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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1928
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists subscription rates and presents a series of light quips on marriage, taxes, autos, farming relief, and parenting. The column blends small jokes and observations reflecting era humor and social mores in Aurelia Iowa.
The Webster Ashburton treaty of 1842 fixed the northeastern frontier between Maine and Canada and established measures to end the African slave trade and mutual extradition of suspected criminals.
A compact note lists places including St Michael Alaska De Benrene Indo China Batavia Java and Muntila as examples of unusual tidal phenomena mentioned alongside the Gulf region.
First grade perfect spelling honors go to Ester Pearson Irene Paulson Donna Rydstrom Vera Swanson Kathryn Moore Evelyn Blanch Paul Holderness Ralph Cammack Frances Dubes Marvin Lenhardt Josephine Blanchard. Students color birds, prepare a bird book, and plan May baskets as study continues.
A historic note describes lining a canary cage with four or five layers of heavy white paper to keep the cage clean. The method suggests removing one paper daily to reveal a fresh floor and reduce morning cleaning chores.
A fragmented report describes a motorist and companion entering a restaurant, with a wandering mind and unclear dialogue. The piece captures a faulty transmission and hints at a minor court theater of manners. The text remains partially readable and evocative.
In Belvly Portugal a farmer's widow four years after losing her child started carpet making to ease grief. Her six apprentices grew into a factory employing about 800 women with training and new jobs. The Belviz carpets use Portuguese wool and are sold abroad, boosting prosperity in surrounding districts.
Brooklyn widow Mrs. Mellie Kaplan sixty, a grandmother of thirteen, attends New York City evening school three nights a week proving her dedication. Principal Ignus O. Hornstein and instructor Miss Chitra Kompres note her as the most conscientious student in the program.
In Paris a merchant won a divorce citing his wife’s candid manner, cigarette smoking, and chauffeurlike habits. In Montbrison a husband cited his wife’s motorcycle riding and riding breeches as grounds, leading to a divorce action and summons.
Paris reports the Legion of Honor carries high costs for France with about 120000 members. Annual expenses exceed several millions as each member funds archives records and a permanent governing body while several schools serve members' children. Pensions touch only a small portion of honors and awards decline yearly.
Report notes a tall gray bearded man resembling George Bernard Shaw seen near Shaw's London flat. He has appeared near Whitehall Court delivering street corner speeches to crowds who believe they hear Shaw. The phenomenon mirrors other public figures said to have lookalikes, including Lloyd George and royalty.
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