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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1895
Page
7
Fragmentary ad like note warns pills do not cure constipation and claims a salve cured a horse or child. Mentions accounts due by Nov 15 and threatens collection. Includes mis-spelled names and scattered product references such as DowLt’s Witch Laval Salve and Stabe’s Pharmacy.
Fragmented OCR items describe a mix of ads, names, and events in West Union and nearby towns. Mentions include Benson Bros, DeWitts Salve, Charley Puldu on sales trip, merchants in the square, August Berson juror duty, and community notices about dances, suppers, and local visitors.
The page compiles fragmented ads and notes including clothing and fur merchants, undercut prices, a local landlord visit, a brief marriage notice, medicine pitches for DeWitts and One Minute Cough Cure, a Baptist association gathering, racial stereotypes, a town water tank project, a clock fund proposal, and a county registry entry. Names like Benson, DeWitts, Elgin, Osage appear amid scattered keystone details.
August Hoelzer to open a boarding house near Thoma's Store with meals described but not detailed. Elgin Dairy Company stockholders meet next month with strong performance and patron returns. Elgin Farmers Dairy butter markets described as superior. local school event at Opera House funds library. Local notices include piano tunings, bids, and a doctor’s remedy promotions amid town life.
Great Reduction Sale begins Monday morning November 18 and runs through Saturday evening November 28 with prices cut on every item.
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