Elgin and Clermont Local Ads and Notices
Local Elgin and Clermont trade notices advertise Capper & Shaffer, Cassandria cigars, and cheap shoes at The New York Store with a March 15 sale invoice. Also details theater and social events, barber and butcher offerings, Rocky Mountain Tea promotions, a church spelling school, and a garden variety of small-town ads from C. Shaffer, Stoehrs Pharmacy, and E. W. Anderson photographer promoting new equipment and services. The March cold spell and a wedding at German Baptist Church are noted along with local business updates and a veterinary service announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Petersen
New York
Ladies of the Elgin Cemetery Association
M.E Church
Rocky Mountain Tea
Yale
Stoehr's
Charley Beoger
Elgin
Iowa
Theb C.R.& N. Ry
Decorah
Ed Schmid
Ticonka
Toma
Dave Weible
Bono
Hooper
Neb
George Heller
Norfolk
Thoma
Alwayas
Thern
Luther Shaffer
Albert Sohori
Schorl Stock Yards
Ian
Hans Grather
Misa Ida. Jacobs
Hack
Grather Rae
Personal notices from Elgin and nearby towns
Local readers report visits and travels across Volga City Clermont West Union Elgin and surrounding areas. Billie Cooley Pat Shaffer Anna Eva White and others are listed with relatives friends and witnesses. several residents travel for business vacations or court duties while Thorlow Dean family returns from California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Theo Schmid
West Union
Business, Co, Moser &J
Manchester
Anna
Eva White
Maynard
Hadsel
Sunda
Bay Shaffer
Highland
Elgin
Argo
Wilt Bishop
Minnesota
P. Nicklaus
Dalwesh
E. L. Bucher
Fred Hadsel
Fayette
John Christ
Fred Curty
Finke
Volga City
Bishop
Minn
Billy
North Pole
Joy
Butler
E. A. Weibel
WI. Grush
F. E. Lehman
John Fulk
C.J. Schmid
A. Schor
Retail list of preserved meats and condiments
A catalog style listing of items including laun dry soap options White Russian or Ark, Fancy California salmon perib and Mackeral, spiced varieties, Herring ready for the table, round shore Her ring in 101b pails, smoked Her ring per box, Fancy German dill pickles, Fancy mixed pickles, Heinz baked beans and pork, and Heinz baked beans in sauce per can.
Hotel Mealey at Oelwein praised in local note
A fragment from a 19th century Iowa item extols Hotel Mealey in Oelwein. Landlord Cummings is praised as capable and hospitable, with model dining and sleeping accommodations, while Gus Gunderson is noted for county seat day coverage. Also included are financial notes for Elgin School District and notices of a tax levy, a settlement notice with Knudtson Bros, a March 15 public auction near Elgin, and upcoming portrait sessions by W A Donner at Elgin branch.
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Oelwein
Mealey
Hotel Mealey
Thia
Bna
Ttia
Iowa
UN Waa
Sandford Vummingsi
Owlwein
Cummings
Towa
W. A. Donner
Strawberry Point
Elgin
Mie
oMou
Elgin Town Council Minutes And Ordinance 70 Review
The Elgin Iowa council met in regular session with Schmid as mayor pro tem and Lehman recording. Ordinance 70 repealed 67, authorizing the mayor and recorder to execute land conveyances, and a town election notice announced March 27 for two councilmen and a recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bille
Bram
Chayock
Schmid
Stockr
Ruudteon
Graham
Lehman
Theo
Lille
Josnee
Bloehr
Knudteon
L. Alopworth
Sud Nichols
Stouhr's Pharmacy
Elgin Bo & B. Aveo
Sroahr
Stuehr and
Koudteca
You
Leimanse
Bobwld
Stoehr
Knudtson
Iota
Atreeta
E. Lamas
C. Taro
Scumin
Elgin
Almira Street
Leamay
Mattoon
P. Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Almira
Conner
Lutra
Fayette Co
F. E. Lehman
C. Theo. Schmid
Fayette County
Iowa
Council
Building and Loan Association
FE. Leanan
L. B. Mattoon
Carol of Thanks for Kind Assistance and Sympathy
L Taowa and family express gratitude to friends who extended sympathy and help during illness and after the death of their beloved son and brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Taowa
Clearance Sale At Knudtson Bros New York Store
The Knudtson Bros New York Store announces a clearance sale after H T Kaudtson left the firm. Stock will be offered at reduced prices until further notice. The article then shifts to discussing ozone in nature and its hygienic roles, including production methods and its presence in air and damp clothes, followed by notes on protecting against colds and recommended throat and chest care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Knudtson
Knudtson Bios
Knudtson Bros
New York
H. T. Kaudtson
London
Hospitala
Muscles and Caterpillar Fact Confusion
A garbled line claims the caterpillar has 4,000 muscles and mentions a ragor and Sine Rone fshed Wengen, but the text is incoherent and offers no clear event or source. The fragment hints at zoological trivia but lacks verifiable details or context for a full news item.
Wealthy Fifth Avenue church seeks successor to Dr Hall
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York plans a co-pastor arrangement as Rev Dr John Hall ages. Trustees seek a first rank preacher from America Britain or Scotland to fill pew demand and sustain a $2,000,000 plant amid liberal conservative tensions. Committees will audition candidates during visits across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
John Hall
Ita
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
New York City
Brooklyn
Centenary Frog Haunts Ritchie Spring House
A Ky. tale describes a gigantic bullfrog dwelling in the old Ritchie spring house near Bardstown. Locals claim the same frog has inhabited the spring since pioneer days, its thunderous voice heard far away and its longevity suggesting a single, ancient resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritchie Place
Bardatown
John Ritchie
Lyons Fort
Ritchie Spring House
Pioneer Times
Dever
Old Spring
Stephen Ritchie
Ose Woman's Way and Mr Skinner Conversation
A brief dialogue overheard features Mrs Skinner wistfully wishing to be a man so she could receive a diamond necklace for her birthday from her husband Mr Skinner remarks on the joke of gender roles as she imagines the gift.
Fragmentary Cassette Note Precedes Odd Visual Tale
A torn, unclear OCR passage mentions a beautiful maiden and actions with scissors. The garbled text references Lavante and red drawers, suggesting a provocative scene. Due to illegibility, the card preserves only glimpses of a possibly sensational vignette without coherent context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavante
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sam Biinerte
Wondeditan Caggitt & Biouier
Capper
Shafer
Alua
Cap
Bhatler
Gokiard
Bigia High School
Clemente & Clements
West
Nationalbank
Capper & Shaffer
John Christ's Restaurant
Shaffer's
Fox
Andre
J. Stoxdr
Fanny Grocer
W. Anderson
Clermonts
Kono
E. W. ‘Anderson
Clermont
Gatia
Bly
Lik Manufacturing Company
Ely
Billie Cooley
Pat” Shaffer
Clermont Sunday
Thorlone Dean
California
Old Town Inc
Thorlow
Schappy’s
Schappy
Gus Gunderson
H. Faia Booy
E. W. Markhmn
Andrew Hunsberger
Benson
Brothers
Hall
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