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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel notes a six day Chautauqua program featuring Jones as lecturer and temperance argument. Ricketts Entertainment, Burgess Concerts, and H C Kleckner lectures are praised. Local ads list stationery rates and subscription prices for the paper.
Mrs. F. H. Snodgrass died early Tuesday at home in Cherokee after a morning routine with her two sons. Her mother found her unresponsive, and Dr. L A Weacott pronounced death due to heart leakage. Mr. Snodgrass was away fishing when news arrived. A special train brought him home.
The Cherokee Times reports the death of Mrs. Snodgrass, mourned by her husband, two sons, an aged mother, and two brothers. The notice notes the family’s loss and her passing.
Jas H Woertendyke of Los Angeles will lecture at the Methodist church Saturday night at 8 on What shall become of the liquor tariff. Morning worship 10:30, Sunday school 11:45, Epworth League 7, evening service 8. Children’s Day program next Sunday. Silver offering for church educational work and June missionary subscription urged.
A miscellaneous shower for Miss Opal Johnson of Manson awaiting marriage to Leslie Leonard was held at Miss Grace Mummert's home on Tuesday afternoon. Fourteen friends and sisters including Mrs. Harry Olds of Winterset Mississippi attended. Guests visited, enjoyed amusements, and a two course supper was served by Mrs. Mummert and Grace. Opal Johnson received many beautiful and useful gifts.
Regulations set July 1 as the effective date for parcel post charges. Fees apply to each single package only if the amount does not exceed 100 dollars, with collection to be made from the address on the package.
The item explains a 10 cent parcel post stamp fee that insures packages up to $50 and provides a receipt and tag for the sender. Addresses will receipt on the tag, which also serves as a money order application. Rural carriers may handle C C D parcels, but none to the Philippines or canal zone.
Offer for a free five foot flag with a paid subscription to the Daily Register and Leader or The Evening Tribune. Mail orders prepaid. Over 3,000 flags distributed in 30 days with 346 left. First come, first served. Send orders to the Des Moines papers and postmaster. July 4th patriotic display urged.
C A Zwemke of two miles north of Hanover died last Sunday at the German Lutheran hospital in Sioux City where he had been a patient since August first. He underwent six operations there, three of them serious. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Hanover church and he was buried in the nearby cemetery.
Community invites all to a full day of entertainment at Dubea Grove near Mount Olive on July Fourth. Rev. E. Gillette of West Union will give a speech, the Aurelia Boys Band will provide music, and various races, a ball game, and other events promise a day of enjoyment.
The deceased are survived by two sisters Susan Waldfrom of Sando Colorado and Amanda Renals of Broadbeck Pennsylvania. Sons Michael of Cherokee and Daniel of Aurelia. Daughters Sarah Lane of Cherokee and Margaret Juber. Nineteen grandchildren and twenty seven great grandchildren. Funeral services June 21 at the Mt Olive Baptist church with Rev E H Gillette and Rev A L Lockett, burial in Good Hope cemetery beside his wife.
Homer Cantine of Cherokee calls on pure bred livestock farmers. Ladies Aid meets with Mrs Gustafson. Miss Ruth Williams visits friends in Cherokee. Allen Neville and Theo Nordstrom ship two cattle cars to Chicago. Rev Waterman and family visit from Ocheyedan. R H Hench suffers a serious auto accident near Weise school, later brought home.
Dr Gilby reports his patient survived a crash with no broken bones but severe pain and stiffness. His sons Roy and Glen were unharmed, the car had minor damage, a Sioux City medical team arrived Tuesday, and the latest bulletin says he rests and feels some relief.
Folklore across Europe assigns wealth at rainbow ends. Swabia dreams of bowls of gold while Hungary expects cups of silver. Switzerland mentions a shoe filled with gold, Bosnia a base metal turning to gold, and Germany Poland Russia Belgium and Holland tell of a golden key. Portugal Spain speak of a silver hen, Norway a golden bowl and silver spoon. Some regions claim water from the rainbow cures fits or insanity.
In an old French tale a shoemaker offers the best boots to the meekest husband. One claimant, boasting he fears no wife, tries to snag the boots but balks at greasing his waistcoat to hide the grease. The host tests him and he must pay double for the boots.
The passage lists how many famed Spaniards in America's early age met grim fates. Colon died heartbroken, Balboa was beheaded, Cortes dishonored, Pizarro murdered, and many others faced executions, imprisonments, or harsh demises amid political strife and rivalries.
John Burroughs recalls an Atlantic Monthly observation of a wild sunflower pushing through asphalt. He notes the plant’s folded leaves bulging the concrete, asserting the force required was many pounds and unlikely a man could have punched through.
Somerset narratives recount an old Somersetshire woman who lived to nearly a century and followed a unique daily eating pattern. She reportedly ate eight small meals a day including a morning bite and supper, reflecting a quaint traditional diet.
A brief note explains that eye moisture can act as a solvent and that many people go to bed troubled by a foreign substance in the eye which disappears by morning. In such cases the foreign matter often vanishes on waking.
A nurse jokes about a baby misfit as the mistress reacts with surprise. The scene hints at a playful domestic misunderstanding and questions what the child will do next. The dialogue showcases a breezy household moment with a humorous mishearing.
Report from Captain Scott’s Antarctic expedition notes seals carve footing on vertical ice using canine teeth. They bite to create steps then thrust upward from water by hind flippers, enabling escape and breathing.
Marcus Whitman born September 2, 1802 in Rushville New York. He married Narcissa Prentis of Angelica New York in February 1836. Their wedding trip crossed the continent with B H Spaulding and wife. The brides were the first women to cross the Rocky mountains journeying 3500 miles in seven months.
The banquet hall glowed with paintings as the college president was asked to respond to a toast. He praised the ladies and, with a gesture, noted that such painted beauties are not needed when so many are with us at the table.
The article explains that a knot is a speed unit, not a distance, equal to one nautical mile per hour. It notes landmen mistake knots for land miles. sailors use knots as a single speed term, making “per hour” redundant.
In Formosa large areas will be planted with camphor trees in the coming years. The trees now used are five hundred to one thousand years old and the Japanese aim to conserve the source of supply for this important monopoly.
A fragmentary quotation on dull company and dreary conversation by Hazlitt notes a critique of polished prose and social talk in a concise, antiquated style. This snippet emphasizes the writerly tension between sharp wit and tedious discourse.
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