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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
2
Dig column notice shows publication cadence and pricing terms. Ads run until discontinued with display and local ads consecutive. Subscriptions listed at $1.50 yearly and 75 cents for six months.
The piece notes a shift in values as pennies vanish from everyday life. It cites cigars soda fountains theaters drug stores and other shops where customers now must carry exact change. The author likens paying methods to arming a child’s bank with coins for purchases.
The article notes summer clothing ads from Berg & Kobler and Munsingwear, local notices about guests, farm hand changes, and a mix of small-town happenings. incidents include a boy breaking store windows, an insurance reinstatement rule, a fatal staple swallowed by a child, and a Kensington Club gathering at Mrs Hadsel’s home before her Grand Rapids trip.
The article notes a mix of social happenings in Amerida including household fashions at the clothing store, visits from Randalia residents to the Theo Schmid home, and local measures about work and thrift. It mentions Red Cross luncheons for soldiers, a clerical view on culture in Europe, and community notes from Eagle Grove and West Union. It also covers farm labor shortages in Iowa, political remarks, local meetings, and cultural events like a Memorial Day program and a Chautauqua.
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