21 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
1
A lively note from a newspaper column jokes about the idle rich going to France, a whale meat diet proposal rises, and U S planes to Europe loom. It urges older readers to volunteer for war while Carranza says he aligns with the United States on the war question.
The piece mocks the Kaiser seeking to give away earth while American troops, led by Pershing, dine with royalty. It warns readers to fund the government now and jokes about censorship and timely action as Uncle Sam moves.
Glenn O Loucks son of Mr and Mrs A H Loucks of Afton township wed Miss Nellie E Terrill at the bride’s parents home in Mt Vernon Iowa on a Thursday June 14 with fifty five guests. Rev George B Shoemaker of Waterloo Methodist church presided. The bride, a former Butler county teacher, and the groom a farmer plan to begin housekeeping on an Afton township farm after a Spirit Lake honeymoon.
Cool week slows corn growth though sunshine and dry weather boost field work overall. Bottom grounds stay poor, with continued replanting and possible shifts to sorghum and millet in southern counties. Small grains, potatoes, and truck crops do well, alfalfa first cutting underway, strawberries damaged by cold rains, apples and pears dropped by strong winds. Frost on the 15th damages garden truck and hampers low ground crops.
Sioux City Journal reports a German pedlar selling plaster infused with leprosy germs as a wartime scare. Deputy Sheriff Forrest of Dakota County Nebraska warns households to beware of peddlers and transients spreading deadly diseases. He notes the man carried $1000 and offered no defense when arrested.
Notice to all parties to clean up alleys back lots and vacant lots of rubbish garbage and weeds must be done at once issued by 123 J C Lockin mayor. Poultry wanted we will pay lic for hens and 9c for roosters offered by W C Waddell
At Caxton Hall the munitions tribunal heard 240 workers strike for two days over the way a new foreman was introduced without notice. The factory boss argued it impossible to present a foreman to 40,000, while 50 workers claimed they did not know the foreman’s name. The court imposed no penalty and urged harmony going forward.
William Leonard Dyslin is born to Mr and Mrs John Dyslin on Monday June 19. The text notes his late arrival as a birth among Aurelia residents and mentions other local happenings including Drake University commencement for Flora Dubes, a house rental by C DeVries, and a Farmers Elevator Co management change. The Aurelia ball team’s week shows two wins and one loss. Wm G Whitney and Mildred Coombs wed June 20, with a three week Colorado trip afterward. The piece ends with musically flavored prose on taste in music and religious music beyond the main local notices.
A renowned Holyhead spring, St Winifreds Well, which drew pilgrims and legends for centuries, has stopped its normally 2000 gallon per minute flow. No reason is known, prompting superstition and concern among Welsh Catholics and visitors.
Portable ice stations operated by a Columbus ice company supply families in summer. The 16 by 12 foot station stores in a 12 foot square space with insulated walls and a small office. Ice sells for 20 cents per 100 pounds routed to customers who call.
Letter from Hiram Diggs to Sparksville Gents asks what causes a gasoline engine to stop when everything seems fine. He notes his engine only stops occasionally and requests a book titled What Makes the Gasoline Engine Stop if available.
The oldest test uses drawing the gem over glass. Real diamonds cut glass lightly, causing a separation with a slight blow, while imitation stones scratch but do not cut. A file test also distinguishes real stones, as genuine diamonds resist impressions whereas imitations mark easily.
In a scene from a Mrs Peasley household, the young hopeful takes the primary prize while other mothers crowd to praise him. A veteran parent warns against arrogance. Mrs Peasley notes the victory stems from pity for the other children, not the child’s brightness.
Oil and gasoline details from Cedar Rapids Oil Company with P F Parrott as agent referenced in the entry.
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