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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1918
Page
5
Donation updates show Mr. and Mrs. B. B. McCarty contributing to the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. Letters from Iowa volunteers praise the smokes as timely comforts, noting thanks from H. E. Crumlick and Enoch Tuller. Local real estate firm J. C. Lockin & Son advertises services amid wartime support messages.
Ten years back notes from The Sentinel mention a newborn son to Mr and Mrs Victor Stiencke born on Wednesday July 29 A future note says Aurelia Lumber Company will be a home institution with W P Miller sole owner Roy Schroeder returned from Salix for a brief visit and works at a drug store Frances Wallace returned from Foxboro Mass where she taught most of the time McAdams who sold DeLaval separators finished a northwest Iowa tour Otto A Satter completed a course in practipedics shoe fitting aims to advise on foot issues Ski doo foot troubles Dr Scholls appliance and Lewis clothing department.
A World War I letter from John C. Dick in the 1827th Infantry describes front line life in France on July 5 1918. He writes of fighting Germans reliefs and daily patriotism while mentioning support from loved ones at home and requests for razor blades. In a separate item a Cherokee Times report details a Saturday auto accident injuring A Rabe Ed Beacher O C Gleason and five others from the Royal Construction gang near Larrabee with Roy Stoner driving. Also noted is a local theater advert for Clouds and Sunshine by Cairns Bros with a war price tax contribution.
Anna learns Van Tredwell loves another, Lois Mather will attend the wedding, and a spinet desk arrives as her gift. Mrs. Leeds sorts through the twist of joy and memory, while Anna rejoices with her mother, torn between past loves and present happiness.
Smith College President Neilson, famed for his humor with the students, recalls a funny incident on a trip home. In an observation car a fellow passenger asked in jest whose the drummer’s skirt would be, prompting a hurried exit as Neilson gathered his luggage.
In a humorous exchange at the post office, Sweet Little Malden and clerk Gladys Cummin clash over names and recognition. Pearson's Weekly quips land on motorist jests and police court reporting gags.
A brief exchange questions how long a driver has owned a car and whether they have ever broken the speed limit. The dialogue suggests concern over safe driving habits and adherence to traffic laws.
A humorous exchange recalls the Yardlegirl famed for a stage past. She defies expectations by settling into a large family life with six children and a faithful husband who stays at home.
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