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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
1
A wartime column in The Aurelia Sentinel urges patriotic home front effort with a call to grow victory gardens and canning. It notes a Chicago mother arresting her draft dodging son and wryly contrasts American dye industry progress with German efforts, reflecting anti-German sentiment of the era.
The piece cites Debs criticizing conscription and bonds while labeling Bolsheviki as comrades. It notes wool conservation during wartime, touts patriotic patches over fashion, and mentions Methodist district opposition to tobacco for soldiers with funding from citizens. It ends by promoting Harris' dish line for value.
Mrs. Alex Fraser had her residence painted last week. W. E. Wright the Cherokee electrician was a business caller in Aurelia Tuesday. A carload of twine arrived and orders are welcome. Farmers Elevator Co. announces. Floyd Parrott of Alta is visiting in Aurelia at the P. F. Parrott home. A big lot sale in Cherokee July 1 at 10:00 a.m. See announcement. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mummert visited Sibley to oversee land interests. Special large can of tomatoes for 15¢ at Harris. Mrs. C. C. Hansen and son Roger of Des Moines to visit relatives. Mrs. W. A. McLaughlin and sons visiting Cherokee and Quimby. Mrs. Guy Wilhelm of Sioux City visited Ed Rice and friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Steemke and Luther Phippa visited D. Hankens and attended C. H. Lockin funeral. Ladies Aid of Evangelical church to meet July 2 at Mrs. Henry Deyloff. Ed Rice and Andrew Sutton scored well at a gun shoot in Albert City. Mankato Commercial College courses advertised. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koblhagen and Chas. Johnson and Albert Rapp families visited Okoboji for a few days. Rev. and Mrs. Wetzler and two daughters from Schleswig visited. daughters stayed through the Fourth with grandparents Henry Bischel.
A testimonial from a woman in Aurelia claims Adler-ika cleanses the entire bowel tract and relieves sour stomach and constipation. She says hot water and olive oil failed until Adler-ika produced instant effects, per J C Nelson, a druggist.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale describes a landlord demanding a tenant vacate after assuming a baby cried in the apartment. The renter protests no children. the owner admits the noise came from a howling dog mistaken for a child.
AURELIA HAPPENINGS OF TEN YEARS AGO reports C J Lansen and family moving to Spokane Washington this week. Excavation starts for C DeVries new residence on North Main Street a two story eight room home with modern features. Cement sidewalks spreading town wide as old board walks disappear. Edwin Rice and Miss Elva McClusky wed in Glenwood Wisconsin and plan to live in northern Minnesota. Locals beat Cherokee Indians 4 to 2 and defeated Pomeroy 9 to 3 in recent games. Mrs Joe Bush of Portland visiting, church entertainment postponed to Wednesday night due to rain. Roy Glidewell operates a new hay loader. Adolph Anderson buys Amos Hahn 120 acre farm at cash price 280 per acre. Hahn to move onto his long owned base section west of Suthe.
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