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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel notes advertising rates for mail edition and a lighthearted jab about the Ford car price drop. It recalls a Burlington sewerer who drowned in a bathtub and ends with a quip that a mouse could not drown in a bathtub.
The speaker, Dad Goldie, muses on a future age about fifty years ahead. He suggests an old man may recount the great heat of 1913 while anticipating even harsher conditions at that distant time.
A Ford dealer, after work, tripped over a baby carriage and kicked the vehicle exclaiming that cars lead to run ins with Ford owners. The anecdote serves as a humorous dig at Ford while recounting a late night stumble.
The escape of Harry K. Thaw from a Manhattan hospital for the insane is reported. He is believed to have left New York and may only be returned after lengthy litigation. The writer questions how a proven insane murderer can roam freely.
Two substantial rains in the last weeks have put Iowa corn fields in excellent condition and predict a bumper crop. The state dodges near calamities of too wet or too dry, a recurring challenge for farmers who still manage to buy automobiles each spring.
Regular services at the church next Sunday and each Sunday. Morning worship at 10 30 a m with a sermon on The Undergirding of God. Sunday school at 11 45 a m lesson The Bread from Heaven. Epworth League 7 00 p m Books that have helped me. Evening gospel service at 8 00 p m with special music. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p m. Benevolence subscriptions due within ten days at church or Farmers National Bank.
A week of travel and visits features Mrs Thos Hall and family returning from Sioux City, and many neighbors in Diamond and Silver Township discussing land, threshing, and farming. Updates include mumps cases, vaccination notes, church changes, a serious back injury in Fayette, and local social visits.
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