This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
2
The note offers travel choices for patients coming from Elgin. If they arrive on the morning train they should phone or drop a card to save time for returning on the noon train. Alternatively they may come on the afternoon train and return on the evening train.
The Elgin Echo informs readers it is published weekly by EF W Hughes Enterad in Elgin post office as second class mail matter. Local column ads cost a line, display ads run until discontinued. Subscriptions are one year for $1.50 and six months for 75 cents.
The Elgin region buzzes with upcoming Elkader Fair plans and a Red Cross event. Residents travel, celebrate harvests, and send youths to military training while reflecting on wartime service and civic duties in September 1915.
Seventeen Elgin youths, including Harry Frederick Leichert and Leonard Bernard Nordhus, were sent to Camp Funston. A list of ninety seven to report at Dewein named Edward Wenger and six others with seven listing Higgin as their address. The final group departed for Camp Dodge for training, while Will Wenger headed to Camp Greenleaf in Georgia for veterinary training. Most local lads were farmer deferments until harvest ended, then Uncle Sam called them to service.
Bauder sold his herd boar for 1000 dollars and eight young boars for 700 dollars to M V Miller of Lawler and G J Drewelen of New Hampton. Total sale 1700 dollars, a regional record for the area. The buyer investors praised the stock and Bauder's breeding program.
The local Red Cross sent forward supplies Monday including 59 pillow cases 10 French convalescent gowns 12 refugee blouses 3 helpless cases A 3 quilts 1 pair socks 195 pair socks 4 helmets to Belgian Relief Com. The invoice contents filled two boxes and samples were returned.
Grand Meadow Farm Solstein Frel slan Dairy Herd to be sold September 19 1918 at 1 p.m. due to sons entering the army. 35 head of Registered and High Grade cows and heifers plus one fine registered yearling bull. Milk sheet to show each animal’s milk record. Auctioneers Williams Col Geo Waters at Postville Iowa.
Telegram from Washington dated Sept 3 1918 informs Halver Halverson Elgin Iowa that Private Alfred Halverson is officially reported missing July 23 Will report first information received signed Adj Gen Harrison For Weak Stomach tablet advertisement notes Chamborlain's Tablets relieving weak stomachs and impaired digestion available at Stoehr's Drug Store
Hans Winkler and R. P. Strauch forbid trespassing on their land for hunting or trapping, outlining prohibition and enforcement against intruders on their property.
Mrs Wesinger and her daughter Nellie from Dubuque are guests at the home of her daughter Mrs L Jay Beacham, visiting and staying for a period.
The item references Miller and Grover offering citywide fuel delivery and a phone contact. It notes many attend the Hlfader Pair event. Friction about sugar allowances in France contrasts American consumption. The Kaiser era burglary comment appears, alongside musings on future sugar crops, corn ahead, and local farm activity with Ted Conner back from his brother Roy’s farm. Beet sugar harvest begins in October, Louisiana cane mid November, Cuban cane mid December or later.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.