Local items note visits sales and repairs in Aurelia
John Murphy on sick list this week. Taxes due at Farmers National Bank. Seeds arrive at Lewis store. Scott trips to Sioux City. Royer visit to Melvin Roger home. Addie Daniels visits Bates home. Olson return from Sioux Falls. Splendid flour advertised with money back guarantee. Seeds and oats for sale by Wm Reckoff Aurelia Iowa. Garbers host visitors. many residents travel for business and health. Community plans include Young Men's Association meetings and a band directive update.
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John Murphy
Farmers National Bank
Lewis
G. B. Scott
Sioux City
O. A. Royer
Melvin Roger
Fonda
Addie Daniels
Larrabee
E. G. Bates
Irving Olson
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Peoples Store
L Tobe Ruebsam
Storm Lake
Columbia
Stephen DeVries
Boyden
C. DeVries
Henry Luge
Cherokee
Aurelia
J. K. Rice
Andrew Harold
Axel Johnson
Diamond Township
Peoples
A. F. Wilson
Spencer
B. R. Wilson
John Perry
W. A. Bischel
Byron Reed
Marcus
Marie Kruse
Alta
Laura Butterfield
Jas. Thomson
Methodist Church Notes Highlight Weekly Services
Rev Karl Hoon invites all to Sunday worship at 10 30 sermon Practical Religion Sunday school at 11 46 Lessons by the Way Epworth League at 6 30 The Story of Yun Chi Ho Gospel service at 7 30 Battles Fought with Pitchers An illustrated address to the Sunday school is planned The Sioux City District conference meets Hawarden Monday and Tuesday The Young Men's Brotherhood has booked the Morningside Glee club for April 3 The Ladies Aid supper attracted a large gathering at M Parrott residence prayer meetings continue Wednesdays
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Methodist Church
Epworth League
Yun Chi Ho
Sioux City
Hawarden
Young Men’s Brotherhood
Morningside Glee Club
Aurelia
M. Parrott
The Letter Column from Modesto March 10 1914
A reader renews a Sentinel subscription with 1.25 and notes fine summer weather in Modesto California. Fruit trees are in bloom and the first alfalfa harvest is due in about two weeks, with several more cuts anticipated. The writer praises the valley’s wonders.
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Modesto
Cali
Sentinel
Dear Sir Enclosed Draft From Aurelia Reader in Winnebago
A reader in Winnebago Illinois dated March 11 1914 sends a $1 25 draft for paper with a note that living in Aurelia for over twenty years makes every copy feel like a letter. The brief message ends abruptly.
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Winnebago, Ill
Aurelia
Sentinel subscription letters and requests from 1914
A collection of letters from readers in Pasadena and Slayton praising the Sentinel. Mrs. D Stockburger sends a subscription check and compliments the paper. A Minnesota correspondent complains about undelivered issues and asks for missing copies.
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Sentinel
D. Stockburger
Slayton, Minn
The Secret of Baldweas and Hair Growth Prospects
The article explains hair loss is linked to the fatty layer under the scalp rather than scalp condition. If the fat layer remains and the scalp moves freely, growth may recover. if the fat is absorbed and the scalp sticks to the skull, the outlook is hopeless. It condemns local scalp treatments as often futile and painful.
Judge in Salem Traps Two Youths With Reform To Penitentiary Plan
A Salem judge faced two underage offenders who pleaded guilty to a string of misdeeds. He sentenced both to two years at the state reformatory, then hinted they would study for eventual penitentiary terms. The moment revealed a paradoxical warning to reform.
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Salem
Maas
State Reformatory
State Penitentiary
Saturday Evening Post
Colors of the Rainbow Show Varying Width by Raindrop Size
The article explains that rainbow colors depend on raindrop size. Large drops yield narrow, vivid spectra from violet to red, while small drops produce wide, pale bows. It lists color sequences for drops averaging 1 mm, 0.3 mm, and 0.1 mm in diameter.
In an Egyptian Hotel
A vivid urban life snapshot describes a hotel lobby with soft oriental rugs arches palms and glimpses of hidden nooks. A dragoman porter and Arab servant in livery greet guests as guards salute along the corridor, creating a sense of elevated status for the visitor.
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Sina
la France
Measles and Morals in Tess Harcourt Tale
Tess Harcourt narrates a comic moment as Robson the butler reports a fiery red boy named Tommy has measles after bringing back a fibry book. Tess praises Tommy for honesty and asks who contracted the illness in their house, learning it was Tommy himself who broke out on Tuesday.
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Rosamond
Napier
Tess Harcourt
Old Robson
Tess
Tommy
Tratt
Oratorios in English and Freeman Reeves Mentioned
Fragmentary text mentions oratorios in English and references to Reeves and Frederic Co, leaving unclear context or details about event dates or performers.
Unclear Fragment Reflects on Moral Self Improvement
The excerpt muses on self improvement and moral influence. It contrasts German heritage with playful misquotations of Mendelssohn and urges inward reflection to inspire others. The tone argues sincerity as the key to transforming people and judging noble versus evil traits.
Those Girls of Ours Polly Perkins Boston Transcript
A brief quirky quote from the Boston Transcript about Polly Perkins with playful mood. The item notes a suggestion to "wake it hot for her" and a reply to "be cool to her" reflecting old newspaper character humor.
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Polly Perkins
Boston Transcript
May Weddings and Roman Lemuria Influence on Matrimony
The Lemuria festival in May honored departed souls and led Romans to view May marriages as disrespectful. Stories of offended ghosts’ vengeance grew, shaping a long lasting aversion to May weddings that persists into modern times.
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Rome
Humanizing Houses and the Living Home
Cornelia A. P. Comer argues in Atlantic Ebony that houses grow intimate with people turning bricks and plaster into living extension. Women, she says, have shaped shelter as an organic, plantlike process reflecting and sustaining spirit. Ebony mentions wood treatment with long soaking from Mauritius and the East Indies.
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Cornelia A. P. Comer
Atlantic
Mauritius
East Indies
Followed Suit and Timid Notes Across Papers
A collage of quips from Baltimore American and Yale Record highlights bold lines about performance and manners. The pieces mix a dramatic aria mishap with a joking reference to a cautious cook and a maid, noting shade pulling and buttoned eyes in a playful, period tone.
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Ninette
Yale
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George Brooke
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Auburn
G. J. Lewis
Fred H. Wieland
Ronald Lewis
Roy Whitney
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Roy
Wm. Mummert
Ohio
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Jas. Hartigan
Aurelia Auto Co
H. E. Johnson
Cherokee County
Lewis’ Store
J. C. Nelson
Myrtie Swisher
Nina Samuelson
Arlington
M. Mummert
Mary A. Tubbs
Manchester
Chas. Parker
Waterloo
Wm. Coombs
Patty Siglin
Des Moines
Harry Bisechel
Mena
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
E. W. Hill
Stutz Brothers
Julius
Will Rubberness
A. C. Meier
Baby
Rudd
C. R. Kleeberger
Fred Schroeder
Copenhagen
Salt Lake City
The
Geo. Garber
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Olmstead
Karl Hoon
Timothy and
Clover
Frank Parrott
I. B
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Pasadena
Cal
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Mendelssohn
First National Bank
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