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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
2
The Elgin Echo explains local column layout and ad insertion rules. It lists subscription prices as one year in advance 1.50 and six months 0.76 with the paper published each Thursday from Wigin ia.
Local notes report a dance at the Bigin Opera House on Friday night with social visits from Mr and Mrs H D Yack entertaining his mother and sister from Oklahoma. Numerous small town events, farm notes, and happenings fill the week with harvest hopes high and several travel updates.
Mixed local notices list a for sale ad for 10 good Big Type Poland China hogs and inquiry contact Jack Shaffer. Several personal updates note births, visits, travel, health progress, and returning servicemen. Community events include a September 12 dance at Elgin opera house with Hall's Jazz Band and varied lost item notices with rewards.
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