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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel prints sardonic wartime quips about John Barleycorn being an enemy, German aggression, Austrian trust, and recounted gibes at the Russian czar and German toast, reflecting home front sentiment and morale in a lighthearted editorial fragment.
A brief note ponders whether the revival of the calico dress in social gatherings signals improved style or retrogression, contrasting past laundry and dishwashing use with present exclusive social circles.
A brief note remarks that news to troops overseas has been organized and questions what happened to neighbor Jones in the absence from home, using a light, human touch about a yellow dog.
The text presents a hypothetical where a paused bone dry amendment would cost the government 0 in revenue while the public saves 600 million on drinks. It asks whether converting drink prices into thrift stamps would result in a government gain or loss under that scenario.
C H Lockin underwent a successful appendicitis operation at his Aurelia home last Sunday forenoon and is steadily recovering. Two baby boys were born this week. one at Dr J K Rice’s home on July 19 and another at H H Lockin’s home on July 22. Aurelia’s ball team disbanded due to scheduling issues after an 18 3 record in 21 games. Will Wieland and Ross Miller underwent recent surgeries for appendicitis and related gall stones. Special notice includes Wooden Shoe sweet. com 15c per can at Harris’ for readers.
A reading lesson prompts a student to define conscience as the inner voice. A quick reply interrupts with a child saying his conscience has “grown.” The teacher notes the humorous sincerity of a youngster connecting moral awareness to personal growth.
The Sentinel reports donations to the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund rising to 53 dollars withGeorge Blanch contributing 15 dollars and others giving amounts. Soldiers in France express gratitude for the tobacco packages and government and army officials endorse the morale boosting effort amid a local shortage. Special Saturday sale ads appear for Almen's work shirts at 75 cents.
Nan Robins arrives penniless in a city and resolves to find a new path. She trades sewing for help from neighbor Mrs Burns and contemplates love, independence, and a fresh start as she meets Nan’s brother Tom and potential piano work.
Readers are urged to place want ads for premises items in The Sentinel Classifieds. Second hand furniture farming tools and equipment sell well at five cents per line. Weekly sales arise from such ads. Harris' offers fruit jars at savings to shoppers.
Berlin officials report 2200 tons of frozen meat in municipal depots with supplies kept constant. Citizens receive a ration of half a pound and are assured meat for two to three weeks even if replenishments pause. The piece explains how pork storage aided Germany during wartime.
A historical note praises armed guards on merchantmen for naval valor. It highlights vessels like the Silver Shell Moreni Campana J I Luckenbach Armenia Navajo Mongolia Petrolite and others for steadfast gunnery against submarines, and contrasts it with an unrelated historical medical discussion attributed to Josephus Daniels and Leonardo da Vinci.
Surgeons study Leonardo da Vinci's anatomy book published recently after four centuries. In a London lecture, Prof. William Wright highlighted remarkable insights and marvels found in the text.
The passage explains atoms as tiny matter units about one three hundredth of an inch wide. It compares the earth made of baseballs to a water drop of atoms and notes electrons are far smaller, about one hundred thousandth the atom. It likens electrons to a swarm of gnats in a cathedral and states molecules are built from atoms.
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