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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
4
Old time medicine ad promises fast relief from neuralgia pains in face head arm chest and shoulders with a few drops of Sloan's Liniment. Claims penetrating action without rubbing and urges buying a 3 ounce bottle for 26 cents at all druggists.
M W DeSart buys the Bill Whitmore house and moves in today. Lizzie Boyle returns to Dubuque after visiting her sister Anna Boyle. J J Hobson and family visit Mrs Simeon Howe and Judge A N Hobson until after the 4th. Fred W Schneider store prepays for a second story extension with foundation already in. bad weather delayed work. Robert Manger leaves Evans & Schaty to join Jow Clothing Co. in Sioux City. Charles Colburn's dwelling catches fire from chimney sparks. seven foot roof hole and interior water damage.
Public auction in front of the Clermont Horse barn Clermont Iowa on Saturday July 3 2015 at 2 45 PM. Property includes a 19 year old horse gentle and good all round a top buggy with pole and shaft a few times used a spring cutter a good horse blanket single harness and four plush fall robes. Sold to highest bidder. Cash or bankable paper. Bale Kamm owner. R Berg auctioneer J A Erickson Cil.
A trimmed relic notice hints at real estate dealings encouraged by a firm named Bug Big in Land Company. The fragment suggests readers consider acting on housing opportunities when a hunch arises, though details are sparse and incomplete.
Regular services next Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Choir practices run twice this week for the corner stone ceremony. Bishop Quayle headlines West Union chautauqua with 2:30 and 8:00 p.m. talks. The Willing Workers class led by Mrs. Berg prepared to deposit donation records and items for the stone. Rev Victor Porter to deliver principal address with a further announcement next week.
Local residents share visits and household milestones including Homer Wenger and Elgin visitors. Max Guyer and wife welcome a son born June 23. Mrs Chas Wenger Jr and others ill or recovering. Birthday parties for Lena Medberry and Mrs Wallace Peters noted. An ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills 36 for 25 cents as a constipation remedy.
Germano Baptist Church lists a 9:46 a.m. Sunday school, an 11:00 a.m. sermon with communion, a 12:30 p.m. luncheon, and a 2:30 p.m. annual meeting with no evening service. Prayer meetings are held Thursdays. A Fair Store offer promises a fancy plate for every dollar’s worth of goods. Landsgaard drives a Ford from agent Frank Boyle. Mia, William Vintoni, and Bernice Martin visited Clermont home folk.
The Magazine of American History recounts 1816 as the year without a summer. Snow, cold winds, and smoke-veil skies delayed seed germination, crops failed, birds perished, and fruit rotted as frost persisted year round. Sunlight was scarce, and farmers faced ruin with seed prices high.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a cheap effective cough remedy to soothe coughs colds and bronchial ailments. Greenley and Evans draymen report busy work delivering brick and tile for a new church while local residents visit relatives. A ball game Sunday saw the blues defeat the town rivals 11 to 8.
A local agent invites buyers and renters to West Union with a wide selection of farms and town properties. Services include abstracts, title fixes, loans on security, and installment purchases. No talk charges, call to discuss fall farming plans and rest or schooling needs.
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