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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
1
E C Lighter Publisher notes Thursday publication and second class matter at Aurelia Iowa. Subscription rates listed for Cherokee county, outside Cherokee county and foreign countries. Advertising rates include display per inch and locals per line with cards of thanks priced at 42.90.
In a wry social aside the piece observes robins returning and mentions the hobo. The author quips that in this country every man is independent unless his wife steps in to decide for him.
A fragment notes many boast of a horse seen as a symbol of peace but argues belief alone cannot secure it. The line hints at needing concrete action to anchor the ideal.
A curio line notes that basketball attire is called uniforms and mocks war metaphors. The comment argues such analogies drift toward conflict, while lampooning the idea of war as hell and the devil's objection.
The statement notes that a man’s high education does not guarantee he employs his abilities to their fullest. It highlights a disconnect between schooling and optimal use of talent.
Chicago prohibitionists celebrate a baby camel born at Lincoln Park Zoo as a quirky event. The animal reportedly drinks only once in nine days, drawing local attention and comic commentary.
A single shot felled an Austrian archduke and triggered a war that became the bloodiest in history. Since then countless shots have aimed to end the conflict and restore peace across Europe and beyond.
Peary warned that in a hundred years the United States could vanish or control the entire North American continent. He claimed the outcome would not affect the nation a particle in a hundred years.
The text notes that expressing opinions invites criticism, while remaining silent also draws scrutiny. It frames the subject as indifferent, likening him to a duck in a summer shower, highlighting the paradox of public judgment.
A Minnesota farmer living near Villard writes to Woodbury Iowa officials praising consolidated schools. He notes 41 sections per district, 250 pupils, 38 000 dollar building costs, ten wagons, and long bus routes but argues students gain better education at home with modern facilities and full-time schooling.
A speaker notes the formation of consolidated districts in the county and suggests a brief remark from an outside perspective to aid in the local work. The remark hints at ideas sparked by observing district consolidation.
I W W members flee Sioux City with Cherokee receiving a delegation. several take jobs on a nearby bridge. Harry Crow sells his livery stable to D Noonan and plans farming on a lot near Larrabee. George Cline, former Cherokee supervisor, dies in California from diabetes. Cherokee School board eyes Banister corner for an $85 000 high school. Jennie Lucille Donovan dies at Cleaves hospital after tubercular peritonitis.
The Alta high school class of 1915 announces a close play on May 14 at the upperdy house. Local notices report travel, hospital recovery, a Storm Lake marriage, and land and farm sales in the area.
Cherokee census by A Lawrey shows city population 5577 with 4518 in city proper and 1059 in the state hospital. The report notes a gain of 586 homes and an increase of 159 in hospital wards.
Rev and Mrs Heil attended revival at the M E church in Cherokee Tuesday evening. Mrs Frier and baby of Ida Grove stay with Wm Brockmann. Edna Lindsay visited from Fort Dodge over Sunday. Luella Hickey saw Sioux City friends. Geo Anderson and son Harold spent Saturday in Cherokee. J S Lindquist family visited relatives at Alta. Andrew Nordstrom visited his parents at Atta. Rev R T Chipperfield to lead Diamond services Sunday morning. Quarterly conference to be held at Good Hope Saturday evening.
A New York engineer explains how math can measure distances to planets weigh celestial bodies and predict eclipses while an old farmer doubts the need for carrying one for every ten, insisting results rely on practical numbers. The tale from Everybodys Magazine highlights the clash between imagination and tangible accuracy.
A dentist makes a new set of teeth for a bishop who, after examining himself, exclaims the line Into everlasting fire with fervor. The dentist suggests patience, noting the teeth enable clear pronunciation of the Athanasian creed after twenty years.
The Philadelphia Hogans trace ancestry to Crioch Cian and Cosgrach of Thormond with chiefs or fortified homes at Ardcromy and Ballylusky in Ormond. They note clansmen have kept the Hogan name except when daughters marry, in contrast to the Boston Hogan who sought probate changes.
Dr Clarence J Blake recalls a farmer's wife overwhelmed by farm work and meals for five adults and two helpers. She longs for help with heavy kitchen duties and contemplates converting victuals into a ready prepared paste for easier cooking.
A Friday event at John Kracht home drew a large crowd for dancing and socializing. notes include stock shipments by Sump Matzdorf and Honsbruck, Cherokee callers, a Ford sale from Johnson Brothers, a buggy accident near Cherokee injuring Mrs Gornitz, birthday celebrations for Leo Kolpin and Ernest Hasenwinkle, and visits among local families including Swensons and Golnitz.
April showers bring a green land as Murray youths from near Galva visit Henry Foust. Local families including Glawe Degan Meyers Booth Glane Waters Reubsam Newcomb Reckoff and others share Sundays and church visits. August Peterson adds a tractor with plows and drag.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bengtson welcomed a baby girl born Monday April 26. Robert Klema bought a new Ford touring car. John Klema and family of Holstein visited relatives including Robert. Frank Dubes visited the Burl Porter home. A T Fedderson and son Donald left for Oxford Iowa for an eight three week visit with her parents. Welter Johnsons traveled to Vermillion South Dakota for a family visit. Hannah Jaber visited Cherokee last week. Mr and Mrs D Dubes of Aurelia shared Sunday dinner with relatives.
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