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Local notices and community happenings in Elgin area
A 1906 Elgin page lists dance plans, advertising offerings, and a hail of local items. mentions Finke’s kerosene, Mrs Kniel’s fashion line, and farm sales. Reports on Edison phonographs, music houses, and real estate demand mix with funeral notes, a county official meet, and a wedding at LeRoy Smith’s home.
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Finke
C. L. Chapman
Main Street
Hanstanson
F. M. Smith
Lou Gayhart
Maud Smith
Fayette County Bank
West Union
Edison
Columbia Records
Griffith Music House
R. Z. Lattimer
Fayette
H. 8. Hadsel
M. T. Diamond
A. Ely
Kensington
Kanaan
Frank Stepanek
Clermont
Postville Road
Brandy
Iowa
LeRoy Smith
Hattie
Fred E. Davis
Strawberry Point
Hock
Mgr
Davis
Elkader
Clayton County