Local shop ads and community notes in Aurelia column
Garber's sells garden seeds and onions. Lewis store features strawberries on Saturdays. Kleeberger offers overalls khaki pantaloons and rubber goods. Local residents visit, move, or work in Des Moines Chicago Camp Lewis and Devils Lake. church events and school program planned. April 18 dates stressed for payments and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleeberger’s
J. S. Mummert
Garbere
Roger
Cecil Mahoney
H. J. Mahoney
L. P ‘ Senesday
Broadhead
South
Dakota
Aurelia
Elgin
Roger’s
L. P. Nelson
Des Moines
Ford
Chicago
Lewis
T. B. Parker, Jr
Claudine Stellar
Camp Dodge
Diamond Center Ladies’ Aid
John Swanson
John Lydell
Paullina
Pierce & Son
George Hansen
Farmers Blacksmith Co
W. B. Reeve
Kelley-Springfield
F. B. Dyslin
Spirit Lake
Maxie Kline
Josh Shank
W. H. Reever
Gay
Kannenberg
Wilka
Idle Hour Theater
J. C. Lockin & Son
Elk Township
Center School
Honse
Guy Peterson
France
Nice
C. C. Jones
Lloyd Myers
Myers
Jones
Maryland
Sentinel
Merle
G. J. Lewis
J. B. Naftzger
Sioux City
Eddy
Irene Rober
City
Honey crop of 1918 estimated at 250 million pounds
The United States honey crop for 1918 is placed around 250 million pounds by the agriculture department. The American Botanist notes bees must move about 160000 tons of material to produce this amount, excluding what bees consume themselves. Half the yield comes from white clover nectar, with alfalfa and sweet clover as other key sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Forest Hospitality
One morning our company was drilling when a Bowie plane flew over. The captain ordered everyone down and to stay still, warning there was no use fleeing into the woods as the bomber would find them. A private suggested moving into someone else’s woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
Ontario Post
Serious Conflagration Follows Hodcarriers Picnic
A blunt local scene describes a major blaze amid a hodcarriers gathering with Hogan lamenting his heat and a plan to calm workers, while Mrs. Hogan jokes about using beer to subdue the crowd. The dialogue hints at a chaotic night and a potboiler style in a reading from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodcarriers
Hogan
Murther
Honora
Mike
Explanatory exchange on examining posts at Camp Lee
Lieutenant asks Shour to define an examining post. Shour answers a post where medical officers examine men. The dialogue references Camp Lee Bayonet drill and military procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becker
Shour
Camp Lee
Strawberry Plant Sale Announces Wide Plant Stock
The notice advertises strawberries and other plants including cabbage tomato cauliflower pepper celery and sweet potato. Transplants cost 20c per dozen seed bed plants 15c per dozen. Plants are state inspected and free from dangerous insects and diseases.
The Still Small Voice in a Reading Lesson
A teacher explains conscience as the inner voice during a reading lesson. A pupil interrupts with a humorous quip claiming their conscience has a growl. The moment captures classroom humor and interpretation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Federal Agserve
First National Bank
Iowa
U.S
Garber’s
Lewis’ Store
Ruger’s
Kleeberger
Milo Hunt
Laurens
Garbers
Lewie
Biechel’s Hardware
Glenn Nelson
Clarence Diercks
Business College
B. R. Wilson
Devils Lake
North Dakota
Bertie
Mayville
Braasch
Larrabee
Anderson Brothers
Verna Howell
M. J. Hunt
Estherville
Houston
Texas
J.M. Gay
Leela
F. W. Fitch Mfg. Co
Seal of Minnesota
Ladies Aid of the
M. E. Church
P. Farrow
Roger's
K. of P. Hall
Kleebergers
Pete Mark
Omaha
W. P. Cawaon
W. R. Chandler
Zumbrota
Minnesota
John Grashoff
F. J. Muench
Christian Endeavor
D. H. Finch
Castlewood
South Dakota
Amelia
Alfred Stieneke
J. B. Pierce
H. A. Holmes
Alta
Tom Holmes
Wilka the Great and Company
W. A. Parka
Victor Mading
Iin
Afton Township
L. FB. Cave
I. T. Brewster
Earl Hoon
Manson
Orpha Cheney
Fort Dodge
Parnell Mahoney
Cora Lockin
H. H. Lockin
J. C. Lockin
Mest Market
Chas. Simdorn
J. H. Loomia
D. J. Gilchrist
Camp Meade
211Th Engineers Corps
Jas, Medlicott
Goes
Albert City
Mr. Medlicott
Elmer Johnson
Bernard Paulson
E. Snyder
C. Garrich
M. E. Gleason
Paulson
Snyder
J. C. Nelson Drug Store
A. E. Krout
Fred
Will Wieland
Walla
R. A. Gustafson
Cata
UTZ & Dunn Ladies’ Fine Oxfords
Forest Hospitality
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
Just
Yuuil A
Senator Dunlap
Stevens
Kolb’s Garden
Storm Lake, Iowa
UTZ & Dunn
Oxfords
Shoevarns
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