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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1906
Page
4
J. W. Bopp invites inquiries as farmers seek long term rentals from one to five years. He offers first class tenants with secure rent arrangements and urges early action to secure farms or tenants.
Text reports a testimonial style endorsement of a remedy for indigestion and stomach debility. It mentions cleansing and purifying mucous membranes, improved digestion, and a daily milk-based regimen attributed to relief. Names include De Dewitt, Mughlenthaler Bros, and Believes.
Local residents shared visits and greetings across Elkader Mederville and nearby towns. Families welcomed guests at homes while farming and school activity continued, with reports of a farmers institute attendance and a neighborhood dance. An anecdote praised Bucklen's Arnica Salve for a malignant ulcer on a daughter.
A Dubuque visit by an Elgin merchant is noted along with several community items. Mis Jennie House leaves for Oklahoma to live with her brother, Mrs. L. Marcuse visits Boston, and Mrs. Copeland arrives in town to stay with her mother. Local moves include a Milwaukee section boss injuring a hand and Fred Smith Jr returning from Oelwein to care for his ill father in Independence. A Beulah Odekirk birthday surprise by twenty-five graduates occurs, and Oscar Voight's remains are brought from St. Louis for burial in West Union. A Kentucky resident recalls Dr King’s New Discovery curing lung disease claims.
Clermont News itemizing visits and movements in Clermont and nearby towns. Wm Larrabee Jr and J H Sheehan are noted visitors, with Libbie Pringle Anna Larrabee and others visiting or traveling. Also mentions property sale by Mike Manning and hospital transfer for Nick Riser. A short ad touts Dr King's New Life Pills as strike breakers for liver and bowels.
The description outlines four rural routes leaving Elgin after January 1 1908. It specifies route 4 starting at the post office, with the carrier traveling northwest to the river bridge and toward city limits along section lines.
A reader notes Christmas goods soon appear in merchant ads promising savings. An ad praises Kennedy's Laxative with Honey and Tar as pleasant for children and cold relief while another promotes Ring's Dyspepsia treatment for digestion and bad breath. Mrs J T Anddyaga returns from teaching duties to spend Thanksgiving in Clayton.
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