Aurelia News Notes On Taxes Roads and Local Efforts
The Aurelia Sentinel reports on semi annual owner statements not enforced yet, Senate wage bills for teachers with ranges by certificate level, and the Good Roads Bill with county engineer appointments defeated. It notes Aurelia businessmen pledging $806.50 monthly for three months and a total drive of about $2,419.50, urging a $300 town fund for a ball team. Also covered is Fonda’s electric light meeting to pursue a transmission line from Laurens Humbolt, and Sutherland’s line from Peterson, suggesting Aurelia may gain electric service similarly.
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Spirit
Aurelia
Fonda
Northern Power Company of Humbolt
Laurens
Sutherland
Peterson
Senate passes bill to close quail hunting season
The Senate approves a bill to end quail hunting this season. Severe winter weather and war against the birds have reduced numbers, but placing them on the songbird list for a few years is expected to boost their population.
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Senate
The Road-Maker Annu al trustees meetings report on road work
Counties held most annual trustees meetings recently but some boards refused the required $2.00 per trustee to adopt best road practices. The article argues such boards waste road investment value and ignore proven methods.
Emblem of Charity on a Sailor’s Arm
Quote notes that charity embodies love kindness and toleration, describing it as rare and traditionally drawn on a sailor’s arm between the anchor and the cross, attributed to Cunninghame Graham.
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Cunninghame Graham
Green Pasturage in Pork Production For Iowa Hogs
Iowa State College bulletin No. 186 reports up to 1911 profits from forage fed pigs. Alfalfa grazing yields top returns, with acre profits from various forages ranging from $15 to $80 and up to $154 per acre for rape when hogs sell at $6.00. Forage crops boost marketable pork value versus dry lots.
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Ames
Iowa
Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State College
John M. Evward
W. J. Kennedy
H. H. Kildee
E. T. Robins
Experimenta
District Court Shorts On With Judge Boise In Sheldon
The district court opened last Monday with Judge Boise presiding. No jury trials yet and the session is likely short. Several cases were acted on or disposed of including dismissals and continuances, with dates set for March 26 and 31 and a transfer order to Lyon county. Probate matters were also addressed in Cherokee Republican coverage.
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Boise
Sheldon
State of Iowa
C. M. Smith
J. A. Heath
James Chinn
Henry Luge
O. D. Waddell
Wilhelm
Mummert
Guy C. Wilhelm
L. R. Stanosheck
C. J. Hinkley
J. Hobbs
C. W. Roe
F. S. Barnea
Floyd Vaught
A. C. Lanham
P. J. Fassler
Cherokee County
Plantiff
Lyon County
M. B. Merritt
Zermon Clow
R. B. Miller
Isaac Haddock
Wm. Hurst
Please Stop My Paper Costs in Hard Times
A narrator pleads to cut only the newspaper subscription as the solution to financial strain. He rejects cutting tobacco and luxuries but suggests stopping the paper will ease the panic, advocating retrenchment and economy in brains.
Real Meaning of the Cross in Old Documents
The piece discusses how the cross signature on historical documents is commonly misunderstood as a sign of signer ignorance. It argues the mark served as a deliberate, informed symbol reflecting literacy limits and customary practice rather than mere illiteracy.
Local Sales and Proceedings Report From Cherokee Area
Diamond T. L. Kenyon serves on the grand jury at Cherokee this week. Grieme sale Tuesday drew a large, well attended crowd with prices strong. Max and A. C. Lanham toured the W. J. Crow Poland China sale at Webb Tow last Tuesday and reported an average of 62.50. Dave Woodley bought an aged Percheron stallion at the Bucking ham sale at Alta and plans to keep it where it was raised. Andrew Nordstrom shipped hogs Monday, W. F. Hickey a carload of cattle to Chicago Saturday, and T. L. Kenyon also shipped hogs Saturday.
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T. L. Kenyon
Cherokee
Diamond
Max
A. C. Lanham
W. J. Crow
Webb
Towa
Dave Woodley
Buckingham
Alta
Mr. Woodley
Andrew Nordstrom
W. F. Hickey
Chicago
Uncalled Letters at Aurelia Post Office in 1913 Week
Week ending March 28 1913 list of uncalled mail includes J Watke Davice Polston Mrs Mary Reese Clifford Simmers Mrs Ellan Johire W C Marsh P M plus names. This notice records letters awaiting pickup at Aurelia post office.
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Aurelia
J. Watke
Davice Polston
Mary Reese
Clifford Simmers
Ellan Johire
W. C. Marsh
P. M
Noted men and conceit echo in Ed Howe quote
A quotation from Ed Howe's Monthly states that every rich or noted man is as conceited as a pretty woman. The line reflects a sharp social observation on vanity and status.
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Ed Howe
Impulse to Action: A Wise Disposition Discussed
A brisk meditation on impulses highlights the value of acting on good instincts with prudent restraint. The passage urges thoughtful execution of beneficial urges rather than rash, impulsive moves.
Got Even With Old Crusty
A story about the gruff neighbor Old Crusty who refuses to lend books but allows using a lawnmower only on the neighbor’s lawn after a visiting resident moves in. The tale ends with the neighbor’s practical workaround highlighting the feud.
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Old Crusty
Mr. Crusty
Mr. C
Age of Valleys Revealed By Erosion Study In France
A French scientist reports that a spring near Lodeve in the valley of Uauroux erodes rock at about 45 tons per year. With 3.5 quarts of water per second and 362 grams of calcareous sand per cubic meter, the analysis suggests a cave 52 feet by 52 feet could form in a century and a valley 82 feet deep, 64 feet wide, and 238 feet long in 1000 years.
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Uauroux
Lodeve
France
Origin of Salt in the Ocean
The sea’s salt mainly comes from land salts washed by rain and rivers and left by evaporation. Ocean salinity is about 2.5 parts salt per 100 parts seawater, with an estimated 4.5 million cubic miles of rock salt in the oceans. The Atlantic is the saltiest ocean, possibly due to moisture transport to adjacent low-lying coasts.
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Europe
Atlantic
Alexander Woelkow
St. Petersburg
Heroism In Everyday Life Cited by William James
Not in clashes alone but on railway bridges and rising structures heroism appears. Courage is demanded on freight trains decks of vessels and among firemen and policemen. The quote highlights daily grit across many frontline settings.
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William James
English stump speech in frenzied local mood
A London Globe correspondent quotes a frenzied stump speech praising the government for reduced wages and small meals, then calling for violent action against local authorities and medical examiners. The tone mocks populist rhetoric with abrupt promises and chaotic intent.
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London Globe
Self Analysis Quotation Attributed to Montaigne
A fragment reflecting Montaigne on the extraordinary nature of self analysis and the idea that no greater monster or miracle exists than the self. The line presents a philosophical self reference highlighting inward scrutiny as miraculous.
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Montaigne
Parrot Foils Burglars in Paris Home Invasion
A parrot thwarted three burglars in Paris by calling out Who goes there as they entered. The intruders fled in alarm while the owner returned to the scene and found the bird still repeating the warning.
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Paris
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