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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
4
An assortment of medicine advertisements urges readers to buy Bhilohs Consumption Cough Cure and Shiloh's Vitalizer from local traders like W. J. Finke and others. Testimonials claim nerve relief, improved digestion, and general health, while notes press subscribers to contribute for wood and promote product use among farmers and households.
The Weekly Dispatch of Bt Paw Minnesota advertises remarkable free seed offers to subscribers. The notice, filled with garbled text, mentions May and Company and various farm and garden products in a promotional tone.
Farmers in Des Moines Iowa are offered a half price subscription to the Des Moines Daily News at 1.00 a year as farm prices stay low. The paper is pitched as a bright condensed daily for busy readers and is promoted with local vendor names. Also advertised are various patent remedies including Karls Clover Tea and Shiloh Catarrh Remedy, with sales notes and guarantee claims.
An old advertisement lists Pullman Tourist Sleeper services Chicago to San Francisco via New Orleans, with weekly and midweek departures, plus Homeseekers Excursions for 1897 offering low round trip fares and add on charges to southern and midwestern destinations. It promotes agent contact for tickets and full information on routes and prices.
The Union reports an organized effort suspected in Linn County involving horse thefts near Toddville. A mare from L Avery’s farm has been stolen, with three men headed toward the county blamed by sheriffs. Also mentions local politics and radio notes from Center and Argo.
The Postmaster General cites rules on importing printed matter for mail while the Delwein Register notes ongoing exchanges evidencing violations. In federal court Judge Showalter dissolves Fulton county injunction shielding the Modern Wooden HQ, with appeal to follow and a restraining order debated. Union City’s Chawney May recalls a war relic find in an Indian mound showing a copper artifact with a horseshoe impression, puzzling locals.
Thieves plagued New Trampton and vicinity this season with several burglaries. Sol Zundelowitz’s store lost clothing valued around 400 dollars on Tuesday night. C B Lynch’s farm team and harness were stolen Thursday night, along with music merchandise from the H. Goodall store. A tramp was jailed after the Goodall burglary. others remain at large. An editorial note mentions William Jennings Bryan drawing crowds in a distant event.
Local talk favors establishing button making plants near Nat Maka and Elgin. Population centers like Muscatine Cedar Rapids hint at $3000 investment per factory, employing dozens, with raw materials nearby and strong market demand in eastern households. Meanwhile Mitchell county officials face allegations of a $20,000 theft, prompting calls to clean out offices. Frank Arnold sits indicted for murder, bail set at $5000, next court term November 15 with forty jurors to be drawn.
Republican county meeting in West Union endorses Chris Kifer Frank Camp A. L. Hockings F. H. Bloorgood M. Burnside John Ti Gardner Dr W E Robinson amid claims of bossism and wire pulling. Democratic gathering in Stam block nominates candidates with unified support and routine proceedings despite local tensions.
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