16 Feb 1912
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1912
Page
1
Public notice style masthead for Aurelia Sentinel lists Friday publication, mail classification, office address, phone, local advertising rates, display rates, and subscription prices for in and out of county readers. The item presents typical newspaper boilerplate for classifieds and subscriptions.
Opinion notes denounce loan sharks in Des Moines and Sioux City as highway robbery and urge legitimate business. Comments defend Mr. Dirsa, discuss labor union arrests, and praise Lafe Young for civic decency though blunt on political tactics. The piece also promotes a state fish and game report and requests timely subscriber renewals.
The Sioux City Daily News praises Congressman Hubbard and Geo. C. Scott for opposing Cannon's sovereignty. It notes Hubbard’s principle driven stand with insurgents, aiding the revolt that toppled Cannon and disrupted the control of the House.
The News argues for Hubbard, praising his closeness to voters and accusing opponents of biased presses. It warns that replacing him with Scott ignores farm shifts and weakens district pride. The paper defends courage in pursuing principled policy.
Local notes report a Marcus farmer with a $1000 bank deposit at 4 percent losing it after a bust bank. A brother offered $5000 with security, but the deal failed. The piece also covers wolf hunts, town sports, property sales, a library fund basket social, and telephone co operative meetings.
Mrs Lydia Fisher arrived Saturday from Fowler Indiana. She is here with her daughter Mrs F Clayton who will visit relatives for a week. Mrs Fisher will make her future home with daughter Mrs C M Jones and is the mother of O E and Chet Fisher and Mrs Jas Gay.
The piece argues that Germany already uses common lands to fund local towns with tax relief and annual dividends to citizens. It notes 1 500 towns and villages benefiting from land revenue and 500 paying dividends of 25 to 100 dollars per person annually. It warns the U S risks lagging behind Europe in economic governance.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.