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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
2
An English teacher assigns a Lincoln essay and a pupil replies with a concise note: Abraham Lincoln was born on February twelve, 1809, in a log cabin built by his father. This fragment captures a basic biographical detail.
Safety notice warns against running an automobile motor in a closed garage due to dangerous carbon monoxide buildup especially when cold. Proper ventilation is urged for any needed motor work and faulty exhaust heaters are cited as danger sources. Odebolt newspapers consolidate with Chronicle name and editors in charge of mechanical operations amid many town consolidations.
A clipping records a joking exchange in a printing office about punctuation. An apprentice, recently promoted, riffs on when to insert commas semicolons and paragraphs while describing the ruse in a lighthearted tone. The fragment mentions laying hens and egg production.
In a lighthearted roundup of 1926 and 1928 themes, local notes express ongoing commitment to serving the community, offering quality lumber and materials at fair prices, and goodwill toward customers. Quips range from restaurant pride to weatherproof concerns and a mix of humorous exchanges about memory, invention, and a Cuban trip by President Coolidge.
A compilation of brief illness statuses and cordial visits among Elgin and nearby residents. Updates include Mrs. R Hadd and Ethel Rennison improving, several visitors from West Union, travel plans for Frances Pinney and Rudolph Yunker family, and New Year gatherings hosted by local families. Plus travel for Ed Cole and Wm Simpkins to Florida after winter in Iowa.
Bryant Baker, noted sculptor, creates a winning model for a $300 monument to the Pioneer Woman of America. E. W. Marland, president of Marland Oil Company, Ponca City, Oklahoma, will erect the three foot high statue. Inset shows Mr. Baker.
For sale about 400 white oak posts contact C L Klingman. Public sale on Thursday January 12 1928 at 1 o clock at farm 212 miles east of West Union with free lunch. Sows cholera immune at Ed Bauder Elgin Iowa 10 grain corn oats suppliers E Hunsberger Geo N Schori. Pure bred Holstein bull calf three weeks old priced reasonable if taken at once M Blockhu Clermont. Scratches pads at Echo Office large sizes per pound. We thank Elgin firemen and neighbors for prompt action saving our home last Saturday evening Mrs Grether Mr and Mrs J W Allen.
Hunsberger and Schori advertise a ready supply of corn and oats at low market prices. Customers are invited to call for dependable stock kept on hand.
A sale listing offers a seller's kitchen cabinet an ice box a mahogany gate leg table a breakfast set several small rugs walnut bedroom suite mohair Davenport and chair and other articles in care of E G Stoeler plus a remark that Christmas neckties are rarely worn.
News item notes counterfeit one dollar bills appearing in Monticello at Perrine restaurant. The pewter dollars bear the date 1889. U S. authorities warn bankers to watch for these forged notes.
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