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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1914
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists proprietor E C Lighter and announces publication Friday mornings with second class mail. Advertising charges 5 cents per line, display 10 cents per inch, subscriptions $100 yearly in advance, outside county $1.25, cards of thanks 50 cents.
Miss Lilly Theodora Peterson of Diamond Center Cherokee Co. died after a short pneumonia illness. Born July 4, 1896 in Cherokee she lived in Riverside California briefly before returning to Diamond Center. Funeral services were held at the Isakson home with Rev. L O Hall presiding and interment in Center cemetery.
Silver Township residents are heavily engaged in butchering and sawing wood to clear fields for upcoming farming. Strong wood piles mark the area as unusually well stocked while exceptional dry weather aids the work. Attendance at Mt Glive Lutheran services remains steady despite Miss Peterson’s funeral nearby.
Max Schuelke and family of Alta and Ed Whalen visited Sunday callers in the locality. Miss Edna Lehnhardt of Galva called on relatives here. Willie Grieme hosted friends Sunday. D. F. H. Grieme cut cotton wood lumber on his Schaller area farm. E. W. Whalen did the sawing. Miss Anna Dening entertained ladies Sunday. Prof. J. Schmidt visited near Crozier Sunday. Residents attended a box social at Eureka No. 4 school Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Otto welcomed a baby boy born Wednesday, March 11. Ed Whalen Jr. returned from Gillette Grove after helping move relatives there. Henry Getzmeier fenced his hog-tight area last week. Mrs. Geo Tolzin laid up with a sore foot after stepping on a rusty file.
A long roster of individuals and families connected to the high school appears, including Mrs. C. E. Adams and Amanda Kindwell, plus Isakson and Nelson families, Irene Williams, Dora Wall, and the Diamond Ladies Aid among others. The faculty is acknowledged alongside these community members.
Expressions of gratitude to Cherokee and Diamond communities and to Mr and Mrs C E White for kindness during illness and death of our daughter and sister.
Ten years ago in Aurelia March 14 1904 births weddings and moves unfold. Melvin Royer visits his parents while Andrew Alsgard buys Myrtle street lot. D P White plans to move from Aurelia after a Rogers Arkansas trip. George Luge visits Aurelia recovering from illness and resigns from Farmers and Merchants bank. E R Crippen and Hattie Shell wed eight miles southwest of Aurelia and Theron A McBride weds Mary Pomeroy in Cherokee. The Suttons relocate to Traer for a year then return to the farm north of Aurelia. Andrew Sutton continues farming his father’s land as the homesteader era nears its end in Afton township with Michael Benson remaining on his long-held homestead.
In Sophie EW Eastman’s In Old South Hadley teachers used intimate knowledge of families to moderate conduct. Miss Mary N. summoned a boarding pupil to her desk and delivered a so called good ferryling prompting the boy to reflect on his behavior toward his widowed mother and her morning hasty pudding and milk.
The 1882 London International Congress of Medicine opened with Pasteur as its most distinguished foreign delegate. He avoided publicity with his son and son in law at Clarges Street and did not appear until the St Jamess ball, where he entered unnoticed before rising to the platform.
A fragmented note reports interest in a hidden matter and an exchange described as tense. The text hints at a personal remark about secrecy and a potential confrontation linked to confidential information.
Dr. Neve recalls in Thirty Years in Kashmir a trek to Shayak where three blind cataract patients arrive seeking help. He faces primitive sterilization methods, uses cocaine anesthesia, and performs successful operations amid dust gusts, earning immense gratitude.
The London Standard notes unusual snowball showers observed in north London in March 1850. The dense compact snow globes fell overnight over a large area, described as five times denser than ordinary snow. No definite cause is known, with some suggesting an electrical explanation.
This fragment notes a visit to the grave of Cecil Rhodes described as silent, somber, forbidding, and desolate. The quoted remarks, attributed to Pratt, express a stark impression of the burial site in Africa.
A man and his mother search for a two family home and rent a flat. He climbs a trellis to a neighbor’s window by mistake and encounters Edith the occupant. An old woman coerces a rushed marriage through a clergyman and police threat, then the couple delays annulment.
A compact reflection on how people deny their own faults while insisting on others belief in their truth. It contrasts confidence with self deprecation and questions the reliability of claimed certainty.
Storage Batteries should be charged at F4ill's Electric Plant. The ad says customers save trips and express charges by bringing batteries in. It lists price graduations by battery size 60 ampere hour 80 ampere hour and 100 ampere hour with a price of 75.1 00. Bring your battery to the hotel at any time.
The appearance of white in a horse eye signals a vicious nature. A high tempered horse frequently looks about and is alert for danger or mischief. Rapid eyeball movement exposes more white, evidencing the animal's temper.
A Boaton Transcript quip highlights a wily wooer declaring his fortune at the feet of a discerning lady, who counters that even a modest fortune would seem grand beside her small footsteps. The exchange captures playful-era flirtation and social wit.
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