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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
1
Inside the Aurelia Sentinel an editorial header touts weekly publication terms and advertising rates. A brief note exhorts readers with a line about hanging onto life and a small remark that prices persistently fail to fall despite a strike being called off.
The note jokes about endlessly climbing paper prices forcing printing on ten dollar bills, reflecting rising costs and budget strain without naming specific sources or dates.
Fragments note price boosts in broad areas while postage stamps and air remain at normal levels. The jumbled passage reflects uncertain economic observations across the country.
A convicted killer argues he killed his wife to preserve her purity. The statement follows public fatigue with crime as authorities seek to manage rising concerns and safety.
The piece argues that success and fame come from work and ambition, not idleness on street corners. It emphasizes that men who gained names and fortunes did so through effort in their youth, not by lingering in idle street life.
The piece discusses how claims about Merideth drinking alcohol are exaggerated and may sway voters while Harding is portrayed as aligned with liquor interests. It suggests ignoring these accusations and focusing on the underlying question.
The issue notes higher printing costs and urges readers in arrears to pay up. It explains the paper costs two and a half times more than the previous year, with ink and other expenses up, straining finances and asking subscribers to send payments to help cover the bills.
Enrollment reaches 256 with 20 girls in Domestic Science and eight boys in Manual Training. Seventh graders split into two groups. ninth grade studies corn in agriculture. Street work to begin when weather allows led by Street Commissioner Murphy. Gas plant installed in domestic science room. High school quartet 1915 16 presents Beethoven bust and pedestal. Gym plastering underway and telephone service hours set.
Three choice farms offered for sale: 120 acres near Aurelia and improved 80 acre and 200 acre tracts. Properties described as well improved and will be sold on easy terms. Contact T. B. Parker Jr. for details.
August Ludwig Bischel died September 4 1916 in Rochester Minnesota at age 53 after illness and two operations for appendicitis and stomach ulcer He was born in Schwartzenau Germany November 23 1862 and lived in Aurelia Iowa where he ran an implement business He married Marie Elise Gesche Diercks June 13 1886 and had seven children. funeral services in Aurelia were attended by many relatives and friends with pastors Rev Menneveh Rev Stark delivering German and English sermons
We express heartfelt thanks to neighbors friends business people and lodges for help and sympathy during the illness and death of our husband and father. Grateful for the beautiful floral offerings. Mrs August Bischel and Children.
Cherokee reports completion of a new high school building costing $115000 with a sixteen teacher staff. The project began after a contract dated August 7, 1916, and took about a year to finish, touted as the finest school house in Iowa.
Miss Lydia Poulson and Elmer Friedland of Linn Grove were married at the brides parents home on Tuesday after noon September 5. Miss Ruby Lee of Alta and Philip Parsons of Elkton South Dakota married Monday September fourth at Dr and Mrs Herron home. Mrs Swan Nelson dies after illness at her Alta home. Funeral held at home and Alta Swedish Lutheran church. Playground apparatus installed at school costing about 200 dollars. Local Y M C A group to form in Alta with local men to run and be paid for the work.
People in Aurelia praise Adler-i ka a digestive remedy made with buckthorn bark and glyc erine. One spoonful relieves many cases of gas and bowel discomfort by stimulating both lower and upper bowels.
On September 4 1916 the Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall mourns beloved brother August Bischel. The lodge votes to drape its charter for 30 days, record the resolutions, notify his family, and send a copy to the Aurelia Sentinel for publication. Sentinel ads bring business.
Cherokee County W C T U local unions are called to meet at Marcus on Monday September 18 at 10:00 a.m. in the Christian church. Miss Maude Aldrich of Cedar Rapids will attend with advice and counsel and give an afternoon address. A full delegation is urged from each union. Marcus union hosts all delegates. Officers listed: Mrs Agnes TePuske President, Mrs Olive Julian Vice President, Mrs Alice French Secretary, Mrs Lillian Kittoe Treasurer.
An English inventor creates a coaling barge that blends multiple coal types as it delivers fuel into ship bunkers, aiming to improve efficiency and save fuel in steamship operations.
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