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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1909
Page
3
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association insures at actual cost against fire and lightning. Based in Cherokee county east of the Little Sioux river. Bob Crepus serves as president with J C Lockis as secretary.
Notice to debtors from H. Bischel calling all owing parties to settle at once. For sale at A. C. Farr farm six miles south of town a good eight year old horse weighing 100. Perfectly gentle driving horse sought from EL Bisehel.
James Brashear announces a new mattress factory in Cherokee with weekly visits to Marcus to take orders and deliver goods. He offers feather bed remaking into fine mattresses and creates window awnings of colored fabrics. Chas. K Ripple is no longer employed. orders taken by him will be serviced by Callat Lashell Hansen Bros. store.
Iowa stands as a notable farming state with rising wealth from agriculture. It lists 1,475 banks totaling 63 billion in capital and deposits over 800 million. Farm values and equipment reach 3.174 billion, with gold-like comparison to world mine output and national money supply figures.
An unsigned Liberal Independent editorial lauds local retail merchants as essential community educators and fair dealers. It argues home merchants protect shoppers from fraud, provide honest value, and uphold the square deal, noting their stake in the town’s welfare and education of all ages.
A four year old in LeMars swallows pills dropped on a porch and feeds them to his dog who nearly dies. The dog shows agony before recovery after water and hours. The boy tells his mother the pills were candy left by a man.
The Bank of L Mo Yoeum & Co celebrated its grand opening with visitors throughout the day. President Youur oversaw the unveiling and showcased a marble interior, steel reinforced vault, and modern facilities including a ladies banking area and private offices. The Galva Standard notes the event as a testament to local enterprise.
The Omaha business group lands in Aurelian aboard a Pullman train with an electric lighting setup. The Love show and Gandadia march band perform while advertising souvenirs and barber steph posters decorate the railcar. Fringe attractions and signs lure crowds as the entourage tours.
A regional rail excursion, originated by Omaha businessmen, plans a six teen Pullman sleeper section with four Pullout bunks one commission sleeper and a palatial observation car. The route spans major cities as locals join the plan and use the on board telephone system linked to Omaha exchanges.
The death of Mrs Ludwing Angel occurred at her home Tuesday afternoon after a prolonged illness. A weeklong social for Elk M J Church relief is planned at Henry Ifoust's on Tuesday evening May 4. Miss Jaris Neott visited Lillian Newromb on Tuesday night. Miss Alpha Martin of Sutherland visited Haight and family over Sunday. Eddie Jensen visited his sister at Lake on Sunday. Miss Alia Heabsam returned home after three months in Aurelia with Aunt Mes Kolthagen. A dance at Mes Sangeno Friday night drew praise for the music. Dances at Seismi and Matadors followed on Saturday. Win Betelige moved to Cherokes for work. Three children of this area traveled to Aurelia last Saturday to visit relatives, with a near mishap noted when a bag spilled and caused a row of events. After gatherings, the evening included repairs and harness work and other chores around the home.
Diamond items, visits and social noted events in Mt Olive area include Hex, HH Sawyer of Signs City speaking, Danielsons and Poes guests of Gustafson family, Wesensee youths at Crest Oblson’s, Gustaffson’s trip to Chivas with stock, Hubert Clemons buying a touring auto, and the near completion of the west of Diamond bridge.
A attic fire destroyed the Hanover school and the adjacent old church, both about 28 years old. Students will study in a new schoolhouse while investigations consider the fire's cause amid damaged furniture and books.
An eye witness recounts Wilbur Wright's first flight in a Wright era aeroplane. The narrative describes the sensory rush at takeoff, the calm ascent, and the rider’s awe as the ground slips away. It captures the pilot’s controls, the rider’s fear and wonder, and the historic sense of stepping into flight.
A New York spinwall duddo recommends applying strong varbelle gel to the surface of erysipelas until whitening and pain abates, then swabbing with a pre treatment to destroy germs. It claims relief from itching burning and fever and reports sixty seven successful cases with no scarring.
London Mail reports attempts to ease Paris traffic by tunneling under the Champs Élysées and Opera area. A London County Council plan proposes a rhingaker stone marker and bronze tablet in style of royal works, identifying the Woburn tree site and Woburn gallows at key junctions.
A garbled telegraphic message is received in New York from Europe. The incomplete text mentions a science expert, business mind, and a trip to Europe with a wireless message sent to friends in New York. The source includes unclear phrases and fragments.
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