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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
1
Weekly Thursday edition notes subscription rates for Cherokee county and distant areas, along with display ad pricing. It comments on Mexico headlines and urges prudent speech, humor, and town pride. A Holstein postmaster gains a salary raise amid rising postage, hinting at dry town dynamics.
Editor Farb of the Albert City Appeal joins the trend of marriage among bachelor editors. The note jokes that if a pretty woman snags Archie Evans of the Peterson Patriot, bachelor editors in the area will be scarce.
A comic quip notes that one-third of fools think they can beat a lawyer, one-half can beat a doctor, two-thirds can outshine a minister, and all claim to beat the editor running a newspaper. The wry verse plays on professions and pride.
The current school year closed Friday. Scholars and teachers rest and plan for renewed energy in fall. Out of town teachers depart for homes in Redfield Kearney Marcus Sac City Fountain Colorado and San Francisco Exposition observers.
The Aurelia Iowa school reports ninth month attendance ending June 4 naming pupils in the high school and rooms IV III II and I who were neither tardy nor absent. Notable lists include Helen Nelson and George Nelson in High School. Maurice Eddy Lewis Miller in Grammar Room. many pupils across Rooms II III and IV with full attendance. Community updates mention local visits sick lists and a cement silo project at T. P. Ohlson with other weekend travel notes.
At the event, children played ball and other games while adults observed. A long table filled with dinner was served as the youngsters waited eagerly, then each child gathered belongings and headed home around four o’clock.
Mr and Mrs Geo Anderson visited Sunday at the Chas Nordstrom home in Cherokee. Jim Peterson and family toured from Clewein to the C E Gustafson home. Edna Lindsay completed teaching at Fort Dodge and returns for summer. Several local families attended Diamond services. Stella Hickey returned from Sioux City amid Dakota floods. A Persian student lectured at Diamond. Roy and Clifford Ohlson and Irene Williams finished high school at Cherokee. Peter Lindquist recovers from tonsillitis. Children’s Day program set for next Sunday evening.
The First Room held a picnic last Friday with a procession from the school house at ten o clock. Two Studebaker Juniors led the march decorated with flags followed by about forty children. At the Henry Glawe lawn there was a lively crowd rushing to the swings rocking chairs and rugs prepared for the children.
An economical Ford driver offers a table showing lamp rattles at 15 miles, fender rattles at 20 miles, and windshield rattles at 25 miles. The piece notes local events including Rev H Wehking’s conference in Pomeroy and the Mission Festival in Galva, with several residents traveling to Sioux City and Welcome Minnesota.
Chester Foust returned home from Sioux City after an operation at St. Josephs hospital. Miss Lulu Foust visited her cousin in Quimby. Mrs Hans Vanderhoff and three children of Cherokee spent a week at the Henry Foust home. Frank Scott visited Cherokee for business. Wm Newcomb family traveled to Des Moines for the death of their grandchild. Irene Robar arrived from Chicago to spend vacation with her parents in Elk.
Former Iowa official W H Taylor visits the San Francisco exposition and urges a strong Iowa promotion effort. He says Iowa should match Canada in exhibiting resources to attract residents and capital, noting the missed opportunity when the legislature allocated funds but did not build. He calls for a dedicated promotion department and a compelling Iowa exhibit at future world fairs.
Dr. Frank R. Starkey of Philadelphia proposes a radical view that shock is a disturbance in the normal vibrations of the organism’s electrons. He grounds this in a physics-informed theory that personality and bodily function arise from electronic vibration, suggesting shock reflects altered cellular harmony.
A Wide World writer discusses two methods of bagging a hippopotamus. Both are frowned upon unless the hunter desperately needs food as meat is poor and requires preparation. Water shots risk a sunk carcass, while land shots demand night time action and quick, calm feet to avoid a charging animal.
A trading agent in Nyassaland grows famed for a lion fear that leads him to barricade with six native watchmen. He shoots at a prowling lion, holes a government boat, then bags a district officer’s mule. A nameless sportsman praises his first lion shot via letter.
Exhortation to embrace danger as a path to a loftier age and deeper knowledge. The text urges building cities on Vesuvius and launching ships into uncharted seas, living at war with rivals to foster bravery and progress. It argues heroes must wage ideas with consequences, not merely seek comfort.
A man seeks a nitrogen rich diet and asks a waiter in a restaurant if beefsteak and fried potatoes meet the doctor’s carb and protein guidance. The waiter is unsure about carbohydrate or protein content and cannot answer.
Western Lines passengers are advised that on June 19 east bound trains Nos 12 14 30 32 26 will stop at Speedway. On return Nos 11 29 31 will stop at Broadview, the next station west of Speedway. See Local Ticket Agent for service and fares. H S Gray division passenger agent Dubuque Iowa.
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