This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1896
Page
2
Advertisements in the local notice column offer for each insertion and monthly accounts payable with in advance options. A Wichita school boy's composition mocks pants usage and gender roles while noting linguistic quirks about singular and plural forms.
In Waterloo irate parents report that on July 7 Reverend G E Scott allegedly persuaded Daisy Dorlan, fifteen, to leave with a man for unknown places. The incident prompts alarm among churchgoers and questions church hypocrisy in a scandal impacting the local community.
Fragmentary note claims sixteen customers satisfied or refunded at E H W Johnson Co and warns shoppers at Benson Bros about flour names Bleepy Eye Cream and White Rose. Details are garbled but imply a guarantee and product listing in a local shop.
Residents and guests are mentioned in a stream of short notices. People from Tigula and Elkader frequent gatherings at homes, farms, and churches while travel plans and family visits are described. a few names and places recur with casual references to events and daily life.
The Cedar Rapids route offers high grade playing cards at 25 cents per peek, 1.50 per dozen, with mail orders available. Also a note on farmers and stock feeders advising against sending whole grain to stock and promoting ground grain at Elgin Roller Mills for 5 or 0 cents each.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.