Aurelia Sentinel Publisher and Post Details
The Aurelia Sentinel edited by E. C. LIGHTER is published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the Aurelia Iowa post office.
20 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel edited by E. C. LIGHTER is published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the Aurelia Iowa post office.
A wartime page shows subscription rates by location and varying display and line advertising costs. It includes tokens of pro war rhetoric and slogans such as War Savings Stamps and calls to support shipbuilding, with lines referencing battles and U S unity, ending with sentiment on savings stamps as a reliable future value.
The piece notes that German generals often set dates to dine in Paris, but reports do not indicate Parisian restaurants stocking sausages or sauerkraut in expectation.
The article urges continued financial sacrifice to fund the Allied war effort and strengthen the army. It stresses stricter budgeting and frugal living as essential to national security and victory.
The article discusses evidence of spectacles used in earlier ages than de Spina and notes uncertainty about their extent and effects. It mentions that the Chinese may have used spectacles for correcting defective sight and speculates ancients knew of them.
Official call outlines a Cherokee county Iowa delegate convention to be held June 29 1918 at 11 00 am in the Cherokee court house. It covers nomination of county offices, election of 11 delegates to the Des Moines state convention July 10 1918 and selection of a party central committee for district representation with detailed precinct delegate apportionment. D W McNeal chairman.
Aurelia residents are advised to use buckthorn bark glycerine and similar mixtures. Adler-i-ka is claimed to flush the entire bowel and prevent appendicitis. One spoonful Adler-i-ka supposedly relieves stomach gas or constipation by removing fouling matter from the system. Instant action surprises doctors and patients according to Nelson the druggist.
A quotation attributed to Steale extols perseverance as the key to great achievements, asserting that enduring effort yields results more than raw power.
Nationwide campaign begins with National War Savings Day on June 28. Cherokee County aims to buy War Savings Stamps to reach 182501 dollars by June 28 1918. Quotas assign 20 percent of Third Liberty Loan Bond purchases to each city township and individual.
Fourteen Cherokee county men volunteered for government training as mechanics and auto drivers. Four will train at the State Agricultural College Ames, four at the State University Iowa City, and six at Des Moines College. They report on Saturday June 165 at assigned locations.
The home demonstration agent plans to select one township chairwoman per township to lead conservation work. She will appoint three sub-chairmen to form a township committee and organize programs on wheat and sugar saving food preservation meat substitutes and dairy product use. Miss Elsie Hardy will coordinate talks and demonstrations through the township chairmen or county Farm Bureau offices.
The eighth grade graduation is set for June 29 at 9 30 a m in the Assembly room of the Wilson high school building in Cherokee. The reading content and schedule include activities for seventh and sixth graders with times listed as eleven, eleven thirty and two thirty p m.
Ten years ago in Aurelia Mr and Mrs L H Daniels left for Joplin Missouri to live. A new 90 foot truss bridge over the Maple between the McAndrew and Paulaon farms was planned. J N Rice and Henry Stieneke drew lots to choose Pitcher township trustee with Stieneke winning. Local baseball saw Aurelia win 1 to 0 in 13 innings upending Cherokee, then 2 to 1 at Cherokee. J C Lockin of Aurelia elected secretary of Morningside College board in Sioux City.
Guy Kirsch died while swimming in the Sioux River near Cherokee while Rob McMurrian tried to save him. Kirsch, formerly of this area, had many friends here and his death leaves his bereaved family, especially his invalid father, in sorrow.
Last Sunday evening the Aurelia lodge held its annual Pythian Memorial services at the Methodist church. Cherokee lodge members joined, with L A Wineke presiding, L P Nelson delivering a brief lodge work discourse, and Judge F L Ferris of Sioux City giving a patriotic, well received address.
Aurelia plans a flag pole in the center of Main Street at the Farmers National Bank corner. The pole would stand eighty to ninety feet high and cost about $200. A subscription raised $180. the remainder to be secured before a July Fourth dedication.
Storm Lake, Ta, June 13 Special Leonard Mallery son of Postmaster William Mallery of Galva drowned in Storm Lake this afternoon at 3 o'clock. He and a companion were bathing and used a raft. he dived and did not resurface.
May 14 1918 regular meeting of Aurelia council with Bischel Fraser Royer and Lockin present. Ordinance 64 vacates alley between blocks 1 and 2 in Mummert addition and transfers land to J C Lockin. Budget bills approved and tax refunds for 1917 requested. Titan tractor purchased. Special meeting May 22 1918 approves Lockin Addition plat and appoints G J Tomlinson to revise town ordinances.
W A Parks pastor notes a special patriotic program forthcoming with full notice next week. The Sunday sermon is titled The Scientific Management of Life and the evening topic Using What One Has. Aimed at urging continued church attendance despite hot weather.
If you have any articles to dispose of put a want ad in The Sentinel. Good second hand furniture farming tools and other equipment are salable and cost only 5 cents a line. Every week someone reports a ready sale of items advertised in our Classifieds.
In the house that is beautiful to the eye there are corners and hidden places behind the scenes. Closets kitchens and cupboards shelter the Powers that be and keep the interior functioning unseen.
The piece argues that the poor citizen seeks respect more than charity or regulation, noting soldiers gain dignity from societal esteem. Chesterton cites the British working man as the typical battalion type, highlighting tradesmen who adapt to war and sustain civilization despite grim wartime duties.
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