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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1898
Page
7
The column gathers scattered items from the area including fishing, band concerts, sales at Knudtson Bros, visits by residents to nearby towns, farm news, fashion goods, a dental visit schedule, a party at the Auditorum by the Wea Girls, and local tailoring offers. Names include Dewey, Col. Satan, Adam Walters, Mrs Keenan, Nicklaus, and the Knudtson firm.
Local notes report a new cigar called Cassandria sold by George Heller, upcoming May Pole dances, and plans for a German Baptist church, hotel frame, and bandstand. There are town improvements, railroad schedule changes, and various residents traveling, buying property, or announcing public events.
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