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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists proprietor E. C. Lighter and Friday publication. It notes mail matter status in Aurelia Iow a with a telephone contact, local and display ad pricing, yearly and outside county subscription rates, and a 50 cent card of thanks.
The Mt Olive Ladies Aid aims to hold a sale of useful and fancy articles for Christmas gifts later this month or early next month. A Sunday school rally and harvest home service is planned for the third or fourth Sunday morning with a public invitation. A song sermon planned for Oct 12 was delayed by rain and may be held next Sunday evening if weather permits. Carry Smith of Silver plans a winter trip to California with relatives visiting Ida county beforehand. Mrs. Fred Hahn recovering at home from injuries sustained in a buggy accident shows improvement and thanks hospital care. G A Bruce, recently in California, visits Pilot township and advances farm improvements, including a new 68 by 68 barn on cement foundation, signaling continued local farm growth.
A list shows uncalled letters including Herman Main E L McKenzy Ed Kunt Miss E G Brown L F Curtis and Adam Kaiser (foreign) for the week ending October 10 1913 at the Aurelia post office.
An African explorer reports that indigenous groups in the Dark Continent can speak a language he dubs Snonkey, asserting native knowledge of this Monkey Language. The claim centers on linguistic claims observed during the expedition and awaits verification.
Archaeologists uncover a Viking era skeleton in a sand bank at Reay Caithness Scotland. Nearby lies the aged bridle of a war horse suggesting a martial burial beneath.
The district released a quarter holiday for students listed as neither absent nor tardy. Names include John Mummert Edith Russell Fay ette Bailey and many others across High School Grammar Room Second Primary and related classes. The Board approved a music teacher for the rest of the year and Misa Pearl Fishback of Storm Lake will supervise.
Pearson's Weekly notes sly fox behavior in farmyards. A fox may peer into a chicken house and sees hanging chain hooks as a trap, yet the birds slip in easily while the fox left outside ponders the riddle. The piece ends with a quip on little learning being dangerous.
The piece traces New Jersey from Dutch New Netherlands to the 1684 division by the Duke of York, naming Caesaria or Newderney after Carteret’s island Jersey. It notes Beau Brummell canceling a marriage due to Lady Mary eating cabbage, a curious anecdote.
A lengthy list records transfers filed with the Cherokee County recorder for September. Entries name buyers and sellers, property locations in Cherokee City and surrounding towns, and monetary amounts against each parcel.
In a brief exchange, Hasy notes a ten minute discrepancy between their watch and the hall clock since Sunday. Giorgio questions the timing and they seek alignment.
District Court news in Cherokee County Iowa appoints W. H. Bischel as administrator of August Pelts deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the Aurelia court clerk within legal time and debtors pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Aurelia Iowa October 7 1913.
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