21 Jun 1928
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists subscription rates with prices for in county and abroad, noting a weekly publication cadence and a second class post office entry in Aurelia Iowa. The notice lists rates per year in advance and foreign postage, reflecting era pricing and postal terms.
An item from Tit Bits discusses the habit of admitting fault. A quoted exchange contrasts acknowledging mistakes with denial when others are unaware. The piece notes social expectations about honesty and accountability.
Plaintiff accuses the defendant of calling him a fool and says witnesses can prove it during a court hearing. The exchange outlines the core grievance in a small claims style proceeding.
A playful exchange notes the Simmons girl telling tales yet seeming to drift from the point, with June conceding she tends to lose the thread before finishing.
A captioned quip from the Columbia Jester imagines a witty exchange about age. The line plays on perceptions of aging with a lighthearted jab.
Ohio State Journal weighs a wry Carlyle remark on talking vs action. It muses how a man may delay work when another has already talked for 45 minutes, reflecting on productivity and distraction.
An entry from Childwall churchwardens near Liverpool notes in 1689 that a large pan was boiled for 4s 6d to boil the clock. This archival detail suggests early clock management practices and material costs in late 17th century England.
A large conical earthen mound in Cracow, Poland, rises from a group of fortifications. A circular path leads to the top where visitors can view the city, claimed as one of the world’s most unique monuments to Thaddeus Koseluski.
A short notice invites readers to subscribe to The Sentinel Sioux City edition at the local office. Details emphasize convenient pickup and regular delivery, aiming to boost circulation and reader access.
Miss Ruth Gilbert daughter of Rev and Mrs G R Gilbert of Pierson Iowa married Merrill C Burnette son of Rev and Mrs G C Burnette of Stuart Iowa and formerly of Sioux City The couple now reside in Minneapolis after a brief honeymoon The bride a Morning side Conservatory of Music graduate and Athenaeum Madrigal club member The groom a Morningside senior Phi Sigma member and former college reporter for The Journal Their address is Apartment 106 Vernon Hall 1812 First Avenue South Minneapolis.
Sutherland Courier hails the local creamery as a valuable community asset helping the town and farmers. It notes butter manufacturing is Iowa’s second largest industry with 1927 state output around 84 million dollars and centralized creameries serving many counties.
The Eleventh district Republican convention will be held at Spencer Friday July 6. The main task is the nomination of a congressman after no candidate won the 35 percent primary threshold. Spencer was chosen by the district committee in Sioux City after eight ballots amid requests from several towns.
Cherokee Times reports Miss Helen Melton of Afton named club leader for Cherokee county and taking duties at the County Agent Ellis office and in the field. A charter member of the Afton girls club she earned the position by ability, industry and character.
Mrs. Whitcomb hatched a brood at her place north of Washta last week and found one chick with four legs. The extra limbs sit about an inch behind the front pair. The six-legged chick moves as well as its healthy siblings and remains in good condition.
A GE research team led by Dr. Clifton G. Found and J. D. Forney demonstrates a neon gas lamp that penetrates fog. The device, designed to outline landing fields and mark harbor docks, uses a new low voltage circuit to heat the cathode and emits bright red light for fog visibility.
Cuba will dismantle antiquated coast batteries in Havana and along the coast, converting fortifications into parks with promenades and flower beds. Section houses along highways will be repurposed as rural schoolhouses as model machinery reduces highway repair labor.
A statistical study from the National Academy of Sciences notes 17 percent of white marriages in the United States are childless. About 4 percent are due to divorce or death of a spouse, leaving a sterility rate of 13 percent. With 78,207 of 100,000 white women expected to marry in a 100 million population, the worry over the race’s future is deemed unfounded.
Charlie Klefhaber, a truck driver, dozed beside a parked rig near a construction site. A ten ton steel boom fell 22 stories, piercing the truck, but he awoke unharmed and no further injuries were reported.
A Salem area pheasant on D. D. Malloy’s farm was found with 150 cutworms and four corn kernels in its craw after being chased by two dogs. Deputy State Game Warden Ferguson said many pheasants scratching in corn fields seek cutworms rather than corn, suggesting pheasants may aid farmers.
A Elk Bible school closed with a Sunday program and a Monday picnic drawing a large crowd. Attendance averaged fifty nine daily over two weeks with sixty nine enrolled. Sioux City visitors Mr and Mrs Howard Haight and family had a radium procedure on Jeanne's forehead. Other guests came from Estherville Aurelia and Minnesota while local hostesses served lunch. Jim Haight of Alta died.
A historic Greek church winter ceremony unfolds with cold weather, crowds, and a ritual blessing. Priests lead a procession from the church to the quay, water blessed in a barrel, then distributed to celebrants who treasure the drops.
The article recalls Colonel Dey, creator of Nick Carter, who mocked money yet lived erratic fortunes. He once had two hundred dollars at once, bought a palatial yacht with it as the initial payment, then lost all wealth, becoming a millionaire for about a minute.
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