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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
4
After weeks of rearranging stock to fit new holiday goods, the store announces a 25 Day Room Making Sale to clear space. Prices quoted promise savings far below what customers have paid for similar goods before, highlighting the need to act quickly.
Fall dress goods showcase new findings with notable price cuts. $1.50 and $1.75 grades reduced to $1.39. Other ranges include $1.25 and 100 TF 92 90 and .85 to .59, urging shoppers to prioritize quality over inferior job lots.
An old time sale listing offers 54 inch all wool flannel in red gray brown priced 49, 56 inch skirting for 49, heavy blue red striped fabric at 45, large blankets 10x4 and extra heavy sizes, ladies petticoats caps and underwear with discounts up to 50 percent, men’s wool lined coats and various footwear with sale prices, all promising money back guarantee and bargain prices.
A vintage sale listing offers 20¢ grade underwear and fleece lined goods, 12 and 10¢ percale and calico, 28 inch percale at 25 pieces, gingham in blue and brown checks, toweling, 17 inch wide linen at 10¢, hosiery two for one, socks 10¢, mens fleece lined items, wool fleece fancy pieces at 60c, cotton thread, silk shirts, royal Worcester corsets, and a broad range of garments priced to attract buyers.
A fragmented ad lists canned goods with prices: sugar corn three cans for 18 cents, baked beans three for 18, tomatoes three for 18, eggs, plums and peaches two for 18, salmon two for 15, pink salmon three for 18, mustard sardines six for 18. The text is incomplete and partially garbled.
In a brief grocery blurb the retailer promotes discount items under the five and ten cent pricing scheme. The note highlights everyday needs offered at low prices to attract customers.
Elgin and Oak Grove telegram notes report Sunday visits among residents. Della Kohler and Inez Howard hosted and attended gatherings at Elgin, Brainard, and the Ridge, with several farm tasks and visits noted. Ezra Howard celebrated his fifty sixth birthday with about fifty relatives and friends. a sumptuous gathering followed.
Community notes recount Sunday visits and gatherings at several homes including John O Haron, Miss Florence Conner, Miss Carla Reed, Miss Geneveva Fennell, and Miss Grace Jonesta. Mentions of illness, church attendance, and school activities. An Electrin Bitters ad promises relief from digestive troubles. Local tradesman and neighbors exchange routines and travel, with weather hints and farm chores noted.
The passage describes throat inflammation causing coughing. A cough mixture provides temporary relief from irritation, but symptoms return. The text emphasizes a temporary easing of cough through medicinal relief.
An advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion cures the cold by reducing throat irritation, driving out inflammation, and nourishing weakened tissues. It touts relief for sore throat, cough, bronchitis, and general recovery, offering a free sample from Scott & Bowne.
The notice promotes Eose printing services with affordable first grade work. It praises Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoe a Remedy through a Milford Virginia resident who reports dramatic relief from dysentery after use. The ad claims wide countrywide reputation and urges readers to buy from druggists.
Tonjum's ad on page. Victor Dolliver guest at Montauk. Dr Frederick Becker in Elgin Tuesday. Misa Kann at Alex McKinley home. Edmunds from Wet Taien in town. Cale from Quad Rapids. Many Elgin youths in town. Anna Brorby at her mother’s home. Bessie Callahan at Leedy home. Mr and Mrs Word Larrabee Jr back from Lincoln. E H Pringle and Esther Hook from Elgin in town Saturday. Photo car moved to Eldora. Mrs P and Mrs Mary Cumminga back from Austin. Mrs Walah and Mrs Paasley from Cad ar Rapids visiting Thomas Colliton home. Wm Larrabee Jr hosted Ladies’ Art Club. A. H Loomis and wife left to attend their son Wilkins’ marriage. Young People Society to meet at Miss B Bear’s next Sunday 7:30 pm. Pastor Dreyer to preach in Highland Norwegian church next Sunday 10:80 am. James Devery left for Cedar Rapids. Six boys and five girls confirmed at Norwegian church. Six-month-old daughter of Mr and Mrs T H Foley died last Saturday. Catholic church funeral Monday.
200 acres four miles southwest of Elgin offers include about 120 acres under plow of fine land with good timber soil. About 26 acres of second growth timber and 40 acres of stump land usable for pasture. Features a never-occupied new house, orchard, grove, hay shed, stabling, two access roads, and a nearby schoolhouse corner. Farm can be had at a reasonable figure with nearly immediate possession. inquire for details.
A tale of a Yankee who borrowed twelve eggs and a setting hen and kept them until the hen laid twelve eggs. The venture led to one of the country’s finest poultry farms, illustrating thrift and ingenuity. Also notes on self improvement tonics and local remedies sold by Muehlenthaler Bros. drug store.
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