Local Elgin ads and notices mix shop sales and services
A crowded list of Elgin merchants offers wall paper at Finke's Drug Store, hats at Capper & Shaffer, lime from Miller & Son, and furniture from Mrs. Graham. Cars, feed, paint, and photo services appear along with picnic plans at Hawkeye, barber sea foam, and public notices on street work and market prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finke
Capper & Shafter
Miller & Son
Clermont
Otzer
Dickensheets & Cumming
Elgin
Carleton
Toledo
U. B. Churon
Mra
Horger
Solon Falk
Joe Stahl
Art Koyle
Dickensheets
Thoma Bros
John Christ
Rudolph Yanni
Sea Hawkeye
West Union
Spa
Miller & Miller
Elgin business notices and street scenes in a busy town
A flood of advertisements and notices from Capper Shaffrey Crandall Ely to Weibel Gehring fill elgin Iowa pages. Announcements cover painting decorating millinery and clothing, dairy and canning plant work, a cemetery society, concerts, dances, newspaper sales, fruit parlors, and a public library fundraiser with social events and auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holzer Iia
al Sdhori
West Elgin
Main Street
Clermont Road
Crandall & Ely
EA. Weibel
Weibel & Gehring
Branser
T. Lewis
Fred Fairb
Mr. Sahori
Wall
Sauk
L. T. Grout
Elgin
Iowa
Nicklaus
Gottfred Frederick
Bennie Schneider
Wim
John Christ, Jr
Ben Schori Homie
We Six
Chas Backer
Notice on train schedules and bounties in Elgin Illinois
Beginning at once passenger train No 502 will leave Elgin fifteen minutes ahead of regular time and freight No 54 will also depart one hour ahead until further notice. Also nine days in June auditors paid out 1 013 woodchucks. Women are urged to seek health and beauty with Wine of Cardui, claiming it strengthens female organs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoeher
John Christ Jr
West Union High School
Court House
Elgin
Gale
Benson Brow
Miller's
Cyuat Benson Bros
West Elgin
Hunberger
F. Grout
John O'Neil
Oul Grove Adhool House
Pleasant Valley Township
District No. 6
Worlk
Town
Stias
Minnesota
Mille Lav Lake
Poat Offica
Brainard
Minn
Clirron Albright
Minu
Gus Gunderson
Elin
W. I. Grose Agt
Alla
Jon
Cardus
Potato Ignored in a World of Staples, Noted Historian Observes
A writer in a current Bene enumerates American foods and neglects the potato, though it is more widely used than any other vegetable. The piece traces the potato’s native origins in the Americas, its introduction to Europe via Spain, Ireland, and Virginia, and its global diffusion alongside tobacco and Indian corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Great Britain
Ireland
Mexico
South
Europe
Peru
Florida
Virginia
England
John Hawkins
Royal Grographical Sociey
New England
Jodindad
Ool
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Fee
Bee Barthett
Ygician
Stinson
Chicago
Beto & Siling
Baltes
Livernalding Co
Fothergile
M. D Otis
Aurgeon
Renidance
H, Shansel
M. D
Inewworth, Ainsorts & Dykina
Attorneys AT Law
Chewenne
B. Caen
Clements & Clements Attorneys Office
National Bake West Union
A. Shave
Max Raffauf
C. L. Freiburghaus
Citizens State
Bank
Eigin Town
Bulelus
L. B. Mattoon
Ben Schori
O. Becker
Bes Schori
August Bepzon
O. A. Olson
David Jacobian
United States
Towa Ae oFee
Arive Gadar Rapids
Davanport
Rock Taland
Des Moines
Kansas City
Omaha
Burlington
IBR
Cedar Rapids
B. Schori & CO
Deslerain
Lowne
Weed & Weed
Crandall & “Y'S
John Sutter
Finast
Finke's Drug Store
George Blow
Moser & Thoman
Fred Falp
Capper & Shaffer
Davenport Woolen Mills Co
Mrs. Albright
W. I. Grush
Bcr&n Ry
Rinke’s
Dygndall & Ely
Crandall & Bly
Cork
Typar Oan
Capper = Shafter
Weat Union
M. B. Indies Aid Society
W. J. Groach
John
L. Thoma Place
Higin
Smith
Elgin Ball
Elgin West
Hawkeye
Chas
Becker
Chicago, Rock Trains & Pacific Railway
Capper & Shaffay
Finke's
Lon Credit
Berg
Grothian
Gb- Finke's
Crandall. & Ely
Milley& Milley Clermont Mills
Worl
Odd Fellows
Frank Smith
Deering
V Wey
California
Colorado
Utah
Great Rock Island
Mog Farmer
Gp&ta
Origpry
Towa
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