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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1923
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists advertising rates for display per inch and foreign ads per inch. It also notes cards of thanks per line and subscription rates per year in advance 1.50 within Cherokee county 1.75 outside county and 2.00 in foreign countries.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century compendium of odd sayings and witticisms. The lines mix wordplay on money, sleep, moonshine, gender, business, and insults, presenting a catalog of short quips and crude observations.
The Aurelia area notes a high school baseball team winning 27 to 9 in its season opener against Quimby. Coach Lingenfelter plans trips to Correctionville and home games, while fundraising supports uniforms and a crowded ten game schedule.<Class day events on April 27 and National Garden Week activities follow, with student spelling and attendance records highlighted throughout the report.>
Readers debate a grand mausoleum and a willful waste of funds as Uncle Peter leaves money for his burial. One relative calls the plan awful while another questions the choice and value of the legacy.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Loucks and children called at the Hollenbeck home Sunday evening. Vivian Dyslin and baby visited Tom Holmes. Mrs Jones stayed with daughter Mrs Will Kludas while Mr and Mrs Fred Gould and children visited at art Zwicks. Alta visitors included Mr and Mrs Tom Holmes. Guy Robinson and sister visited Marcus. Mrs Frank Sanborn visited her aunt. Bob Redman and family called at the Wm Mummert home en route to their new home south of Peterson. Nellie Swanson spent the weekend with Alta relatives. Galen Dyslin helped Vivian early in the week. Mrs Alfred Zwick of Cherokee and George of Mankato visited Earl Zwick and Fred Goulds. Mr and Mrs Wm Menefee attended the funeral of Mrs Randall, a former Aurelia resident. Hazel Holmes spent Sunday night with Fern Holmes. Mr and Mrs Henry Buddenhagen silent Wednesday at the Winn Hona Bruce home.
A compact essay argues that facing facts bravely outshines cynicism and self deception. It warns that ignoring warnings harms planning and urges diligent pursuit of truth even when unpalatable.
The text describes atoms as the smallest divisions of matter and molecules as made of atoms. It explains evaporation as molecules moving to gas, freezing as molecules and atoms sticking together, and notes water was once considered a basic element like oxygen in air.
The article explains how gold can be found near river surfaces or deep bed reefs by panning upstream to locate colors then striking inland to meet a reef. If the reef is buried a trench is cut to solid rock to expose it, a practice used in California and Victoria. The prospector is described as an optimistic, tireless seeker.
A local seller advertises an item in the for sale column. The notice notes the sale will occur locally and invites inquiries for details and price.
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