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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
2
The saying about fearing one's shadow is cited by the Better Vision Institute as illustrating a basic fear in many animals with limited senses or defenses. It notes that being afraid of shadows or diminished light reflects extreme caution in the animal world.
The biological survey proposes geese fly in a V formation to see their leader clearly. They follow at angles rather than directly behind to maintain visual contact and coordination during flight.
The page reports ongoing do it yourself wall projects in Home Making with progress noted. Ninth grade covers English workbook work, Unit Grammar Tests, perfect spelling scores by multiple students, geography on Australia, arithmetic volumes, and a unit test in history. Third grade notes list perfect spelling scores, several absences due to colds, Health book completion, standardized tests, a nature walk, and visits by Marian Eddy and Robert Heimsoth.
Community notices from Afton area listing birthday surprises at Mrs. Robert Whiting’s home and flu illness of Violet Hansbruch. Farm Bureau lesson at Mrs. Troy Mummert’s home and several visits among neighbors including Zwick, Gould, and Libolt families. Travel updates include California trip plans and Cedar Rapids work for Leslie Holderness.
The standard-bred trotter lineage traces to Messenger foaled in 1780 and imported in 1788. Messenger’s offspring trotted rather than ran, giving birth to the roadster era and the Hambletonian line. Enthusiasts say crossbreeding did not ruin purity, and the registered strain remains blue-blooded. The trotter is used mainly for show and racing in roadster classes.
The article notes potash was unknowingly used in America for centuries as fertilizer. It explains that burning timber clearings added potash to crops and that wood ashes supplied potash along with kelp, remaining the main source until late 19th century when German mines began production.
The term kowtow comes from Chinese ritual prostration used to show homage submission or worship. It derives from ko meaning knock and tou meaning head, and was traditionally kneeling three times with foreheads touching the ground for the emperor.
Des Moines reports a state fair premium total of 120 605 75 dollars, the highest in recent years. Major allocations include Horses 19 362 Cattle 32 040 Swine 14 100 Sheep 3 951 Poultry 5 600 Agriculture 5 707 Culinary 1 188 Textile 1 106 Farm women projects 1 000 and Boys and Girls 4-H 18 633 with 1 200 for school exhibits.
A miscellanous shower for Miss Lois Sievert marks upcoming marriage to Earl Lichtenberg with a mock wedding and gifts. Birthday party for Billy at Mrs. Edmund Otto’s, plus games and lunch. Graduation visits by local families, CCC camper Arthur Wogahn, and visitors from Storm Lake. Various church events include Ascension day German service, Ladies Aid meetings, and St Johns Walther League sociable.
The article traces varnish making to the Twelfth century with monks using linseed oil and notes Theophilus influence on early varnish products. It mentions protective finishes existing since the era of the Pharaohs.
The ernulphian curse described as an excommunication of the Church of Rome appears in the Textus Offensis by Ernulphus, bishop of Rochester, dated 1114 A D, England. It notes a formal ecclesiastical sanction attributed to a medieval English bishop and a Latin doctrinal record.
The Trappist monks of Mount Mell ray in Ireland offer open guest stays to all faiths with no charge. Visitors may stay as long as they wish and are never asked to pay.
The article notes a proposed two mill levy expected to raise about 6 million dollars to cover gaps between indirect tax receipts and total appropriations. It also discusses rumors of Earl G. Miller running for governor in 1940 and a state tax law change requiring manufacturers to stamp cigarettes to curb bootlegging. The July 4 effective law targets large bootleg operations, with penalties for carrying more than two unstamped packs.
The First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank of Chicago files a special execution against Walter L Lewis Nellie Lewis Emmet W Ammons Leona Dell Ammons and Cherokee County Iowa to collect 152 f 352 32 debt plus 277 87 costs. The property described includes SE1 of S28 and NE?-SW3 of Section 28 in Township 98 North Range 39 West totaling about 200 acres. Public sale set for June 12 19389 at 10 am at the Cherokee County courthouse to satisfy the judgment costs and accruing costs.
The Etude notes Handel began the oratorio Messiah on August 22, 1741. The first, second, and third parts were finished by August 28, September 6, and September 12 respectively, with instrumentation completed by September 15. The work premiered April 18, 1742 at Music Hall Fishamble Street in Dublin, Ireland.
Report notes the 1863 New York draft riots lasting four days as police protected the city with militia absent at the front. Estimates cite over 1,000 killed and damages around 1.59 million dollars during the unrest.
Astronomers explain the Great Nebula in Andromeda appears as a faint patch to the naked eye but is in fact a spiral galaxy akin to the Milky Way with billions of stars and vast structure.
The commonly cited seven wonders include the pyramids of Egypt the hanging gardens of Semiramis at Babylon the temple of Diana at Ephesus the statue of Zeus by Phidias the mausoleum at Halicarnassus the Pharos lighthouse at Alexandria and the Colossus of Rhodes.
The correct plural for fish depends on meaning. Use fish for individual catch or food and fishes for specimens in scientific study. The distinction guides proper usage in biology and angling contexts.
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