24 Apr 1919
Page 1
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
1
The notice states publication occurs weekly on Thursdays and that the newspaper is filed as second class mail matter at the Aurelia post office in Iowa.
Rates show yearly in advance charges for Cherokee county residents and outsiders with foreign country price. Advertising lists per inch rates for display and haphazard inserts and local readers lines. Cards of thanks priced at fifty cents per line.
The piece urges buying Victory loan notes at 4 percent interest and hints at postwar strategies. It references Michigan abandoning liquor, France retaining the Saar valley for years, and hints at Germany’s continued actions. The rhetoric combines wartime finance with national policy shifts.
The text references the Monroe Doctrine joining the League of Nations and President Wilson's vigilance. It humorously urges praise for Wilson's eyesight and imagines a motto for a new federal highway commission. It notes a Berlin maid servants union and questions American maid labor supply.
Petitions circulating county wide urge repeal of daylight saving. Signatures run high with near unanimous backing. If ineffective, there is talk of sending each congressman to farm duties during summer to change their views.
A brief notice touts the Jiffy All oil and waterproof product praised as light to wear and quick to wash off with water or gasoline. It invites readers to see the item at Lewis' Clothing Department for a demonstration or purchase.
J S Mammert notes a focus on Ford cars tractors and trucks with emphasis on tire brands like Quaker auto tires and promotions through Kleeberger outlets.
The Aurelia band will meet Sunday afternoon at Woodmen hall to discuss forming a summer organization and mounting concerts. They seek community support to cover expenses, noting musicians have volunteered without pay and money raised will fund rent music and fuel. Work gloves advertisement follows.
A U S Army writer stationed at Naix Aux Forges France describes village life with 250 residents, wooden shoes, and locals exchanging francs for goods. He notes sleeping in barns, three blankets, good meals, and enjoying a seven day stay in Nice with a fine Y M C A and hotel before returning to his company.
Pvt Guy W. Peterson writes from France praising officers and hoping for return while mentioning Aurelia. The item also includes a local ad for Jiffy-All clothing saver and weekly Strawberries sales at Lewis store as well as Sentinel Office merchandise like remittance books and calendars.
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