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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
4
BOPP S New Bulletin announces additional property listings for Bulletin No 26 with spring and summer advertising benefits. Farms, town property, and residences in Fayette County offered with low down payments and easy terms. Illinois agents will help recruit buyers. private money available for farm and chattel loans. list free unless sold.
Mrs Addie Graham and children visit her brother Sidney Nutting in Brainard. David Clements visits grandparents in Weedum Wisconsin. Sheriff Culver travels for official business to Kansas City. Mr and Mrs Dell Chandler return from Coe College graduation in Cedar Rapids. Clarence Loftus from Drake University passes state board exam and will graduate June 17. Florence plans to attend graduation exercises. Jail mutiny noted but resolved with ball and chain plans. Board of supervisors canvasses primary returns. ten precincts unsigned. Senator Wilson anniversary celebrated in Oelwein with silver gifts. Dr Kings New Discovery praised in letters for coughs and lung health, sold at local drugstores. Various local residents engaged in stunts, drilling, picnics, and travel. Electric Bitters lauded as a health remedy.
Miss Agnes Crowe returns from Oelwein to spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Jens Hauge and daughter Esther visit Ossian. Miss Winifred Wickham visits sister Mrs Ruth Peterson at Esterville. Fred Larrabee arrives from Ft Dodge for a Montauk visit, joined by Mrs Wm Larrabee Jr and two children returning Friday from their...
Illyria items show Ed Gehring barn raising on Monday and Curtis Layton aiding L Mae Kellar with farm tasks. Numerous Sunday visits crown the week, with families from McGregor West Union and Oelwein mentioned, plus births and school news from Millville and local gatherings at various homes.
Rural Route 1 Cochran Ga resident Tom Moore credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing a severe instep sore after trying other remedies. The ad notes sale under guarantee at Muehlenthaler Bros drug store and includes several local notices about visits, gatherings, and community events. It also lists public notices, school reports, and a contract advertisement for Elgin Iowa, 1908.
A reflective newspaper line of proverbs and aphorisms: small minds worry over tiny noises, fortune favors the brave in the hustling class, and a man with sense sees value beyond dollars. The essay hints that many realize there is no place like home as life broadens beyond wealth.
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