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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
1
The article notes George Larson's new signboard near town with seventeen illuminated panels crafted by local businessmen. It shines with eight electric lights, drawing attention day and night and giving the area a metropolitan feel. Bill Peterson and Charlie Everseth visited Magon City with Nell P Peterson.
Farm Bureau Women plan a series of August meetings at local homes to discuss pressure cookers and kitchen saving. Schedule includes Martin Thompson Friday afternoon, Walter Whitney Tuesday afternoon, Albert Hartwick Thursday afternoon August 13, and Hyan Wilson Tuesday afternoon. All interested are invited to attend.
Clifford Lichtenberg underwent appendicitis surgery Tuesday. Bland family members and Adellah Alderson visited from Chicago last Sunday. Mrs. M. Peterson, 82, died Monday at one o clock at her home in Alta after living with her daughter Mrs. G D Peterson for about five years. She was born March 15, 1843.
The tale follows Thomas Notheys who, after the war, bought German marks on a fortune-hunting tip. He exchanged all his funds for marks at a favorable rate, betting the mark would rise, and planned to enjoy life with the windfall in Berlin. The Sentinel previews this aerial novel about his exploits.
The fragment notes a Chautauqua gathering described as a value to the intellectual life, calling it a pretty thing despite finishing conditions. It emphasizes the event's cultural significance and communal impact.
The System hosted an evening chautauqua with high community praise for talent and organization. Thirty signers contracted for next year as the program featured the Trianon Musical Revue Company, Junior Town pageant acts, and the Marko Magic Company with new feats. Anna Dickie Oleson spoke on Women in Politics, praising Aurelia chautauqua as a notable addition to the week.
The Joe Thomas Saxotatte headlined by a famed act, with a globe trotting troupe the Florents presenting aquilibriatic poses atop a twelve foot pedestal. Comiques and clowns from England to Ringling Brothers join the Buena Vista County Fair show at Alta, Iowa, August 18 20 21 1025 with two daily concerts by King's band and Thegre-Dufeld fireworks each evening.
On last Wednesday night the Cole farm near Alta was reported in the headlines, with a note on weekly agricultural activity and rainfall in the area. The report emphasizes local weather patterns and farming conditions affecting the Alta region.
The parish notes no services at St. Pauls Lutheran as E F Webking invites the congregation to attend a mission at Hanover. Ames Abe comments on corn prospects, warning that buying new automobiles may be premature as corn can fail due to worms or hail, and suggests paying off the last mortgage before a new gas bugey.
Obituaries note the deaths of O A Hoard at 78 years and Free Fuhrman on South Second Street. L R Stanosheck suffered paralysis with fragile prognosis. A Sioux Valley district meeting is set for August 7 in Cherokee, while a special election on September 1925 franchise for Bell Telephone failed by 89 votes.
Cherokees New American theatre presents the Ten Commandments in two parts next week August 10 11 12 and 18 with a 230 matinee Monday and Wednesday. The film features biblical scenes in natural color and a grand scale with twelve major stars. Paramount offers a low admission of 50 cents for adults and 26 cents for children and shows start at 7 16 each night.
Des Moines August 3. Adjutant Norman S. Marshall of the Iowa division of the Salvation Army issued a general warning to beware of Zak solicitors touring Iowa canvassing for funds in the name of the Army. Many letters report uniformed canvassers misrepresenting ties to the Salvation Army. Marshall urges care, confirms home service drives are official only once a year with proper credentials.
Ten years ago a proposal to form a consolidated school district including Angelia and nearby areas was rejected by farmers 64 to 81, with urban supporters voting 81 to 49 in favor. W H Reever returned from Glidden to move his family into their residence. Mrs P O Nelaga hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Rosie Paterson. Mrs Alice Kayges and Miss Luella Lewis returned from San Francisco and San Diego expositions.
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