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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1895
Page
5
A period advertisement proclaims ongoing low prices on dry goods and groceries. It touts lower garment and fabric costs, discounts on overalls and socks, and bargain prices on coffees, tea, herring, yeast, candy, and tobacco. The retailer claims to have bought heavily to offer cheap fits as others raise prices.
The West Union county records reveal early rites of marriage and license practices in 1851. Administrations, blank licenses, and the social drift toward choosing brides before applying for licenses are noted amid mentions of Dr. J. I. Stafford and subsequent physicians who shaped the town’s medical scene.
The letter urges readers to back public spirited efforts and refrain from hindering progress. It defends Mrs. Weed and her family, notes misread criticisms of Dr I M Weed’s books, and stresses that opportunities to observe drug effects were misinterpreted, urging kindness toward community figures and ongoing civic support.
The article notes that only four cabinet secretaries died in office since the Civil War, with Secretary Gresham as the latest. It lists predecessors Secretary of War Rawlins, Secretary of the Treasury Folger, and Secretary Windom, who died after a Velmonico banquet speech, plus earlier Secretaries Jefferson, Upshur, and Webster who perished in office or while serving in Tyler, Fillmore cabinets.
Outen A Tate and Will Smith encountered cattle trouble near Phar stots in We Aeld. Piarstefl ordered Smith to leave, then attacked with pincers and a knife, striking in the back and injuring him severely. Smith struggled but was beaten until subdued. Piarstfl earned a feared reputation. Grand Jury expected to investigate the incident.
Ed Winn reported at the State congress meetings that Lin mu town shows rapid growth with a population stated as 8,010. Of these, 98 are in other places, leaving 7,912 resident at home and 1,019 may be counted in the State census. The town has more than doubled since 1890, a rise over 1100, seen as strong evidence of progress and pride.
In Brainerd Minnesota a two year old deer escaped into a store after leaping through a plate glass window, causing damage and injuries. The animal died from wounds. a brief exchange between two deaf men nearby is referenced in a late night report.
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