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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1925
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the post office in Aurelia Iowa. E C Lighter proprietor.
Subscription rates per year in advance outside of Cherokee county are 1.76 dollars and foreign countries 2.00 dollars. Advertising rates show per inch charges for foreign and locals, plus per line for readers and cards of thanks.
A collage of humorous maxims and wordplay on burden, brakes, home life, and society. Fragments include lines about bearing burdens, a driver’s hat as brake, homes and menus, trains colliding, and tongue twisters. The passage mixes misspellings and quirky punctuation for comic effect.
A. L. Anderson notes that maximizing pigs per sow lowers pork costs. spring losses are higher than fall farrowing. USDA and state surveys show high preweaning death rates, underscoring the need for attentive management at farrowing time and protective guard rails to reduce sows laying on piglets.
In the East many apple trees are healthy and bearing fruit at age 100. The article notes that aged apple trees can live long lives and remain productive.
School notes reveal irregular first grade attendance due to illness while several students earned 100 percent in spelling and arithmetic. Grades two through eight report bird study progress, art participation, picture study, geography units, and honor attendance records, with names of students achieving top marks and those listed as absent or ill.
The report notes rising milk consumption during a health campaign titled The Milk Way Is The Health Way. It mentions 4th and 5th girls playing Battle Ball ending in a tie, Junior High Girls excelling in English Roman soldier themes, and Senior High Girls preparing for an inter class tournament. The basketball season closed with Storm Lake finals where Early defeated the senior team 17-12. Early claims a tough victory. The high school anticipates track organization by Mr Jones and many boys signing up for outdoor sports. The senior boys discuss a hard fought loss to Early, praised for strong defense yet unable to convert enough chances. Eighth and sixth graders face a Clezhorn tourney. locals expect a strong showing based on current play.
Mt Olive church members and neighbors gathered at the Crippen home to listen to inaugural ceremonies on the radio. Twenty eight attendees enjoyed a dinner, with Mrs Crippen serving a fine meal and several families sharing fellowship at nearby homes. News included Mrs Morgan moving from Cherokee to a Sioux Rapids area farm and the community's sympathy for the Solingon family after a death in Storm Lake.
The Diamond Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Clifford Dukes home last Thursday afternoon with fair attendance. A social afternoon and a five o clock supper were noted. Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson welcomed a baby girl born Saturday morning March 7 weighing eight pounds. Local residents Ray McManus and others visited Cherokee. Farmers Elevator stockholders held their annual meeting in Galva. A Mother and Baby event will be hosted in Diamond township on Thursday March 17 at Mrs Axel Johnson’s home. W H Galva and family visited, while Mrs Witten received treatment for a hand sore. Norris Linguist was listed as sick this week.
Local notice appears to announce an obituary or personal notice for Mrs Myrtl Ria in the Afton area. Details are fragmentary, providing only the name and locality without a clear event or date.
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