Local Calls Reported From Storm Lake and Des Moines Visitors
Mrs Bert Wilson of Storm Lake was a caller on Wednesday. Dr W Hobbs of Des Moines visited Aurelia and friends on Tuesday.
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
4
Mrs Bert Wilson of Storm Lake was a caller on Wednesday. Dr W Hobbs of Des Moines visited Aurelia and friends on Tuesday.
The notice lists C C Hansen promoting a fine line of lace curtains nettings draperies rugs and carpet plus white goods voiles tissue ginghams and fancy summer dress materials. It notes sales on Peters shoes and Oxfords and invites readers to buy at Hansen's with eye on town warrants and local business notices.
Preparations at the Methodist church mark Mothers Day with a men’s choir morning service and a women’s choir evening service, both led by the pastor. The event includes carnations sold at Lewis store and notices for Sunday school and Epworth League activities. Separately, police pursue a suspected infant abandonment case after a hotel clerk reported a nervous man and a woman with a hat box leaving a room. the child, a six month old girl, is in the care of a matron.
A baby girl about three weeks old was found yesterday wrapped snugly in a blanket in a hotel room. Authorities reported the infant abandoned, with local hospital care arranged and ongoing investigation into the case.
A satirical piece contrasts living costs with death costs including a 15 cent shave and a $5 grave fee. It recalls a Paris drawing school story where an American student with weak eyes draws last, moves away, and buys a pair of opera glasses.
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