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Local notices and ads mix with social updates in Elgin paper
Irregular local notices flow with shop ads and greetings. Mrs. George Vaughn entertained friends. Miss Frances Skarahoug hosted a watch night. families visit, travel to Decorah and Cedar Rapids, while Hershey fuel and grain sellers promote hats, shoes, and poultry feed. Community notes mention legal cases, illnesses, and social gatherings across Ames, Iowa City, and Decorah corridors.
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Hatchineon
Hvans
Grimm & Behupbirch
George Vaughn
A North
Ames
F. R. Berg
Spiies
Oxfords
Evans
Leon Frey
Iowa City
Hig
Ban ‘Weibel
Grimm & Bchupbach
C. Q. Christ
Decorah
Marie Holzer
Frances Skarahoug
Soren Sorenson
Rochester
Minnesota
Elmer Pinney
B C. Bikema
Dizabeth Gene
Waurton
Bigin
Amy Richards
West Union
Vivian Weibel
Fairbank
A. M. Weibel
Weibel Mill Co
Robert Crogs
Don
St. Paul
Cross
The
Jews Supreme Court
Jodde
H. B. Taylor
Myrtle Bower
Julius Freiburghaus
Huron
S. Dakota
Elgin
Iith
Ss Freiburghaus
Julius
L. Reed
Rob Ernst
Bira
Guy Reed
Ralph Reed
Aon
Fix DeSart