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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
3
After 35 years Sealy remains the standard of mattress value with guaranteed satisfaction. See the Sealy before buying any mattress now on display in the house furnishings department.
Mr and Mrs Frank Webb visited Arthur and spent the day with friends. Miss Margaret Hench stayed with relatives in Cherokee. Edna Lindsay visited from Fort Dodge returning home. Mr and Mrs Lee Timmons of Ocheydan spent Sunday at the Head home. A township Liberty bond committee raised nearly 37000 despite some slackers. George Anderson Allan Neville W F Hickey and F O Peterson reported their work to Cherokee. Mrs J S Lindquist will host the Aid society on Thursday Nov 1. Prof Dolliver of Alta and Miss Dolliver of Sioux City will give a musical at Diamond church on Thursday evening Nov 8.
Miss Maggie Price died Thursday night at her home three miles south of Mt Olive after four years of illness. Funeral held Saturday afternoon with Rev Kruwell of Holstein preaching at the house. burial at Good Hope. Henry Faust rented a farm east of Cherokee. Diamond township subscribed $27000 in Liberty bonds last Monday after a thorough canvass.
Carl Swanson with B H Dubes fell from a hay mow striking his right side on a stringer and will be on the retire list for a period. Mt Olive ladies attended Red Cross meeting in Dan Dubes. Mrs Juber and Mrs Clara Johnson traveled to Fort Dodge for the Baptist State convention. Little Marine Suitor fell with a stick in her mouth injuring her palate. Rueben Ohlson has been ill but improving. J and Mummert advertise wagon boxes with advance purchases and good prices.
The Aurelia Iowa council held a regular meeting with members Johnson Bischel Wharton Fraser and Kenyon present. Minutes were approved and bills totaling numerous labor and supply items and municipal dues were ordered paid. A crossing on Sixth Street near Walnut and a street light at Sixth and Walnut were approved and the meeting adjourned.
The piece argues Liberty bonds offer patriotism and profit, urging farmers and merchants to choose bonds over cars. It compares values over 3 and 10 years, noting bonds retain cash value and provide annual $40 dividends, while cars depreciate to junk. It highlights long term financial sense and signaled virtue in investing in government bonds.
The article explains Liberty loan bonds adjust to current money rates, guaranteeing bond prices against decline if capital costs rise. Conversion privileges let holders exchange for higher yield issues, a feature not available in other bonds, with postmasters authorized to cash coupons as interest falls due.
Fragmentary verse suggests a story of Uncle pressed for money, with calm or reluctant reaction implied. The rough dialect hints at tension over funds and pride amid hardship.
An aging B and O engineer named Mike recalls a braver era and a tale of flood duty at Harper's Ferry. He contrasts himself with Bill Edson, who refuses Liberty bonds until persuaded by a harrowing wartime lesson from a past supervisor, John M. King. The story ends with Bill buying a Liberty bond the next day.
Marguerite Clark urges readers to join the second Liberty Loan and fund Allied victory. She frames subscriptions as a civic duty that supports the United States and its allies, stressing moral obligation, national pride, and a chance to help ensure a happier future for all.
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