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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
2
Beaver Board covers cracked plaster and old wallpaper to create smooth surfaces for painting. It promises long lasting performance, is made from knotless spruce fibers, and uses Sealtite treatment to prevent warping. Suitable for building or widening spaces, it claims to revitalise old homesteads with minimal upkeep.
Fragmentary OCR item shows a publication notice with piety and class matter notes, an Ada reference, and address-like text. It lists subscription rates of two dollars per year in advance and one dollar for six months. The piece appears to be a general display advertisement or publication instruction from a historic period.
Local items from Elgin report Chris Moser’s Dundee trip, college enrollments, and community visits. A Dubuque streetcar strike ends. sugar scarcity spurs warnings. Des Moines Methodist Conference staff visit. Miss Winifred Schmid nets big carp. garden and farming notes abound along with prices and local commerce.
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