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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
1
Published weekly in Aurelia Iowa the paper lists subscription rates for Cherokee County at 21.25 and outside areas at 21.50 with foreign rates 22.00. It features blunt editorials about taxes politicians and a joke about trap shooters amid editorial humor about Washington corruption.
A congressional bill to ban liquor advertisements in papers is criticized as discriminatory toward press outlets which sell a revenue producing product. The piece notes federal revenue from alcohol and questions nationwide prohibition, while recounting a press mishap at Alta Advertiser and implied newsroom frustration.
A wary note suggests Europe again stalls peacemaking while baseball season nears. casual remark ties office routines to personal losses, reflecting a tense, everyday mood as events unfold.
Fashionable club women agitate the birth control topic as a new sensation. The issue will die when newspapers stop exploiting it and society loses interest as it is pushed from the front page.
Tom Lawson accuses Wall Street figures of peddling secrets while congressional leaders label him a liar. Calls grow for an investigation to scrutinize investigators.
The report notes both Allies and Teutons steadfastly refuse to commit to a planned action, leaving the outcome uncertain and the saga unresolved.
A reflection on how quickly New Year’s resolutions fade as the year progresses. The idea contrasts bold ambitions with daily drift, noting renewed intent remains rare after early enthusiasm.
The United States government announces prosecution of the paper trust amid antitrust scrutiny. Officials allege monopoly practices and inflated pricing impacted consumers and small competitors. Legal action seeks to dissolve or regulate the consolidated paper firms to restore competition.
Joseph C. Fairfield a former resident of the Armour area was born March 2 1828 near Arade New York and died December 24 1916 in Minneapolis Minnesota He lived in Wisconsin and Iowa before moving to Douglas County where he filed a homestead He served as the first probate judge in 1882 and was active in temperance He married Amela Scott in 1888 and survives with several children pallbearers listed among old friends
W E Haight sold forty head at Aurelia in a packed feed barn last Saturday averaging just over 105 dollars per head for a total over 4200 dollars. The top price reached 175 dollars. Most cattle were purchased by local farmers and breeders, with buyers from distant points.
Regular meeting shows bills approved including labor on streets for Murphy and Murphy and Farrow, utility payments to Cherokee Electric and Northern Electric, plant labor by Johnson Bros. and August Carlberg, and adjournment. A January 5 1917 special meeting notes appointing an assessor with Bischel, Kenyon, Fraser and Johnson present.
In the village the reappearance of Hartley Shafner ends Jared’s quiet wooing as Shafner’s money scheme unfolds. A detective Gr a ves seeks to recover funds, while Avery Stimson discovers Jared’s hidden affection, transforming the rising tension into a personal confession.
The sacred fig or peepul tree is venerated by Buddhists and Hindus. It is tall evergreen flowering in April and yields a milky sap when bark is cut. The tree under which Gautama became Buddha grew from about 250 B C in Amuradhapoora Ceylon, known as the Bo tree.
An editor argues harmony is universal law shaping happiness growth and invention. He links harmony to Providence and liberty, noting patriots and civilians unite for harmonious liberty and urging inner and outer balance as essential to progress.
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