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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1922
Page
1
Advertisements list display rates and local reader charges for the Aurelia Sentinel. The page features a string of short jokes and quips about prohibition, money, automobiles, and social habits, attributed to a carrier mills mail note.
F H Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia, a noted rupture expert, will be at the Lewis Hotel in Cherokee this Monday October 16 to demonstrate the Spermatic Shield claiming to retain and close rupture in days without surgery. He cites national government documents and awards, warns against elastic trusses, and invites large or incisional rupture cases for demonstration.
The Northwest Iowa conference at Fort Dodge reappointed Rev. G. R. Gilbert to Aurelia for another year. J. L. Ralston remains at Diamond and Good Hope. Sioux City pastors and district superintendents also retained. list of local appointments includes Alta Mark Masters Cherokee W E Kirby Marcus G W Eggleston Merrill John E Hill Storm Lake Herbert Clegg Clear Lake F Jory Graettinger C J Mikelsen Manson J G Waterman Galva W S Handy Peterson F W Whitford Sioux Rapids H M Burns.
Debutantes seek character readings from letters to a preferred man through handwriting experts. Notes are readdressed in feminine handwriting and used to reveal inner character. Experts warn to remove names and addresses to avoid tainting the fortune telling game.
A fragment discusses gendered clothing habits with a joke about women imitating men and adjusting buttons in reverse. It cites a quip that women may someday dominate and mirror themselves in mirrors, highlighting playful stereotypes about attire and behavior.
Farm Bureau notes from Iowa State College stress fall freshening cows require ample, regular feed and careful management before and after calving. Use succulent roughages like silage and beets, feed hay after milking, and split hay and silage/grain to prevent digestive issues. October culling targets non producers to keep winter flocks productive. Humboldt county trial shows 42 percent of hens kept at a loss, over 6,000 loafers removed.
The tenth annual conference of county and home demonstration agents and extension workers from Iowa State College will be held in Ames from October 17 to 20. Speakers include A H Snyder Successful Farming J W Coverdale American Farm Bureau W Hunt Iowa Farm Bureau and Grace Lysinger H W Gilbertson US Department of Agriculture. A session will cover European agricultural conditions after a recent 18 month Europe trip.
Iowa State College apiarist F. B. Paddock notes good queen bees are worth ten times their value in honey production. A quality queen adds about $18 per hive, enough to buy twelve extra fine queens, with fall or spring installation advised. He completed the 1921 state apiary report and offers copies to beekeepers.
Iowa State College home economics experiments show beating cake batter before baking creates holes and tunnels, especially after leavening agents are added. Miss Florence E. Busse says best results come from baking soon after mixing. Also notes hog value at farrowing and corn crop use for silage.
The piece discusses superstition and belief in signs across society. It cites that many fear the occult influence of signs indicating disaster and fortune. It mentions actors gamblers business people and women of various stations admitting belief without letting it disrupt their lives. It references Jay Gould as a young man convinced he would die within a year.
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