Local notes from Aurelia amid holidays and visits
Aurelia residents share Christmas travel, homecomings and news. G J Lewis promotes Golden Sun coffee and a 5 percent cash discount while local stores and families trade visits to Cherokee Luthern and Morningside college. Several residents travel to Sioux City and Linn county for shopping and holiday gatherings during December 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Rice
Aurelia
Archie Nelson
Grinnell
Margaret Lockin
Morningside College
W. B. Reeve
Howard
South Dakota
Elsie Grashoff
Fred Schroeder
Nora Jenser
Alta
Ed Stief
Winona
Minnesota
David Watts
Ross’ Miller
Adaville
Ross
Clara Miller
Nettie Restmeier
Curiosity of an Empress in Napoleon III Court
Mme de Hegermann-Lindencrone recalls a court visit where Empress Eugenie questioned the authenticity of a coiffure. The American guest demonstrated her hair was real by removing her helmet and letting it fall. The crowd felt her curls as the emperor applauded and joked about success hanging by a hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. de Hegermann-Lindencrone
Napoleon III
Eugenie
Lindencrone
Nothing to Be Said
A prospective tenant speaks with a janitor on a flat house steps near a cross street and trolley line. A trolley car roars by at forty miles per hour, prompting the tenant to leave in quiet disappointment while the janitor remains silent.
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New York Sun
Four Tined Forks and a Courtly Dining Change
A Washington Post writer recalls an old lady who dined with John Quincy Adams at the White House. Adams used a four tined silver fork, others used knives or two tined forks, illustrating a shift in dining manners and utensil convenience. The piece notes four tined forks aided discarding knife etiquette over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Pont
White House
John Quincy Adams
Springfield
Power of Lightning Illuminates Large Areas
The article explains calculating lightning force by light output. A single flash could illuminate a two mile square area, with the bolt visible farther away but readable by candlelight. It would require about 13 000 horsepower for a second, though the effect lasts only a tenth of a second.
Emperor Francis Joseph and the practical joke rebuke
An Austrian emperor known for sharp rebukes reportedly played a practical joke on a road official. He announced a royal carriage would take the official to Latins Castle, and the coachman sped along the worst roads, splashing the official in mud before arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Latins
Cameo Carving Gains Local Craft Interest
Cameo carving thrives as a popular and costly hobby in the city. Young men and women watch skilled amateurs at work on intricate models using a pedal wheel and dentist like tools, with drills of varying thickness. The high nervous tension limits daily sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Talking to the Wrong Man in Judge Dooly’s Court
In Washington county Georgia Judge Dooly rebukes General Hanson who boasted of vast property as Sheriff calls in Jones the receiver of tax returns for reference. The scene highlights a comic clash between pomp and procedure in a local court setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Dooly
Washington County
General Hanson
Sheriff
Jones
Inventory Called For General Hanson's Property
A moment sees the judge summon Mr. Receiver to prepare an inventory of General Hanson's estate after the mistaken impression that the judge is the receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Hanson
Deserved the Most Departing Guest and Henrt's Entry
A fragment states the departing guest divides ten sons to each waiter and Hend Porter named Henrt to a new role. Henrt has just joined the workforce and has not yet served guests, making him the only one not yet annoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrt
Scottish Elder Questions Church Affiliation
In a terse exchange the elder asks Mr McDonald which church they belong to and McDonald explains he cannot attend any kirk but avoids the old church, reflecting religious tensions in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonfer
McDonald
McPheerson
London Express
Porto and Lusitania origins of Portugal name
The text explains that Portugal was once Lusitania and that its present name derives from Port Cullo, the ancient name of the town now known as Oporto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Lusitania
Port Cullo
Oporto
Local Sentinel to Sell Item in Brief Notice
A local edition of The Sentinel lists a forthcoming sale of an item by a private seller. Details such as exact item description and sale time are not fully legible in the available text.
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Merry Christmas
I. OG. Nelson
G. J. Lewis
Peoples Store
E. D. Snyder
Jas. Fee
Otto Reopke
Jackson
Emma McMannus
Ray Howell
Ward Dawson
Cedar Rapids
Will Diercks
Lincoln
Nebraska
Wm. Diercke
Walter Hartman
St. Paul
Elk Township
Frank Wieland
Laverne
Mrs. Wieland
Inez Whitney
Ackiey
Iowa
J. M.'. Whitney
A. W. Baltimore
Ray
Sioux City
Ed Daniels
Currie
North Main Street
A. A. Daniels
Geo, Lamm
Victor Stieneke
Cherokee-Ida County
Mr. Lamm
Ellen McQuinn
Seattle
Washington
B. I. McQuinn
Hazel Dyslin
Grace Farr
Parker
Miss Farr
Miss Dyalin
Shepherd of the Hills
Cherokee
Messrs
Mesdames
Frank Welch
J. C. Nelson
A. A. Dingman
Ray Baltimore
Chase Rubberness
W. E. Blanch
Harry Dieterich
Dr. Bates
Cyril Mahoney
Helmer Paulson
John Mummert
G. R. Wharton
Marcus Beach
Arthur Fraser
Grace Mummert
Pearl Si
Lewin
C. C. Beeghly
P. J. Fuller
Katherine Miller
Quimby
Robert Jungers
Zoe Scott
Julius Jordan
Chalmers
Algy Lindsay
Iowa State College
Ames
Laura Patty
Redfield
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Mr. Schonover
Pierce Parrott
City Drag Line
George Brook
John Bauman
George
The
Sentinel
Perl
Peterson
Mr. Amendt
Michael Mueller
Nicholas Amendt
Amendt
Lake
Aurelia Public Schools
Elmer Johnson
Des Moines
Wm. Newcomb
Fred
Frank Jordan
Omaha
Carrie Robinson
Fern
Gillett Grove
Mankato Commercial College
Mankato, Minn
John Grashoff
W. R. Chandler
Browersville
Rhode Island
M. Parrott
Emerson Typewriter
the Sentinel
Jersey
W. H. Johnston
Duroc Jersey
Ed Rice
Holland
Indi
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
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