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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1898
Page
2
The column shows an advertiser Lester Ainsworth and local notices about monthly accounts and printing services. It notes a line for a single insertion and mentions advances of 20 dollars per month with specific terms. The text appears from Thursday June 16, 1808.
The Fayette Postal Card Office debuts a long anticipated pictorial souvenir praising its up to date halftone work. The piece notes Cole’s excellent press output and urges broader subscription support for the book while criticizing local omissions. Also highlights Elgin High School graduation exercises praised for delivery and preparation. The Elgin Canning Company builds a large warehouse and discusses canning economics and machinery costs with emphasis on modern equipment and efficiency.
The document debates proper heat, timing, and methods to destroy corn germs, noting differences between sweet corn for canning and field corn. It cites factory labor, contracts, and futures sales, then shifts to school reports, transfers, and marriage licenses in a period dated 1898 with lists of names and enrollments.
The Miller's Kilns advertise pure lime, sold in Elgin and at John Lahman & Son's Lambert Yard. They claim superior quality, ready for the week, with a price of 28 cents per bushel. Readers are urged to contact California-bound sources for cheaper travel guidance.
A description of 16 color map plates measuring 14 by 21 inches displaying main offices and towns in Spanish possessions. Sold by agents of the B. Goren Railway for 15 ots, or 18 ots if postage paid. Orders or copies to J. Morton G. PL and T A. Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The Citizen's State Bank of Elgin will pay taxes for Pleasant Valley township residents who visit the bank and leave the tax amount there. No extra charge.
Attention Wheelman. For the State meet in Iowa City July 4 and 5, all agents of the B CH 8 i Ry will sell tickets at very low round trip rates. Sale dates July 2 and 5, good until days.
The International Convention of the Christian Endeavor will be held at Nashville Tennessee from July 5 to 12. B and N railroad agents will issue tickets at one fare plus $2.00 for round trip. Sales July 1 to 3 and tickets valid until August 1. For details contact B and N agents or J Montor Cedar Rapids Iowa.
16 page war atlas offering maps of Cuba and the West Indies, the Philippine Islands, Spain and Portugal, Havana city and harbor, plus a double page world map. Published by B O R N Ry and sold by agents for 16 cents, or 18 by mail. Address J Morton G P T A Cedar Rapids Iowa.
A farewell party at the Auditorium Saturday night honored Madith Owen who will depart from Elgin where she has studied since January. Miss Owen, a Comanche, Iowa native, has won many friends through her agreeable manners as she prepares for San Francisco and Portland departure.
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