Merchants Pay Cash for Groceries in Elgin Report
Fragmentary OCR shows a midweek report stating merchants pay cash for various groceries and commodities. Listings include prices for groceries, poultry, and tobacco items with per unit details and cents. The text is garbled but preserves key entities like Elgin, merchants, and cash payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastitfs
Elgin
Praess
Abe
Mirmar
Boas
Povarora
Testarons
Pracims
Strawn
Local notes and arrivals from Elgin and vicinity
An assortment of brief items from Elgin area readers. Mentions of THugl Patterson in the State Duty visit, John Falk and family visiting Blader, new goods and hats at Mrs Qralua and Mrs Graham, West Union business visits, travel by Leo Pardale for Great Central Tobacco Works, and fall millinery arrivals. Elgin Public Schools open soon with staff assignments and promises of a strong year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Falk
Blader
New York
Qralua
Leo J. Pardale
West
Great Central Tobacco Works
Harvest Home Picnics and Fires Hit Local Town
A busy week in town featured the Annual Harvest Home Picnic at Cooley's Spring with a hearty supper and social games. A fire destroyed a building owned by S Q Caltech at Havelton, causing about 400 dollars in damage. cause suspected incendiary though unknown.
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Cooley’s
Caltech
Awelling
Havelton
Clark
Fairbank
Alam
Hlallacs
Historic Clermont fair notes and local injuries in 1885
Local column from Clermont Iowa reports community events including wheeled races, bicycle events, and prizes at the Aug 23 fair with Martha Lovwis, Mra B W Lovwis, and Cedar Rapids connections. It notes a runaway injury near ass alia to Lester Dooley and celebrates long-time residents Hawkeye Beauon and Samual Murdock’s golden wedding yesterday with a reception in Clayton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Boston
Cedar Rapids
Ars
Samuul Murdock
Dar
We Must Have Money Our Blyin Subscription Plea
A local notice appeals readers to pay overdue subscriptions reflecting five years of mailings. A separate Democratic Senatorial Convention notice, dated September 14, 1805 in Pasteville Iowa, calls for delegates and nomination of a State Senator candidate for the Fortieth District with County representation details and committee chair information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blyin
Endotter
Pasteville
Iowa
Payette County
Abhemukee County
Dulagures
Marra
Sanuteriil Conmittea
Windsor boy maimed by blasting accident
Willie Auld of Windsor township was blasting when a powder blast threw dirt and debris at him. His eyesight was initially lost but doctors expect partial recovery with vision impaired.
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Decorah
Fred Hadsel
Elgin
Harry
Maynard
Willie Auld
Bilgar
Windsor Township
Dirst
Nursery Seed Potatoes and Seed Sale Ad in 1905
An old advertisement row promotes Minnetonka Apple seed potatoes and other nursery stock from IL, IL May & Co. Nurserymen of Saint Paul Minnesota. The piece also notes a music box prize claim and rental offers, with stray misspellings and partial names typical of early 20th century ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarusxan
Marly Nursery Steel and Big
MAY & CO
Marists
Paul, Minn
Seucimen
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Rilgin
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Sam Greenley
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Finke
John Lehman
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C Lehman
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Rey
Emerson
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Star's Pharmacy
the Post-Office
George
Thugl Patterson
Lizzie McKinley
Josie Bucher
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Lyin
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Scheider
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Ed Walters
Alo
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Fred Berg
la Crosse
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Chas. Jones
Jas. Alnaworth
Benson Bros
Foot
de Witt
Stehr
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Chicago
da Witt
Stachia Pharmacy
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Warner's
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Hund
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Adla
Martin Colling
Wuranieelig
Miles
Cemetery Association
Lester Dooley
Tha Wall
J.D Dooley
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