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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1929
Page
4
Advertising rates are 1c per word weekly if prepaid else 7.5c per line. Minimum 26c. Notices list sales, horse blankets, milking machines, dictionaries, air mail, school supplies, and old newspapers. Local Elgin Echo items mention delayed trains, a Swiss trip, and a note on feed economics. includes names such as Melvin Anderson Clermont and Torkelson Bros Elgin Iowa.
Cheery Valley residents and guests are frequent visitors to homes across the area. The piece lists numerous couples and families visiting friends, hosting dinners, and spending weekends with relatives in La Grange and nearby towns, highlighting local social ties and weekly gatherings.
U S Department of Agriculture advice covers timberland management and soil health, manure handling to preserve fertilizer value, dairy herd disease control, poultry flock care including treatment of roup and eye infections, pruning timing, skunk safety, and optimizing breeding and rations for egg production. It emphasizes clean, well ventilated housing and balanced diets with local plant-based feeds.
Faith and Sons received a flat shipment of Chevrolet cars on Saturday with one each of sedan coach track and landau. A display car was kept for the year start, another load is expected next month, and future shipments should be regular. Mrs. Ida Patterson is improving in health after a preceding accident.
A local editor, seen on the street, is hailed as the town’s information hub. He files papers with readers, edits columns, notes deaths births and weddings, and probes neighbors for news while staying approachable on his beat.
A historical note urges residents to back the Chamber of Commerce or similar boards, stressing general willingness to support the organization, pay dues, and attend meetings. It highlights town progress tied to active local groups and public backing.
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