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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1909
Page
4
Local families hosted and visited relatives Sunday and Tuesday in Elkader and nearby towns. Several residents, including the Klingmans, Wengers, and Peters, hosted gatherings at homes and farms while others traveled to West Union, Volga, and Mederville for visits and dental appointments.
Mrs W L Gilpatrick of Danforth Maine credits Electric Bitters with restoring her health after 20 years of dyspepsia. She could not eat drink or sleep, doctors gave up, and remedies failed until Electric Bitters revived her liver kidneys and overall vigor. Only 50 cents at The City Drug Store.
Mrs Will Howard spent Sunday at the Fred Schori home Ira Bennett plans a term of music seasons with Mrs Ed Conner R W Reed and family visited Ira Bennett on Sunday Ward Brabham and wife visited Jack Shaffer and wife Simon ONeill owns a new threshing machine it arrived in Elgin on Saturday Mrs Flora Hills of Elgin visited with Mrs C Mounce and returned home Monday Uncle Jimmy Wilson came home Saturday from Ireland where he spent the winter Earn Holzer improves his barn and house with a new coat of paint
An old time newspaper item lists Dr Kings New Life Pills as a safe cleanser for the system, curing colds headaches constipation and malaria with a local price of 260 at The Guy Drug Store. Also notes rail accident, local visitors, street work, and a World War era style health testimonial about pneumonia prevention.
J J Chapman and wife drove to Elgin Wednesday. Harry Gilson and family left for Alma Nebraska. Mrs F DeSart of Elgin visited at John A Wood home. T R Stom left for Pepval and will resume road work. Beall and Lawrence visiting Mount Ayr relatives. Howard Weed to Lewiston Montana this week with family to follow. Ethel Medberry and Mabel Reeder visiting in West Union. E C Butler shipping household goods to Austin Minnesota to establish temp home. West Union Red-eyes traveled to Castalia and won a ten inning baseball game blue?
Henry Bartlett and Rachael Tripp. Hermine Bech Jr. and Clara Kamper. Roy P. Carter and Nellie Shook. William A. Wells and Ella C. Gilson receive marriage licenses in local records.
A patent cattle and livestock dip named Black Hawk Dip is offered for horses cattle sheep hogs and poultry. It kills ticks screw worms rings and heals cuts and wounds. The product is sold by Iva Jaquette who visited friends in West Union this week.
Miss Agnes Crowe travels to Mason City. A J Rounds visits Fay ette. L H Cahslan stops in Postville. Mrs E O Bear visits Postville. Henry Sullivan goes to Cedar Rapids. H A Groth on business in Decorah. Dr McKinley of Fox Lake visits his parents. Nellie Nelson from Elgin calls. Mrs William Larrabee Jr returns from Cedar Rapids. Nels Stray leaves for Norway. Miss O Brein of Toronto visits John Crowe. Rebecca Hendershott visits Postville. Local visitors from West Union stay with K White. Advertisement for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures piles and more.
The Echo arranges a combined subscription deal with the Chicago Record-Herald offering one year for 8.50, cheaper than the Record-Herald alone. The plan is for a full year paid in advance for both papers, with a club rate of 3.50 per year if both are desired. The offer covers subscriptions in Fayette and Clayton counties but excludes West Union Fayette Oelwein Strawberry Point McGregor Elkader and North McGregor.
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