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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1907
Page
4
A local broker reports a surge of inquiries from responsible parties seeking to rent farms for one to five years. He promises first class tenants with secure arrangements at moderate prices and notes several farms available. For details contact J. W. Bopp to discuss options and secure a good tenant or farm promptly.
The notice promotes Kodol For Indigestion as a digestant allowing unrestricted eating with relief, claiming it digests food and is sold by Muehlenthaler Bros. It also touts a flour described as the best on the market priced at $1.25.
In Oak Grove many residents are seen visiting relatives and attending events. The community reports travel to Elgin and Wadena, school activities, a Thursday social at the Oak Grove schoolhouse, and a successful graphophone entertainment. A medical anecdote highlights Dr King’s New Discovery with a testimonial from Eva Uncapher.
An advertisement touts Kodol Digests What You Eat as a cure for sour stomach indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the natural digestive juices strengthen the stomach lining and restore health, with testimonials from S S Bail of Ravenswood West Virginia and others. Bottles are sold by local dealers.
A compact West Union column reports Dr Hadsel from Elgin, B O Gunderson’s trip to Brownsville, Texas, and Mrs Armans death in New York. Local entertainments, a quarantine for scarlet fever, family movements, a planned minstrel show, a fatal home death near the John Poppenhagen homestead, property moves by Vansickle and Higgins, and local business optimism frame the town's news. The Clermont and Enterprise items add obituaries, visits, birthdays, and local goings on including a noted case with Electric Bitters.
A mixed local page recounts health headlines and social calls. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is praised by Charles Walters of Alleghany for healing many ailments, while Fred Reichert and wife visit Elzader and Fayette. Diphtheria concerns pause a district sociable. several families, including Reichert, Shaffer, Peters, and Hunsberger, are noted visiting, hosting, or recovering. A dance at Woodman Hall and a school term closure in Highland are also mentioned with several nearby residents listed.
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