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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel notes John Shell of Kentucky as the oldest man, aged 131, claiming he never ate or drank to excess and that he was never editor of a country paper. The piece mocks sensationalism in aging claims and profiteering.
Ford owners urged to buy a Security Auto Lock to prevent theft. Signature: S. M. Fouts. Contained in a brief notice urging precautionary security measures for Ford vehicles.
The district reports 28 enrollment per room with about half of students from the country and one room severely overcrowded risking loss of accreditation. Officials urge modernization, careful pacing, and targeted tutoring to raise standards while planning a high school orchestra, teachers quartet, and girls glee club.
Maple Lodge No. 495 I O F Aurelia Iowa expresses condolence to the family of H A Faust on his death date September 16 1919. The resolution notes the late wife’s ministering work and spiritual impact and sends copies for minutes and publication.
The page laments the struggle to impart a literary tone to the editorial and notes how this aims to encourage many readers to contribute. It reflects on the challenges of shaping voice and engagement.
Mrs Mary Jane Faust of Route 2 Cherokee died at Sioux Valley hospital Thursday night September 11 1919 after gallstone surgery. A daughter of Jeremiah Becker she was born September 2 1866 in Wisconsin aged 53 years and nine days. Funeral services were held at the M E church in Cherokee Sunday afternoon with Rev McDade officiating and burial in Aurelia cemetery.
Governors from 22 states pledge support for the Salvation Army national campaign to raise 13,000,000 for home service work in the United States. Governor Harding of Town endorses the effort praising the Army’s postwar relief and wishing the campaign success.
Responding to a farmer appeal, the Salvation Army will open a free employment bureau in Chienge to supply farm help for Western states. Part of the $2,250,000 the Army seeks to raise from September 22 to 29 will fund this bureau.
Detroit News reports a daily rite as children on Ash Street chase a passing sprinkler. Barefooted youngsters swarm the wagon, crowding along the curb for cooling waters like Atlantic surf, until on Trumbull Avenue a score or more youths follow in the spray.
The Columbus Ohio Journal contemplates editorial pride and intellectual honesty in a spring poem written by its own editor. The piece questions standards and the fate of the self penned verse within a busy newsroom.
For sale a soft coal heater used only two months and first class in every way. Owner: J. M. Gay. 25 8x
Sympathy as the deepest influence is praised in Emersonian prose. The Japanese plant mit sumata yields a vegetable leather as tough as calfskin and nearly translucent. A light anecdote about Johnny trying to put on a shirt ends with a child asking how wings would fit an angel.
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