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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1917
Page
4
The note offers choices for traveling to and from Elgin by morning, afternoon, or evening train. It suggests phoning or dropping a card to save time and return on the preferred return train.
Bank in Fayette County Iowa reports financials as of November mth final. Total assets include cash vaults and deposits with solvent banks while liabilities list capital stock and deposits with several rediscounts and overdrafts noted.
Devorah Republican notes Bearing Service names authorized representatives to supply Timkin Hyatt or New Departure bearings for any plier on any car. This added service benefits motorists with improved access to bearings. The piece also mentions Treland enjoying prosperity from good crops and selling produce at spot prices equivalent to wartime England prices.
The article lists numerous Sunday visits and gatherings across families in Elgin, West Union, Clermont, and nearby towns. It notes church events, a Red Cross auction, a church bazaar, a Thanksgiving dinner, and an entertainment at Hlyria church with a circa December 7 deadline. Multiple Klingman and Shaffer family movements feature prominently.
A wartime exhortation urges readers to abandon speculation about an end date and focus on contributing to victory. It warns against premature peace that would let Prussian autocracy endure and threaten civilization, insisting unity and decisive effort are needed for triumph.
A general rule recommends adopting an asset suited to age and occupation and keeping bowels regular. If you feel overfed and constipated, take one of Cham berlain's Tablets. For sale by Stochy & Co.
A letter from Eleanor Schneider's uncle Bob, dated November 18 1917 at Camp Pike, recounts a long army journey from Salt Lake City through Grand Junction and Pueblo to Trinidad and beyond. He details fruit orchards near Grand Junction, Grand Canyon views, Glenwood Springs, and stops in Amarillo McAlester Hartford Shamrock and Little Rock, noting a parade with a U S flag and the quarantine period at Camp Pike. He invites replies and writes of Army life, asking Eleanor to write to others.
Mrs. George Barnhart of Castalia hosted her daughter’s family for a Sunday visit. Nearby, Q. S. Casper stayed at the Strauc home with minor illness, Earl Greenley and wife visited from Clayton, and Wm. Perry from Decorah joined John Christ in decorating George Schori's new home. Local youths attended a roller skating night in West Union, and many prepare for Thanksgiving. Melvin Boyer, on furlough from Camp Dodge, was honored at a family gathering. The Gem Theatre opens Saturday with a Red Feather photo play, first of the season, and members are invited. Officers for the Silver Lent Lange ALF & A. M. were elected, including FE. Kohler as W. M. Capper's advertises silk petticoats. Buick vehicles noted. Lost fur robe on the High-West Union road. Illness news from Oberlin, Ohio. Elgin closes for Thanksgiving and Prof and Mrs J. J. Williams and Ming Celia Uchman visit Fairbank Cedar Rapids relatives. Echo ad urges property owners to advertise for sale. printing ink brings returns.
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