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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
7
For sale Poland China boars weighing 225 pounds and up. They are sired by Big Black Orange, Grand Championship winner at Fayette county fair, and Bauder's A Wonder, sire of the best spring pig at Fayette county fair. Call or write Ed Bauder, Elgin, Iowa.
Mrs G H Smith of Brewerton New York reports long lasting stomach trouble for eight to ten years followed by indigestion and heaviness after meals. One or two Chamberlains Tablets relieved her and acted as a pleasant laxative. The tablets tone the stomach enabling natural function. For sale by Stoehr Co.
The auctioneer advertises eighty four sales to his credit with several around five thousand dollars. He offers records and references, thirty years in business and seven years in hisioneering experience to provide good service. For terms and dates, write or call on Fred K1, Burg, Elgin.
Parents advised to keep Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for children and follow printed directions for quick relief when a cough attack comes on. Sold by Stoehr & Co.
The Farmers Co op shipped a car load of cattle Wednesday morning and the Echo notes flour and feed trades. Local merchants advertise goods from Ardee Flour to Waterloo brand flour, with a 2.70 per sack price and window displays praised. A letter from Perry Medberry describes Camp Dodge in late September 1917 with details on barracks, rations, drills, chores, and fellow Fayette county soldiers.
Fayette county hosts a two day Sunday School Convention in Fayette October 10 and 11 with sessions led by Rev. Paul Becker Dr. J W Dickman Walter Hutton and Rev William Mitchell. It features youth rallies adult classes temple songs and a temperance program with reports, elections, and committee work.
Mrs A C Kirstein of Greenville Illinois touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a quick cure for colds and bronchial troubles after years of use in her family. The remedy is advertised as the most reliable cough medicine. Sold by Stochr & Co.
Flour and feed outlet highlights offerings with four sacks at two dollars seventy cents each and up. Welhel Bros promotes busy business and invites customers to visit their shop.
Bryan's Commoner urges that every man share in the war effort, defining patriotism as the duty to use his physical and mental abilities for the nation. It criticizes those who withhold service and compares it to not employing wealth for the country. It calls on farmers to plant seed corn now as a patriotic act.
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