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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
1
A wartime editorial urges total effort for victory. It promotes food conservation, enlistment of labor and money, and criticizes food speculators and idle rich. It warns of bread lines, hunger, and scarcity if Americans do not contribute through work and dollars.
A blunt editorial urging strict discipline and hard work at home to support wartime efforts. It argues that US aid to allies will require domestic labor for food and war supplies, promising pay and communal sacrifice. The speaker emphasizes training youth through hardship and a strong work ethic.
The Alta Advertiser marks its 40th year with a renewed town newspaper spirit. Editors praise local business support as Chicago packers back price regulation, hoping it will extend to all goods. Peterson Patriot moves to a new building and installs a modern news press, funded by strong business patronage for a better paper.
Readable portion shows lists of pupils in Aurelia schools praised for punctuality in the eighth month ending May 4 1917 and a detailed tally of tardy pupils with counts by room and grade. Names span High School Grammar and Primary rooms including Floyd Glawe Glenn Nelson and many others with tardy tallies from 1 to 18.
Partial OCR shows time blocks 8:05 am to 2:12 pm and 6:50 pm to 4:00 pm with a note on carrying passengers. The readable fragment suggests a transit or schedule entry without complete context or proper endpoints.
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