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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1915
Page
3
Waterloo readers see a bustling want ads page offering low rates and quick exchanges. The list covers lost items and a wide range of needs from help wanted to real estate, vehicles, furniture, and storage, reflecting community commerce and daily concerns in Waterloo.
Notice invites sealed bids by the Hudson Consolidated School District for erection and heating plumbing work on a new school building in Hudson Iowa. Bids due August 24 2014 with 5 percent bid bond. Also announces a special election August — for a bond issue up to 4200000 for a new school in Dranen Township.
Chicago and Kansas City reports show wheat advancing amid favorable demand signals and crop slowdown. Prices climbed with quotes in the 2.08 to 2.18 dollar range for new and old contracts while corn also firmed on delayed harvest and weather risks. Livestock at major yards logged steady to higher openings with hogs and cattle reacting to supply and demand shifts.
Bradstreet's Journal reports US bank clearings for the week ending July 9 totaling 5 024 013 000 dollars, up from 3 259 861 000 last week and 2 935 953 000 a year ago. Canadian clearings reach 122 432 000 dollars, up from 131 330 000 last week and 160 221 000 a year ago. The report lists last week's figures with weekly changes compared to last year.
Paris August 2 a year of war shows France is fit to continue the struggle to its end says Count Adrien Lannes de Montebello in a review for the Associated Press. He notes France faced initial reverses and heavy losses, yet formed a national mobilization and allied with Britain to halt German advances along the Marne and Aisne amid decisive battles and a race for the sea.
Miss Natherine Rosilla Montague aged 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs Newell Montague of 922 High street Keokuk was drowned Saturday afternoon while bathing in Lake Cooper a half mile north of Anschutz hill Her body was recovered after about three quarters of an hour in the water This is the season s first Lake Cooper toll The girl who was just learning to swim had taken a few strokes and had been warned against deeper water where the current ran swift that day due to high water conditions.
Dort Motor Car Company announces a price reduction for the touring car from 725 to 659 dollars and the roadster to 540 dollars. The release touts improved engineering, lighter two seat chassis, same motor in both models, enhanced cooling and lubrication, new carburetion, and full electrical equipment for both two seat and five passenger versions.
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