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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel published weekly at Aurelia Iowa lists advertising rates 5 cents per line for local ads 10 cents for display and 100 dollars yearly in advance for subscriptions outside the county one dollar twenty five per year. It ends with a humorous remark about cooking suggesting men know enough to advise their wives.
A scientist claims a human soul weighs three fourths of an ounce. The remark contrasts with critics who doubt the value of soul. A noted Iowa preacher who once called the automobile the devil’s instrument may buy a car once he saves enough money.
Parents urged to teach children the Bible at home and attend church together. Preaching at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday school at 11:45 a.m. The Friend of Sinners from Luke 18 9 14 and 19 1 10. Evening service at 8 p.m. Rev. Hardcastle of Iowa Falls to preach both services. All are welcome.
A quip labels the nightshirt as the most unsightly thing in a man and argues that with women not changing the garment the government should intervene to regulate style. The remark reflects satirical social critique of dress norms and public authority.
The report notes a sparse primary election with minimal participation. It suggests the loud critics were the ones least engaged, implying their protests masked a lack of personal stake in the outcome.
An elderly man enters a drug store with a sour look and complains about his daughter's need for examination tablets, wondering whether they come in bottles or pill boxes and sighing at modern schools.
A Peterson minister attacks the Peterson Patriot editor for expressing opinions on Sunday baseball. The piece argues editors deserve the same freedom to state views as ministers and questions why editors would be criticized for opinions opposite to ministers.
The pastor praises the churchs past power and urges restoring the family pew to strengthen worship and national life. He reflects on the traditional role of the pew with parents guiding restless children and emphasizes the Christ spirit directing affairs. He calls for renewed family pew participation for the sake of nation and children.
Wiles Groff known locally as W. M. Groff died at his Aurelia home Sunday June 7 1914 at 9 50 after seven years of bronchial asthma. Born August 21 1837 in Pennsylvania he moved with his family to Marshalltown Iowa married Nancy Elden and had eleven children. The family lived in Cherokee Boone and Aurelia with several members present at his funeral conducted by Rev Hoon at Pleasant Hill cemetery.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and for flowers after illness. Aurelia ball team losses 9 to 2 to Storm Lake with Ellert pitching for Storm Lake and Sadler for Aurelia. Scoring details describe base hits, outs, and fielding miscues across innings.
Names of all Aurelia High School pupils who were neither absent nor tardy for the ninth school month ending June 6, 1914. Also includes the list of pupils who were neither tardy nor absent during the entire school year 1913-1914.
Vernon Butterfield Maurice Eddy Don Johns Hazel Lamm Mamie Miller Eugenia Dyslin Mary Dick Delia Poulson Adele Witt Claire Stutz Lola Leonard Ruby Coombs Rosalie Garber Opal Poulson Leota Waddell For the Year Hazel Lamm Adele Witt ROOM Il Helmer Bauman Howard Deyloff Garland Mahoney Worth McManus Lewis Miller Wesley Nelson Percy Clover Percy Russell Guy Bell Edward Brummer Harry Baltimore Stella Wieland Rose Leopold Lurline Coombs Nellie Swanson Pearl Hines Ella Bischel Theressa DeVries Helen Carlberg Margaret Eddy Iane Nelson Phoebe Wolford ROOM II Wayne Mahoney Dorothy Perl William Tuttle Lloyd Wilson Inez Olmstead Willie Johns Margaret Wathen Effie Biacher Kermit Bischel Mildred Gustafson Anie DeVries Arleen Dingman Albert Hansen Laura Hansen Ronald Wilson Florence DeVries Nina Swisher Ruby Simmers Hazel Royer and Joy Royer For the Year Kermit Bischel and Laura Hansen
Local notes report Swanson loss of a mule to lightning, visits by Mrs. Lewis and other residents. Aurelia to host Quimby in a Tuesday afternoon ball game with Friday follow up. Several residents travel to Chicago or Storm Lake for work or sights. A 131 acre Cherokee Iowa farm is for sale within city limits with new buildings and strong value.
A Berlin professor advocates a formal school of love to teach lovemaking basics, despite the common belief that lovers are born, not made. The proposal sparks debate on nature versus nurture in romance.
A concise observation notes that every rich or noted man is as conceited as a pretty woman. The remark reflects a witty editorial tone attributed to Ed Howe within monthly discourse.
What puzzles we bear a Ashdown merchant has a two cent piece which he claims to have carried in his pants for twenty seven years. A two cent piece twenty seven years old is nothing to Tag of money won't spoil but we are interested in how he made his pants last so long.
A former convict claims crime is not a disease but a responsible act, criticizing lenient punishment and stating that honest people bear the cost of the law’s lax penalties. He urges that his theories deserve investigation.
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