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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1897
Page
4
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century ad listing prompts for subscription payments and wood drought relief. It advertises Karl’s Clover Root Tea as a laxative and Shiloh’s Vitalizer cures, with testimonials from Mrs. G. A. Sweet and mentions W. H. Finke and U.S. post office-like vendors. It ends with stock-keeping advice and feed tips.
A garbled OCR style ad paragraph parrots a periodical offer from a well known house of May and Camping. It mentions vegetables and flowers, a guaranteed quality, and a sample subscription invitation aimed at readers of a weekly family paper. The text is heavily distorted.
Announcement of tourist sleeper trains between California and New Orleans with connections to Los Angeles and San Francisco, including Pallhiin Buffet Sleeper service every Tuesday night and other travel details. Mentions round trip fares, departure days in January to May 1807, and travel to points south and east from Illinois and Wisconsin, with agents of the Central Route offering tickets and information.
Iowa Mutual Building and Loan Association sues JL Hanlon and Clotilda Hanlon in Fayette County District Court for 534.63 plus costs and interest on a promissory note dated May 18, 1901. Mortgage on the north half of lots 3 and 4, block 1, Wadena, with improvements and appurtenances. Defendants must appear by noon on the second day of June term 1897. otherwise default and decree. Attorneys Powers Lacy Brown and Ainsworth & Ainsworth.
An advertisement promotes superior lime from West Union and the Little Elephant Lame Kiln near West Union Iowa. It also touts Shiloh's Cure and Carl's Clover Root Ten for coughs constipation and hoarseness, sold by W H Flake in Karl’s. The notices urge customers to seek cheap prices and guaranteed satisfaction with returns if not satisfied.
A good four room house in Clermont town for sale. Includes a cistern and out buildings in the best part of town. This is a bargain. Call on or address Mua Extun Fivzauraus Mermont Lowa.
A bold claim for Shilal's Catarrh Remedy promises a clear lead and cure for catarrh with a guarantee and no contagion. Sold by W I Kinka presenting the product to customers seeking relief from cold and throat ailments.
Eighty acre farm three miles west of Elgin with forty nine acres under plow and balance in pasture and timber. Good house, outbuildings, rumining water and good walls. Barn offered for sale very cheap. For further particulars write Antual Parr Enon, Beumnored, Iowa.
Warning to Mogal fishermen at Waterloo on May 8 charged with illegal fishing. Officials reported extensive use of illegal gear including many hooks and trawls across Cedar Falls waters. Fish Commissioner Dalayan arrived, thirteen warrants issued, thirteen fishermen jailed or fined.
A violent electrical storm hit Oelwein on Wednesday night waking residents with thunder and lightning. The Presbyterian church steeple was struck around midnight, tearing out one side of the spire and causing roof damage. Siding near the foundation was torn, necessitating partial reshingling. no further damage reported according to the Oelwein Record.
A lengthy roster of petitioners and jurors is named for the District Court term beginning Monday June 14 1997. The list includes Frank Swartlay Westfield Win Brabham Pleasant Valley John Cras ford Prinfield FW Natholin Banks W C Smith George Brave Eden Thomas Meskel Union and many others across multiple towns including Fairfield Oelwein Union Clermont and West Union. The compilation reflects a broad local juror pool.
Corabill Magazine recounts Elizabeth I’s aging, efforts to hide years with paint and wigs, a court portrait by a sergeant painter, a French embassy visit, a galliard display, and later gout that could not be fully suppressed, ending with her stumble as she boarded a barge after a last audience with Sir Nobert Ceci.
A Rumford inventor creates the mellow chord, a twelve inch wide upright instrument on the knee, strung with violin and guitar strings, played by ear, producing a soft blendable tone superior to banjo or mandolin.
The article explains the pocket veto as the president’s absolute power to kill measures by keeping them unsigned during the last ten days of a congressional session. It contrasts this with standard vetoes requiring two thirds approval, noting how short sessions concentrate legislation at the end and citing historical figures from the Hutty-third Congress.
A Brunswick account notes a one-armed, one-legged Black man offered 73 cents to 50 cents to swim the swollen Flint River. Women recounting the incident say they urged others to watch as he jumped in, then the river was dragged looking for the cripple.
A Los Angeles Herald piece portrays tramps in southern California towns, focusing on San Juan Capistrano’s strict guard, led by a grandiose constable. The tale describes bohemian transients, the town’s guarded welcome, and a train incident where two hoboes trigger a tension with the locomotive crew, illustrating local attitudes toward vagrancy.
A southern congressman, famed for a distracted mind, misses his friend's daughter’s wedding due to urgent duties. He sends his wife to attend, intending to meet at the reception. At the ceremony his absence goes unnoticed until his wife spots his mismatched footwear a heeless slipper on one foot and a boot with a military heel on the other.
A young woman holds Ter Motto once owned by a Southern relative. During the Mobile siege, local women stitched and decorated sandbags in a boardinghouse. The bag bears a faded motto and the inscription Harriet Brown, linking it to Civil War era efforts.
In an interview angle from Pittsburg Daily News Laura notes her husband’s continued timidity. She recalls he used to hold his breath with fear and still returns late from the club, illustrating unchanged nerves since marriage.
A garbled fragment suggests a discussion about a matri molar market and a girl who can cools over 89, with unknown persons and context. The source text is too damaged to extract clear names, places, dates, or outcomes for a fuller summary.
May 6 11 agents of the B GR GN Ry sell excursion tickets round trip sale May 6 final limit May 12 special chair car cats free through to St Louis May 6 Call on CR N agent for details.
The notice advertises the Iowa State Fireman's Tournament in Iowa City from June 18 offering one fare for the round trip on the B GR N Ry from all points in Iowa. For sale dates and details contact BL' BR N agent or J Morton Cedar Rapids Go P&T A.
Notice lists half rates for the G A R autumnal encampment in Marshalltown June 8 to 10 with one round trip fare offered through June 6. Also announces opening of Hotel Orleans Spirit Lake for fishermen May 15 and summer season around June 20, with reduced rail tickets by B C R N Ry and mentions Natl Convention Y P B C E in San Francisco July 9 to 12 and a tourist sleeping car option. includes product prices and local vendor details.
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