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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel notes Friday publication, second class mail, Aurelia Iowa. Rates: local ads 5 cents per line, display 10 cents per inch, yearly subscription 108 dollars prepaid, outside county 1.25 dollars yearly. Cards of thanks 50 cents. Proprietor E C Lighter.
The Mens club and church groups held a well attended annual picnic at Dukes grove on the Fourth. Rev Hoon and Rev Gillet spoke, Aurelia Boys Band impressed attendees, and many former residents returned to renew friendships. The event showcased rural cohesion and ongoing celebration of Independence Day.
Report of the treasurer for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association for the year ending July 1 1913 showing receipts including balance July 1 1912 interest on time deposits receipts from secretary township trustees loan and other sources totaling 1060 96 and disbursements for salary supplies grave lining and other expenses leaving cash on hand July 1 1913 6137 1. The notice signs off with Mrs J C Lockin treasurer and a local sale ad fragment.
Aurelia events include meetings at the M E church with Y W C A organizers from Cherokee, a deputy state fire marshal inspecting the Illinois Central depot amid roof condemnation concerns, and a July 24 Sioux City Symphony Orchestra concert led by Frederick Heizer Jr. Local travel notes mention visits among the McClain and others, and Fourth of July activities across Aurelia and nearby towns.
The article argues alfalfa is the best protein source for dairy cows, outperforming corn, timothy hay, and other feeds. It notes alfalfa provides high protein at lower cost, aids milk production, supports growing animals, and soils by fixing nitrogen. It also highlights potential yields of two to five cuts yearly and eight to six tons per acre in trials.
A series of brief social items notes visits and health updates. Cherokee caller Diamond Geo Anderson. H. H. Lucas visiting relatives in Alta. Kindwall and Nelson of Alta making business calls nearby. Mrs Chas and Turner Kenyon visiting relatives in Cherokee and Correctionville. Mr and Mrs Chas Isakson hosting Mrs Isakson’s father Mr Johnson of Alta. Andrew Nordstrom improving after rheumatism treatment at Hot Springs returning home. J S and Herman Linquist visiting with parents in Alta for the Fourth. John Dike of Gowrie recovering health enough to visit Galva and area with sister Mrs John Swanson. Arthur Oblson and Oscar Johnson return from Canada with real estate and crop reports. both see property investment as favorable.
A timid clerk Nellie devises a daring bank robbery ruse using a hidden baby carriage to shield cash. The plan unravels when Nellie helps the thieves escape on horseback, vanishing with the loot while the superintendent and staff are left in disbelief.
The memoir recounts a young Queen Wilhelmina learning English and disliking England. Her first European map exaggerated Holland and Belgium while shrinking Great Britain, labeling it Land of Miss 8. She later told an English minister to tell Queen Victoria she loved Englishwomen all Englishwomen not governesses.
An official of the State Charities Aid Association of New York argued that love matches aid eugenics and are preferable for a pretty girl to marry a brave, handsome youth rather than an elderly millionaire for money. He dismissed mercenary views that poverty drives love from a cottage as false, asserting poverty shifts love to work and stability.
A blunt remark on street attire provokes commentary as Miss Knobby is seen in a gown that drew admiring or judgmental looks from passersby amid public scrutiny.
In a brief quoted moment from the Houston Post, a speaker wonders about the identity of a woman's dressmaker, asking the subject directly who she used before she declines to answer.
The London Standard notes historical stone weights differ by item with examples: a butcher stone of dend meat eight pounds a cheese stone sixteen pounds a grass stone five pounds and a hemp stone thirty two pounds.
A witty exchange notes an impression made on a young woman as she recalls who she reminds her of, cited in the Detroit Free Press.
A terse exchange frames a paradoxical truth claim as James complains of soreness from running while John asserts that truth-telling equates to lying. The line references a Princeton team nickname the Tigers, implying a sports context or playful debate.
The line asks whether to mark the day with a white or black stone, attributed to Cervantes, reflecting a choice or test of significance. The phrasing suggests literary quotation rather than a news event or report.
In Budapest two women who planned to duel over a shared lover settled the dispute by becoming engaged to two men who volunteered to act as their second. The unusual quiet ending avoided bloodshed and brought a happy outcome for all four involved.
A fragment shows Mrs. Peck Will with patience replying to a teasing remark from her husband. The exchange reads You will never get the mind to you my dear and You were just troublesome yourself at first. The line appears in the Boston Transcript archive.
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