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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1895
Page
7
Local newspaper lists cheap suits and bargains. Ads include Saintin's Pramracy and Julinson & Berg offering boys' suits under three dollars with several racks of ready to wear garments. Multiple retailers promote low prices and yard sale style deals.
A lengthy Elgin business district feature highlights Haden and Fothergill medical work, Heller barbershop, Moser wagon and carriage repair, and Schmit harness shop. It notes building progress by Elgin Building and Loan Association, prominent locals like Behrend, Schmit, and Hedlar, and the town’s thriving creamery, mill, millinery, and grocery enterprises. The piece extols Elgin’s growth, civic spirit, and prospects, praising infrastructure, education, and industry.
A collage of town items including visits by Mrs Palda and children to Cedar Rapids, Johnson Burg’s new goods from New York, and Frau Kalb's extended Minnesota trip. Osian's merry-go-round, Amplion Quartette at the Opera House, and a Christian tent meeting appear among varied community happenings. Street openings discussed by the County Surveyor. local drilling by Ed Walleye. Clermont baseball win over Leia. Norwegian picnic near Elgin. new Wilson district school praised. calls for local capitalists to build housing and stimulate growth.
Last Friday the Canning Company held their annual meeting to outline plans for the coming year. President Zuigler and officers outlined pushing the business to the largest pack in cannery history if the crop is favorable. They noted selling all futures they can carry and turning away orders as demand remains high nationwide. The firm is buoyed by a strong reputation and expects better prices, with local farmer services offered by UM. Matuwitz of Elgin, TN, advertised sharpening services for watchmakers tools and promised satisfaction.
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