28 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
1
Wartime editorialized venting anger at food hoarding and draft defiance. A Kaiser back down stance blends with calls to action and ridicule of politicians, with claims of corrupt offers and punitive measures for draft resisters.
Regular meeting with Fraser Wharton Johnson and Biechel present. Minutes of two prior meetings read and approved. Clerk ordered to pay 1500 of bonds at next interest date. Service charge of 1 for each electric connection, excluding first, approved. Bills approved: Parrott labor and freight 620 Brown ditching 39 10 Murphy labor on street 12 00 Murphy labor 5 25 Owens labor 80 Everett labor Stutz labor Siglin labor Cherokee Elec Co current Peoples Telephone Co repales Johnson Bros olla Aurelia Sentinel publishing Harder Stat Co. Adjourned. E N Kiernan Clerk.
Miss Clara M. Friecke and Mr. Carl H. Kannenberg wed at the German Lutheran church in Latefield Minnesota on June 20 1917 at 3 pm in a ceremony attended by about two hundred guests Rev Ristow officiated The bride wore crepe de chine with lace and was attended by Miss Anna Friecke and Miss Minnie Wogahn The groom attended by Ernest Friecke and Melvin Rue The couple will reside in Aurelia Iowa with the bride’s parents hosting a wedding supper and the couple expected to receive warm local congratulations
The Milwaukee Journal laments a flood of promotional material from an interested society. Four addresses on a policy arrive in an envelope urging attention, each in its own colored cover. The volume and cost of envelopes and postage frustrate concise review of the message.
A cautionary note favors wisdom over wit, quoting C Trenchild. It warns that clever joking can backfire and cause unintended hurt. The maxim urges measured speech and thoughtful humor rather than sharp or flippant remarks.
Miscellaneous local items include a furnished room available for a woman, a painting update on Mrs. Olive Johnson’s residence, and various town notes. Visitors, travel, and commerce items mention Harris' store prices, a band concert, automobile counts, and local errands. A brief note discusses spectacles in ancient writings and possible early Chinese use.
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