For Sale Classified Ads and Notices from Elgin Iowa
Typewriter paper size 844 x 11 medium weight clear white bond at 50c per ream of 500 sheets. Supply limited. Get it at the Echo office. For Sale Pure bred Chester White boars farrowed in February Olaf Berg Elgin. For Sale Sheep lined leather coat and girl’s rubber over shoes size 4 Roy Steele Elgin. Dressed Poultry for Thanksgiving orders by Nov 27 F D Welch Elgin. For Sale About thirty Barred Rock cockerels Efford Hunsberger Elgin. For Sale Corn fodder with corn 90 shocks at $1.00 each Edward F Krueger Elgin. Notice All milk dealers in Elgin must have a sales tax permit and collect tax Applications at Elgin State Bank or H E Rahe Dyersville Iowa. Steam Baths and Swedish Massages at West Union Hospital Mr and Mrs Ford in charge Single baths $1.60 ten baths $12.50. Adv 6tfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo
Roy Steele
Elgin
F. D. Welch
Elgin State Bank
H. E. Rahe
Dyersville
Iowa
West Union Hospital
Ford
Iowa Sanitarium
Nevada
KNOW YOUR LIQUOR ONBOARD SHIP DRINKS LIST REVEALED
A ships liquor list shows 23 cocktails, 6 flips, 7 fizzes, 6 cobblers, 3 eggnogs, 6 sours and many straight liquors. A sixteen page booklet prescribes drinks by ailment with Champagne for the heart and gin for kidneys. Cocktails named include Pick Me Up, Merry Widow, Side Car and Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Anderson
Sweden
Gripsholm
Roosevelt
New Farm Project to Begin in Fayette County Iowa
Mr and Mrs C C Malone of Albia visit West Union as Malone becomes field man in charge of an extension route to Fayette county starting January 1. Seventy five farmers tributary to West Union will enroll in a two year course in farm accounting under Mr Marlowe. The project, run by the Ames agriculture station, follows a model already established in Monroe county and will be the only Iowa program of its kind under experimental station direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Malone
Albia
West Union
Malone
Fayette County
Iowa
Union
Ostrander Building Transferred To New Owner Today
Peter Smith, assignee of the extinct St. Lucas bank, completed two deals this week that moved the brick Ostrander building, built in 1922 by the late Ed Ostrander, to James Edward of Oelwein. The garage will be used for sales and service. Edwards paid $6,000. possession to be taken November 15 with Tony Hausladen as temporary tenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Smith
St. Lucas Bank
Ed Ostrander
James Edward
Oelwein
Mr. Edwards
Tony Hausladen
Union
Ed West eligible for parole after 28 years in prison
Gov Herring commuted the life sentence of Ed West 70 inmate Fort Madison penitentiary to 70 years making him eligible for parole following an 18 month parole board investigation West who was convicted in 1907 in Clayton county for the killing of neighbor farmer John L Boland has served 28 years with 16 years on the prison farm Officials say his record is good
Spaces in Space and Everyday Wit Echoes of Health and Justice
The article blends quips on patriotism health wealth and democracy with a Carnegie Institution note about space not being a perfect vacuum. It describes roving atoms in space aiding astronomical measurements and the dark spectral lines used to gauge stellar distances, ending with reflections on human impropriety and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Institution
Drawn for Jury Duty in Clayton County Dec Term
Harry Groth of Mallon township and Albert Meyers of Highland are the only two petit jurors drawn from the territory. Jurors report December 10 as the term opens a week earlier with Judge Hichendorf presiding. Also notes include Bonnie Jean Powers’s marriage to Earl C. Wilbur, voter results showing Republican strength, and Carl Weeks gifting a Drake arts college home in Des Moines with elaborate furnishings and books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Groth
Mallon Township
Albert. Meyers
Highland
Clayton County
Hichendorf
Carl Weeks
Des Moines
Drake University
Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home
A humorous chat contrasts concert talk with home life. Mentions insulations and modern indoor heating by Sunfire Goal. References to fishing with flies and shared camp experiences. Likely a light column snippet promoting home comfort and product warmth without explicit details.
Memorial for clever California donkey Cinnamon Pete
A granite tombstone memorial for Cinnamon Pete, the Calfornia donkey famed for clever hay milling that helped farmers along the Capinteria coast. A trailer carried the stone to his grave as farmers funded a fund to feed Pete, whose hay-hoarding saved fences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capinteria
Cinnamon Pete
Pete
Virginia Dale
Calif
Clock and Tower Moved Through London Traffic
A 30 foot tall memorial clock tower weighing 30 tons was moved bodily from a busy five crossroads site in London to Stepney Green a mile away. Trolley wires were removed and telephone lines disconnected to enable the relocation. The tower had stood there for 20 years and increasing traffic caused frequent accidents, prompting the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial
London
Stepney Green
Soviet Women Prepared for War and Work
The Soviet government urges women to train for war and work, promoting equal competition with men in all sports. Women are admitted to the army in many service branches with no restrictions, reflecting broad mobilization of female labor and military roles.
Symptom of a boy's health in school hours
A worried mother asks a doctor about her son's health and notes he feels best outside school. The doctor inquires when his discomfort peaks, the mother replies during school.
Rough Reception at Mabel Place Causes Offense
John and Jim recount an incident where Mabel was offended by an unshaven face during a social call. Jim confirms she felt it very much and reacted negatively to the appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mabel
Jim
Plays Both Ends In A Storied Stage Of Partisan Roles
A witty line contrasts a man who alternates between philanthropy and public robbery. The dialogue underscores a character who embodies dual identities, shifting from benevolent acts to criminal schemes, capturing a painterly snapshot of dramatic tension.
Not Even Fifty Fifty Dialogue Snippet
A brief excerpt shows a sharp exchange where one person refuses marriage to the best man, while the other counters with an offer to take them and avoid risk. The fragment hints at a humorous or ironic social moment.
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Want
Ethel Rennison
Chester
Olaf Berg
Martin Hanson
R. P. Strand
Efford Hunsberger
Edward F. Krueger
Jersey
Elmer H. Larson
John Sutter
Arlington
Grether
Elginlows
Echo and Enterprise
Dubuque
Weibel Mill Co
Etfe
Hans E. Grether
Towa
Diffe
R. P. Strauch
Echo Office
Ira Bennett
Loftus Cafe
Fayette CO
Ostrander
ED West
Reily
Pat O’rourke
Flannigan
Stillwater
Minn
the Echo
Bonnie Jean Powers
Earl C. Wilbur
Mason City
Oelwein Register
Webster City
Freeman—Journal
Ae Ie
Leo
Art
Schori & Kuster Lumber Company
Elgin, Iowa
Aungry
Batter Homes & Gardens
McCall's Magazine
Pathfinder
Silver Screen
Woman's World
Homehold
Woodincrest
Cloverteat
Cirek
Mes
Pisa
Allaet Wails Not
USA
the Country Home Cloverteat Review
American Poultry Tour
the Fart Journal
Capper's Farmer
Home Circle Household Magazine
Ilustrated Mechanics
Mathers Home
Needlecraft
Vbody
Pheasa
R.F.D
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