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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
4
Local items list shop ads for drugs and millinery, farm equipment such as a Milwaukee corn binder, and various sales. Community members travel, visit relatives, and attend church events. many names, addresses, and small town happenings appear alongside ads and announcements.
Mrs Herman Schuelke died at her home near Hanover on Sunday evening August 28 after a two week illness. She was nineteen, daughter of Theo and Mrs Schuelke, married with two young children. Funeral services were held at the Hanover church with interment in the church cemetery.
A 19th century Atlanta figure bought Confederate bills as they circulated and sold them to Edison for lamp carbons. The notes, once abundant, were printed on sea grass paper. with that paper gone, bamboo substitutes are used though with inferior results.
American makers seeking a German wartime hat ornament found a brown fernlike growth in Chesapeake Bay. The fishery bureau aided by loaning the Fish Hawk vessel for exploration. Redfield called it the start of a new industry as the plant, worth 250 a ton, thrives on bay rocks and shells.
Efforts are under way to have fishermen supply the product with a price of 250 per ton offered as compensation.
Albert W. Atwood reports on nitrogen extraction from the atmosphere driven by the DuPont and Rockefeller interests. The plan envisions air liquefaction technology, low temperature air processing, and a nationwide plant network producing about 280000 cubic feet of nitrogen daily with directors wary of unproven ventures.
Foot powered faucets with no handles activate hot and cold water by pedals. Release pedal to stop flow. Designed for schools offices and homes, the system lets users control water temperature without using hands. Physicians praise ease of use and potential water conservation in public washstands.
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