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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1923
Page
2
The page lists shop offerings from Independence Produce and City Drug Store, a variety of household goods and mill products, invitations to alumni and church events, and multiple social notes. It records travel, visits, and local business updates including a Ford service station opening, housing plans, and construction contracts.
A jumble of storefront pitches and family notices includes prices for handkerchiefs and oats, local church water improvements, and a grim Caledonia tragedy where two brothers were found shot in their room. The report notes Bowen’s mental illness and hospitalization, plus regional social updates.
Union suits for the whole family are mentioned as Max Thomes Rev and Mrs Butler travel to Fayette Monday for May Festival. Mrs C S Halstenken and Mrs Lana Henderson head to Waterloo for a Federation of Women's Clubs convention representing the Higgins Ladies Study Club. The Elgin Savings Bank tank repairs follow an explosion incident involving Otto Topp, who burned but is reported recovering. The Iowan Ochwein is sold by H Meyer to R V Lucas, who becomes its secretary and plans for the paper in Oelwein.
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