Marine Sergt Feigle earns Croix for heroism at Beaumont
William M. Feigle of the South Regiment U S Marine Corps was decorated for conspicuous intrepidity at Beaumont France on November 10 1918. While an ammunition train burned a shell endangered many lives and he jumped the track driving the burning truck to safety saving at least thirty five people.
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Sth Regiment
U. S. Marine Corps
Sergt
Feigle
Beaumont
France
Felgle
Daily Thought on Winds and Feathers
A brief reflection notes that words and wind carry away meaning. The line cites a proverb by Hertert, suggesting transience and the shaping of thoughts as they move with the breeze.
Northfield starts no gossip league to curb town talk
Northfield publisher F Ambler Welch launches a no gossip league with no formal structure to curb envy driven chatter. He argues gossip tempts both sexes and urges residents to withhold judgment, promote neighborly doubt, and aim for a gossip free town even as outsiders may imitate the effort.
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Northfield
Mase
Il Lige
F. Ambler Welch
The
Reunited After 25 Years Father and Daughters Reconnect
B. D Ferguson, long believed dead, returned to Wichita Kansas and was reunited with two of his daughters after a newspaper advertisement seeking family whereabouts. A daughter visiting the address found an elderly man with a worn family photograph from twenty five years earlier, leading to a joyful reunion.
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B. D Ferguson
Wichita
Kaw
Old Room Requested by Escapee Lindfors in Salem
Theodore Lindfors, who fled the asylum two years ago, voluntarily returned to Salem and applied for his old room. The incident centers on a former patient seeking reinstatement in the institution.
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Salem, Ore
Theodore Lindfors
Piano repair warning from the Sentinel office
A brief notice urges readers to phone the Sentinel office immediately to place orders for piano repairs, warning against amateur workmen and urging prompt action before the craftsman’s time fills up.
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Sentinel
Converse true or false in Chinese proverb against habblers
Fragmentary text questions whether a Chinese proverb targets habblers and contrasts perceived aversion with American phrases. The passage mentions “great churehells” and incomplete fragments suggesting distorted sounds.
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America
Trade Commission Finds Why Shoe Pries So High
The federal Trade Commission reports shoes rose in price due to excess profits across packers, tanners, and manufacturers from 1914 to 1918. It cites higher hides pricing, large returns on investments, and asks strict enforcement of antimonopoly laws plus clearer manufacturer pricing to aid consumers.
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Federal Trade Com
Commission
Congress
Indus
Farmer Swaps Goods in One-Sentence Tale
A farmer visits a general store and exchanges a broom for tobacco then uses the tobacco to swap for fence staples. He leaves without paying, arguing the broom was paid with the tobacco and the tobacco with the staples, while claiming he did not take the broom. The clerk protests as the farmer drives away.
Federal Jitney Driver licenses cost ten dollars
A federal license from July 1, 1919 to June 30, 1920 costs ten dollars for each car carrying two to seven passengers. Cars holding more than seven passengers pay twenty dollars yearly. Licenses must cover the full year. August issuances cost nine dollars and twenty seven cents for seven-passenger cars. No licenses issued for partial months. July loss grants reduction. Advertising promotes Sentinel notices.
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All Men's Oxfords
Oxfords
Geisler Shoe & Clothing CO
Main Street
Maquoketa, Towa
John Brown
tRe
Willsppen
Hassler
Hasslers
Shack
Wormmcone
Triad
D. O. Hayes
Propr
Maquoketa
Towa
William M. Feigle
Chamberlain
Staack & Luckiesh
Broxam & Hinckley
Unique League
Massachusetts
Schmidt Music Co
Davenport
Farmers Live Stock Ins. Co
Des Moines
P. L. Dell
CHAS
Lang & Son
Adlers
Verne Pangborn
Frank Ellis
F. C. Sears
Maqneketa
Wallace Gibson
Sandy Cain
Harry C. Blake
W. BR. Knight
Sentinel Office
Guernsey
Kier
Patrick Rane
Cedar Rapids
Fred Schocker
Hurstville
Maquokets
St. Tra Stephens
B. & O. Roofers
P. Q. Box 910
National Oats
J. A. Wright & Son
Nic Koppes
Andrew
L. Box
Fourth Ward
Northwest
Waterford
Clinton Co
C. W. Furr
Stf
Poland
Hing Mastodon M
Martin Teshak
W. Piast
Sante
Mark
Scodrich
Akron
Ohio
Ford
Goodrich
Goedrich
Goodrich Tires
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