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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1918
Page
2
The notice states a weekly publication schedule with post office handling of mail matter. It lists subscription options: one year in advance for $1.50 and six months for 76 cents. It mentions local ads and columns sold to readers.
The community notes a school play to be staged on Thanksgiving next Thursday. Also listed are local obituaries, job updates, weather mentions, price changes at the fair, and various personal notices including visits, illnesses, and farm repairs.
A fragmentary page notes two top buggies and various household goods. It records social events hosted by Mrs John Falk and Mrs S Kniel, a six o’clock dinner, and local calls to conserve food despite wartime. Mention is made of Mrs Ft W Muehlenthaler’s Cedar Rapids trip for purchases. Otto Steeher travels to Des Moines with Marine plans.
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