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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1919
Page
5
The Waterloo Evening Courier highlights its Want Ads as a central Waterloo institution where every citizen gathers to buy sell and exchange items big or small. The ad rates and formatting are described to guide readers and advertisers in placing notices efficiently.
A collage of notices and classifieds from Waterloo including thanks for flowers and singers after a bereavement, plus multiple small ads for services and sales from local businesses. Items include shoe repair, furniture upholstering, magneto repair, groceries, and employment wanted posts. Addresses and phone numbers indicate West Fourth Street and West Twelfth Street storefronts and local firms.
Numerous rental notices for furnished and unfurnished rooms apartments and houses. Listings include price, location, and contact details across various streets and areas. Also features multiple real estate sales, farm and acreage offerings, and miscellaneous items for sale.
John Robert Haive aged 75 died at his son Robert Haive Jr's home on Third Street after a two week illness. Born in Montreal on December 19, 1843 he moved to York state then Illinois. Survived by wife Elliesveth Hudson, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and children Emmaline Haire, Mrs. John Weeks, and Robert Haire. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 PM at Mt. Auburn Cemetery with Rev. John Gammon officiating.
Relatives announce the marriage of Bernard Munsey, a former Winthrop boy, to Laura Dunn of Chicago, wed in Chicago on April 3. A newborn son, Clarence Wilson, arrived to Mr and Mrs Ben Shine. Effie McCullom Jones to speak at Victory loan meeting. high school teachers present play Lest We Forget. Various visits and family notes from Plainfield and St Ansgar reported. Easter events and cantata held.
Spies Queen Smith undergoes operation for vendicitis at Drasbyrertin hospital Waterlon, now to be moved to her Bam. Herschel Taker works for Irn th Weard, Mr. Conrad Cedive Manids on farm repairs. Mrs. Chas Owens and haly Waters visit the home of her writent Mr. syd Airs. Center closed Friday for summer garation.
Chicago reports new high price records for corn with July around 2.58 to 2.59 and September near 1.54 to 1.55 as traders weigh fresh federal comments and potential tighter European supplies. Oats mirror corn moves while hogs push to record prices. overall market ends unsettled amid profit taking and late downward tilt with mixed Chicago cash quotes and grain prices across Kansas City and Minneapolis.
St Louis market reports a new hog weight record at 21.00 per hundred, surpassing the prior 20.90. Kansas City briefs note receipts of 16,000 hogs with prices ranging for heavy to light weights, while cattle and sheep sections show varied pricing and steady to dull activity.
Market notes from Omaha, St Louis, Sioux City and St Joseph show receipts around 10,000 head with varied gains. Hogs trade higher with lights around 20.25, mixed and butcher flats near 20.35 to 20.95. cattle receipts reach 6,000 to 6,500 with native steers 11.50 to 18.50 and calves 7.75 to 15.50. sheep in loose supply around 21.00 to 21.25, with ewes 14.50 and lambs 18.00 to 19.25. regional bids reflect firm to higher tendencies across markets.
New York market notes April 23 show butter steady with creamery supplies higher than extras, while corn prices in St Louis and Chicago reflect current slack in No 2 grades. Copper and other metals ease. cheese steady. eggs, poultry, and potatoes seen with varied receipts and prices. cotton futures hover amid mixed stock behavior and Liberty bond movements reported for the day.
Real estate ad lists strictly modern houses and cottages for sale on multiple streets including Dane St Kern St and Oneida St with five to seven rooms. Payment plans include down payment and monthly installments. Contact WAITES 3195 M Collard 612 1st Nail Bark nk Ride and Northwestern Land anil Investment Co for details.
Toledo, Ohio notes listing cloverseed prime cash at 320.00 and 320.75 for April and October, plus Alsthe and Timothy prime cash values. New York raw sugar steady at 7.28 cents per pound and granulated at 9.00, with other price figures for April May September and October.
Chicago market recap shows hog receipts 37,000 with prices for top hogs at 20.95. Beef steers and butcher stock steady. calves slow. Sheep receipts 19,400 with lambs selling 17.75 to 27.00 and other stock mixed. Des Moines report notes Ratcliff bill for 75,000 to fund town soldiers homecoming has failed in final session rush.
Gerald West returned home Saturday from Cape May on a ten day furlough. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Williams and two children are visiting Mrs. Williams' parents Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Stokes in Midland. Mrs. Williams Lovejor was called to Waterlo o for illness of her brother George Yalmidse and son Othe Lovejor. Conrad Biederman, recently returned from overseas, visited relatives from Kenyon Minnesota. The Red Cross sold 39 dozen eggs to Des Moines for convalescent soldiers. Clason Parkhurst is visiting his parents ALW Parkhurst after returning from France where he served in the tank corps.
An OCR filled timetable listing eastbound and westbound trains from Dubuque to Chicago and Omaha, with local and limited services. It details stations, departure times from Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Des Moines, plus connections to Minneapolis, St Paul, Burlington, St Louis, and Chicago, including express and local services and specific depot names.
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