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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1918
Page
3
The Waterlog Evening Courier and Daily Reporter publish want ads at one cent per word with a 25 cent minimum, plus line rates for light caps and display. Advertisers note rising small ads costs but the department remains the district’s central marketplace for selling, buying, and mutual exchange.
A special request asks all members of Teamsters Union No 2 to attend the upcoming regular meeting. Aug. 27, 1818. Froy Atherton, President.
Fragmented real estate and employment classifieds listing for sale cottages and property, jobs for boys and girls, furnished houses, boarding places, piano tuning, and rental inquiries. Mentions hardware, music store, and various work offers with scattered details and contact hints. The notice reads like an old newspaper vacancy and sale column with inconsistent spelling and partial addresses.
A chaotic OCR page lists numerous want ads for domestic and general labor including competent maids, factory sewing machine operators, office workers, and care duties. It names several employers and locations, with scattered contact hints and rooming notices mixed in with sales and rental notices.
Quick sale of a 1917 Maxwell five passenger car offered with yard and farm outbuildings. Includes dairy district road access near Duluth, Minnesota and a list of farm structures, sheds, and pasture fencing. Also notes gas and ore production investment reports and a railroad-adjacent site. Sept 10 deadline. price 42.00 to 140.
The Waterloo Iowa city council approves a multi-category tax levy for 1958 to fund general municipal and infrastructure needs. Levies include 110 mills for general city expenses, 1 mill for debt service, 2 mills for a bond fund, 4.5 mills for a flood or park fund, and numerous one to two mill rates for sewer, water, improvements, and police and fire funds, all computed against the last assessment. Public hearing notices precede final adoption.
Chicago August 27. Plentiful rains and railroad optimism underline a weak opening in corn with October futures slipping from last session. Prices fell to about 1.60 per bushel, then steadied near 1.64 as bearish sentiment persisted. Oats opened steady but fell with corn. provisions remained weak with pork activity quiet and lard and ribs down. Cash quotations show No 2 yellow corn about 1.63 to 1.66, rye around 0.70s, barley and hay steady.
Hogs receipts near 000 and steady to 10 cents higher with top around 19.05 and bulk 18.75 to 19.50. Cattle receipts about 3,700 with steers 9.00 to 18.00, cows and heifers 6.90 to 14.00, calves 6.00 to 14.00. Sheep receipts 2,500 with ewes around 5.00 to 7.50 and lambs 14.00 to 17.75, some up to 22.00.
Kansas City hog and cattle prices steady to mixed with light pack and feeder trades noted. Reports include St Louis and Omaha grain bids, wheat and corn quotes, cotton futures near steady and metal and stock market activity. Local notices mention Red Cross event plans and community visits, with a brief obituary for Kenneth Bossom and several travel and school notes. The London money market and bond activity are summarized, along with regional market tables for Waterloo and surrounding areas.
Marble Rock reports Aug 27 updates as Cynthia watches visits Wadena then Perry, In. preached for the funeral of Willard Bucklen Sr. at the local church. Obituary notes for Mrs Sarah Rosenkrans, died in Waterloo Aug 20, funeral held here Friday with Rev Linge delivering the sermon. Local residents visit relatives, Veterans association to meet, and farm product listings including roosters, ducks, geese, turkeys, and spring chickens.
The Waterloo Evening CourteSt and Daily Reporter explains how advertisers may discontinue want ads run “till forbid.” Written orders are required to stop a running ad, due to telephone instruction errors. A printed blank is provided for advertiser use. notices must reach the office by 10 a.m. to affect the next day.
Chicago market report notes hog receipts of 17 000 with prices steady to yesterday and top hogs at 29.90 per cwt. Prime native steers hit a record 18.90 while beef cattle show a range from 10.30 to 18.90 for various grades. Sheep receipts 23 90 with bids mostly 15 25 to 17 30 for lambs and totals across categories reflecting a slow day.
Sioux City Iowa Aug 27 hog receipts about 2 500 higher trend. Mixed lard hogs bring 18 30 to 18 19a, heavy hogs around 18 25 to 18 40 bulk. Cattle and cows show steady receipts near 250 head with cows and heifers around 9 75. Sheep receipts about 300 steady market.
Omaha livestock market receipts totalled 12 590 with steadiness across cattle and sheep. Steers traded from 11.80 to 17.30, cows and heifers 7.50 to 12.10, vealers 10.00 to 13.70, wethers 11.30 to 11.50, lambs 16.90 to 17.50, and yearlings around 12.25 to 12.75 amid a busy day.
Prices and receipts across dairy eggs butter and poultry are listed with varying changes. Creamery prices steady to higher on some items while eggs show irregular receipts and bundled totals, and potatoes and butter show limited movement with regional references to Minnesota and Missouri markets.
William Solizano of Cedar Rapids Iowa announces in Waterloo a Saturday sale seeking thick riding geldings and mares aged 5 to 9 years heavy 1400 to 1800 pounds and riding mares 4 to 5 years old. He offers top government contract prices, aims to buy 100 head in Waterloo, and requests sound rugged stock with proper conformation. He will personally be in Waterloo to purchase and pay in full.
James P McLaughlin died at his home 214 Adams Street at 2 a m after a stroke at work in the UT K ish oe shop where he had worked about 20 years Born in County Fermanagh Ireland August 14 1858 he came to Waterloo in 187 It 1881 he married Elizabeth Reiff and leaves three children William Martha and Florence Dunkelberg plus three brothers Joe Aarshall town Walter and William and a sister Mrs Chapman Funeral at St J church will be Thursday with burial in Calvary He was a pioneer National Guard organizer and well known shoemaker member of Knights of Columbus Catholic Order of Foresters and Woodmen of the World
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