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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists subscription and advertising rates with geographic distinctions. Rates show Cherokee county in park and outside areas with various per year charges and foreign options.
Fragmentary prose notes urge local support for home cheer and prosperity this season. The lines reference caution against vanity as a man’s head swells and warn against arrogance, urging communal restraint.
The fragment describes a character or speaker remark indicating a collapse of intellect as a figurative image, with the phrase suggesting diminished mental capacity or confidence in a moment of action. It reflects a colloquial expression rather than a full report or event.
The piece urges readers to focus on newspaper ads for shopping and notes a satirical aside on beauty and a remark by Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady asserting that women's suffrage insults God and man, while Brady himself is portrayed as neither.
The United States and the Central and South American republics are signaling recognition of Carranza and his administration, while debating whether to formally acknowledge his government or adjust policy based on evolving diplomatic assessments.
The piece urges residents to confront and suppress public profanity and crime by direct action if necessary. It extols the town as a good place to live, praising both town and rural farmers for their commendable deeds and community pride.
A digest of short items: Ray Doyle organizes a local Woodmen of the World lodge in Galva. Buena Vista college beats Wayne State 26 to 6 in football on their field. Quimby couple Herbert Newkirk and Blanche Lickisa wed in Cherokee. Remsen boy Delves dies after being struck by a car. Amherst township suffers heavy chicken thefts. a work accident injures fingers at a cement block plant. Local marriages in Marcus and Yankton couple Idelle Gingerich and Leattie Lund. City council in Peterson approves water mains for fire protection. Fastenow wins bid for water contract. Lake region reports carp decline and modest seining yields.
Ten years ago the Iowa Grain Dealers Association estimated the state corn crop at 390 million bushels. Also noted is Chas Kannenberg purchasing the Chas Delp farm near town for 100 dollars per acre.
A cluttered local column notes a Garber shoe sale and multiple visits by residents from Cherokee Peterson and Lara Bee. It lists upcoming events including band concert at the Methodist church and plays at the opera house with dates and names such as Lena Rivers and The Pride of Virginia.
A Bargain piano customer near Aurelia faces default on a contract. the piano may be sold to the first party paying the balance. Also reported is a Bren ton car theft case: a youth stole a Buick during a show, fled toward Linn Grove, and abandoned the vehicle after a faulty starting system.
Classified note requests disposal of used items including good second hand furniture farming tools and other equipment, to be advertised in The Sentinel. The brief fragment outlines a desire to place a want ad.
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