Elgin Local News Highlights Hats, Visits, and Farm Feeds
Elgin and Clermont millinery promote new summer hats with special sales. Local residents travel to Decorah, Guttenberg, and Dundee for events and funerals. Quaker Hog and Dairy feeds and Rath Blood Meal arrive for area farmers as the Weibel Mill Company expands supply. Families visit kin in West Union, Decorah, and Harmony while noting outages and hospital plans for Mrs. Schori.
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L. 8. Hutchinson
Elgin
W. R. Blake
Rexall Drug Store
F. R. Berg
Town
Falls
Florence
Efford Hunsberger
Cedar Rapids
Edna Hunsberger
Earl Greenley
Clayton
E. G. Bowen
T. W. Dean
Frank Shipton
Alta Vista
C. J. Harrington
Mae
Manchester
W. J. Kohler
Quaker Osta Company
Weibel Mill Company
Center Street
Albert Stoffregen
Guitta
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
H. B. Greenley
Walter Dummermuth
Walter Kohler
Decorah
Lawler- Decorah
Kohler
Quaker Oat Co
Weibel Company
Can
Clermont
Mel Kohler
West Union
Muneingwear
Max Thoma
Lofstuen
John Berndt
Guttenberg
Joseph and
Barnes
Stella Barnes
E. M. Phillips
F. Josten
C. C. Brenna
Harmony
Minnesota
Vern Hallam
Minneapolis
Gus Gunderson
Albert Sehori
Winona
Georgia Mae
Gerald Schori
Ole Olson
Oscar Bauder
Dundee
Nick Lehman
Lehman Brothers
Brothers
Lehman
Chris Lehman
Reinha
New Albin
Elmer Schori
Hopea
Schori
Carl
Betty
Bess Stoehr
Will Reinhart
G. Ohmaeht
Vinita
Cresco
Fred Heimerdinger
Lawler
John Reinhart
Harrington
Food preparation and storage tips from an old cookbook
The passage offers practical household guidance on carving large platters, avoiding ruined food during carving, slow oven baking for meringue pies to prevent top browning, and testing bluing water for fabrics. It also covers staining avoidance, color shade testing, gradual bluing for heavy fabrics, and managing pantry staples to prevent weevil eggs in warm weather. It advises keeping cereal foods tightly stored and disposing of leftover gin cereal when closing a house for summer.
Gopher bounty records top local youth catch stories
The segment notes Clarence and George Miller aged fifteen and thirteen reporting 85 gophers caught in six and a half days earning 8.56. Auditor Cline shows Saturday bounty totals 380 gophers paid to sixteen people, with Dale Thorp at 81 as the next highest. Other local visits unfold as family and neighbors visit Elkader and Reed homes on Sunday.
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Clarence
George Miller
Henry Miller
Union Township
Cline
Millier
Dale Thorp
Fear Sims
Philip Foley
Ed Foley
Argo Gagzette
U I U Glee Club Performs At Elgin High
A fair sized audience enjoyed the U I U Glee Club at Elgin High School auditorium last Friday. Sponsored by the Girl Scouts, proceeds covered expenses with a small surplus of about $10. Under director Miss Leslie Wentzel, the program featured solos by Wentzel Bates and Panghorn, a reading by Haas, and the operetta The Feast of the Little Lanterns, praised for its high quality and preparation.
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U. I. U. Glee Club
Elgin High School
Leslie Wentzel
Wentzel
Bates
Panghorn
Paulino Haas
Fox Gains Original Hanging Date Flagged in Court
William Edward Hickman grinned when reminded April 27 was the original hanging date. His execution remains stayed by appeals before the supreme court, and he insists he will never be sent to the gallows. Air Mail Week stretches May 14 to 15 1918 marks the start of air mail service between New York and Washington and the growth of a 9916 mile system with daily pilot mileage.
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William Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Supreme Court
Hickman
New York
Washington
Goodrich Rubber Boots
Max Thoma
Bill booster remarks on style and appearance
A local booster scoffs at ragged clothes and overdue facial hair. He jokes he has no ambition to be a sheik but urges men to present themselves neatly and well dressed to avoid looking untidy.
General Motors Quality Promise and Proving Ground Test
General Motors emphasizes ongoing product improvement and steady yearly advances in quality performance and beauty without price increases. A 1245 acre Proving Ground tests every new design before offering it to the public, while Great Research Laboratories pursue betterment and new paths for automotive progress.
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General Motors
Famous Cars 86 Models From 495 To 5500 At GM Buy Plan
General Motors cars are listed on a coupon offering a wide range of passenger cars and trucks. Choice covers models priced at factory from 495 to 5500 with four-wheel brakes and Fisher closed bodies. Each car promises long life, high resale value, and strong dealer service backing.
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Eneral Motors
General Motors
Famous Cars
Con
GMAC
Fisher
General Motors Coupon Offer At Your GM Dealers
A coupon offers full illustrated information on General Motors products and a new book titled Principles and Policies. The promotion highlights GM quality across price classes, in house and abroad tests, a time payment plan with low rates, and reliable service from dealers nationwide.
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General Motors
Great Proving Ground
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