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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1907
Page
2
Town items recount Perry Taylor’s gas line work, visits from relatives, farm sales, livestock, and local business ads. Mentions Aurelia high school sports defeat of Onawa, shopping at Dingman’s, and upcoming teacher examinations with several residents’ comings and goings.
Local ads note new stock at Dingmans and Johnsons with toys bears clothing and poultry. Prices listed for Teddy bears 1.10 to 3.50, Poland China stock igs and Chester Whites for sale, Edigo phonograph records at Wilhelm and Mum Bert's, and high poultry prices from Aurelia Produce. Parker and Lashell promote peaches 20 cents a can and coffee 25 cents a pound. Automobiles in the U.S. reach 45 to 50 million in 1906/07 era.
Mrs James lies near death with doctors saying her condition is very low and she cannot live many hours. Her son Charley has stayed at home all week as family notes pass. many local mentions follow of residents and building projects around Aurelia, including Johnson, Bischel, Butterfield, and others, with new china sets and crockery advertised by local merchants.
A garbled travel advertisement promotes summer excursions from multiple U S locations to destinations such as California, Missouri, Florida, Cuba, and Central America. It touts stopovers and excursion rates via a central agency, inviting readers to request quotes by postal card. Names and places flood the OCR with inconsistent spellings.
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