Local notes recap births visits and rail safety drive
A July 1920s Aurelia column records births for Jay Pett and Wm Hultz, visits by L H Morgan and families, and social events hosted by Federated Ladies Aid. It notes job updates at Victor Rasmussen Well Drilling and Pillsbury products at Lewis store, plus local outings to Okoboji and Cherokee. The piece closes with a nationwide railroad crossing safety push urging STOP LOOK LISTEN to prevent auto train crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Jay Pett
Wm. Hultz
Bates Hospital
L. H. Morgan
C. M. Morgan
Mesdames H. Georke
Paul Kimball
J. Shank
Federated Ladies Aid
United States
American Railway Association
Tenancy Meeting In Aurelia Friday July 21
The farm tenancy meeting in Aurelia will be held Friday evening July 21 at 8:00 in the Community club room. A speaker from Ames and County Agent Hillis will attend. Landowners and tenants are urged to attend to discuss exchanges and recommendations for improving farming land and relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond, Center Ladies’ Aid
R. B. Clemens
Storm Lake
Cherokee
Alta
Addie Willets
Des Moines
A. J. Whinery
Mary
Minnesota Lake
Mr. Whinery
Whinery
Willets
Ida Grove
Odd Fellow Lodges
Odd Fellows County
Aurelia
Arm
Sentinel
Ames
Hillis
Posters and reflections on ancient man and wartime bonds
A mix of comments on human origins and a description of World War I Liberty Loan posters. It notes debates on mankind's ancestry, cites Hilaire Belloc, and recalls three Liberty bond posters showing a sailor, a soldier, and a shipyard worker urging bonds. The imagery echoes past wars and home-front sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
Berlin
St.Mihiel
Argonne Forest
Paris
Chicago Journal
Uncompleted Work Reawakens At Downtown Station
Patrons at a downtown elevated line station were greeted by a janitor finishing a late night poster removal job on a neighboring building. The scene revived the night’s previously halted cleanup as the first layer remained visible on the wall.
Three Carburetors On One Engine Stirs French Auto Show
A French auto show highlighted a 40 hp six cylinder engine with three carburetors. Two carburetors feed independent cylinder groups for high speed, while the third powers all cylinders at low speed. This loafi ng range design aims to boost performance during hill climbs and heavy power needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
Cooked for your family last winter the mum says
The speaker claims they cooked for the mother a couple of days last winter and asks for a reference. The mother confirms the prior cooking but offers no further details or endorsements.
Add Pathetic Figures in an Amusing Exchange
An exchange features a self deprecating remark and a witty retort about a party life. The dialogue contrasts apology with a twist showing the subject unaware of his own influence. The humor hinges on social perception and misread intentions.
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Hess & Clark
Lees
J. C. Nelson
Oscar Peterson
Victor, Rasmussen Well Drilling. Co
Ticonic
Iowa
Sioux
City
C. “A. Pankow
Spragueville
Pillsbury’s
Lewis’ Store
Bernard Paulson
G. J. Lewis
Margaret Howell
Frank Morgan
Newell
H. J. Will
Aurelia Battery
Kruse
Fort Dodge
Sioux Falls
Minn
Henry Sansen
George Kolpin
Conley McLaughlin
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Dushinske
Scott
Baldy Strang
J. McDeid
E. L. DeVore
Willet Cafe
L. B. Hill
Home Bakery
Maude
Lodgepool
Nebraska
F. G. Scott
Ojiliver
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Edgar Welch
Primghar
George Garber Jr
Frank Welch
Sam Rigby
Laurens
A. H. Eddy
Dana Dawson
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
L. W. Pierce
Danbury
A. A. Pierce
H. W. .Hitchcock
Cleghorn
Hitchcock
Mankato
Margaret
Sioux City
Anna Norman
Henry Miller
Victor Lawson
Benson
Minnesota
C. W. Stark
Earlville
George Garber
Nettleton Commercial College
South Dakota
Elizabeth Scott
Battle Creek
Michigan
W. H. Fishman
Mr. Fishman
Carbondale
Boone
Getter
Iealae
21St Judicial District
Sheldon
William Hutchinson
Alton
Co. C. Bradiley
LeMars
Mickie
Lissen
Boyles Business College
Omshe
Nek
Liable Securities
The
First National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
Earth
Au Thacy Department
Hillaire Belloc
Yale Review
Oh- Henry
Clicquot Club
Farrow
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