Iowa Hero Receives Distinguished Service Cross
Des Moines reports Lenno H. Brandt, a Boone Story City area farmer, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism near Prville France on October 4 1918. Brandt single handedly silenced an enemy machine gun nest under heavy fire, with one companion, advancing 800 yards to aid his company.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lenno H. Brandt
Brandt
Boone
Story City
Marshalltown
United States
Cape
FE. M. Sherrill
K. W. Thom
War Department
Preville
France
Col. Harrell
Sixteenth Infantry
Argonne
Germany
Minois
Fireworks Ignition Damages Park Road Grocery
Accidental ignition of fireworks at the Park Road grocery owned by TF M Parrish caused $70 damage at 4 p.m. yesterday. Mrs Parrish sustained burns to hand and arm from exploding crackers as a Fourth of July display window was damaged. A boy is said to have been involved.
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Committee On Amusements
Tim
Park Road
TF. M. Parrish
Cut Out for Money Offer from Foley Co
Old newspaper ad invites readers to mail a slip to Foley Co in Chicago for a trial package. It promises Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and croup Foley Kidney Pills for pain in sides and back rheumatism and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and biliousness.
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Foley &Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Letter mailed six years ago found across water
Davenport Iowa June 19. After a lull of almost six years a letter mailed in Hungary in August 1914 was received by Miss Marie Bicknesa of Fifteenth Street Thursday. The sender was Mrs. William Leighton of Joliet Illinois. the recipient was Miss Gertrude Spelletich of Davenport then visiting Hungary. The war paused her journey and the letter, opened by the censor, remains a mute reminder of World War I days.
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Davenport
Hungary
Marie Bicknesa
William Leighton
Joliet
Gertrude Spelletich
Kalman Spelletich
Europe
Miss Bicknees
Colds Gone With Foley’s Honey and Tar, Says Reader
Marie Heisler of Freeport New Jersey reports a persistent cough for years. She tried many medicines but Foley's Honey and Tar quickly relieves coughs colds croup and whooping cough without opiates, and is popular with children in stores everywhere.
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Marie Heisler
Freeport
Foley
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L. WH. Brands
Cereniwiy
Adache
Alwa
Ll Co Insurance Service
Black Hawk Bank
Lowe's
Lowe's Automobile
W. A. Covell & Son Hardware
West Fourth St
Rayfield
Ford
Red Ball Independent Repair Shop
Jefferson St
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Ly Service
Commercial
Frank Bros
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