Big Clearing Sale Prices Slashed Across All Items
Local store advertises a broad clearance with discounts on most goods. Prices drop from 2.75 to 2.00 and from 1.60 to 1.26, plus marked reductions on 60 items at 1.00 and 1.25 percent offers noted.
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
4
Local store advertises a broad clearance with discounts on most goods. Prices drop from 2.75 to 2.00 and from 1.60 to 1.26, plus marked reductions on 60 items at 1.00 and 1.25 percent offers noted.
Ilayria items show social visits and guest stays among neighbors including Geo Kiple at Kohler Bros, Ellen Hunsberger with Matilda Conner, and many others. The district reports a sale at Elgin, a masquerade, a township meeting, illness notes, and domestic updates. The item ends with an ad for Dr. Kings New Discovery at City Drug Store.
Wadena residents report illnesses such as Will Young with lung fever and Mrs. Ar buckle. James Fisher visits Forest City for his sister Anna Ar buckle. Ladies' Club meets with Mrs. L. E. Bigler. Martin Klingman Jr. visits from Dakota. Royal Neighbors plan a home talent play February 19. Numerous visits, births, and community gatherings are noted, including a birthday at the L. B. E. Bigler home and reports on family health and travel. The price of rags has risen 50 percent over two years.
Mrs. B C Grover has been quite sick with pneumonia the past week. H F Shipton and H G Hosford are in Park River on business. James Kelleher returned from Elkader where he did furnace work. Miss Kate Delaney visited Waterloo with her sister Mrs. Harry Becker. Nutting died suddenly Monday night in Clermont. Mrs. Haas returned from Dubuque. her Finley hospital operation was successful. Miss Esther Halverson earned 70 dollars for a crocheted bed spread. LG W Irwin formerly of Clermont died in Los Angeles. he built the brick home later owned by Dr. F Becker. George Washington Irwin died at seventy-two, mourned by widow Ruth Ella Irwin and eight children. Bert Hendrick visited from Waukon at Mrs. John Brackin's.
News from Elkader including a welcome visit by Mr and Mrs Dils Layton and relatives, the Forty Hours Devotion ending at St Josephs Church, spring farm preparations and seed testing, Clint Bishop's Montana prospecting trip, tax and levy concerns blaming legislature, obituary note on Herman Karberg former Clayton deputy auditor, and an advertisement urging Dr Kings New Life Pills from City Drug Store.
Local agent advertises a wide array of residences with land from 10 to 35 acres and larger tracts up to 300 acres. Offers flexible terms with down payments and easy installments, plus farms and rental options. Also seeks inquiries by email for financing and abstract arrangements. Only readable fragments available.
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