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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
1
A collection of local editorial quips from The Aurelia Sentinel run by E. C. Lighter. It includes remarks on politics, charity, newspaper culture, and social behavior with tongue in cheek observations and jokes. The piece notes readers are welcome to letters with a check and closes with a wry musing on the world's end.
An insurance ad from T B Parker promotes Mid West Automobile Insurance Company of Cherokee as a top state provider for automobile coverage.
Readable items describe a Cherokee seacos team edge and close game with Aurelia High School, notable players, and upcoming schedule. Details include local matches, Friday events, and Armistice Day plans by Aurelia Alta groups with a concert and a street party.
A Sentinel office notice lists remittance books order books calendars wall pockets fans and carbon paper for sale. Also includes a post office week ending October 16 uncalled letters for Aurelia with names such as Henry Watkins Wm Reuben John Rud and Chas Tier and others.
Morning service and Sunday School details plus a prize program for students. The K P lodge supports a school medal program with gold silver and bronze awards. Superintendent Boatman and the school board will set scholarship conditions aiming for an annual event.
Classified brief announces a top item for sale from H W Deyloff. The fragment notes ar and measurements 27 3x but details remain unclear.
The article argues gasoline will rise in price and predicts coal by product coke ovens will supply motor fuel and heat. One ton of soft coal yields oil for fuel, gas for cooking, and coke for smokeless furnace fuel, with wartime lessons from Germany.
Charles M Schwab told Princeton students that success comes from unimpeachable integrity and enduring loyalty industry and persistence. He warned against relying on influential friends and noted opportunity in modern industry, especially steel, remains vast as leadership chances grow with industry expansion.
An 1918 report notes Sumatra’s east coast district importing 886,835 pounds of second hand newspapers from the United States. From January 1 to September 1 of the previous year imports totaled 572,585 pounds. The papers aimed to cover young rubber and sugar cane crops. The island’s climate is very hot, consistent with its near equatorial location.
The text explains laying sheets of paper over sprouts to shield them from sun, using old newspapers secured with stones. In Hawaii a similar approach is described, with rice paper from Japan used for protection.
A man known to the speaker, usually prosperous, is described as rushing to sow his crops. The farmer hurries to seed as he faces a tight planting window this morning.
A conversation notes a boy's fondness for trained animals, especially pony ballets, highlighting the appeal of performing ponies in exhibitions. The exchange suggests curiosity about animal acts and a child's interest in staged performances.
In a witty exchange a character questions Annie’s curls asking if they are her natural hair. The reply implies the curls are indistinguishable from Annie’s own hair, highlighting playful teasing among the characters.
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