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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
8
Local items report visits from relatives and soldiers returning home. Residents attend funerals and church events while stores promote goods and services. Several farm and property sales, new hires at local banks, and upcoming events highlight a busy community week in Aurelia and surrounding towns.
Several farmers announce closing-out or public sales near Aurelia. Reckoff plans Jan 27 sale 2 miles east 3 north of Aurelia with horses cattle machinery and poultry. Anderson, Burgeson, Andrew J. Anderson, Hasenwinkle also schedule sales Jan 27 or 28 on nearby farms with horses cattle hogs machinery and crops.
The report notes corn prices are falling and a new crop is not imminent. It quotes Uncle Sam prioritizing returning soldiers home and securing a peaceful postwar outcome rather than contesting boundaries or indemnities.
The statement suggests that if the government continues to operate the railroads for five more years, by that time the railroads could be contributing to running the government rather than just being a government function.
The piece notes Congress approving a law to curb child labor and jokes a law to curb men from loafing. It worries the peace conference will tackle labor questions, fearing peace may hinge on labor issues.
A brief, wry remark noting how personal alarms and heroism are not aligned, reflecting skepticism about grand self-perception and public bravado.
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