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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1918
Page
8
Waterloo Evening Courier publicizes new want ad pricing and rules. It explains minimum charges, per word rates, and capitalization conventions. The policy emphasizes a 25 cent minimum and urges descriptive ads for better results.
A noisy classified page offers items for sale and services including dentures, feeding work, tools, stock purchases, and real estate. Entries mention Fifth Street Hardware Co and multiple rental listings with addresses, monthly rates, and contact numbers, alongside notes about housing eligibility and available rooms.
In Marble Rock on December 2 B J Oakes sold his furniture and undertaking business to Floyd Hosenkrans and will move stock to the Gates building on Main street. Local deaths include Lance Oakes son of Earl and Mrs Oakes killed in battle October 19 and Albert Oates whose funeral was at his daughter Mrs Wash Bowers home with survivors Georgi Tines Mrs Wash Bowers Melvin Bowers Arlie Cates Charles City and Cleland Cates. Lieutenant Dr C J O Keefe spends a two week furlough at home and Roy Stroud, son of Mr and Mrs Everett Stroud, killed in action November 11. Also noted: Mr and Mrs Ralph Horr, Mr and Mrs Barry Taman and two daughters Olive and Gladys, and Will Packman left for California.
Frederick transfer and storage advertises piano and household goods services with locations in Fred and Parsons Storage Dept. Memorial notices report Mrs Mary Gengary died in Poplar Minnesota with funeral details. Hospital and church items note pneumonia death of Joe Wachtel and a thank offering to Pastor O Turr at St Pauls Lutheran.
Dee Greene returned home Saturday amid illness and flu confinement after a hospital stay of 16 days. Postmistress Lottle Tagalis remains at home with flu, while Lizzie Fox and Albert gases sustain health concerns. Fred Stober, state bank cashier, also recovering at home. A special board meeting decided not to reopen school today due to recent infections and new cases emerging.
Classified notes list items for sale and services with unclear wording. It includes a brand new typewriter, amateur contests, a city departure notice, furniture and household items, fur coat, maid job request, housing ad, and various contact lines. Entries mix prices and locations with vague descriptions and OCR errors.
Chicago officials say tribunals may begin proceedings and a judge will be appointed to seek extradition of William Hohenzollern. Assistant U S attorney Loreill told Mrs Catherine Mayden that if US law allows, prosecutors will present facts to a federal grand jury for murder indictment.
Obituary notices from Waterloo detail the deaths of Pred L. Kimball born 1899 in Waterloo died in Milwaukee after a brief illness and funeral plans pending arrival of relatives. Anne Jane Myers of 1527 Franklin Street died after a long illness. husband John Myers and children survive. funeral set at Hileman Gindt chapel with Rev. Lockwood. Jacob Gales died of pneumonia after influenza at his Gilbertville home. services scheduled at St Mary's Church Gilbertville. several siblings survive.
In Waterloo and nearby, residents report travel to Chicago and Des Moines for business and family visits. Updates note illness and recoveries, police activity, a missing funds note, poultry show plans, influenza cases, a rare infant funeral, a nurse’s return, and a transfer of postal staff to Long Beach. Local officials and residents discuss Red Cross work and potential legal actions over unpaid auto licenses.
Daily items from Littleton and Mileton include changes in teaching staff, farm employment moves, and family news. Mrs Lenn Maye leads the primary room. Miss Elsie independence teaches. Ray Miler’s worker Emery relocates. Vist near Mis. MW. El Sennins and family attend relatives’ events. Maryell from New York attended a function. T. Mransels returned home after travel. Mrs Tenn Willer notes her son Bert Hort will arrive from Yukma with brother August Hen driving.
London dispatch analyzes Lloyd George’s campaign aims backed by Tories and Liberals. It discusses labor’s role, potential coalition, and the risk of divisions within Asquith Liberals as the 1918 election nears and party endorsements face scrutiny. The piece notes labor unity trends and fears of direct action if parliamentary influence remains weak.
United Press reports Burma's industrial growth from Rangoon to Mandalay. Factories surpass fifty in the district with over sixty eight thousand workers, rice mills lead, and modernization brings sanitary standards and Western-style amenities. Women now predominate in mills, few under fourteen employed, wages steady as India moves toward western norms.
Rome November 12. An official list of ten commandments to combat influenza advises coughing into a handkerchief, avoiding bars and crowds, breathing away from others, keeping windows open, avoiding handshakes, not traveling, washing the mouth with vinegar, and not rising a dust. The guidance emphasizes personal hygiene and minimizing contact with hospital patients.
Readable stockyard summary notes higher hogs 5 to 10 cents over Monday’s prices and cattle gains with steady demand for good stockers and feeders. Corn and feed markets show mixed signals with some declines in corn while beef and pork futures rise. receipts around 3,000 cattle and 21,000 hogs noted, with prices cited for hogs and cattle across grades.
Disjointed market notes show livestock and commodities with incomplete figures for corn oats lard metals and sugar. Entries mention prices and exchanges in Omaha Chicago New York and St Louis with scattered figures like 7 56 and 2845 but lack coherent context or full values.
Market notes describe prices for barley rye meal cattle and hogs. Mentions good butcher cows calves and canners with prices and references to local traders and institutions. Includes brief society items from Ansgar about residents visiting and travel plans.
Washington December 3 Associated Press says renewed treasury credit boosts total allied loans to 8.196 billion dollars. Financial figures list various currency amounts and new balances, with cattle receipts and market tone noted amid national economic updates.
Market summary from Kansas City shows cattle and hog prices weak to steady with steer quotes around 17.25 to 17.70 per cwt and packer bids steady. Lambs reported 11.00 to 16.00 with overall receipts near 4,000 plus, indicating modest demand and rising prices for certain classes.
Receipts and prices for cattle, hogs and beans at St Louis. Cattle include steer and heifer lots with prices around 17 to 28 dollars. hogs show bids near 12 dollars for some loads. beans listed at about 15 dollars per unit.
Sioux City livestock sale listings show 17,000 mixed cattle with prices around 16.75 and 17.30 per cwt, and 4,000 steers and heifers priced from 15 to 18 as cattle and cows hold at 17.00. Listings note figures for heifers, cows, and a second sheet with 3,900 head reported steady.
New York market notes show butter and creamery items mixed with extras and firsts, while poultry prices remain varied. Across regions in Kansas City and St Louis shipments, live fowls, turkeys, and dressed poultry show little change as receipts stabilize and markets reflect steady or unchanged values.
New York trading begins firm on rally and specialty gains led by Marine and machinery issues, but later weakens with profit taking. Notable advances include Crucible steels Baldwin Locomotive Studebaker and Mexican Petroleum while rails and oils show small gains before close. Cotton and grain prices mixed with Liberty Bond quotes listed. overall market remains uneven with several fluctuations throughout the session.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for colds. It claims to clear nasal passages, stop discharge, relieve headache, and ease throat soreness with a dose every three hours, stating it costs only a few cents at drug stores.
Thousands die each year from chronic diseases that could be treated or prevented with proper diagnosis and timely care. Local specialists estimate about 5,000 deaths annually from Bright’s disease alone, with many more from liver, stomach, heart, and other organ diseases. they say at least ninety percent of these deaths were avoidable with better medical attention.
Neglect threatens health, Drs Myers and Aitken tout careful diagnosis and versatile treatment across bowels stomach liver kidneys blood nerves skin bladder and other ailments. They solicit long standing cases, with offices at 712% Sycamore street open 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and evenings Monday Wednesday Saturday 6:30 to 8:30. married ladies should be accompanied.
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