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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
7
The Calmar District League of Postmasters representing Allamakee Clayton Chickasaw Fayette Howard Bremer and Winneshiek counties meets in Elgin Fayette County Iowa on Wednesday July 17 1912. Meeting called to order at 9 30 a m.
A summary item lists program topics including President Lovett, Volga W. O. Bock, New AlbIn M. L. Sherman, Fredricksburg F, Tronkey and Elma Music The Value of the Question Box and District League Work. The text quips that a statesman acting like he has St Vitus dance is simply balancing on one leg while pushing with the other.
The item mixes weather warmth with a collage of local notices from Castalia and nearby towns. It records visits, health updates, mail service changes, road opinions, a lightning strike on a barn, a move into Elgin, and a serious accident involving Gunder Gunderson, all framed by period voice and local names.
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