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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
4
Auction notices list cattle horses shoats and farm tools to be sold December 6 at 10 oclock. Location described as east of Clermont on the Andrew Anderson farm. Payment terms include cash for sums up to ten dollars and credit up to one year with approved security at seven percent.
Illyria items recount social visits and travel across nearby towns. Numerous names such as Doty, Reichert, Fritz, Medberry, Wenger, Shaffer, Rothlisberger, Kimpson and others appear among church services, school openings, husking bee, and hospitality events. The column notes visits, hosting, teaching assignments, and local business activity with seasonal and homey detail.
Fayette County Iowa faces a bank statement showing assets and liabilities of the bank, with cash on hand including gold and silver, national bank notes, drafts on solvent banks, and value of property. Directors purport the figures as true to the best knowledge, dated November 20, 1906, notarized by a notary.
Readable excerpts discuss farm prosperity as a gold mine with 160 acres of Iowa soil free from debt, contrasted with urban reliance on merchants and mechanics. Notes on suffrage fundraising at Panora, local sale of John S. Mott estate business block, Farmers Co. occupancy, and advice on chimney interior reflection to locate objects. Emphasizes rural independence and strong moral expectations for husbands and Christians.
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