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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
1
A shard of the Aurelia Sentinel notes editorial squibs and market bulletins. It cites humorous quotes about marriage and money, social manners, and a local post office note about second class matter status.
The commentary argues that anti alcohol anti tobacco and other campaigns gain traction while broader anti movement is expanding The line notes the persistence of a small symbol the fly as a stand in for a wider social critique The piece implies ongoing social campaigns and paradoxes of reform.
The Rock Rapids Review notes rising paper costs as publishers raise yearly subscriptions. George News and Little Rock Free Lance announce $250 per year rates, Hull Index follows July 1, Alten Democrat already at $3. Across the country, newspaper prices rise.
A marriage unites Wr. A. B. Carter of Louisville Kentucky and Miss Alice Pauleon on June 24 in Alta with near relatives present. G F Tinckner and family plan a month long auto trip west to Golden Colorado and the Black Hills. Sioux Rapids boosters advertise the Fourth of July celebration on July 2 with large anticipated crowds. A serious auto accident near Alta injures James and Mrs. Duckworth when colliding with sand wagons. Anton Hallengren sells a 120 acre farm near Alta for 3450.06 per acre to Charles E. Haden. Hallengren profits $159 per acre since 1919. F N Buckingham aids local housing by moving and refurbishing old houses for renters as Alta’s farmers prosper.
Marriage license issued to Boyd K Williams and Lara Fogleman of Washta. H A Puffer leaves for Spencer to become foreman at Spencer News Herald. Rev E E Mack improves after a serious accident. Primghar team loses to Cherokee Indians 6 to 4 with over 200 cars parked for the game. Thomas Tracey Knapp dies after long illness, June 22. Claud M Sullivan commissioned postmaster of Cherokee. succession pending.
The Farm Bureau will send two boys judging teams to the state fair to compete with other Iowa counties. Preliminary contests grant free trips to Des Moines for the three highest scorers. Cherokee county previously competed with Francis Swindle Leo Wendt and John Dewar as entrants.
A one day farm tour scheduled for Wednesday July 22 will visit live stock farms test plots of oats and soybeans an orchard farmstead and other agricultural interests in Cherokee County. Specialists from Ames including A W Clyde in agricultural engineering and Rex Beresford in animal husbandry will lead short meetings and demonstrations at each stop.
Schaller plans a free chautauqua to entertain the town and celebrate paving progress. The Commercial club and progressive citizens have guaranteed attractions to provide worthwhile entertainment for all residents.
Overstocks spring hats in all shapes and colors offered at less than half price. Sale runs Monday February 2 and 8 with hats suitable for this summer and next as prices are expected to rise. Proceeds credited to Mrs. Elsie Nelson at 122. A new advertising scheme note mentions a five gallon gasoline purchase.
A playful note on English misuse and accuracy. The speaker mocks how words like raze and raise differ. A Philadelphia student cites chalazae as a freshness test for eggs and urges buyers to demand proof from grocers.
A reflective dialogue presents a slow-speaking man who confesses difficulty loving enemies due to lack of reliably reciprocal enmity. The piece emphasizes the challenges of genuine affection across conflict.
A Boston Transcript letter laments replacing wooden windmills with steam and electric powered mills in Holland and gasoline driven pumps on the American prairies. It notes the shift from wind to fuel and the loss of traditional scenes as machines take over farming and boating.
The old bells of St Clements in London rang on a calm March evening. Hundreds of schoolchildren gathered for a rare chime of Oranges and Lemons, each child bearing an orange or lemon as a token while Strand traffic drowned the sound. The historic bells, cast in the Armada era, echoed along historic street names from the Strand to the Thames as policemen guided processions.
Dr Beck of Chicago described a culture process that allows skin to grow over large burn areas without grafts. As healing progresses the edge granulations are removed daily to encourage the patient’s skin to spread across the wound, aided by paraffin coverings for protection.
Scientists report iron microbes from South Pacific sea life help decompose rocks and form chalk and limestone and may contribute to iron ore deposits. Lab cultures show bacteria deposit compounds in surface and mine waters. underground crusts and slime masses clog pipes.
Fragmentary report notes Death Valley's scant and stunted plant life with little natural growth observed. The text outlines a harsh, barren landscape where vegetation is minimal and struggling to survive in extreme conditions.
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