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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel notes weekly publication and local pride in Aurelia Iowa. It reflects on life as a series of giving and taking and questions modern changes. It humorously laments high butter prices and social issues while pondering life’s rough spots.
A fragment notes a leap year rush of about 5,000 English girls seeking husbands, with a suggestion the movement could influence politics and favor Hoover in the presidential race. The text hints at economic motives behind the matchmaking surge.
The excerpt reflects a critical stance on presidential influence and food policy while noting distrust in politicians. It also states that the United States and Russia are not at peace with Germany, and ends with a claim about national pride in allied associations.
A clipping circulating suggests wealth lowers happiness and that rich people rarely smile. The author counters humorously that they would trade their best artistic smiles for a millionaire’s wealth any day.
Readers are advised to place want ads in The Sentinel for premises disposal furniture farming tools and other equipment. Ads cost five canto per line and reach buyers weekly with items widely used and in demand.
Good residence properties for sale and several fine farms listed by T B Parker Jr. Details unreadable in OCR.
Patrons should visit Aurelia Public schools Friday January 23 from 1 to 4 PM to view pupil work, meet teachers, and enjoy refreshments from Domestic Science. The Pixies operetta plays Friday January 28 in the opera house. Basketball: Aurelia second team lost 57 to 3 to Quimby. next game January 22 at 8:30 PM against Brooks consolidated.
The Sentinel invites readers to renew subscriptions at the Sentinel office. They offer to send in remittance and handle the renewal without any extra charge.
Baumann Cafe advertises year round ice cream sales. Local patrons can visit for cold treats at any season.
Mrs Ellen Wagetaff dies January 10 1920 at Alta home of her daughter Mrs JH Allen. Hollingsworths plan winter in California. Glenoma and Grace leave for St Petersburg Florida. J J Bork buys Manson creamery and flour and feed business taking Feb 1. W & Kisingoury purchase Bell grocery interest. Rev NL Lundah accepts pastorate at Waldeck and Abbey Swift Current area Saskatchewan. Buena Vista County Fair Association officers elected L Christensen president J A Penn vice president Roy H Wilkinson secretary G F Tincknell treasurer.
W F Orr resigns from rural mail route six effective January 1. High school receives a valuable skeleton gift from Dr Burlingame for science and upper grade physiology. Cherokee county board sells 120000 in 6 percent funding bonds at a premium with eight bidders. Fonda defeats Cherokee high school basketball 81 to 17. Frank Miller and D E Danielson travel to Texas and Oklahoma for oil land prospects with hopes of millionaire outcomes.
Advocate Hon H M Havner pledges a Republican bid for governor at the June 1920 primaries. He appeals for a businesslike, economical administration, opposing political graft and the use of offices to build a political machine while promising budget discipline and scrutiny of new legislation.
Sealed bids for the Aurelia Consolidated Independent School District project in Aurelia Iowa are due by 4 00 p m Tuesday February 17 1920. Separate bids requested for general construction plumbing heating and ventilation fixtures laboratory and furniture electric time and program clock equipment vacuum cleaning and fighting fixtures. Plans and specs at the secretarys office and architect See Master Builder Sioux City. A $25 to $5000 deposit and references required with bonafide bid.
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