Local notes and sales fill Aurelia town pages
Hbase two and a half bushels of clover seed for sale by Chamberlin and Bischel. Farm offers include White Plymouth Rock eggs at $1.50 for fifteen or $4.00 per hundred. Local notices on repairs at the elevator, grain contracting, and church and social events. Numerous items cover births, deaths, visits, sales, and Memorial Day planning plus weather and town happenings in Aurelia Iowa 1911.
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Chamberlin & Bischel
Mra
W. H. Johnster
Aurelia
Iowa
U.S
McCall & Bisehel
Methodist Church
Marcus
Wesley Siglin
Watertown
G. J. Lewin
Johnson
Alta
C.F. Ward
LeMars
W. A. Julian
Merrill
Ernest Noah
Meriden
Two Spaniards Debate Buttons In Sardonic Banter
A Philadelphia Ledger item recounts two Spaniards conversing while a frightened American woman and her guide observe. They banter about steel gold and bone buttons, revealing cultural quirks and a joke on how passions show differently in men from distant lands.
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Senor Jose
Senorita Marie
Jose
Senorita
Senorlt
Yon Jose
Grant at West Point Brings Down Demerits After High Jump
Cadet Grant at West Point set a jump record by clearing a high bar on a spirited horse. The horse balked mid jump and collapsed the girth, leaving Grant briefly stunned. Riding master Hershberger docked the cadet six demerits for dismounting without leave.
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West Point G. 8
Grant
Academy
America
Uitte
Nicholas Smith
Itershberger
Wall
Hershberger
Beat Him To The Station
A veteran detective recalls a boastful sergeant who faked illness to influence a report. The sergeant died soon after claiming he was fine, leading to suspicion about the ruse and the old feud between officer and supervisor.
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Leutenant
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Forgot the Key Then Locksmith Opens Door for Eastends
A Pittsburgh Gazette Times tale recalls Mr and Mrs Eastend who forget the key and try every trick to enter their locked home. Neighbors offer schemes from ladders to dynamite before a German locksmith turns the knob and frees the couple.
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Mrs. Eastend
Mrs. E
Mr. BE
Hubb
Jimmy
Night’s Primitive Call Drives John Strong Into Adventure
A fragmented scene follows John Strong as he wanders a hedged lane under night. He revels in night’s uncertainty and primal allure, hearing mythic sounds as he embraces the dark and its savage imagery. Adventure looms as his gaze meets the oncoming night.
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John Strong
Old Gamekeeper Thomas Recounts Measles Feast
In Sport In the Navy Sir William Kennedy recalls Thomas the Scotch estate gamekeeper. At sixty he caught measles and recovered with help from Sir Greville who sent grapes and a pineapple. Thomas quips the fruit was nice but prefers the turnip.
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Thomas
Sir Greville
William Kennedy
Greville
Intriguing Exchange Between Indy and Hobo
In Chicago News a kind hearted Indy recalls giving pie two weeks ago and notes visitors arriving daily. The busky hobo claims the newcomers are his enemies and an injustice.
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Indy
Chicago News
Not Familiar With the Quotation
A humorous exchange in a Cleveland Plain Dealer item shows Mr Blinks perplexed by a compliment about his attire. The fair Ashtly remarks on a visible heart motif while Blinks jokes about his red underwear and ears.
The Bed Paradoxes We Live By
The bed is a bundle of paradoxes. We enter it reluctantly and leave with regret. Each night we resolve to rise early yet our bodies wake late, underscoring the pull between comfort and obligation.
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Colton
Janet Mienzie Fill
Janet McKenzie Hill
Boston
Benevolent Fairy Tries Gold Plow Folly in Wass Tale
Clifton B. Dowd recounts a fairy tale set in Wass where a farmer sinks wealth into a golden plow, finds life harder after the gift, and asks why the old iron plow wasn’t the wiser tool. The fable ends with a pun on thirst and survival.
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Clifton B. Dowd
Lippincott's
Barnato’s business bluntness marks mine fortune tale
A tale from Moody’s Magazine recounts Barney Barnato’s blunt method in evaluating mining ventures. When engineer A. A. Blow presented a full report with maps and plans, Barnato asked only if the deal was good business and refused to read the documents, preferring a simple yes or no verdict.
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Barney Barnato
Barnate
A. A. Blow
Blow
Barnato
Ramato
Moody’s Magazine
Halcyon days and the myth of Alcyone in ancient lore
The piece recalls Halcyon or Halcyone the daughter of Aevlus and Ceyx, linking the seven calm days from December 22 to 29 to the seabirds nesting myth. It notes American absence of halcyon days and contrasts Mediterranean origins with current mild year-end weather. A second excerpt, lifted from the Philadelphia Times, urges careful handling of children during lifts and condemns yanking by the arm.
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Slevane
Halcyone
Aevlus
Ceyx
Aleyore
America
Mediterranean
Washington Post
Philadelphia Times
Great Expectations Reference in Circulating Library Scene
A London Telegraph excerpt recalls a flirtatious library encounter where a new assistant is asked if he has Great Expectations. He awkwardly replies he might inherit nearly a hundred pounds from his aunt in the post office savings bank.
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Postolee
London Telegraph
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Lula Marsh
Jack Maher
J.C. Nelson
W. C. Bundy
Smith Center
Kansas
Cemetery Association
Congregational Church
Clara Bischel
Sime
G. d. Lewis
J. HL. Grees
O. F. Ward
John Grigsby
C. DeVries
Mgr
A. H. Hurston
Chicago
Gen. Garber
J. A. Johnson
Lheo
C. C. Hansen
Priday
Epweneth League
Young Men's Guild
Nellie Bundy
Karama
Vera Zuehike
Milwaukee
Wis
Childs
Bare Foot
Sanders
Lewis
Otto Roepke
Fort Dodge
Ada Belew
Ence
Co. C. Hansen
Darrah
Winterset
Tan
H. Rueppl
Dysart
A. D. Coffman
A. Zwick
Des Moines
C.C. Hansen
Bert Wilson
Guy Johnson
Storm Lake
John Iagerbritehen
Victor Gearke
Wm. Mummert
Elkton
S. Dak
Lewis’. Athletic
Fred Kohlhagen
Arlington
Nelson
Omaha
Andrew Johnson
Gee, DeVries
G. J. Lewis
W. B. Gillham
Pontiac
Ill
John Scott
Louie Werwick
Cherokee
Art Dingman
Freddie Diercks
W. N. Russell
Mtr
H. E. Johnson
R. A. Miller
Dec Fisher
Chet Fisher
Abner
Warren Fairchild
Lepocky Brothers
Okoboji
Auto’s
Ruby ‘Wilton
J. K. Rice
Geo. McCurdy
Edward Wall
Gaza
E. W. Wall
Alonday
Hans Clauson
Sioux City
Lew Stutz
Clarence Person
Estherville
Frank Parrott
Wm. Wensbrook
Robt. Benyston
J.C. Lockin
Carl Herrick
Lews
Aurelia Lumber Co
Panama
Lew
Wlinois Central
Hoosier
The
Anderson Furniture Co
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KC Cook
Jaques Mfg
Hs Mining Ventures
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