Local notes in West Union and vicinity reflect travel, events and plans
Community diary items describe Dr L S Hutchingen and others, visits from Minneapolis and Manchester, horse and car travel to Elkader and Sabula, band concerts in Clermont and Elgin, a St Paul wedding, Iowa Day plans, and a fatal circus accident in White City with Juanita Perry, noting local reactions and upcoming events.
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Andy Shauers
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul
Turkey River
Mississippi River
Washington
Berlin
Chicago Herald
Barnum & Bailey
Juanita Perry
White City
Mercy Hospital
Riverhead
N. Y
More Men Called in Fayette County Draft Quota
Exemption by the district board led to a necessity to call 80 more men in Fayette County to meet the quota. Names listed include John Nyddeger Dimer, Gerhart Noodhus, Herbert Dumimermouth, Walter Julius Bauman, Thomas B. Howard, Otto Henry, Theodore Topp, Carl Arthur Nechelson, Otto Barnhouse, William Retigser, Alfred Benjamin Jacob Henry Benedict Mathys, Harry Lyn Trude, Earl Bennett, Leroy Barnaida, Olavus Holm, George Arthur Vaughn, Max Lehman, Clyde G. Blunt.
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Fayette County
Higin
John Nyddeger Dimer
Gerhart ‘Noodhus
Herbert Dumimermouth
Walter Julius Bauman
Thomas B
Howard Otto Henry
Theodore Topp
Carl Arthur Nechelson
Otto Barnhouse
William Retigser
Alfred’ Benjamin Jacob Henry Benedict Mathys
Harry Lyn Trude Earl Bennett
Leroy Barnaida Olavus Holm
George Arthur Vaughn
Max Lehman
Clyde G. Blunt
Advertising Rates In The Echo Newspaper
Advertising costs are outlined for a local Echo paper. Rates include 15 cents per inch for single insertion, 12 cents for in and out ads, 10 cents for short contracts, 8 cents for year round space, with a 50 cent minimum for display ads and 5 cents per line for locals. The Echo reaches about 800 homes, two thirds of which are potential customers.
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The
Echo
Tragic Trick On Train Ends In Illness Or Not
A drummer resorts to tampering with quinine to prank an asleep passenger on a train. The man wakes alarming the conductor and misdirects toward medical help while fearing a poisoned mouth. The incident centers on prank gone awry and unclear health outcome.
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Darkey
Carrying Booze In Coconuts In Grinnell
An officer on a westbound Rocksland train discovered a sack of cocoa nuts opened to reveal whiskey replacing the milk. The sack owner vanished and has not claimed the property.
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Grinnell
Rocksland
Wool Carload Brings 3000 Dollars To West Union Farmers
A carload of wool sold to a Boston firm for 3000 dollars, with wool at about 60 cents a pound, marking rich profits for local sheep raisers. The sale was handled by Dave Shuman who bought from wool growers. Also reports include a Clermont resident pleading guilty to cheating by false pretense and being sent to the Anamosa reformatory by Judge Hobson. Q M Benson from La Salle Illinois visited with plans to travel to La Crosse and Nor way before joining his wife and son. The Postal Service will cut many rural routes to reduce expenses, with inspectors evaluating roads and routes for possible discontinuation.
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Clermont
Shave Boulevard
Dapper’s
Bill
Thomas Knudtson
Mindeapolis
Milwaukee
Chicago
Hgin
John Bower
Fred Gehring
Maud Fitzgerald
Harry
Waukon
Tofield Heck
Tofield
Oelweth
Illinois
Hindenburg
Loulaville
Loulavilla
Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
A. M. Deyoe
Chas, Holzer
George N. Schori
Paul Kocher
George E. Schori
Thos. Groth
West Union
Boston
Dave Shuman
Arowers
Argo-Gazette
Frank Schael
Reformatory
William Heiserman
Hobson
Anamosa Reformatory
Q. M. Benson
la Salle
la Crease
Norway
Dowsa
Hela
Post Office Department
Carriara
Lons
Predictions of the year 196? from Jack Lait in American Magazine
The writer Jack Lait forecasts a future with no kings or emperors in Europe and Irish and Polish independence. He envisions universal liquor prohibition, universal women’s suffrage, high emigration limits, rare firearm availability, public officials in professional roles, and telephonic and wireless links across oceans. He also predicts double decked streets, large cities with own legislatures, and love guiding marriage without licensing the unfit.
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Comte
Jack Lait
Zar
Kajper
Europe
Ireland
Poland
Pacific
New York City
Chicago
Germs Declared Harmless By Dr Fraser M D
An article attributes Dr John B Fraser M D C M with declaring germs harmless to disease. He cites many tests showing typhoid pneumonia diphtheria tuberculosis meningitis and other germs produced no disease signs when introduced to food water or air.
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John B. Fraser
Fraser
Auto Fund Apportionment To Iowa Counties
State Treasurer BE H Hoyt issues the auto license apportionment for April 1 to August 1 totaling 479,950 with 468,536.80 set aside for the road fund under the new law. Of that amount 30,000 covers engineering expenses. August distribution allocates 290 per township to 1,655 townships. Winneshiek 6820 Allamakee 5220 Chickasaw 3480 Clayton 6380 Fayette 8600 Howard 3480.
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H. Hoyt
State Highway Commission
Winneshiek County
Allamakee County
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Howard
Great Palth in Chamberlain's Colle and Diarrhoea Remedy
Mrs W H Williams of Stanley New York testifies that Chamberlain's Colie and Diarrhoea Remedy relieved her father’s diarrhoea after three doses. The remedy is sold by Stoehr & Company.
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Chamberlain
Elgin Land Company Offers Bargains in Realty Market
Rent Estate Notice promotes farm or residence properties with a large listing of bargains and ready deal connections. Elgin Land Company urges prompt business discussion to capitalize on current opportunities in real estate.
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Elgin Land Company
Boy Scouts Hike From Elgin to Palling Spring Park
The Boy Scouts of Elgin traveled Friday toward Palling Spring park for a sixteen mile hike to camp under Scout Master McCoy, superintendent of Elgin schools. They expected to return Monday.
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Boy Scouts of
Elgin
West Union
Palling Spring Park
McCoy
Argo-Gazate
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UST
Riverside
L. G. Lehman
Miller
George Vaughn
Mary Lehman
Marguerite
Minneapolis
Chris Moser
Arlington
Chris
Manchester
Vaughn
Monona
T. J. Groth
Gossel
Minnesota
Harry Larson
Northfeld
St. Ansgar
P .W. Hughes
Donald Strauch
Sabula
Ed. Bauder
Huron
South Dakotas
N. H. Hakeman
Caroline Bauder
Marian Baumgartner
Rossel
Eldin
Albert Muth
Rock Valley
Carothers
Viccinity
Digin
Charles Frita
St. Paul
Charles E. Smith
Marie M. Shiede
Evangelical Church
Payne Avenue
Fayette and Clayton Counties
the City Drug Store
Elgin, Iowa
South Bend
W. J. Kohler
John Deere
Packard
C. J. Harrington
Miller & Gruver
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