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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
4
Advertises farm rentals and sales services in West Union including tenant sourcing, abstracts, title checks, and loan options. Promotes town property for purchase or rent, installment plans, small loans, and personalized consultations to fix title defects. Encourages visiting to discuss farm purchases, rentals, schooling, rest, and investment.
Miss Helen Nutson of Gunder teaches at Mederville school and lives with Mr and Mrs A T Albrecht. Tiger Jacobson of Chicago arrived Saturday for a visit with H L Torkleson and Aug Benson families. Vol Giga returned from a government works stay in Dickey North Carolina to help harvest and improve his farm. Dr and Mrs H S Patterson left for California to attend the exposition and visit west friends. In Galmar they were joined by the Patterson relatives Mr and Mrs Hara Patterson and Mr and Mrs Adams of West Union.
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia and other pains. It claims blood congestion causes pain and that the liniment restores warmth and flow. It urges readers to keep a bottle at home and promotes price points of 25 and 50 cents and a dollar.
Local notes recount Sunday visits and social calls among families in Chmnery Valley including Gilbertson Hansons Freislen and Larsons. A separate advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with endorsements from W J Cheney Co and the National Bank of Commerce Toledo.
A national call for the rural press pulpit and school to unite with farmers. The piece argues the local paper guides community life, shapes policy, and must resist city sensationalism while promoting agriculture, education, and cooperative action for 1915 16. The text urges subscription to local papers and lists magazine bundles offered by Ecno office, ending with advice on a laxative product.
A promotional notice urges immediate use of Dr Hobson’s Wezema Ointment to combat itching and eczema. It claims the remedy is proven, not experimental, and warns that delaying can lead to months or years of continued agony. Buy a box today to prevent escalation.
For Sale 25 Poland China spring boars described as big growthy with arched backs heavy bone good heads and ears and strong feet. Priced to please and a great bargain. Visit to select and place orders for guaranteed satisfaction. Ep Bauper Elgin Iowa.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a trusted cough remedy, claiming 46 years on the market. It emphasizes quick relief from coughs associated with pneumonia and grippe, with a money back guarantee and prices at 50 cents and one dollar.
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