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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
5
Waterleo Evening Courier lists local want ads with one cent per word and a 25 cent minimum. Classifieds include furniture, real estate, jobs, services, vehicles, and miscellaneous items from Waterloo areas and nearby towns, with a focus on prices, contact methods, and delivery of daily notices.
Classified ad fragments show items for storage space, furnished rooms, a motor machine sale, stamps volunteers, and rental offers. Includes contact notes such as Black Hawk Tire Co, Dick, 1404, 226 W. 14th, 219% E 4th, F. H. Linden, 1401, and others. Multiple small notices lacking clear structure but indicating rental, sale, and service offers in Waterloo area.
Ireland news reports amendments to the home rule bill ready for Commons debate. Valera, leader of the Irish Republic, rumored to travel from America, allegedly granted tacit permission to return by Lloyd George. In Cork, a military inquiry continues. a cadet is held after a shooting in Dunmanway. Valera’s return remains unconfirmed.
Allamakee County supervisors moved to pave the initial highway projects with bids to be accepted until January 13, 1921. Project No. 118 covers 3 1/3 miles from the north corporate line of Waukon to the Makee township line near the county farm, and Project No. 29 covers 2.19 miles from Postville to the section line between sections 16 and 7 in Post township.
Paris dispatches report failed communist attempts to overthrow the government in Czecho Slovakia. The government remains in power and is emerging from two weeks of turmoil in a strong position.
Gene Geary, condemned to hang, spent a nervous night awaiting a stay from the Illinois Supreme Court. Attorneys pressed two last minute moves in Springfield as decision on a stay was deferred to this afternoon or tomorrow morning. C E S initiates Becker chapter No 499 of the Order of the Eastern Star with eight initiates and four pledges. A solo by Mrs. Charles Trunker highlighted the service. Members voted 14 to Good Fellows and 10 for Eastern Star home at Bonne, Iowa.
In New York the session opened with aggressive selling in oils and steel, dragging shares down across many sectors. United States Steel resisted decline, while other major stocks and rail issues dropped. grain futures, including corn and wheat, slipped on bearish outlooks and lingering crop concerns before a late, modest rally.
A Mount Vernon township consolidation debate continues as residents weigh a $100,000 bond and transportation needs. Letters urge funding for improved existing schools over new buildings, citing storms, long bus routes, and rising area taxes. Local readers discuss district finances and road conditions amid winter weather.
Chicago stock market wrap reports cattle receipts steady with slight gains for fat cattle, hogs nearly unchanged from yesterday amid cautious big packer buying, hogs top near 9.15 and bulk around 6.90 to 8.16, sheep weaker by 15 to 100 cents, lambs firm at spots. Also notes New York eggs down about 8 to 6 cents and Liberty bond quotes steady mid-December trading in the bond market.
Lexington citizens plan a grand welcome for Man o' War, arriving early January. Miss Elizabeth Haingerfield to arrange travel from New York to Hinata farm. Sam Riddle owner will accompany. Train greet by band and reception, banquet, holiday pageant, and procession to his Kentucky home with flowers.
Grain and provisions fell as hog prices declined. Market activity showed steady demand for livestock and staple goods, with traders watching futures and local elevators for price signals amid variable harvest yields.
Livestock prices and receipts across East St. Louis and Kansas City on December 1 to 16 show steady or mixed shifts. Cattle at East St. Louis ranged from cows $4.75 to $5.75 and veal calves top around $10.25. hogs sold mostly $9.00 to $9.50 with highs near $9.50. lambs and sheep weaker with undersold ewes, while Kansas City posted slow cattle demand with fat steers $6.75 to $8.00 and hogs mostly $8.40 to $8.70, lambs around $16.85 with softer prices overall.
Receipts around 9 000 hogs steady to strong with top around 8.45 for medium weights. Cattle at Omaha and Sioux City show weak undertones for beef steers and stockers, with guides for weights near 2 058 pounds at about 21.75. Sheep and lambs ease, bulk lambs near 39.00 to 8.00, ewes around 34.00, steady to lower. Sioux City hogs steady. cattle very slow to steady with fed steers at 5.50 to 13.06 and veals 2.00 to 3.50. St Joseph hogs open 20 lb higher, top 8.70. cattle 6.00 to 12.00, calves 5.00 to 3.00. sheep slow with lambs 16.00 to 11.00 and ewes 4.00 to 4.25.
New York reports strong butter receipts and high scores, with cheese and milk flats showing mixed runs. Chicago notes firm butter and unsettled eggs, while Waterloo markets list diverse grain and livestock values. Cotton futures in New York hold steady as trading opens, and regional price activity spans sugar, coffee, and gold market figures.
A集 series of district court notices from Black Hawk County Iowa during 1920 21 including divorces informants and final estate reports. Names such as Pearle Handing John Bardling Essie Ebersole Lona Peters Joseph Peters George Chetsole and John Goodfellow appear along with dates terms and filing actions for divorces custody support and estate matters.
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