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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1907
Page
4
The advertisement cites Thomas A Edison claiming most illness stems from improper eating and overindulgence. It promotes Kodol as a digestive aid with natural digestives and vegetable acids that “digests what you eat” and notes sales by Muehlenthaler Bros. Also mentions junk iron and high prices paid by Boutyn & Wine.
Taither Shaffer and Charles Kimball visited relatives while many locals enjoyed Sunday calls in Elgin. Farmers report corn activity and light hunting evenings. Isabel Shaffer and family visited Harry Gilson. Ruth Rothlisberger and Otis joined John Rothlisberger’s family. A county visit to Elkader, dental work, and minor injuries appear among the town news. A social basket sociable is planned at Mrs. Francis Foxwell’s home Friday evening.
Community gossip recounts visits among residents including Mrs W Wilson Bertha Conner and Mrs Brabham, plus local gatherings at Ezra Howards and the Smiths. Highlights mention an upcoming Opera House and Bank Building, church revival notes, and school updates as residents recover and return to routines.
A fragmentary notice describes a school literary program at 2:80 p.m. with a spelling contest and a pupil exhibition in the afternoon and evening. It mentions a reply from neighboring schools and a prize, with an odd aside about Dr King’s New Life Pills for digestion and a sale at a local store.
Clermont news reports Monday school board meeting changes with F K White as vice president, funerals at Mrs Hedrick's services, and building progress on the bank project. It lists local social visits in Elgin and Montauk, travel of Gov Hock to Kansas, land drawing participants, and health notices including Dr Becker’s fence work and a salve advertisement. West Union notes Ella Parrott visiting Cascade and Olin, and local families traveling for medical or personal reasons amid community updates.
Mrs B accompanied by a lawyer will spend the winter in Milwu kee with her son and a nurse. Miss Kathryn Baumgardner plans to leave in November for Florida as a musical tutor for a Washington Iowa family. Mrs Zeigler hosted a piano listening gathering at Parcent Wood with Miss Joseph Scallan as featured talent. Auditor J L Scallan’s daughter Elizabeth and granddaughter Aypon McGovern visited from Waucoma. Ruben Lohr, recently to Chicago for veterinary studies, entered hospital for eye surgery and reports indicate possible decline. Mr and Mrs Samuel Gruver and son George arrived from Monterey California to holiday with relatives. George departs soon to tour an eastern town and inspect a gun invention, with stops in Washington New York and Niagara Falls.
A local organization named Sayene issues a trespass warning after an incident at a public property. The notice restricts entry to designated areas and warns of enforcement actions by authorities if violated.
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