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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1918

Page

3

Waterloo Want Ads Policies and Pricing Urge Community Trade

The Waterloo Courier want ads outline pricing at one cent per word with a 25 cent minimum, capitalization rules, and line and paragraph formatting for classified ads. It notes the paper’s goal to serve as a marketplace for all citizens to buy sell and exchange items of any size.

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Till Forbid Ads Discontinued By Written Order

Memorandum from Waterloo Evening Courier and Veily Reporter states that ads run until forbidden must have written notice to discontinue. A printed blank will be sent with each ad for the advertiser to fill and return. Discontinuation notices must reach the office by 9:30 a.m. or the ad will run to the next day.

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For Rent Rooms Dor Rent Modern Furnished Double

For rent rooms described as modern and nicely furnished, with double options and water included. Residents note fixtures and shared amenities, with locations near city area. Listings show contact details and availability notes, but OCR text is fragmented and uncertain.

For Sale and Rent Miscellaneous Local Ads

Sale misc for sale items including a small mahogany piano priced at 545 with phone contact. For rent six room house near Highland Station at 10.05 per month with telephone contact. Additional rental listings include a two room and bath modern house with porch near 1032 W Firth St and a housekeeping rooms option at 27 West Third Ave with reasonable rates.

Cargons Music East Fifth St. Hardware Co Combi A. H. Bickle Waterloo Clothinge Co Central Fish Express Wateriog Fourth S St Highland Tel Bisck W. Firth St West Third Ave East Side Tnquire Eramober New High School Iiquire Wilsell Heal Estate

Notice of School Bond Sale and Admin Appointment

Notice announces the sale of bonds by the Consolidated Independent School District up to 25000.90 with annual interest May and November, 10 year maturity from Sept 1. 193? deposit required and payment terms. Also states appointment of administrator for estate of William Hey and lists legal notices, with names Buck and Hattie M. Hey. Additional want ads list items for sale and job inquiries in a local Iowa town.

Iid Jesup Towa! Wat Dennin Sears Secretiey de Jesup Towa Howser Resesvas Bordner AREY State of Laws Buck Iawk William Bhick Hawk County Authenry Ted Aulywance Tle Hattie IM. Hey Picket Swisher & Ferswell Auty Petthtelerk Mserier Cour

Denver Drayage Fades. Poock Quits for County Road Work

Denver Aug 7 B C Poock long a drayman in the city has quit his job and now does county road work. This creates hardship for merchants and residents without transport to move merchandise from the station. Poock notes business was unprofitable and hopes others will take up the work to ease the disruption. Also mentions residents traveling to Los Angeles and Idaho, hospital patients in Waverly, and local social happenings and military notes. Dunkerton district forms War Savings Society with new officers Naomi Brant and Minnie Jane Magee. program planned and thrift stamps purchased. junior and senior youth groups active.

Denver B. C. Poock Poock Farnsworth Los Angeles Cat Idaho Mr. Ainsworth Amanda Sassman Wm. Sassman Wits Miss Alma Bruns Wm. Bruns Alerer Hospital Waverly Wm. Segert, Sr Chicago Henry Popek Dunkerton Bank Hall Naomi Brant Minnie Jane Magee Elma Magee Helen Campbell

Allison Exemption Board Eyes 1918 Registrants

The Hutter county exemption board is busy with 1918 registrants. Miss Viola Folkers joins the State Bank of Allison as stenographer. Marion Shepard visits from Defiance to see his grandfather H B Harendra. F J Bay and family go to Clear Lake. Willard Flynn enlists in Des Moines for engineer corps duties. Des Moines reports enlistment soon. The old Allison high school class of 1875 is recalled. The era of steam threshers remains audible across the countryside.

Allison Aus Hutter County Viola Folkers State Bank of Reeve Waver Marion R. D. Shepard Defiance Grang H. B. Harenra F. J. Bay Clear Lake Willard. Flynn Des Moines Engineer Corps Ana Allison High Sis

Geneseo Briefs and Visit Notes From Aug 7

Geneseo notes include Frea Lockard losing a Nalabie draft horse from blond neison Sundar nicht, Emma Johnson of Dorchester Neb arriving for a visit with the Meeker and Speer families, Harold Speer in Chicago with hog shipments, Pearl Meeker and daughter Pauline visiting from Ames, and a group going to Clear Lake for a week of camping led by E T Gough with Anna Randabaush, Helen Merritt, Gladys Nation, Evelyn Harriman, Bittel Vandersien, Fig Hansen, Leif Warrington, and Fassia Winters.

Clear Lake Weel E. T. Gough Anna Randabaush Helen , Merritt Gladys Nation Evelyn Harriman Bittel Vandersien Fig Hansen Leif Warrington Fassia Winters

For Sale or Trade in Eastern Montana Land

For sale or trade notice offering 14 section Eastern Montana land for Waterloo residence or business property. Also asking exchange for near-in residence with lot. Contact WW JF Dodge 404 Fowler Waterloo Indiana and HR Hill 1214 FE Fourth St for details.

Montana Waterloo JF. Dodge Fowler Waterloo Nice Hill Felfourth St

Strong German Force 16 Ousted From Road Taken

A wartime dispatch reports a German force of 16 was driven from a road near the Vesle sector with 100 prisoners captured east of Brainsa. French troops repulsed a German attack south of Auberive in Champagne and conducted operations in the Montdidier region. Paris endured resumed long range shelling, while local notes mention community moves and personal notices in Jesup and Tripoli.

Braisne Soissongs War Office Braisna Auberive Champagne Montilidier Framicourt Montdidier Vesle City-Sassogne de Vesle Aisne Paris

Waterloo Business college 35 graduates to receive diplomas

The Waterloo Business College summer class of 35 will receive diplomas during the week of Aug 11 to 16. The baccalaureate sermon is set for Aug 11 at First Congregational Church by Rev F B Murch. Commencement is Aug 16 with Dr John A Bart delivering the address.

Smith West Firth Boothe Electric Park R. E. Peterson Waterloo Launds West Fifth and Jefferson Waterloo Laundry Co Barclay Glenwood American Hospital Irvine Park Waterloo Business College First Congregational Church F. B. Murch United Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids John A. Bart Nes Moines College Howard Holmes Altho Waterloo Camp Pike Ark Lara Knight Russell Lamson Miller Bodel

Beautiful Enigma by Jack Lawton at seaside resort

A Western Newspaper Union item portrays Bob Whiting obsessed by a mysterious woman dubbed the Beautiful Enigma at a fashionable seaside hotel. He shadows her late at night, learns she may consort with a notorious gambler, and contemplates a risky reconciliation as military friends sail overseas.

Union Bob Bob Whiting Barney Gale Whiting Cep Eambler

Market report on corn oats and hogs with mixed results

Chicago August 7 markets show bear pressure in corn due to dry heat and rain relief. Opening prices fell then rallied before slipping again as forecasts of further losses emerged. Oats firm on demand but weakened by corn. Provisions held steady with hog sales near peak before some decline and partial recovery as corn strengthened.

Chicago Seaboard

Hogs Jump 15 to 20 Cents Higher as Cattle Dull in Chicago

Chicago market bulletin reports hogs up 15 to 20 cents with slow trade in common grades while big buyers purchase sparingly. Hogs sold mostly at 19.25 to 40. Butcher hogs to 39.90. Cattle receipts 5,000, market dull with calves firm to 2.50 higher. beef cattle at 16.80 to 17.00 for select and 10.00 to 17.00 for common and medium. Cows and heifers 7.00 to 14.78. stockers and feeders 7.50 to 13.00. calves 27.50. Sheep receipts steady with native lambs around 12.00.

New York United States Steel Crucible Steel American Telephone Western Union General Motors Sumatra American St. Paul War Board Peck Mars Metal Exchange Spelter East St. Louis Seulvery, Mucks Veidtel Chicago U. S. Bureau of Markets Prine

Omaha Livestock Prices and Receipts Overview

Receipts at Omaha Livestock Market total about 20,900 head with hogs steady. Hogs ranged from 13.20 to 18.50 for mixed loads and pricers. Cattle and calves show varying values with steers around 21.40 to 18.40 and cows and heifers near 18.00. Sheep and lambs reported steady with wethers 13.00 to 14.00 and lambs around 16.00.

Kansas City Livestock Hogs and Cattle Prices Report

Kansas City Missouri stockyard report shows hogs receipts around 10,000 with various classes trading from 18.50 to 19.70 per cwt and carcass highs near 313.10, pigs at 26.50 to 27. Calves and cows steady with steers around 13.25 and cows at 15.00. Sheep receipts about 4,000 with lambs around 15.00 to 17.60, yearlings near 15.00, wethers 10.00 to 14.50, ewes 3.00 to 12.00.

Kansas City

St Louis livestock market prices and receipts summary

St Louis meat market report shows beef cattle receipts around 6,000 with prices steady to higher. butcher and heavy cattle mixed from $19.55 to $20.00 and bulk ranged $19.65 to $15.90. Cattle receipts about 5,000 with steers near $11.50 to $11.25, heifers $9.50 to $15.50, cows $7.50 to $12.50, calves around $7.00 to $18.00. Sheep receipts about 800 with lambs around $14.00 to $7.60 and ewes near $12.60.

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Sioux City Livestock Prices Report August 1

Sioux City Iowa hogs receipts 508 steady with light at 18.60 to 13.00, mixed 18.40 to 18.60, heavy 15.00 to 18.40, bulk 6.00 to 15.00. Cattle 1,900 steady with steers 10.75 to 15.60 and cows and heifers 5.75 to 11.26. Sheep none.

Sioux City

St Joseph Livestock Market Report Summary

St Joseph Missouri stock yard reports August receipts: hogs heavy at 19.50, 19.50 high. hogs lighter around 18.50. Cattle: steers 9.00 to 15.60, cows and heifers 5.69 to 15.00, calves 6.00 to 13.00. Sheep: lambs and ewes mixed, prices around 5.00 to 13.00. Total receipts approximate 8,006 hogs, 4,500 cattle, 400 sheep.

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Prices for dairy and poultry goods in Chicago market

Market notes show firm prices for creamery products and varying levels for butter cheese and eggs. Receipts include 16,504 cases of eggs and 13,956 cases of other items with unsettled poultry prices and regional references to Chicago and Kansas City markets.

Chicago Virginia Minnesota St. Lows St. Louis Kansas City

Local Men Seek Special Induction Permits for Immediate Service

Three Waterloo registrants asked the exemption board to disregard their deferred classifications and allow immediate special induction. Washington papers arriving today may enable acceptance. Viggo Jesperson and Glenn Ozian head to Fort Sill Oklahoma on Monday for military aeronautics service, while Michael Hart Joyce enters engineers. B Luther H Tate, 1918, order 179, seeks new acceptance and will go to Fort Howard Maryland for coast artillery. A radiator shutter device reduces engine air intake, claimed to cut volume in cold weather.

Waterloo Exemption Board Washington Viggo Jesperson Glenn Ozian Fort Sill Okla Military Aeronautics Branch Michael Hart Joyce Engineers Luther H. Tate M. L. Tate Altho Fort Howard Coast Artillery

Local Social Notes Include Visits and Homecomings

Miss Blanche Hurlbut returns from Mercy hospital. Mr. and Mrs Courtright and daughter come home after a week at Strawberry Point. Rev. Mr. Chambers, formerly of this place, now in Sunny Vale California, visits nearby friends. Mrs. Robert Service of Minneapolis visits sister Mrs. Oscar Ames and family. Reminder from Boston Transcript about a soldier and his mother and sleep trouble banner.

Jesup Ave Bluster Sasha Chris Amfahr Bat J. L. ‘Thomas Kansas Oral Bement Rockford Jewett and Fam Qui Jewett J. 4. Cochran Ca Ieee Minnesota S. Sheridan EL |Nichols Waterloo the Missionary Society of the M.S 5. I I G. Lillebridge Glimara Ciy K. R. Place C. Frush Dames Rush Dail Sire Sisson Anteed Tuma City Heir Blarkson F. J. Sallman Qmata Neb Neb, Were Here Last Week For A Visit In the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver B. Donaldson A. Nesfield Hert Thompson

Bargains in Farm Lands Must Be Sold Near Jesup Iowa

Numerous farm land listings across Iowa Minnesota and California offer 40 to 320 acres with strong improvements and low prices. Properties range from 80 to 320 acres in Clay Osage and Bremer counties with cash or trade options including Waterloo, Elk River and Bakersfield properties. Several tracts carry conveyance terms, mortgage carries, and trade toward homes, stock and equipment.

Jesup Iowa Su Ansgar Clay County Mian Osage Igwa Waterloo Elk River Minn Bakersfield Cal Incumbrance Watertoa Barnesville Califarst Bremer County Waverly Douglas County Minnesota Winnipeg Sweet Grass County Montana Watertoo Towa

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