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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
1
A condensed 1920 Aurelia Sentinel vignette urges readers to support subscriptions to boost circulation. It notes tax concerns and seeks advertising impact while referencing the Senate and peace treaty prospects. It uses aphorisms about wealth, drinking, and optimism for civic action.
A column notes the perils of consuming wood alcohol and questions the appeal of bootleg liquor. It warns readers about hidden toxins and urges caution amid a rise in illicit spirits.
The message urges prompt action on a new income tax with a sharp method praised by a veteran figure. It notes a yearly income of a million dollars would yield a tax of 663,030 dollars to Uncle Sam, praising the Old Boy for his forward stance.
Public sale dates listed for breeders and livestock in Aurelia area. Theo Schuelke Jr Jan 24 Geo Bennett Jr Jan 26 M Gustafeon Jan 27 Fred Meinking Jan 30 E F Garke Duroc Jersey sons Feb 3 Earl Johnson Feb 7 Hale Bruit Feb 13 Gus Kruse Feb 14 L G Reckoff Poland Chinas Feb 18 John D Blake Poland Chinas Feb 18 Emmett Reckoff Poland Chinas Feb 19 Oscar Peterson Feb 21 F E Morgan Feb 24. Also notes good residence properties for sale and several good farms. T B Parker jr. tf
The Sentinel urges readers to place want ads for second hand furniture farming tools and other equipment. It costs five cents per line and many items find ready buyers weekly through the paper’s Classified department.
A. L. Neville conducted a successful sale of Duroc Jersey sows at Diamond Stock Farm last Friday. Thirty fall yearlings and gifts averaged $95, marking a rise from prior sales. Neville reports satisfaction with breeding progress and lists the buyers.
In Friday's game Here Onawa beat Cherokee 27 to 20 in a hard fought contest. The paper notes local talent named L Montgomery and L Gould on Northwest Iowa all star selections. Standard Oil officials visited Monday to finalize a corner lot sale for a new oil station at Pine and Main.
The note details a Friday January 28 school display 1 30 to 4 00 inviting patrons to meet teachers and view pupil work with light refreshments. Also an operetta The Pixies on January 23 at the opera house, music department assisted by teachers. sports updates include Quimby basketball at Motor Inn and Aurelia high school second team at Alta Saturday. A nurse report by Elizabeth Yancy covers 230 pupils examined with many defects listed and a call for improved lighting in stairs.
A wife questions spending days on art while the artist argues Rembrandt and others painted for fame and future riches. He replies that masterpieces become master pieces of the world worth millions, insisting he paints for descendants, not present profit.
Readable fragments mention bold precocity and fearlessness, with archaic phrasing like thou art indeed. The partial text centers on a confident voice, noting lack of fear and early maturity, but lacks full context or attribution.
W Clark sells interest in Alta Theatre bringing management to C A Van Buekirk and Leslie Swannon. J J Bork sells creamery business to Rusterholtz Hatch who will dismantle the building and relocate machinery to the Alderson building. Otto Johnson buys lot from F N Sipe for a new row house. John son finishing a new house for Peter Swanson to occupy after March. Minnie Valentine marries Ferdinand Roos of Lewiston Idaho at T S Tutt home New Year’s Day. William Rawn sells southeast town home to C F Peterson to be occupied after March. Consideration 89009. HF Reeder and C H Wegersley attend Income Tax course in Iowa City. Larson at work on new residence. CG AL Shearon building a new home.
Sealed proposals from contractors to the Aurelia Iowa school board for a brick and reinforced concrete building are due by 4 00 p m Tuesday February 17 1920. Bids cover general construction plumbing heating ventilation lighting fixtures laboratory furniture electrical clock equipment and vacuum cleaning machine with deposits and bond requirements and plan on file at the secretary and architect offices.
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