Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

01 Mar 1917

Page 3

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa
Elgin Echo March 1, 1917 Page 3 old newspaper archives

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1917

Page

3

Front Line Trench 27 Night of Quiet and Peril

In Trench 27 British soldiers play poker by a bombproof hut while German outposts lurk. Charlie Brown, an American correspondent, visits with Captain Montague as shells whistle overhead. Guy Falconer is wounded during a battery range exercise, and Charlie vows to return to London.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Courvoisier Btreatman Lion d’Or Jeanne Christophe Lelter Leutenant Henry London Guy Falconer Georgy Guy Talconer Montague Mr. Brown Trench Charlie Brown Aoice Charlie Brown Charie Brown Chute Amerian Brussels England France Russia Austria Chartie Red Cross Teuton Trench 27 Atim New York Cap Broadway Chariie Brown Streetman Streatman
Read with Free Trial

Meeting in the trenches tests a spy's tale

Captain Montague doubts Streetman's claim of a German plot to attack trench 27 at midnight. Streetman insists on contacting headquarters to warn Britain while a moonlit chase unfolds near the trenches and a suspicious figure crawls forward under fire.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Trench 27 Montague Streetwan England
Read with Free Trial

Pay Up Week to Boost Community Finances

A call to residents to start Pay-Up Week, urging prompt bill payments to improve personal credit and strengthen local business. It argues debt habits affect community standing and that even modest payments can help neighbors meet obligations and broaden loan access. Participating promises personal and communal financial benefit.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Edward H. Harriman Wizard of Finance
Read with Free Trial

Pay-Up Week Promotes Civic Duty to Settle Debts

The article urges a Pay-Up Week to encourage citizens to settle all bills, pay cash or secure notes, and end floating obligations. It links personal finance to national service, urging merchants, farmers, and workers to uphold payments, boost state prosperity, and honor fellow citizens. President Wilson’s stance on national service frames the call to financial responsibility.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Wilson
Read with Free Trial

Clear the Slate and the Pride of Free Men

The phrase Clear the Slate represents fiscal freedom and self reliance. It reflects a habit of wiping accounts once cash is on hand and a mindset where citizens owe nothing to others. The piece links this ethic to national character and the potential global impact of a robust, unburdened citizenry.

Read with Free Trial

Also Mentioned on This Page

Nalist Mfr Oficer Bingland Lee—Watter Lee Belgium von Brenig Kart Wogland
Read Page with Free Trial
Search Courier

Search the Elgin Echo Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Start for Free

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Elgin Echo?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Advanced Search
Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication