Breakfast food inquiry and sawdust adulteration exposed
Last summer a passerby joked that a Guttenberg excelsior factory might be a breakfast food plant. Chicago tests found several breakfast brands adulterated with sawdust. Merchants discuss Berg cash system. he inspires letters nationwide about his small town books. Will Christ suffers a head wound after a freight train incident. Monday's school election yields Capper and Freiburghaus as directors, Lehman treasurer.
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Guttenberg
Excelsior
Chicago
Clayton County Journal
Merchants’ Trade Journal
F. R. Berg
Mr. Bérg
John Christ
Chris Lehman
Bono
Will Christ
Will
T. J. Capper
C. K. Freiburghaus
John Lehman
Advertising Pays Merchants They Must Embrace Local Papers
Merchants urged in the Journal to accept advertising as essential for trade against outsiders. They warn that neglect invites decline, noting weekly papers offer strong returns. The piece also mentions local paper strategies, a genealogical note about a burglar joke, a tree nest sighting, a rag bee for Mrs Falber, and editors Shaffer attending a State Editorial Association meeting.
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Merchants’ Trade Journal
Montgomery Ward & Co
Sears Roebuck & Co
The
Austin Herald
Nolan
Senate
Neuenschwander
Hans Keiser
John Falber
Citizens caucus nominates Elgin Iowa mayoral slate
A Monday citizens caucus in Elgin Iowa named candidates for mayor and council with T J Capper Aug Benson Fred R Berg and George E Sehori among nominees. The piece urges active citizen support, praises outgoing mayor Gunderson and warns against petty criticism while noting savings and naturalization anecdotes.
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C. Theo. Schmid
T. J. Capper
Benson
Fred R. Berg
Geo. E. Sehori
Lawmaker Pushes bill to compel physicians to end life
A Saturday legislature proposal by Representative Buckingham, attributed to Dr. Gregory of Adams County, would authorize coroner approved death sentences for hopeless, incurable patients. The measure seeks public debate rather than immediate passage, condemning the brutality of such “death by devices” and urging humane care instead.
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Buckingham
Gregory
Adams County
Elgin Iowa 1906 mayor and council election notice
Notice to qualified electors of Elgin Iowa that on Monday March 26 1906 a council meeting will elect a mayor two councilmen for full term and one vacancy. Nomination papers must be filed by March 17 1908. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm. Gus Gunderson mayor and J B Wintrass clerk seal affixed March 5 1906.
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J. H. Williams
Gus Gunderson
Aug Benson
B. W. Hughes
Elgin
Iowa
Gunderson
Fayete
Eegan
Recorder. Co
J.B. Wintrass
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Berg's
Ibn
Gehring
Alma, Neb
A. V. Shaffer
State Editorial Association
Lincoln
Neb
Citizens’ Caucus
Ole
WRK
Des Moines
Cedar Rapides Gazette
Elgin Canning
B. T. Clegg
Antigo
Wis
Jessie Woodruff
Sumner
Ed Hanson
Freddie
F. G. Spahr
Charlie Neuenschwander
McGregor
Irvine Hendershott
Farmersburg
Hendershott
S. Holstenson
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