Miss Drexel Now Lady Maidstone in London Marriage
The first of three Anglo American weddings this month, Viscount Maidstone and Miss Margaretta Armstrong Drexel wed at St Margaret's Westminster. The service was choral with bishops and ten bridesmaids. The couple to tour the continent after a gift laden honeymoon, with Miss Drexel receiving a diamond tiara and pearl rope from her mother.
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London
Viscount Maidstone
Charles Mills
Lord Hillingdon
Gladys Finch-Hatton
Hilda Chichester
Essex Vere Gunning
Rhoda Astley
Lady Hastings
Violet Manners
Sybil Fellows
Lord de Ramsey
Constance Combe
Lady Combe
Edith Wayne
Philadelphia
Mildred Carter
Lord Archeson
Helen Post
Prince Friederich Wilhelm Weds Princess Agatha at Potsdam
Berlin reports the Kaiser's second cousin Prince Friederich Wilhelm of Prussia married Princess Agatha of Ratibor at the new Potsdam palace. The Kaiser spoke at the wedding breakfast, calling the bride "My dear Agatha" and welcoming her warmly into the family.
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Berlin
Potsdam
Friederich Wilhelm of
Prussia
Agatha of
Ratibor
Agatha
Chicago and Omaha Markets Report Prices and Receipts
Chicago cash grain lists wheat and corn prices across grades with small gains. Live stock in Chicago and Omaha shows hog, cattle, and sheep ranges with receipts and price bands, plus East Buffalo notes from Dunning Stevens on cattle hogs, sheep, and calves trading strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Omaha
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Patent Grants Reported for Iowa Citizens
Washington patent attorneys Davis and Davis announce last week’s grants to Iowa residents. Listed inventors include Edgerly Bailey Clarinda for a centrifugal bowl assembly device Wm S Coates Cedar Rapids for a dump wagon and Laurits Rasmussen Council Bluffs for an internal combustion engine. Other patentees cover fencing grinding clamps mower attachments railway ties lamp casings and more in towns such as Dubuque Des Moines Ottumwa Clinton Estherville and Keokuk. The report enumerates multiple devices across manufacturing agriculture and transportation in a wide Iowa field.
Thieves Plunder Mineola Homes in Wave of Break-ins
A mass of Mineola residents awoke to find twenty homes robbed during morning aero trials near Hempstead Plains. Villains ransacked lower rooms, took cash totaling several dollars to hundreds, one desk contained old deeds, and a few windows were forced. Sheriff Joe Foster mobilized dogs and residents held a mass meeting to address the peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mineola
Joe” Foster
Patterson
Hempstead Plains
Tickeys
Schwitzer
Lorenzo Terry
Mellon
Baptist Bank
L. B. Howell
Mr. Mellon
Schwartz
Davis Cornelius
Shatterburge
William Jones
A Want Ad in the Journal Sparks Quick Results
A brief want ad in the Journal draws attention from local buyers and sellers. The small notice lists no names or numbers but prompts inquiries to the paper office for details.
High Diver Injured in Riverside Park Act Fall
William Van Orman suffered serious injuries during a high dive at Riverside park in Saginaw Michigan on June 9 when his bicycle handlebars broke during a somersault into a water tank. He was thrown against the tank wall causing a left lung hemorrhage but is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Mich
William van Orman
Riverside Park
Electric Bitters Boost Health and Beauty Claims
Advertisement touts electric bitters as a cure for weak health and skin issues in women. It claims benefits for stomach liver and kidneys, purifying blood, strengthening nerves, and improving complexion and breath, priced 50 cents at Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. &. Lemmon, Lemmon's Pharmacy
Colored post cards free to Journal readers
C T Johnstone of Rochester New York offers 10 free colored post cards to 100 Journal readers with no advertising on them. A two cent stamp for postage is requested to cover mailing costs, showcasing high grade cards at manufacturer prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Johnstone
Pres
Dept
Rochester
N. Y
Bucklen's Amnic a Salve Advertises Quick Wound Heal
A vintage ad touts Bucklen's Amnica Salve as the fastest, surest treatment for knife or gun wounds and other injuries. It claims prevention of blood poisoning or gangrene and lists burns boils sores eruptions eczema chapped hands piles. Sold 25c at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Bucklen
JE. Lemmon
Lemmon's
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Iowa Gas and Electric CO
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Washington
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Kaiser
Patent Report
Washington, D. C
Davis & Davis
Lowing
Edgerly R. Bailey
Clarinda
Coates
Cedar Rapids
Wm. P. Dunlap
Makuoketa
Wagon
Roach Adjuster
George J. Eichhorn
Dubuque
Box
Thomas L. Everett
Fairfield
Rail
Chas, A. Foell
Rockwell, Tongue
James F
Goble
Albin
John RR
Casper H. Grings
Harry P. Keyhoe
Handley
Ottumwa
John Lawler
Clinton
Frederick R. Jintleman
Harlan
Nels B. Osher
Estherville
Churn
Parker
Frank FB. Powell
Des Moines
Square and Bevel
Laurits T. Rasmussen
Council Bluffs
Chas. E. Sweet
Fort Madison
Mill Carriage
Mil Walch
Keokuk
Shipping Case
Sheriff Foster
P. S
Ity
Washington, Iowa
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