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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1895
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment shows varied commodity prices and weights for foods and goods. Items include barley, onions, tea, sugar, corn, tobacco, and canned products with per unit or per pound pricing. The noisy text embeds quantities and currency marks, typical of a historic market ledger.
In a lively town, vendors advertise porcelain lined refrigerators, silks, and various goods at The Fair and Benson Bros. New York goods arrive at Mrs Graham and Miss Kalb lists. local residents attend court, picnics, and church meetings. A frame of news covers trials, travel, and preparations for the upcoming county fair with notices on products, remedies, and local commerce.
Elgin sets a large annual anniversary event to be held July 8 with a push to attract attendees from nearby towns. The committee schedules activities from the depot to the river bridge and has raised more funds than any neighboring towns, including new female performers making their debut in this area.
Por Kalo Cheap advertises a speedy cure for illness via De Witt's remedy and claims universal value. It promotes a heat tint coin and urges purchase at Braye's Pharmacy. Also notes millinery sale at cost to clear space for stock and a Minneapolis born milliner opening in Elgin in September.
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