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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1916
Page
1
A fragment notes hesitation among men in a community called the land of ours. The terse line suggests apathy or unwillingness to take action on a local issue.
A brief note reports workers or vendors securing profits as violet dye prices surge to 12,000 a barrel, impacting supply chains and costs for buyers. The item hints at rising costs and market pressure affecting production or distribution.
The fragment notes the appearance of tramps and mosquitoes as a sign of approaching spring, indicating seasonal change and warmer weather ahead.
A fragmentary note hints at a tangle or exchange where two sides sparred and clashed, but details and identities remain unclear in the readable text.
A brief column questions the absence of American born citizens among various immigrant groups and notes the paradox of identity amid diverse Kansas City readers. The piece calls for broader American belonging without singling out individuals.
A petition signed by fifty Armstrong businessmen protested high insurance rates under last fall's rating. An inspector's report followed, and rates were cut by thirty to fifty percent. Other towns are reportedly undergoing similar re-rating as inspectors visit.
The Aurelia band presents its last indoor concert of the season at Idle Hour theater on Friday evening March 17. Crowds have been fair but not strong. organizers urge everyone to attend and ensure a financial success with a first class entertainment. Advertisements invite public support.
The Aurelia school system records six month pupil rosters showing students in High School Room IV Room III Room II and Room I named as never absent or tardy through March 3 1916. The lists name Walter Bischel Harry Crepps Glen Nelson Dewey Dyloff Orphaeus Johnston George Nelson and others in various rooms.
Electors in Aurelia Consolidated Independent School District are called to a special election at Aurelia Town Hall Cherokee County Iowa on March 13 1916 from 1 PM to 6 PM. Five directors and one treasurer will be elected with terms spanning the next three annual meetings. Eligible voters include residents of listed townships and sections in Pitcher Nokomis and Buena Vista counties. Dan Whitney serves as secretary of the Aurelia district board.
The Congregational notes announce Rev CG W Stark will preach next Sunday at 10 30 am on The Lawn of Soul Growth with an evening talk The Excuses Which Some Men Offer for Not Becoming Active Christian Workers This marks the first Lent sermon series The note urges worshippers to attend and continue through Lent Bible study Sunday school meets at 11 45 am and Christian Endeavor gathers at 6 30 pm with The Causes of Failures in Life Prov 10 1 32 as the subject.
Christena Wihlen born April 25 1852 in Hedemara Sweden came to America 1883 and married John Wihlen that year. She died February 23 at 63 9 28 after a lingering illness leaving a husband two daughters and a sister in Sweden. Funeral held at Immanuel Swedish Lutheran Church. A Farmers Elevator Board note declares a stock dividend to raise paid up capital over 15000 dollars and praises the company as strong and well managed.
A special election will be held Monday afternoon from 1 to 6 at Aurelia town hall to elect five directors and one treasurer for the Aurelia Consolidated Independent School District. Two directors seek one year terms, two for two years, and one for three years. three candidates contest the one-year term, two for the two-year term, one for the three-year term, and P. Wine runs unopposed for treasurer.
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