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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1916
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists subscription rates for Cherokee county 81.25 per year in advance outside Cherokee 81.50 and foreign 2.00. Advertising rates include display per inch single column and local readers per line with cards of thanks at 10 to 50 cents.
The column mocks moral uplift while noting consumer ads and store promotions. It derides political campaign tactics and the “fiddler” to whom rich politicians must pay, joking about progress and warnings of food boosting schemes.
A renowned woman writer promotes extreme measures to suppress flirtation and social interaction, proposing in effect the fusion of humanity into a single sex as the only viable remedy.
The public is asked to give toward feeding destitute Belgians and other war victims. While individuals can contribute, the appeal notes many accumulate wealth from war orders and should share a portion to aid those in need. The message emphasizes responsibility and urgency.
A fragmented clipping notes a farm trend in South Dakota and an inquiry connected to C R Kleeberger. Details are limited in the OCR text.
A Democrat report notes Corporal Clay Dawson aiding recruitment in Sioux City. A quiet noonday wedding binds Miss Blanche Morris to Mr Frank Nordstrom. E Elbertson leaves Leeds & Lamoreux for Alta, plans move. Rev Winslow to farewell sermon and health trip to Excelsior Springs. Jay Zeiner undertakes a new storefront install in Cherokee. Charles Alvin Keller dies after heart failure. longtime area resident and former teamster. A baby contest in Sioux City sees Chester D Johnson win first prize in Boys under 11 months class for towns under 5000.
Mea D. Pl White of Rogers Arkaz Ses arrived recently to visit Mack White and family. Mrs. Baizer moved to Sea Island, South Dakota, with travel notes from October. Mr. Olsen attends Council Bluffs. a wedding occurred September 1916 between Florence Olsen and Rev Charles F. Brown. Well work at the new town site nears eighty feet deep with three foot diameter, water yet unfound.
A reflective piece on the paradoxes of human behavior from birth to death. It notes society’s shifting judgments across infancy, youth, adulthood, politics, religion, wealth, and charity, ending with a wry, fatalistic tone about life’s road.
The remains of Mrs. Martha Clover, mother of George Clover, were brought to Aurelia Tuesday evening for burial. She died September 24, 1916, after cancer surgery failed. Born January 26, 1842 in Worcester, Massachusetts, she lived in Wisconsin and Minnesota, leaving eleven children. Funeral services were held at the M E Church in Aurelia, with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Out-of-town attendees included Harve and John Clover, and Me and Me GP Lathrop.
Local items report business trips by M Parrett and R OB Howell to Cherokees and Sioux City, births, visitors, travel to Saint James Minnesota, and a lightning loss of geese. The Idle Hour theater features Helen Holmes in Judith of the Cumberlands with five acts. Church notices announce Ladies Aid meeting and year-end Methodist services with sermon themes and schedule changes.
Public notice announces John Adam Herold deceased with district court appointment of John Andrew Hervid as administrator. He urges heirs and creditors to come forward, provide sworn statements, and settle debts within legal time. Dated September 21 1916 at Agrestis.
Notice is given that a document purporting to be the last will and testament of August Bischel, deceased, was produced opened and read publicly by the undersigned for probate.
For Sale Six Shorthorn bus from 6 to 18 months. Georke Brasatef. For Sale Chester White gilt boar 19 months old. John Stef. Phone 1217. For Sale Daroe Jersey boar registered 18 months old weighs about 100 pounds. Ed Rice Cherettee Iowa Aurelia phone i. Sow for Sale Big Type Folem sprig bears sired by Mouwe Jumiai Smooth Young Weeder Lea Proe pect and Big Model Address Wos Reckoff Aurelia Sows. wer
In Des Moines on September 20 the tuberculosis department urges improved ventilation and sanitation in schools. Efforts include building improvements, teacher training, and exams for children to detect and address defects to reduce disease and improve health outcomes.
Trebizond, old capital of Cappadocia, is praised in Milton’s Paradise Lost for its medieval chivalry. The city rose under Alexius Comnenus after the fourth crusade and became a famed eastern empire center, famed for its imperial beauty and dynastic marriages.
A garbled excerpt presents dialog about Eastern quietism and a debate on perception. The misrendered names and phrases hinder clear meaning yet suggest a discussion involving Chunang Tzu Bai Tau and Chuang Tan. The text treats philosophical questions about perception and knowledge through a scene by a river.
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