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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1918
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter presents its want ad policy, listing 1 cent per word with a 25 cent minimum, dash line charges, and special rates for light caps and black gaps. It notes email ads cost more to handle and asserts want ads serve as a marketplace for all citizens.
Cards of Thanks for kindness during illness and death of Donald Wayne Mapes from Mr. and Mrs. James Mapes. Rural Neighbors of America to meet at Moose hall with initiation and plans for the Black Hawk county convention in Dewar in September. Union notice to Teamsters No. 533 members for Aug. 27, 1918. Various employment and housing ads including government clerk ads and factory work. Classifieds list wanted help, board, rooms, used goods, and real estate in Waterloo area.
Real estate ad offers 6 beds and 6 baths in an Ol paved street property. Cash price listed with $4,400 down payment option and a flexible liberty term. Contact Welle at 4922 First for details and viewing.
Forced sale of 50 acres with 80 under one balance good pasture and 40 000 feet of fencing. Features two houses, hardwood floors, a full frame barn for four head, log barn for 12 head, poultry house, hay barn, tool shed, wood shed, hog pasture, water, and shade. Located on a main road one mile from Ichani, eight miles from Trego, midway between St Paul and Duluth. Price 2600 dollars with 1500 dollars down and short balance time. sale ends Sept 19 with a 1917 Maxwell car included. Mrs AL Fuller, 1789 Portland Ave, St Paul Minn.
The Waterloo Evening Courier explains that ads run till forbid require a written order to discontinue, due to telephone instruction errors. Advertisers receive a printed blank to return, and must notify by 10 a.m. for same day processing. memo to discontinue must reach the office by then.
London reports strong German counter blows south of Bapaume repulsed by British forces. Casualties for British Third and Fourth armies total about 33,560 from Aug 1 to Aug 25 with 20,060 German prisoners captured east of the Ancre. Mogul front including Monchy le Preux Guemappe and Wancourt seen in the Mindenburg line as Germans briefly advance, then halted.
The text recalls how each state gains a star on the flag upon admission and notes wartime counts of 36 stars, then 45 after New York gatherings. It cites James A. Garfield as a congressman addressing a crowd after Lincoln's assassination, mentioning the phrase God reigns over the government at Washington.
Chicago and Omaha market notes show corn opening down then rallying on cash demand with October futures around 1.60 to 1.64 per bushel. Oats firmed, oats futures near 72 to 73 cents. provisions inactive with pork lower while lard and ribs higher. Cattle and hog receipts mix as quotes for live cattle and sheep vary, with prices and spreads noted across locations including Sioux City and Chicago.
Market notes show mixed lots for cattle and hogs with varying prices. Wheat receipts listed with several lot identifiers and price ranges, including No. 2 white and yellow grain.
New York August 2 8 The stock market opened with a continuation of prior activity and mixed strength as gains were modest. United States Steel led with a small advance to 134, while Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific fluctuated after early highs. Bond prices show Liberty issues active, but overall dullness lingered with irregular closing. cotton futures opened barely steady, tone mixed across the futures curve with nearby prices drifting slightly.
Chicago market report shows hogs steady to strong with receipts of 36 000. prices range from 17 55 to 19 90 for various grades. Cattle receipts 21 000 with beef cattle steady to lower. prices for good to prime between 10 25 and 16 85, feeders 7 75 to 23 00. Sheep receipts 26 000 and market steady with lambs 16 25 to 17 64. ewes 12 50 to 13 25.
Kansas City receipts show strong cattle and calf values with steers near 17.00, cows around 6.59, calves up to 35.00. hogs at 14.50 to 19.85, heavy weights 15.90. St Louis reports hogs 10,800 receipts steady to 19.90. cattle 14.8k receipts with steers 11.50 to 15.00 and cows 7.50 to 22.50. sheep 4,200 receipts lambs 14.90 to 17.00, ewes 11.09 to 12.00.
Butter and eggs steady to firm across cities with creamery butter at 46 to 49 cents per pound and firsts around 42 to 46 cents. Cheese largely unchanged with varieties like daisies and longhorn quoted. potatoes steady in Minnesota and Wisconsin markets. Eggs irregular with extras near 30 to 49 cents per dozen and packing stock noted. Kansas City dairy prices show creamery butter around 42 cents for firsts, 41 cents for seconds, packing 3 cents.
Eastbound and westbound trains from Dubuque Chicago Des Moines and Kansas City are listed with times for local and limited services. The Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Waverly divisions show multiple daily departures and a detailed sequence of arrival and departure times across stations, including Albert Lea Manly and twin cities connections.
A dense Mercantile Paper style market brief from St Louis dated August 26 reports poultry prices for hens and roosters, ducks and geese, plus butter, eggs, and miscellaneous commodities. It notes turkey prices and small changes, with New York and Mexican dollar loan quotes, and spot prices for lead and spelter. The item reads like a rough OCR of a commodity desk listing with figures such as 25460, 272, and 230 for various fowl, and 6 percent rates for loans.
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