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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
2
One hundred dollar reward offered for any catarrh cure not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Claims it acts through the blood to heal mucus surfaces and improve general health. Advertises testimonials, free literature, and Toledo Ohio makers J Cheney & Co. Sold by all druggists for 75 cents.
Notices from Macon Chillicothe Oval and others praise Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for quick relief from coughs and colds. Testimonials claim it cures settled chest colds and outperforms other cough remedies. Sold by Stoshr & Co.
In a geography lesson the teacher asks for a town in France and a small boy blurts I can, Somewhere. The moment shows a humorous misfire as students test recall with a playful, incomplete answer.
The Elgin Echo prints subscription reminders and local items from Elgin with notes on delivery, advertisements, and community updates. Mentions Ada, LaPorte, Sheldon, and Traer residents, plus wage figures and wartime production context. It discusses flour, feed, and a rouleau of small town concerns including eggs sales and a calf lamb debate.
A jumble of items covers travel to Carter South Dakota, old papers for sale, winter coal shortages, local theater ads, social notices, real estate deals, a factory sale of turkeys, and community updates on school, church, and residents. Notable mentions include Ed Bauder’s sale, a real estate purchase near Elgin, and upcoming events at Echo and Mlyria church with local officials and families named.
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