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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1915
Page
4
A fragmented ad piece promotes turning renter equity into ownership with yearly balance growth. It cites a $1000 equity swap for a house, mentions financing and taxes, and lists agents Charles Bickley and others near Union Depot with rental and moving services, furniture and job ads, and rental listings across Waterloo.
Multiple entry classified ad row listing for rent and sale of houses flats rooms and real estate across various neighborhoods. Includes contact names and phone numbers, detailing modern, furnished and unfurnished options, along with agricultural land sales in Wisconsin and South Dakota contexts.
A sprawling, OCR messy listing advertises farms for sale in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Includes parcels in Rusk County Wisconsin with clay loam soil and near Mars, plus Morrison County Minnesota homes and acreage with detailed features, prices, and payment terms. Also notes Black Hawk County farms in Iowa, and various vehicles and medical ads. Contains placeholders and garbled text but preserves named places and firms like Flambeau Farm Mortgage Co and Thomas Pederson.
Notice records a divorce petition filed by Bessie O Laughlin against James O Laughlin in Black Hawk County Iowa with grounds of cruelty. Also lists a school district bid call for building addition to Whittier building and installation of heating and plumbing, with bid deadline and bond requirements.
Chicago markets show a May wheat rally followed by a downgrade as selling pressure and peace talks weigh on prices. Corn and oats fall similarly while livestock advance modestly on thinner receipts. Kansas City and Omaha demand patterns echo steady to firm cattle and hogs with varied regional receipts and supply signals.
Chicago markets report butter and eggs higher with mixed case totals and potatoes lower on receipts from Michigan and Wisconsin. Live poultry prices rise as hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts are tallied at Union Stock Yards. Washington announces Captain Arthur Poillan of the first cavalry is ordered to The Hague as military attache observer, succeeding Captain Sunderland.
Waverly reports include Dr J D Hemingway traveling to Chicago, Erwin Benning visiting from Waterloo, and Miss Rachel Ruddick hosting the T D D club. Cattle market listings show steady prices for various categories with Texas steers and Western steers noted. Multiple locals visit relatives, attend gatherings, and return to tasks. several residents travel, host, or attend events in nearby towns.
Chicago April 20 The sheep market opened steady and closed steady with natives priced 7.50 to 8.50 dollars, westerns 7.60 to 8.65, yearlings 9.25 to 9.75, native lambs 8.25 to 10.60, and western lambs 8.25 to 10.80 dollars.
Grain trade in Wutaga lists wheat prices for multiple grades and regional futures in Duluth St Louis Kansas City Minneapolis and Winnipeg with spot and futures quotes. Waterloo market notes flour oats butter eggs lard potatoes and livestock prices, plus general commodity figures and retail pricing.
Washington April 20 Secretary Bryan urges a national committeeman for the dry cause and says the Democratic party must divorce liquor interests while Wilson favors local option and keeping liquor questions out of party politics. The dispute highlights wide gaps between Bryan and Wilson on prohibition and state rights.
A letter from Woodrow Wilson argues against making local option a party issue, preferring local self-government and nonpartisan handling of social and moral questions. The note emphasizes that such issues should not be forced into state or national party programs, preserving political action in other fields. Also includes an advertisement segment praising Foley Cathartic Tablets for bowel and liver health.
Advertises Double Service Tires claiming punctureproof 12 miles of tough tread and 100 percent greater wear. Highlights use in war services, country roads, and hard pavements. Lists sizes with prices and discounts, terms require order payment, and certified checks. Sold direct to consumers by Double Service Tire & Rubber Co. Akron Ohio.
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