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War era notes and community life in Elgin area
A collage of small notices from the Elgin area features Dr. John H. Bower and local businesses, social visits to Rochester and West Union, farm and war talk, Irish humor, letters remaining, and community projects. It mentions the Iowa Supreme Court appointment, local minstrel shows, garden plans, and a note on food preservation during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bower
Berg & Kohler
A. Olson
Ellen
West Union
Germany
Hart
Rhode Island
J. I. Phillips
L. J. Kohler
Rochester
West Bend Journal
T. &. Stevens
Hamburg
Iowa Supreme Court
Horace Be, Deemer
Red Oak
Georgia Mae Schori
Elgin
Myrtle Neuenschwander
Faycette Leader
Manchester Commercial Club
R. D. Kinney
Fredericksburg
Mike
Sweden
Stockholm
Rich Potts
J, E. Grn
Chris Ewoldt
Walter Tharp
Minnie Osmundson
Louisa Imhoff
Russia
Iowa
Harding
George Wander
Clermont
Wander
Alsace
Europe
Fayette County
John Loven
Loven
Waukon Standard
Bowen & Greenley
Honace Yack
West Ontony
Henry’ Martin
Ossian
United States
Canada
Albert Gehring
John Falk
Maria
Lizzie Lyons
Elkader
Stochr & Co
Joshua G. Nickerson
Pittsfeld
Mass
Randalia
Jownsmean
DWV
Davenport Commercial Club
Davenport Red Cross
Holliater
Rocky Mountain
Stoehr Drug Co
Alden
Fort Dodge
Nicolas Pongnas
Georgetown
Ohio
Samantha
Procter
Oelwe
Chicago
St. Paul
Frisco
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Paul Brewer
Marconi People
Seattle
Aittle
Sinaloa
San Francisco
South America
Balboa
Panama
Callao
Peru
Payete
Detorah
Lil Perkins
Arlington
Sam
Frank Greenley
Mae’ Harrington
Waucoma
Frank Shipton
Julius Freiburghaus
Melchr Yenney
Junior
Fleet Stenton
Fostville
Jalie Miller
Warren Harrington
John Halverson
Jake Miller
Postville
Milwaukee Railroad Company
William
A. M. Weibel
Chris Moser
Manchester
Elizabeth Moser
Chris
W. H. Finke
Minneapolis
Volga City
Ern White
Davenport
Battery B
Battery
Commercial Club
G. M. Miller
Monona
Mr. Miller
Gunder
H. D. Yack
C. L. Shaffer
Mayo
Crowe