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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1910
Page
4
An elderly patient recounts years of travel and sleepless worry leading to nervous prostration. The text extols Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a cure that strengthens the nervous system, restores organ harmony, and offers a money back guarantee if no benefit.
Frances Skarshoug spends the week at the Ed Bauder residence while Stewart Coventry from Wadena is hailed as hero after Tuesday event shaking hands with friends.
The column lists farmers seeding activities, visits between residents Amy Richards Mae Fritz and others, and numerous Sunday gatherings at homes across the community. It notes road conditions improved by the King drag, several family visits, and local travel to Elgin Rosendale and Cedar Rapids for personal matters and a hospital operation. The piece ends with a note about the new King of Belgium's salary of 660000 and his incentive to perform well.
The column lists residents and visitors at Oak Grove area homes including Billy Brabham Misa Reinhart Chris Dennlers Adam Boleyn Lizzie ONeil Ward Brabham and others. It notes Emma Bennett closing a school term in District No 6 and other social visits plus a testimonial about Electric Bitters from B F Tolson of Elizabethtown Kentucky.
West Union items list residents and visitors including Mrs Olaf Hoag in Elgin, C L Gulver Decorah in the city, Hugh Patterson Elgin, J S Phillips Elgin, W J Rogers Delwein, D W Clements on Mason ic business to Cedar Rapids and Davenport, W J Ainsworth Davenport for Mason degrees, Mrs O W Heiserman to Clarksville, Miss Emma Hancock from Elkader, T L Green leaving for Los Angeles, Belknap at Castalia for a declamation contest, W A Magnér buying goods in Chicago, Dr E A Ainsworth visiting son H L Adams, Fuller family to New York for Easter, Miss Bly Conner from Tripoli, W C Lewis helping in office, Adams, Dewey, Lewis, Feller planning trip to North Dakota, L A Fisher to West Branch for F E Fisher death, R O Woodard buys Zeigler driving team.
Two weeks after Theale, Justus Herwig recovers from fever and plans to leave home to take possession of his vacated farm. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wetherbee host a Saturday gathering for G A R Post and W R C Corps with refreshments from 4 PM. J A Stone of Kemp Texas credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing his consumption and weight gain. The ad promotes cough cold and lung remedies, with prices and a free trial.
The Clermont News column lists residents and visitors including George Kern from Oelwe, Sam Erickson and Ellen Olson as passengers, Mrs. C Haug and Miss Helen in Postville, Kittle Groth and Ed Wickham in West Union, and many others visiting Cedar Rapids, Mason City, Decorah, Montauk, and Sioux City. It notes employment moves, hospital updates, land purchases, and social visits, concluding with an advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills at 25c.
Farms for sale and houses for rent available in West Union and surrounding towns. Many farms attract buyers after harvest, with options to buy homes with small down payments at reasonable prices. Money to loan at five to eight percent on various securities. No charges unless a sale is made. Call or write for listings.
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