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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
7
Mr and Mrs Wl Cooley and their sons visited from Decorah on Saturday to spend the day with relatives and meet Mrs Clint Cooley the new bride in the family.
Iowa readers are urged to conserve food for soldiers, with reports that a million soldiers may need packages. F. W. Schneider departs for Des Moines to chair food commission duties while local families face shortages and price controls. Posts warn against alien rumors of seizure, emphasize American loyalty, and note cross country relief efforts alongside local social events and small town notices.
At the sixteenth annual meeting of the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association in La Crosse, officials urged the federal Shipping Board to lease a large fleet of light draft barges on installment to make the Mississippi a major national waterway and aid postwar manufacturers and shippers. President Wilkinson of Davenport said river boats suffice for transport, noting the Nokomis voyage drew five and a half feet of water while many channels are only four and a half feet. Heavy barges last summer should not deter shippers.
The opera house hosts a lavish road production supervised by Gaskell and MacVitty Inc. The Victor Emanuel Lambert story promises a sensational tale of eternal love. Tickets available by phone or letter from Rexall Store with advance reservations and auto party seating considerations.
The Mt. Vernon Record argues sale bills on trees or poles are obsolete. It asserts newspaper ads reach people at home when they have time to read, and remain the most effective method for public sales advertising.
A column notes that as people age appetite declines and smaller meals suffice. It cautions that occasional overeating can upset the stomach and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to restore natural function and gently stimulate bowel movement, sold by Stoehr & Co.
Mrs P O Stuchell of Homer City Pa says her son Ellis recovered quickly from a cold after taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a claim backed by many users over the years. The medicine is sold by Steehr and Co. and praised as pleasant and safe to take.
The Elgin Farmers Dairy Co. Board of Directors will let the cream routes for one year beginning January 1, 1918, at 2 o'clock p m on November 24, 1917, at the company office. They reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Melechr. Luchainger, Secretary.
Welbel Bros Mill seeks several hundred aged mill feed bags immediately. Payment 4 cents per bag if delivered at once. Pick up a food bunch and bring them in. F. BR. Berg, Auctioneer, Seven Years Experience, handling the sale.
The Camp Dodger issues a $50 prize for the best song and words suited to the 8th Division with a Thanksgiving deadline. Civilians and soldiers may enter. The piece should fit either side of the war, with submission at the editor's office by Thanksgiving Day.
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