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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1913
Page
2
The ad invites farmers to rent out land and offers a tenant pool and abstracts. It promotes moving to West Union for rest and schooling, suggests buying or selling farms, secure abstracts, title fixes, and installment town-property sales with small payments. It markets loans, small places, and easy terms.
An advertisement promotes Harmony Hair Beautifier and Harmony Shampoo as easy to apply, oil free hair care products. It promises glossy, silky hair, a rose fragrance, and dandruff prevention, with bottles styled ornamentally and guarantees money back. Sold at Stonor's Pharmacy in a Rexall Store network.
The Elgin Echo announces weekly publication on Thursdays with mail delivery and local display advertisements run consecutively until canceled. Rates for display and local ads are five cents per line. jobs printing services offered. payment due monthly with options for one year or six months in advance.
Maynard visitors Harriet MacKellar and Nora Stanton spent time here while West Union guests Chas Calander and Lena Schneider visited J. W. Schneider's home. The Thief play is on Friday at the opera house with other local notes on moves, engagements, and Electric light service in Clermont.
Local items report Edna Knight visiting with sister in Elgin and Mrs Minchin’s expected return from Indianapolis. Turkey River Power Co began installing lights on White Way. Reed Mellvee broke his right collarbone at rink practice ending football season for him. Bricklayers finished a new building across the street and Lane Bros rebuild an ice house. Community members plan bumper crops and no summer shortage. Auditors say 926 hunting licenses issued this year, about 175 fewer than last year. Snow settled in yesterday amid forecasts of more winter days to come.
A collage of notices including a $100 reward claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure and testimonials, upcoming public sale by John Kroeger, the play The Thief at the opera house, Hallowe en pranks with no property damage, Trigby Berg returning from Minnesota, a Saturday dance with local youths, Horace Yack’s trip to Elkader with family, and the death of Mrs. Sarah E. Callender in Stockton Kansas with memorial details and sympathy sentiments from former pupils and friends.
Cards announce the marriage of Miss Ida Lanora Wenger to Mr. Guy E. Moore performed at Prairie du Chien Wisconsin on Wednesday October 29 1918 The couple will reside in Wyria township after November 15 They are praised as worthy young people with many friends and a hopeful future on a farm The notice includes local ads and a general editorial dodge about class and virtues.
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