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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1894
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR item mentions a person from McGregor with a misread name likely Reese Drgrafe or similar, lacking context or event to anchor details. The readable portion provides no clear action, date, or affiliations to develop a full summary.
Community notes from Elgin and West Union describe visits, illnesses, shop sales, and local commerce. References include Ruth Christ visiting Emmi in West Union, Shitts on sale at Seluppy’s, Johnson Berg’s undergarments, and Ada Gundersons mill plans. Also mentions a labor shift at a Fayette County lumber mill, plus school moves and local tradespeople advertising prices and discounts.
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