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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1935
Page
1
Advertising rates list 80 cents for abe 10 cents le tum and 25 cents ency com amcor. Cards of Thanks one dollar In Memoriam Cards one dollar. Resolutions of Respect church society and school notices with admission charged and obituary poetry all at regular rates.
The piece argues for descriptive labeling on canned foods to reward quality and protect consumers, linking better labels to higher market demand for truck crops. It cites impacts on canners, growers, and broader agricultural policy, and features Gen Hugh S Johnson critiquing 30 hour week policies and projecting economic outcomes.
Davenport and nearby towns report visiting relatives returning from Chicago trips. Henry Lehman’s friends surprised him with games and social time. Local graduates like Blanche Smith start new jobs in West Union. Various health updates include scarlet fever for Charlie Capper and flu illness in multiple households. A note on Elgin trains and Dr. Cooley moving to Cedar Rapids appears amid community notices and obituaries.
Harvey Howard Jr and Herve Aeschumann along with Roland Gruver called at the George Howard home Sunday. June Kerr aided with house work at Melvin Gregerson home Sunday. Mrs Rob Wilson visited with her aunt Mrs Math DeSart in West Union Tuesday. Mrs Henry Holzer received a mess-
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