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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
3
Banks offer essential services to all classes including small savers and farmers. Opening an account is easy with passbooks and checks provided. staff explain details and invite inquiries even for those with little money.
Local notes report H J Whitlatch on a Sioux City trip and Ed Johnson remodeling a residence. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Earl Waters on Tuesday August 17 is noted alongside visits by Hazel Hench and Florence Russell. Multiple residents, travels, threshing progress, and a major threshing machine sabotage are chronicled with farm life details and upcoming events at the Farmers and Merchants picnic August 19.
Local notes show several Aurelia visitors and boosters traveling to nearby towns to advertise the annual Farmers and Merchants picnic set for August 19, 1915. Reports mention band performances, auto caravans, and festive promotions across Aurelia and surrounding communities.
C Eugene Ammons and Miss H Rose Peterson were united in marriage by Justice Jos S Green at his Cherokee office on August 11. The bride, sister of J E Peterson, and groom, son of Mr and Mrs W S Ammons, will live on the Garberson place northeast of Aurelia. A three course wedding supper followed at the Peterson home. Best wishes from the community accompany the couple.
Jurors are drawn for the September term 1915 of the District Court and summoned to appear Monday September 18 at 9 a m. Read aloud are names including Anderson Cherokee Bushlow Cherokee Clark Quimby Dwyer Meriden Eischen Cherokee Fisher Cherokee Fraser Aurelia Groff Aurelia Gould Cleghorn Garvin Marcus Gardner Cherokee Gibson Marcus etc with numerous residents from Cherokee Aurelia Marcus Washta Meriden Quimby Peterson and others listed.
The Aurelia congregation announces its pastor will exchange pulpits next Sunday with Rev. Joseph Steele of Kingsley Iowa. The note urges parishioners to attend and reflects on the value of humble daily service over seeking prominent roles. It emphasizes that great men tackle difficult tasks and asks readers to consider small things they could do.
Found listing notes a stray red boar pig about 80 pounds. Finder should notify George Bischel. Also a found inner tube north of Aurelia may belong to caller. call Johnson Brothers garage to claim by paying ad fee. Other ads list a two year old Thoroughbred Shorthorn bull from J Campbell, Cherokee Iowa.
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