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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1910
Page
4
Community notes cover a wide local scene in Aurelia including an Old Time Concert at the Methodist church this Friday with admission 25 cents, children 10 cents, plus updates on local businesses, visitors, and harvest activity. The column mentions G J Lewis promoting goods, a large potato shipment, and various residents’ comings and goings.
Peter Hansen of Huxford addition died suddenly at his son Henry Hansen’s home in Afton township after an apparent stroke. He was seventy, leaving a wife and three children Henry, Mrs Uattie Felter, and Mrs Louise Jimison. Mrs Hansen travels in Colorado. funeral arrangements pending. Cherokee Times.
The editor frames the opening poem about editoresque traits while Will Collister sustains a painful knee injury on Monday. He fell from a Little Sioux river railroad bridge around seven in the morning and lay dazed until about 4:30 in the afternoon before being taken to the Flander Howard home. He was later moved to his sister Mrs. John O Brine’s home where Dr. Hornibrook treated him. The knee joint is badly dislocated but no internal injuries are reported and he may count it a lucky escape.
The narrator praises a stately cow with antlers and a tassel, recounting how she injures him yet provides rich milk. He condemns city milk from trusts while boasting his own large red cow, who both harms and consoles him. He ends swearing a cow is essential for sure-thing cream.
A nephew of C W Petton came from Manchester Iowa last Saturday to help with corn picking. Otto Johnson’s sister from Des Moines is visiting. Minnie Johnson returns home from Des Moines on a short vacation. Revival meetings continue at Elk M E Church. Earl Knight rents Henry Dyloff farm for next season and plows. Henry Stubblefield finished threshing for the year at Dick Honsbrucks. Harry Haight visited Frank Martin in Sutherland and returned with his cousin Miss Fae Martin. A dance was held at C J Jimmersons with many youths attending. Chris Olson builds a hog house for Wm Reicoff this week.
Advice on potato storage suggests leaving tubers in the ground until cold weather to reduce waste. Stock care emphasizes sheep for fertility and economy, humane hog treatment, and regular feed for horses, highlighting practical tips for farmers to improve health and profits.
The text stresses keeping cows in good condition with steady gait, shelter at night, and stable when cold. It warns against cheap, poor care for heifer calves, improper milk handling, and letting summer milkers thin in winter. Proper, timely feeding recovers weight and adds profit.
The notice promotes a yearly subscription to the Youths Companion offering 52 weekly issues of 1911 for 1.75, plus access to 250 stories and 250 exclusive contributions. New subscribers receive remaining 1910 issues free and the 1911 Art Calendar in color. An extra 1911 Calendar copy is included as a Christmas gift, with free illustrated announcements and mailing from Boston.
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