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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1918
Page
4
The Waterloo Evening Courier describes Want Ads as a community market for all classes of citizens. Rates are per word with a 25 cent minimum, with distinct formats for light and bold type and a daily minimum charge, highlighting the department as a central social and commercial hub.
Community notices cover lodge gatherings in Waterloo including Odd Fellows and Woodmen of the World. Classifieds offer room for rent, wanted help and sales of furniture real estate farm items and various services with addresses and contact details.
A page of miscellaneous want ads offers help wanted calls and items for sale. Entries include competent girl for general work, baby grand Chevrolet for sale, boys blue serge suit, piano, furniture, storage services, and rental houses with various rates and contact numbers. Many listings are fragmentary and require reader action to identify specifics.
Washington reports ship convoys sailing from Liverpool to New York aboard the Ascintus with 17 officers and 1427 men and the Ganople for Boston with 4 officers and 1067 men. American forces cross into Prussia as occupation expands behind German lines. Copenhagen and The Hague note revolts, vacuums in Halland, and the German revolutionary government spends large sums. Labour leaders warn peace conferences lack justice and democracy while ships carry wounded soldiers to Hoboken. Submarines surrender at Harwich as the German king abdicates in Wurttemberg.
A man reads an ad for Little House in the Wood and meets Eunice Loveless. They tour the property, discuss a race and money, and the sale becomes a moment of romance as she confesses to needing funds and he declares his love. The piece then shifts to a historical note about Dr. Walter Reed and yellow fever research.
Co E Howard Realtor advertises rentals and sales in Waterloo area. A modern House for rent at 20 dollars or sold on easy payments at 31 Sullivan Avenue. Land offers include 160 acres near Waterloo with exchange potential for farm and city properties. Various farms and houses in Waterloo are listed with terms, expected price hikes near year end.
Miss Edith Mortimer of Roslyn Illinois indicted for manslaughter in the second degree by Queens County grand jury. She allegedly drove recklessly when her auto struck and killed two men. Captain Mercer Poree of the French army was in the racing car.
Chicago prices show gains as food administration estimates push breadline expectations upward. Wheat futures advance with December and January bids, while corn and cash demand lag. Hog prices firm on tight supply boosting provision values.
Receipts show hogs 49 000 and cattle 28 000 as market reports from Waterloo and Saint Louis note steady to higher feedlot prices. Beef, veal, and stocker categories rise with good and choice states, while limited declines appear for some lower grades.
Grain markets and cattle prices show receipts around 2 400 with mixed bidding. References to various depots and rail lines appear, including Union depot Chicago Ltd Des Moines KC and others, with scattered notes on butter and potatoes in wholesale and retail contexts.
St Joseph Mo December 2 cattle receipts 4 600 steady with steers $8 60 to 11 80 cows and heifers 5 28 to 9 16 calves 6 00 to 14 00 sheep receipts 600 steady lambs 12 50 to 15 25 ewes 7 50 to 9 40 Butter firsts 8 0 seconds 6 0 65 Poultry hens 21 4 roosters 17 9 phratlers 29c
The market opened with extreme dullness as traders hesitated after the president's address. Prominent issues like steels, coppers, and oils showed irregular recovery while rails led a brisk late morning demand.
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