Elgin Echo focuses on city notes and war era life
Local weekly Elgin Echo reports subscription reminders, influenza cases, and military duty exams. It notes residents visiting Cedar Rapids and Clermont, a farmers rally, and Postville hospital deaths. It highlights three Blockhus sons in service, a Quarantine at a Rockt asger home, and community plans around Liberty Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Blockhus
Blockhus
Sammines
Elgin, Opera House
Gleaners
Grant Slocum
Detroit
Gerner
B. Houghtley
Michigan
J. A. Bannart
Lena
Elizabeth
Silas
Roanoke
Camp Grant
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure
A 19th century advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Medicine can cure catarrh, offering 100 dollars if any case fails. It touts constitutional treatment via the blood and lists testimonials, with Toledo Ohio makers and 75 cent price. Also includes assorted notices about sales, jobs, and local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Choney & Coq
Toledo
Ohio
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Elgin Echo
BW. Hughes
Mae Harrington
Thoma
Hol Grimm
Ednah
Minerva Wennel
Oelwein
Frank Capper
Bertha Mealey
Cedar Rapids
West Union
Lew Lehman
Rock Valley
H. S.hadsel
Harold Greenley
Lewis Klingman
Herbert
George Fath
Students Army Training Corps
Fayette
Echo
Murat
B. Mattoon
Postville Hospital
Tuesaday
George Schatz
Frank Morrise
W. J. Kohler
C. J. Harrington
Wifs
Waucoma
Frank Shipton
George Miller
Weibel
Genter Street
George
Town
Wm. Burrow
Hawleye
Harry, Rush
Clara Paulson
Clermont
Elgin
Wadena
L. Hunsberger “& Son
L. L. Carr
Washington, D. C
Lavanda Jr
Clermont Enterprise
Jule Paulson
Cyrenus Cole
Cole
Fred Falpis
Aso
Fred Fpalb
Lax
Heather Rendeer
Turkey River
Rudy Lehman
Decorah
Tack Dwyer
Harry Becker
Iowa City
Theodore Nicklaus
Uncle Sam
Hans Keiser
Des Moines
Harry
Carl Becker
Main Street
Frank Gehring
Clem Schmid
Alf Holzer
H. D. Yack
Serene
Miles
Virtus Frahm
Sabula
Old Town
Board of Supervisors
Pleasant Valley Township
Republican Party
Otto B. Qison
Otto
Freddie Walter Grimm
Ernest Grimm
Minnesota
Weibel Mill Company
Dan Bullkoefer
Dan
A. M. Weibel
Elgin Land Co
Marshall J. Allen
Ernest Holzer
Qcre
Higin
Max Thoma
Round Oak
Iowa
Sheldon Boys Elgin
Eureka
Eureka Mfg. Co
East St. Louis
John Bower
Helen
Gamp Lee
Virginia
Columbus
Agnes Turner
Chicago
Chamberlain
Stoehr's Drug Store
Albert Schori
Waterloo
Johnny Johnson
Mattocks
C. W. Coventry
August Holzer
Sam
Florsheim
Lion Brand
Elgin, Iowa
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