This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
2
Last Sunday's service drew large crowds but church attendance remains below desired goals. The pastor invites unchurched residents to attend. Next Sunday morning topic The Right Combination and evening topic Our Reserve Forces. Parents urged to ensure children attend Sunday school. enrollment is good but attendance should improve.
J. B. Mummert announces a new supply of individual hog troughs in two sizes. Customers are urged to visit before purchasing.
Services for Sunday April 28 include sermon The Message of Spring at 10 30 a m Sunday School at 11 45 a m Epworth League service at 7 00 p m and sermon Christ and Human Need at 8 00 p m led by Pastor H C Kephart faithful schedule for the church community.
Remaining uncalled letters for week ending April 25 include Misa Marget Schreder Mrs W W Whiting Asa W Swain and A A Dingman. Postmaster A A Dingman notes new boys army dress caps at Lewis Clothing Dept.
The week opened warm then turned abnormally cold with a 6 degree average daily deficiency. Precipitation covered most regions except Lee and the northwest, with a late season snowstorm of 20 inches in Decatur and Ringgold counties. Plowing for corn is advancing, fruit blooms in southern counties, and seed corn concerns rise as tests show shortages in several counties.
Ferrel Hanley shows improvement while a northeast Missouri youth starts work for Pete Sutter. Miss Winifred Henry finishes school in the west district and begins teaching northeast of Cherokee. A young Olive girl buys five cents worth of preservative at the store. Floyd Allen visits Sioux City for dental repairs. Mr Nye rumored to have dubbed a dental parlor a Chamber of Horrors. Dr Burlingame of Cherokee spoke on the war causes, German cultuur, Red Cross work, and urged full war support. The Ladies Aid bazaar was a success with full attendance and a well filled supper. Proceeds not yet learned. Verna Barstad, born in Aurelia and granddaughter of Rev. Amon Johnson, married Lt Warren C. Grimm at Palo Alto on April 15, 1918. Barstad graduated Spokane College and University of Washington. librarian at Carnegie Library Centralia. Grimm, UW Law 1912, practiced in Centralia. noted football player. Sigma Nu member.
The Junior Red Cross expands across counties and states with schools organizing to enroll every pupil. Since its 1917 founding in Washington by the War Department, the program aims to teach patriotism thrift and citizenship while supporting Belgian relief and war material efforts.
Rev H O Helmers and wife will visit Norway for four months. Miss Lela Kenyon wed Richard Holtehouser in Cherokee. they plan to live in Kentucky. Arthur Fraser buys Geo M Miller’s stake in Aurelia Land and Town Lot Co. remaining lots sold, C DeVries to build residence. Prof Handley leaves Aurelia schools to lead Ireton next year.
A Des Moines meeting of officials launched a statewide War Savings Stamp drive from April 29 for one week to close a $10 million shortfall toward a $48 million quota. The plan relies on personal solicitation and public-placed stamps in stores and theaters, backed by Liberty Loan style enforcement and Secret Service scrutiny for nonbuyers.
Dowagiac Michigan April 15 1918 Gentlemen Protect your customers advise immediate purchase of all commodities made of iron and steel The Beckwith Co Fred E Lee pres Sentinel ads bring es Warns of shortages in stoves ranges and heating systems due to railroad congestion and labor problems delaying production and transit This warning urges contracts now to safeguard customers interests and prevent higher prices.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.