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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
2
In Vinton last week officers uncovered a bootlegger joint packed with enough wet goods to outdo an ordinary saloon. The note on honesty contrasts with fast debts, while snow and cold weather bring heavier sleighing. Also advertised Sloan's Liniment promises quick nerve pain relief for sciatica and other pains at 85 cents.
Mil feeds for stock offered by Elgin and Brainard Farmers Co Op. A good grade of flour is also kept on hand. Local agricultural supply available from the cooperative.
The Elgin Echo issue covers community notices from February 10 1916 detailing auctions at Borg & Kohler and Gem theatre changes with George Ogden leasing the venue. It reports on local illnesses marriages near misses and social events including Lincoln supper fundraiser and church programs. It highlights a wide array of brief items from town life in Clermont and Elgin.
A dense rural housing and farm ad lists numerous properties near Elgin and Brainard Iowa, including Improved Stock Farm 265 acres east of Elgin, Helms' Stock Farm 300 acres at Brainard, Wilson Farm 1915 acres near Higin, John H. Smith Farm 160 acres on Elkader-West Union road, and multiple smaller parcels with prices and easy terms. It urges quick decisions for March delivery, mentions trades, cash downs, and favorable terms for buyers seeking farmland and residences in the Elgin region.
Community items from land owners in Gander and Maquoketa include J H Skarshaug’s closing out sale two miles northeast of Gander on February 17, and the Lincoln Supper hosted by the Ladies’ Aid on February 11 with meals at 25 cents. Local weather notes predict six more weeks of winter as the groundhog sees its shadow. An Armenian student in Algona saves $2,000 and plans to bring his family soon, a Cedar Rapids firm plans a dam to power nearby towns, and a bilious attack remedy touts Chamberlain’s Tablets sold by R W Muehlenthaler.
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