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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1918

Page

4

Want Ads Marketplace in Waterloo Paper Declares Community Hub

Historical Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter highlights its Want Ad section as a community marketplace for all, noting low ad costs per word and a minimum charge. Ads range from employment leads to real estate, with dense listings across real estate, services, and merchandise.

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Till Forbid Ad Policy in Waterloo Evening Courses

Advertisers must submit written orders to discontinue want ads run till forbid to avoid misinstruction by phone. A printed blank is provided with each ad for the advertiser to return when stopping. Discontinuation requests must reach the office by 1600 hours to take effect that day, otherwise ads run until the next day.

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For Sale Miscellaneous Household Items and Rentals

Late addition wants ads list stoves refrigerators oak heaters office press tables and furniture. Includes small clock Reed baby carriage wringer wash dolly and gas range. Also notes electric appliance table and a bungalow for sale near Grant Ave. Room with board sought for teachers in a modern East Side house with phone contact.

Tin Grant Ave Bhgs East Aide

Deadly Minnesota cyclone wipes out towns and deaths toll rises

Reports from Tyler and Mankato indicate many fatalities and extensive destruction as a cyclone yesterday demolished the business district and residences in Tyler, with 96 killed and 48 injured confirmed at one point and more victims feared. Hospitals, banks, and power facilities were destroyed. casualties include nurses and dozens missing.

Taven Frre Banks Hive General Leatstone Anna Mankaro Mina Mankato

Dubuque Doctor Elected Honorary President of Tri-State Medical Group

Dr. James W. Guthrie of Dubuque was elected honorary president at the Tri-State Medical Association closing session in Madison. Dr. L H Prince of Sparta was chosen president and Dr. D G Smith of Freeport was named secretary and treasurer. Rockford Illinois won the next convention location.

Madison Wis James W. Guthrie Dubuque Iac Tri-State Medical Association L.H. Prince Sparta D. G. Smith Freeport Rockford Ill

Anesville Janesville Church Notes Highlight Local Life

The Rev Spry preached at the MM E church with a quarterly conference showing 175 members, 1 wedding, 8 infant baptisms, and church finances including a $5700 valuation and parsonage at 300, installing electric lights at 3208, painting at 165, plus 100 Sunday school members.

Janesville Mr. Spry MM. E Elght M. E Eva Grace Johnston Des Moines Owen Tay Marathon Warren W. BR. C Ey Roser

Local Notes From New Hartford August Visit Snippets

New Hartford reports visitors and travels: Sprague and Vera visited Ackles. Edgar Yukon and family camp on the Iowa river for a week. Mrs. Clara Hupnerts and daughter left for New Mexico. Fay Weaver of Elkhart Indiana visited grandmother Agnes Colvin. Mrs. B D Wright attends the R national encampment at Port Ore and visits friends en route.

New Hartsford Sprague Vera Ackles Edgar Yukon Iowa River Clara Hupnerts New Mexico Fay Weaver Elkhart Ind Agnes Colvin B.D. Wright Port- Ore

Wanted Help and Rentals Advertisements

Wanted salesman for bakery wagon and one truck driver competent. Address 402 Commercial St. Wanted to heat 2 or 3 modern unfurnished rooms or small apartment. Phone Red 1994. For rent a clean nicely furnished room with steam heat unlimited hot water east side. Phone Red 231. Rent or sale room modern house will consider good car as part payment. Telephone S551 303 Read St.

Commercial St

A Moonlit Reunion Ends A Second Chance

Edith and Jim reunite at a mountain hotel under a moonlit arbor. She admits love and asks for another marriage, while Jim reveals he remarried and now has a young son, tempering hopes with reality.

Little Mountain Hotel St. Jim Jim Edith

Dumont Neighbors Welcome Service Members and News

Dumont residents share news of enlistments and homecomings from the navy while noting weddings and family letters. Local families report service milestones, attendance at church events, and upcoming school openings as the community adapts to wartime life.

Market notes show corn and provisions movements in Chicago beat

Chicago markets open with corn in moderate demand as prices edge up then slip on profit taking. October futures rise to near 1.66 and settle weaker, while other grains show scattered gains. Provisions stay dull and steady as quotes drift. unemployment and other farm staples listed with varied figures in the day’s ledger.

Chicago

Bank Clearings and Local News From Waterloo Iowa

Bank clearings for the week ending August 22 1918 reported by the Waterloo Clearing House association show figures per day plus year over year comparisons. The column also notes instruments filed chattel mortgages and the number of instruments to date with decreases from the previous year. Local items include a Freeport Illinois stenography graduate taking a government post, calls to Cedar Falls county board for local men, and weather impacted threshing and farming activity. Socials and church events at Rev Jay Felter s home and Ladies Aid society plans are described along with minor medical incidents among residents.

Br Black Hawk County Abstract Co Waterloo Bank Waterloo Clearing House Association Howard Gaston Irs George Trautman Jay Felter Ladies’ Act] Society Treasury W. F. Spry Waterloo Methodist Church Emerson Marble Ed Marble Glen Poyner Ladies’ Aid Society P's

Readlyn August Marriage Notices and Local Visits

Readlyn brief notes record the marriage of Gehring to Miss Mathias at Westgate and departure for China. Also mentions visits by Mrs Filmer Knief and her mother, Henry Beevers trip to New Hampton, Mrs Wm Klemm and Rheinart at Fleetwood in Tripoli, and Hugo Gehring’s wedding at Westgate with Theodore Gehring attending. Minor items include sick list, a newborn at Lund, and relatives visiting Rev Hesse’s family with furlough details and new home moves.

Readlyn Muko Gehring Waterton Theodore Gehring Thahe Hugo Westgate Greten Kuief Flom Henry Kuhljman Lund Hesse Wisconsin Algie Fettkether Wroyert Thur Fettkether Camp Pike Bick Dem Mersch Wm. Blasberr

Hogs and cattle market notes with mixed prices

Aug 22 hogs show receipts around 000 with top stock at 20.00 dollars and various hog price ranges. Cattle receipts near 10 000 with good to prime beef prices from 13.85 to 17.00 for steers and 7.75 to 13.06 for cows and calves, lambs and ewes also listed with mixed values.

Omaha Livestock Prices and Receipts Report

Omaha Neb Aug 22 hogs receipts 9500 steady lower prices to 18.40 for 265-315 lb range heat 18.50 18.15 pigs 16.00 18.90 bulk 18.20 18.40 cattle receipts 3000 steady steers 11.50 17.50 cows and heifers 7.50 12.50 calves 10.00 13.50 sheep receipts 28000 steady lower wethers 12.00 14.00 ewes 10.50 12.75 lambs 16.75 17.40 yearlings 13.00 14.50.

Omaha Neb St. Louis Surier Sis Waterloo

Sioux City Livestock Hogs Cattle and Sheep Report

Hog prices circle around 48.75 and 418.10 per hundredweight with a 15.40 spread for different grades. Cattle receipts total 1,000 with steady market for steers cows and heifers. Sheep receipts reach 600 with prices holding steady.

St Joseph Livestock Prices Ledger Mixed Cattle and Sheep

St Joseph Missouri market notes Aug 42 receipts show cattle at 2,200 with steady prices. steers 9.00 to 15.00, cows and heifers 5.50 to 16.00, calves 6.00 to 14.00. Sheep 3,500 receipts marked lower limbs with ewes 6.00 to 12.50 and lambs up to 17.50.

St. Joseph

Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary

Hogs receipts about 5000 with steady prices. Heavy hogs near 15.73 to 19.34 and packers a bit higher. Cattle receipts around 5000 with steady steer and calf prices 8.59 to 14.50. Heifers 9.00 to 14.50. Sheep receipts 3009 with lambs about 16.00 and yearlings 11.50 to 16.00. Wethers 10.00 to 14.50 and ewes 9.00 to 13.75.

St Louis Hogs and Sheep Prices Reported at Market

Receive totals and price ranges for hogs sheep and cattle from St Louis market with varied weights and classes. Mixed quality notes for steers heifers cows calves and butchers bulls appear alongside price quotes and receipts figures. Waterloo market lists grain prices hay and livestock by type and condition with regional suppliers and commodities.

Prices in New York and other markets show mixed changes

Trading across cities on August 22 covers butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, and grain. New York reports firm butter with higher creamery receipts, while eggs vary by grade. Chicago notes unchanged butter and cheese, with mixed potato quotes. Kansas City and St Louis list steady poultry and wheat prices, and Minneapolis shows wheat receipts with varied Northern values.

New York Chicago Minnesota Wisconsin Kansas City St. Louis St Louis

Hudson News and Births Update from August

Hudson Iowa notes: Don and Mrs Gutknecht welcome a daughter born Monday. Aug 39. Gutknecht is in a New Jersey camp. Threshing delayed by rain. Local youths Guy Marrow Philip Meuller and Arthur Hanson left for Ames to train at the mechanical school. Stella McDowell learns her brothers Ray and Chester in France have promotions Ray promoted to first sergeant Chester made corporal. Chester broke his arm. George Goddard suffers blood poisoning in his arm and has been unable to work this past week.

Dumont Eugene Mulkins Navy Trinois Texas Minnie Snee Pentel Mulkins Peniel Barlow James Williston Frank Ahrens Wichita Kan Ahrens Joan Seeker Donald McCrae Lake Minnetonka Minn Jacob Pfaitzgraft Rainbow Division Des Moines Swope Alice Swope Methodist Carl Boeckemeier Vield Pfaltzgraff Harold Thompson Gordon Becker Vernard Rogers Walter Peterson Leslie Pfaltzgraf Raintow France O Ur Hudson Aus Don Gutknecht Gutknecht New Jersex Guy Marrow Philip Meuller Arthur Hanson Ames Stella McDowell Ray Chester George Goddard Mr. Goddard

Liberty 33s Hit New High On New York Exchange

Liberty 33s surge to a new maximum of 102.50 on the N Y Stock Exchange marking a record rise from the prior close. Market opens steady but turns irregular as leaders retreat and calls for restraint on loans weigh on Industrials and equipment stocks. Leather preferred among few gains with minor movements in cotton, metals, sugar, and mercantile papers.

New York Aus Liberty Canadian Pacific Marine Preferred Mexican Petroleum United States Steel Honev Via States Steel Baldwin Marine Liberty Dt

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