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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
4
A fragmentary scene shows a conversation between a young man and a woman as they share a personal moment. An abrupt shift references old coins and a method to read faded inscriptions using greenish blue light, followed by a note on Magland's population growth in the last quarter.
In Clinton near Sioux City a quarrel between Benjamin Carroll and Randerson Granderson ended with Granderson dead from a gunshot and Mrs Carroll fatally wounded while the offending Carroll and Mrs Carroll both face hospitalization and arrest. Carroll had pursued Granderson after warnings from Mrs Carrol.
Luck Crowley of Clare, walking from Tara to Clare, faced a wolf at Lizard Creek. He fired five shots as the animal pursued him, the wolf retreating into the woods after near misses near the bridge. Crowley escaped unharmed and continued toward Clare.
Mrs. Sarah Cuppy of this city wins a case against her husband Willi L Cuppy. Judge Seath of the superior court orders Willian Cappy to be transferred to his wife for care. The court directs inquiry into Willian Cappy mental condition by the commissioners of the insane.
County Auditor G. W. Vanderwilt is arrested on two forgery counts after a jury found indies in favors of Weets Realist and Rugk man. Alleged alterations to vote totals in Lake Praine and Sanmdlt Pownushig changed majorities. Bond set at $2,000.
Charles Holada, who testified for the state, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to life. He admitted taking part in the Gallaugher killing, stating he was hired and knew Mrs. Gallaugher before the tragedy.
Local notices promote Peruna tonic with testimonials from women in Woodinny and Washington. Mrs Henrietta A Marsh and others describe grippe recovery and improved digestion after using Peruna, urging readers to write Dr Hartman for free medical advice.
A fragmented local page mixes a poem about a soulless chipmunk with old ad copy for dyes and health pills. Readers encounter rustic reflections on virtue and toil, followed by a testimonial touting Dodd's Kidney Pills as a farmhand’s cure for weakness and illness.
A Dubuque railway mail clerk named York, about 40 years old, disappeared after resigning a week earlier. He reportedly sent his mail to Ta urewa and has not been located, prompting his wife, a Cherokee physician, to seek him as authorities investigate his abrupt departure and alleged mental lapse.
Rev W N Peres pastor of United Evangl church of Zearing confronts elopement involving his 16 year old daughter Hogatee Forre with Victor Nitel 20 a Vietor barber. Father alerts clerk of courts and prevents license. Forey travels by train to retrieve daughter and returns her home.
A wife confronts suspected purchases while a husband calls her a ditto in a tale of extravagance. Judge Edwards marries a runaway couple in a buggy on a public road as the groom offers 36 cents for the honeymoon.
Three masked men entered the home of Mr and Mrs Stormer around 8 PM tying gagging and threatening the elderly couple. They ransacked the house and searched for money while holding the pair at knife point. They forced the couple to the bed and threatened arson if they did not reveal where cash was kept. The robbers escaped after more than two hours.
In Keb near Opumwa a quarrel between Frank Williams and Willi Shirer, both miners, over an insult to Williams's wife, ends with Slater fatally stabbing Slater in Cromie house. Williams surrendered to authorities after Slater died from a stab wound. Slater was unmarried. Williams has a wife and one child.
A man identified as John Rapeiste Duqueene died in Van Buren Arkansas after reportedly swallowing ten drops of medicine left for him. He stopped during a journey to Tot Springs for treatment, entered a hotel, and consumed the contents of a vial saying it would quiet him. He collapsed and died by midnight.
A Ventura report notes a major early Saturday fire causing a $30000 total loss with half insured. The blaze damaged Main Street merchants including General Merchandise and the Wollevk block. cause unknown. A Cedar River drowning incident and railroad headquarters move were also noted in brief dispatches.
Fort Dodge dispatch reports David Mests of Cardia Gypsumaster Company died when a boulder loosened by a blasting shot fell in a mine near Gypsum. The blast toppled a support and the fallen rock crushed him instantly. He was a young miner leaving a wife.
An early medical ad extols Winslow’s Sporming Liner for Children claiming it softens gums reduces inflammacion eases teething and cures wind cale priced at two shillings per bottle. It pairs with a separate note about actors and a quip on Dr August Koe nig's Hamburg Drape claimed to cure disorders and restore health.
A government appointed committee in Sweden determines ideal sleep hours for children to aid study and health. Four year olds should sleep twelve hours, seven year olds eleven, nine year olds ten, ages 12 to 14 nine to ten, and ages 14 to 18 nine to ten hours, noting fatigue stems from sleep deprivation.
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