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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
1
The snippet from The Aurelia Sentinel features humorous social asides and editorial tone about Christmas bills, profiteering, wars between capital and labor, social manners, and cheeky remarks on London women smoking cigars and men adopting cosmetics. The piece seems like a light, reflective column typical of a small town paper.
A western professor plans an ascent to 50 000 feet to attempt communication with Mars. The article notes curiosity and invites readers to imagine joining the mission amid light, playful tones.
The writer argues that if newspapers stopped covering ongoing strikes and disputes there would be peace, claiming publicity fuels conflict and public attention sustains quarrels in the industry.
A Cherokee Iowa notice urges readers to order the County Honor Roll, a 140 page volume with photos and service records of local servicemen. It details county defense groups and urges mailing photos to the county recorder for inclusion. Orders should be sent to W. E. Hunter in Cherokee or Cherokee County Honor Roll.
BE. F. Gearke conducts a sale Tuesday afternoon October 14 at the new Motor Inn garage in Aurelia starting at one o clock. Ed offers thirty five head of large Duroc Jersey spring boars and five gifts with strong blood lines sought by top breeders. Half are sired by Prince Orion Cherry weighing over 750 pounds at eighteen months, the rest by other solid boars. If you seek Duroc Jerseys, don't miss this sale.
Notice announces filing and reading of the last will and testament of Robert Mongan, deceased, with a hearing for proof set for November 8 1919. Clerk F J Carpenter affirms seal and official signature dated October 7 1919. A second item requests payment for sand or gravel taken from a local pit and urges fair contribution to farmers.
A maid notes she has served thirteen mistresses this year and jokes she took a thirteenth job to get it over with. The mistress questions why she came, and the maid answers she needed to complete her unlucky tally.
In a wry exchange Senator Sorghum admits to guiding the theatrics of a recent speech. He claims he supervised the sheet-iron thunder and artificial lightning behind the scenes, acknowledging the criticism as part of the act.
Mrs Crosslets says no trouble with their cook and notes they have studied her methods to anticipate needs without spoken instructions. The note appears in a for sale column context.
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