This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1926
Page
4
Illyria items record a week of visits and socials across local families including Henry Craft Grace Foxwell and Walter Rothlisberger. Church notes announce Sunday services November 21 with Sunday school, sermon and a story program, plus a November 28 time change and an invitation from The Friendly Church.
Agnes Kirkeberg made a business call in Decorah on Friday. Mrs. Lou Reierson visited her sister Mrs. L. Embertson in Wagner township on Wednesday. Ruth Mark stayed with sister Mrs. C. J. Anderson last week. Gilbert Hanson of St. Olaf spent the weekend with friends nearby. O K Hong of St. Olaf was a business caller in Gunder Thursday evening. Mabel Kirkeberg, formerly at Decorah hospital, returned home Friday. The Dorcas Society will serve Thanksgiving dinner at Marion church and hold an annual sale in the afternoon. Mrs. Chas. Christianson of Waseca, Wis., visited daughter Mrs. Arthur Landsgard last week.
My and Mrs Elmer Boyer returned home Tuesday from Waterloo where they visited daughter Mrs Tra Cherry and family. Henry Craft returned to his son Arthur's home after a week with cousin Sarah Helms. Mrs Paul Patterson has stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Lyons. Ma and Mrs Amos Craft of Sioux City are visiting Sarah Helms this week. Azalia Nutting and Richard Johnson called at Martin Hovey's Friday. Mrs Patterson was in West Union Monday. Baptist church services will begin at 7 o clock Wednesday evening so Rev Lauer may catch the evening train. John Burk remains late at his home south of here.
A big new line of warm horse blankets has just been unpacked at Felici's Hardware in West Elgin. If you need a new blanket this year, stop in to see the affordable prices and be prepared. Read all the ads.
Local residents shared weekend visits at various homes including the Schupbach, Frieden, and Hanson households near West Union and Ob meine. Several trips occurred to La Grange Mo and McGregor with family gatherings and funeral attendance in Maynard. elements note Elia Friederich returning from assisting with work and land ads promoting Elgin Land Company bargains.
Local notes report the Schroeder wedding at A. R. Schroeder’s home, Earl Everett’s death in Lima, and Alice Poor and F. M. wedding last week. Multiple visits, homecomings, and a planned Thanksgiving service appear, along with ongoing work on a mill addition and upcoming lectures in Wadena.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.