Karl D Fisk Optometrist 1890 27 Years 1917
Karl D Fisk is remembered as an optometrist whose career spanned from 1890 to 1917. The brief memorial notes reflect a professional life dedicated to vision care and patient service within his community.
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
2
Karl D Fisk is remembered as an optometrist whose career spanned from 1890 to 1917. The brief memorial notes reflect a professional life dedicated to vision care and patient service within his community.
The item notes property for sale and directs inquiries to High Savings Bank. It also mentions local notices, social visits, and various community happenings including draft calls, funeral attendance, illnesses, and a hospital update for Mrs. Henry Holzer and her daughter Opal Mounce.
A fragmented page item from The Eloin Roho shows almanac style ads and notices. It lists subscription details and advance rates, with stray lines mentioning weekly publication and pricing in vague terms. The legibility is limited, but the piece reflects a small town newspaper business page.
May 16 1918 edition prints candidate notices for county recorder congressional district fourth Iowa Fort Fayette County and county attorney races. W Wright LM Enger W Combto ck announce in Fayette County Iowa to voters subject to Republican primary on June 3 1918.
A messy clipping from Elgin area items covers home visits, funerals, military enlistment efforts, and cyclone aftermath. It notes Harold Stoehr's promotion to sergeant in the U S Army, Chas Webster’s rail road commissioner campaign stop, local grocery ads, a grandmother Falk birthday, Will Wenger’s veterinary studies, a time change for time freight, Nelson Conner at Camp Pike Arkansas, Otto Stuhr’s Miller aviation photo, Ira Bennett’s New Hampton trip and Chickasaw county monument to slackers, Calmar cyclone devastation, and Charley Capper and Clarence Schori en route to naval service training with future Harvard course plans.
Falk discusses wool pricing while John W Lehman and wife visit from LaPorte City. Papering service offered. Hana B Grether to host an event in Pleasant Point schoolhouse. Marguerite Boyle earns a 6 War Savings Stamp. Dr Cannon dentist noted. Ladies Aid gathering planned. Chautauqua set for June 24 to 28. Sylvester Butta visits from Clayton. Winter supply gathering underway. George Baldwin and sister return from Iowa City for health treatment.
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