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Elgin area notices and local trade fragments
A flood of short items from Elgin covers a carpet and photo business, brick sales, weaving, and advertising shifts. It notes social events, births, travels, school fundraisers, and local fraternal lodge activities, plus ice harvests, rail work, and upcoming moves. The tone is a busy hometown roundup with names and places like Davenport Woolen Mill, Elgin, Clermont, Earlham, and Kenmare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capper & Shaffer
Davenport Woolen Mille
EcHo
Elgin
Railroad Bridge
Clicera
O. T. Schmid
Mra. H. Albright
Bay
Tillé
Pleasant Valley Township
Cappers
Miss Baldwin
John Riser
Clermont
Earlham
Risera
Everyea
Turkey River
Dotba
Charley Letman
Kenmare N. D
Smith
Kenmare
T. Hotel Davey
Odd Fellows