Want Ad Rates And Local Listings In Elgin Echo
The Elgin Echo advertises rates for paid notices at per word weekly, with postpaid lines charged at 7.5 cents if not prepaid. Listings include Ford sedan for sale, garage rental, help wanted for a high school boy, four building lots for sale, a National cash register, timber pasture rental, rubber stamps, Perfection 4 burner stoves, a Boston electric washer priced at 58.85, office supplies, and sales books from Mc Casky and Crosby Wish, all with contact references in Elgin.
Barnyard Golf nickname for horseshoe play noted
The term barnyard golf is used jokingly in Jest to describe horseshoe pitching. The LITTLE 8 league schedule lists July 26 games at Arlington Elgin Aurora Alpha Hawkeye St Lucas Clermont Waucoma and August matchups Elgin Aurora St Lucas Clermont Alpha Arlington Hawkeye Elgin St Lucas Aurora Hawkeye and others through August 23 with Alpha Elgin Waucoma St Lucas Arlington Aurora Clermont Hawkeye.
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Arlington
Elgin
Aurora
Alpha
Hawkeye
St. Lucas
Clermont
Waucoma
VEXAGON Money Refunded If It Fails
VEXAGON relieves sharp pains in arms legs back and side and soreness in any body part almost immediately. It aids lameness stiff joints stiff back and pain in hips and loins with rapid relief. For chronic rheumatism lumbago and back pain it often cures before a full bottle and rarely fails after a few doses. $1.00 at druggists or by mail from Phoenix Laboratories Scranton PA.
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Phoenix Laboratories
Scranton
Gunder News notes trips and local visits from Friday to Monday
Gunder News reports Millard Mark and Rose and Mae McNally traveling to Yellowstone and California, a birthday surprise for Tena Clark with friends visiting for refreshments, and multiple calls and visits in Decorah, Clermont, Hillsboro and Elgin. Names include Julia Wettleson, Rose McNally, Agnes Hoag, Agnes Olson, Mrs Martin Nelson, Mrs Paul Hanson, Mrs N Nelson, Myrtle Olson, T Larson, H Loftsgard, Mrs B Nelson, Gladys Odegard, Marian Jenson, H E Landsgard, and Hilder Opland.
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Millard Mark
Rose
Mae McNally
Auto
Yellowstone Park
California
Tena Clark
Clark
Julia Wettleson
Rose McNally
Decorah
Agnes Hoag
Agnes Olson
Elgin Canning Factory
Martin Nelson
Clermont
Gunder
Paul Hanson
Old People’s Home
N. Nelson
Myrtle Olson
Hillsboro
N. D
T. Larson
H. T
Mrs. B. Nelson
Hilder Opland
Robert Wettleson
Kept Busy A New Tax Rant From A Business Leader
A businessman writes to the Chamber of Commerce lamenting a flood of taxes and laws from federal to local levels plus numerous charitable obligations. He claims regulatory pressure has squeezed his finances, left him puzzled about ownership, and forced endless demands while predicting further ruin.
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Chamber of Commerce
Society of St. John the Baptist
The
Woman's Relief
Navy League
Children’s Home
Policeman's Benefit
Dorcas Society
Boy Scouts
Jewish Relief
Near East
Gold Diggers Home
Red Cross
Black Cross
White Cross
Purple Cross
Double Cross
Wedding Invitations at Echo Office Elgin Finest Work
Elegant invitations offered in print or engraving at the Echo Office in Elgin. Finest craftsmanship for weddings, ensuring high quality and lasting keepsakes.
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Echo Office
Elgin
Forest and Farm Practices Highlight 1930 U S Agriculture Data
Information furnished by the U S Department of Agriculture notes 83467 acres planted to forest trees in 1930 and compares costs of harvesting with a combine to traditional methods. It also covers elk populations rising under Forest Service management, egg storage humidity, chimney faults and repair, hay curing to prevent spontaneous heating, and detecting fire pockets in stored hay.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
United States
U. S. Forest Service
Rowboat City of Bath Crosses Atlantic in 1881
John Traynor and Ivan Olsen completed a historic transatlantic voyage in the rowboat City of Bath. They departed Bath, Maine on July 5 and reached Falmouth, England on August 24, 1881, marking a notable maritime record.
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Atlantic
John Traynor
Ivan Olsen
Bath
Maine
Falmouth
England
Heaviest Metal Uranium Not Found Native
Uranium is identified as the heaviest metal with an atomic weight of 238.17 but is not found in native form.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ford
DeSart
J. C. Schmid
Clifford Gress
Vera Nyborg
Thos. Howard Sr
National Cash Register
R. P. Strauch
Elgin Echo
Atsp
Jakie
Echo
Feller’s Hardware
Boston Electric
Bette
McCasky
U. S
USA
Little 8
Gunder News
Torkelson Bros
Iowa
Lucky
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
N. B.C
the American Tobacco Co
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