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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming a $100 reward for an incurable case. It asserts the medicine has cured catarrh for 35 years, works through the blood, and will improve general health after a short course. Testimonials are promised, with delivery from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and drugstore sales at 75 cents.
Mrs Robert Allison recalls moving to Mattoon eight years ago and suffering indigestion constipation headaches and dizziness She reports a heavy pressure on her stomach and chest and inability to rest After taking one bottle of Chamberlains Tablets she says she feels like a different person and recovered full health
Reading across town items, Mrs. Mel Kohler hosts visitors, local families plan sales, and firms advertise services. Wm. Perry visits Decorah to help paint a home for George Schori while others repair, decorate, and sell goods. County treasurer H. G. Blunt urges early tax payment. reports cover sewing drives, a new auto hearse purchase, teachers organization measures, and charity collections totaling over $200 for Knights of Columbus camps. A Monona County tax, rubber stamps, and thrift stamps demand mark the era.
Eddie Conner wed in Flambrau Presbyterian Church South Dakota on January 4 1918. The couple arrived in Elgin and will make their future home at the groom’s farm south of town after March 1, following a stay at the hotel. Echo extends congratulations to Mr and Mrs Conner.
A brief ad noting prompt relief for the first symptom of cronp hoarseness with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, advertised as effective and available for sale at Stochr's Drug Store.
Department of Justice designates the week of February 4 for the registration of about 500000 Germans in the continental United States by police and postmasters. The action follows President Wilsons alien enemy proclamation to curb enemy sympathy and protect national security.
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