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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1918
Page
2
The Iowa state fair management adds a department and classification for milk goats this year. The exhibit will run during free time at the fair, highlighting dairy goat entries and related activities.
A new feature at the Iowa state fair this year showcases pet stock alongside the poultry displays. Rabbits of all kinds including Belgian hares, once popular but now rare, are highlighted in the section.
R W Morrill buys Kissel truck from Swanson Auto Co. amid Cherokee Thriving business scene. 105 registrants examined for June 1918 draft. 98 passed physicals, two rejected. Sergeant Harry Donovan to marry Miss Mary Ellen Sweeney at Sacred Heart church Sutherland. Board of Supervisors installs telephone at exemption office. John Casey appointed Cherokee marshal. Will Holly departs for threshing outfit work. Induction delinquents updated. John F McArdie returns to Pocahontas board. Claude V Hart earns French honors for heroism at Sergy and Ourcq River, credited with 18 German machine gunners captured. 15-18 Cherokee quota members returned home after final physicals. list of names partially documented.
Ernest Plog had an appendicitis operation at Alta hospital Sunday evening. Mrs. Floyd D. Parrott visited her soldier husband at Camp Dodge on Saturday. Eight year old Hazel Schuelke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Schuelke, was operated on for appendicitis at home last Sunday. Ralph Van Buskirk, long in Storm Lake, bought Helmar Jensen’s Standard Oil distributing business and will move to Alta. Lee Thorp from Storm Lake becomes the new butter maker at Alta Creamery and will relocate his family to the Anton Peterson house once Mr. Bork moves.
Jas E Noonan clothier and Cherokee Democrat passed marine examination during a Minneapolis visit and accepted for service. He will likely reach France within six weeks after arranging business matters. Louie Condon now in charge of the store.
A line reads a man asks if there is insanity in the family after being told of marriage plans. The exchange hints at a humorous and uneasy family dynamic in a domestic scene.
A fragmented quote notes street whistling of a popular song and a speaker’s odd gratitude for the whistleers. The odd remark hints at broader social reactions to shared tunes in public space.
A fragment notes a remark about marriage for money with unclear subjects and context. No identifiable persons, places, or events are deducible from the readable text.
A large scale outdoor production titled The World's War will be staged at the Iowa State Fair. More than 300 actors and extensive equipment will illustrate modern warfare, including siege guns tanks aircraft armored vehicles and communications gear. The six night show opens Friday August 28.
The Iowa state fair expects a rich music program during fall week led by the Thaviu band with opera singers and the International ballet. Signor Thaviu, a noted musical director, will curate performances of favorite operas with dancers in period costumes. Nearly a dozen organizations will participate including the Hawaiian singers who return after last year’s success. Concerts run from morning to late evening for non stop entertainment.
For years the Iowa State Fair has featured evening horse shows in the stock pavilion. The program highlights harness horses saddlers ponies and high jumpers with spectacular stunts over bars. Parade of prize cattle closes the program and the event remains a yearly standout for horse lovers.
A cryptic line from the president references internal figures as “men in high places” in the con. The remark hints at internal politics and leadership dynamics shaping policy direction.
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