Laundry sign mishap fuels crowd in town
Mrs. Marshall, a widow, started a small laundry, painted a bold sign on front shutters. A gust blew the left hand blind, warping the message and drawing a curious crowd as the misread sign drew attention to the shop and specimens in the window.
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Marshall Lan
Congress
Chicago
Iowa
Decorah Repul
Jean Snyder
Birts
New Hampton
Lawler
Kansas
Horton
Deerfield
George Kranz
Jennie Heckman
Oregon
West Union
Sumner Miller
Guttenberg Press
Ilowa Masons
Sioux City
Bro. Miller
Elgin Wins Close Game Over Clermont
Sunday afternoon Elgin defeated Clermont in a rugged matchup despite eight Elgin errors to Clermont’s two. Sawyers pitching steadied the visitors, Bigler starred in the field, Benson made a standout catch, and Aman anchored Clermont’s offense with a late ninth run. Final score 8-3 with detailed innings showing Elgin’s late rally and Clermont’s struggles at the plate.
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Elgin
Sawyer
Clermont Boys
Clermont
Aman
Bigler
Benson
Bigitis
Advertised Letters Elgin Iowa June 1904 Unclaimed by June 26
Advertised letters in Elgin Iowa dated June 10 1904 remain unclaimed and will be sent to the Dead Letter Office if not claimed by June 26 1904 Names include Gottfred Muehlethaler F W Beman R Sutter Pleggpe Hans Enispr and a trespass notice about the school yard sent by Postmaster Tregpass Notes reflect a damaged OCR record with missing bits and misread surnames.
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Elgin
Iowa
Gottfred Muehlethaler
F. W. Beman
R. Sutter
Plegpe
Hans Enispr
Tregpass Nofice
Lecture postponed to Bas t ist church in Brainard June 21
Notices list a postponed lecture Habits and Customs of the Chinese to be held at the Bastist church Brainard next Tuesday June 21 with admission ten cents and fifty cents. Rennison will wear a Chinese costume and display carved models. Other items report weddings, excursions, outings, anniversaries, and local notices including a cigar label project, visitors, and a public picnic.
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Dr. Rennison
Brainard
Burianek
Stepanek
Joe Burianek
Major Gantz
Julia. Halvorson
Frederick Muehrenthaler
Marion Lutheran Clurch
Gunder
Rev. N. Arvexon
Opera House
Adams
Elgin
Harrington
New Albia
Stahl
West Union
Chas
Woodard
Dr. Whitmore
Colin Bayigartner
Fayette
Atl
Finke's
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Simon Scearce
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St.Louis
H. L. Adams
Elgin Cornet Band
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Eample
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Chis
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Jordan
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Tayette
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