Crecice
Lucius N. Littauer
Angels Ea
By Albers T. Raid
Meil
United States
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