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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
2
The readable fragments reference colonial relics and racial caricature with phrases like pickaninnies and references to Edgar Allan Poe, mixing disjointed lines about a riot of color and a will. The text is incomplete and varied in tone, lacking coherent event or clear subject.
Fragmentary notes describe pumpkins and waking rituals with hints of timing and caution about early rise. No clear person, place, or event is evident in the readable text.
In Atlantic Monthly W I George argues women lack guiding principles and struggle to stay focused on a central idea. He claims women derail debates by chasing side issues from theater costumes to mining, reflecting a perceived lack of concentration and discomfort with deep, logical argument.
The Board of Supervisors of Cherokee County Iowa invites sealed proposals to furnish and install an electric lighting system for the county home. Bids must be received by the County Auditor in Cherokee Iowa until 12 noon on June 12 1916. Attest W O Dailey Auditor.
Qualified electors are notified of a primary to be held June 5 1916 at regular polling places in Cherokee county Iowa. Poll hours vary by location with Cherokee city open 7 am to 8 pm others 9 am to 8 pm. Candidates by republican democratic progressive and socialist parties for numerous state and county offices plus township officers and precinct delegates. Seal and signature of W O Dailey county auditor.
The Cherokee County Iowa Board of Supervisors passes a proposed stream channel change on Maple River near sections 1 91 39 and 6 91 38 owned by John B Davis. Objections and damages must be filed within ten days with County Auditor before June 12 1916 when hearings commence to determine damages and establish the diversion.
A decades long struggle for women's suffrage is recapped as Iowa men approach a vote on equal rights. The appeal urges full citizenship, arguing women but seek a voice in governance to match expanding roles in home, work, and education across states already granting suffrage.
In a 1916 tale, Mary flaunts a new gown for a date with John who rejects it. After betrayal and separation, poverty forces Old John to help, moving Mary’s rival to care for him. John then shelters the elderly couple in a garage room, while Mary is left to face the consequences of her choices.
Lewis Carroll noted many statues during a continental tour in 1867. Berlin features abundant heroic beasts, often shown killed or about to be slain, sometimes a dragon or lion. In Petrograd a Peter the Great statue shows the horse trampling a serpent, contrasting Berlin’s aggressive iconography.
Train schedule lists Illinois Central services with east bound Passenger 16 at 8 25 am and 632 at 6 20 pm. Local light 692 at 8 05 am. West bound trains include Passenger 631 at 8 25 am and 15 at 2 18 pm. Passenger 633 at 6 50 pm and Local Freight 691 at 4 00 pm. Freight excludes passengers.
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