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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1895
Page
7
The Elgin and West Union communities bustle with road work and court business. residents report new goods at Mrs Gralwa and Mrs Graham, arrivals from New York, and plans for harvests and debt collection notices. Local officials schedule court in West Union and residents discuss schooling, weddings, and changing advertisements.
A notice states R. C. H. Hunt of Oelwein will be in Exci on October 3, 4, and 5 to perform any required mental work in a satisfactory manner. Await his arrival.
A jumble of advertisements and notices describes local business in Elgin and West Union. It touts medicines from De Withs Witel Mazel Salve to Starky's Pharmacy, notes farm sales and real estate in Clermont, and mentions regional journalism featuring Midland Monthly and Cedar Rapids connections. The page includes obituaries and customer testimonials, plus room rentals and agricultural prices.
Partial OCR shows a financial notice fragment listing a borrower L. B. Mattoon of Elgin Iowa and water lows with a call or address line. The legible items are the name L B Mattoon and the place Elgin Iowa with unclear context or action details.
Local shop unveils large Fall and Winter stock including dry goods, underwear, groceries, boots and shoes, footwear, notions, and more. Highlights low prices on fall prints from 5 to 25 cents per yard and heavy wool underwear deals. Store promises satisfaction and encourages trading poultry and produce for goods.
Fresh stock at Benton Bros store in West Higgins with a full line of goods. Prices are low and goods guaranteed. Country produce taken and highest prices paid. Remember the place.
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