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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1911
Page
7
August receipts at Toledo reach 14 300 bags the largest on record with Towa as the top producer. Farmers plan substantial corn cuts for fodder while some with less land see one acre of corn as more productive than five or six acres of fodder. A local note hints at a fast evolving era with early equinox storms.
A mixed local column reports school openings, visitors, and community events. It notes 240,000 students in Chicago schools, announces the September 25 start date, profiles residents and guests, previews an aerial story in this issue, and mentions a September 16 wrestling match at the opera house with Hans Preuss and Ad Miller plus attractions by Landrum Mills and Russell.
The text notes Gotel Will waking over S26 in a wrestling date, with an emphasis on physical prowess and local sports dominance. It mentions a historic output by U.S. activities totaling over half a billion short tons of coal and strong state monetary gains, plus Labor Day transforming into a sports-centric holiday trend across the country.
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