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Elgin ad blurbs mix with news in busy local page
An Elgin area notice board blends shop promos with scattered events. advertisements for Capper Shaffer Ely hardware and Knudtson Halverson goods sit beside farm notes, ball games, weather bits, and local incidents including a drowning, a self-hanging death, and a census aftermath.
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A. Ely’s
Elgin
Copper & Ho
Copper & Shafer's
Sui Lothes
Knindigan & Halverson
Hugh Patterson
Qapper & Shbg
Per & Shatfer
Knudtson & Halveyson
Hang & Rowland’s
Furtha
Kppdtaon & Halverson
Postville
Jeripont
Ringlings
Cadur Rapids