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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1915
Page
4
A brief note urges farmers to grow grain for power needs, promising a ready market. It mentions accepting wheat and other grains in exchange for energy-related services, reflecting a local initiative to stabilize supply and pricing.
The column records October social activity including Oliver Turnbul as an Elkatier visitor, Watkins man in the area, and Laurence MacKellar buying a Hupmobile. It lists numerous family visits, reunions, and weekend gatherings at various homes, plus dances at the M. W. A. Hall on October 30 and farm help shifts, with travelers from Kelly Colorado and Fayette passing through.
A local eye clinic conducted vision tests inside the Citizens State Bank building. Residents visited for screenings and pre prescriptions while bank staff assisted with appointment signups and on site waiting areas.
An old advertisement extols Dr King's New Life Pills as a satisfactory laxative to release built up poisons from the system. It claims accumulated waste causes dizziness spots before the eyes and a miserable feeling. A dose tonight promises relief by morning with a 25 cent price.
An old style classified blend touts Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism neuralgia and general pains with claims of quick relief and frequent home use. It also features a humorous Iowa pig population calculation and promotes Dr King's New Discovery for coughs colds and lung troubles with money back guarantees.
For Sale 25 Poland China spring boars. They are big, well arched backs, heavy bone, good heads and feet. Priced as bargains. Orders welcomed. Ep Bauper Elgin Iowa. Cresco court session: Judge Hobson sentenced a bootlegger to 110 days in jail and a $500 fine for illegal selling. Next offense would bring a penitentiary term.
A detailed cattle listing shows 46 head including 9 milk cows aged 5 to 7 years, 7 heifers coming fresh soon, 2 year old and 4 yearling heifers, all well bred Scotch Durhams. Also 3 yearling steers, 18 spring calves, a pure bred Scotch Durham bull two years old, two high grade bulls ten months old, and a well bred bull aged 2 years.
A livestock listing describes 13 hogs and 1 full blood Mule Foot boar aged about 1 year, plus 12 shoats roughly 6 months old. The itemized details specify animal type and approximate ages for potential buyers.
A historical auction notice lists eight horses including a black Percheron stallion Norman six years old at 1600 pounds and a cream colored mare in foal nine years old at 1400 pounds. Also a black mare in foal seven years old at 1400 pounds a roan mare in foal five years old at 1500 pounds a black mare in foal five years old at 1300 pounds a bay mare two years old and a sucking colt. The note mentions two brood mares forming a fine team.
Readable catalog notes show items including 12 automatic hog oilers a 2 section drag Kingman disc with 14 wheels near new and a superior corn planter with 80 features. The fragment indicates farm machinery and tools likely part of an auction listing.
Items include complete and nearly new rods wire, one No. 17 DeLaval Separator, 500 rods of barb wire, and lumber wagon with box. Describes sale of farming equipment and supplies with details on condition and assortment.
A brief appraisal lists hay and straw, 15 acres of corn pending prior sale, 20 bushels of Swedish rumabages, 1914 seed corn, and several chickens mostly hens. The items depict a small farm with diverse agricultural goods for sale.
A mixed listing details an 8-foot extension table, a sewing machine, an Edison phonograph with 100 records, a kitchen cabinet, a lounge sink, an iron bed with spring and mattress, and a stand. Items appear in a household goods sale notice listing.
A jumbled 1915 era clippings mix medical ad about Dr Hobson's Hez ema Olotment promising cure for itching with local land prices and farm life notes. Includes a farm sale price forecast, auto dealer mailings, catarrh cure claims, flour prices, and a widow's pension application in Cedar Rapids.
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