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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
10
Waterloo readers see Want Ads priced at one cent per word with a 25 cent minimum and line rules. The ad page lists numerous classifieds including sales, services, jobs, real estate, and personal notices with sample entries and contact references.
Chicago reports show active buying pushing wheat higher as futures advance led by March and May contracts. Cattle receipts around 4,000 with mixed trades, hogs 27,000 with higher bids, sheep receipts 11,000 with lambs and ewes declining. markets bolstered by export demand and a government crop report near expectations.
The report lists Chicago grain quotes for corn oats and rye with varied bids and payment terms, Kansas City and Minneapolis grain data, Peoria and St Louis notes, plus copper tin iron and zinc price levels in New York and St Louis markets. Corporate and commodity references include No 2 white corn No 2 yellow oats and zinc spot ranges.
Minneapolis beauty experts forecast a cosmetic era of edible flavors for skin care and makeup. Miss Josephine Stuart envisions perfumes and flavors like peach vanilla or hard cider for a personalized sensory experience, with legal limits on flavor concentration.
Federal Judge F G Geiger censured the Milwaukee grand jury for petitioning Wisconsin congressmen for light wines and beer. The judge discharged the jury after the admonishment. Marriage licenses listed include Jathrie Brosil and Doris Huck. William A Bridge and Hazel L Miller, all of Waterloo.
Protestant leaders warn of a growing minister shortage that will intensify in five to six years. Surveys show declines in seminary entrants across Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and other bodies, with about 80,000 churches at risk without ministers. Federal Council of Churches meeting in Boston highlighted the looming crisis and the need for urgent action.
WaterCol market notes for December 17 show flour at 19 and barley rates. Fragmentary entries reference quarter testers and note unclear pricing.
Omaha receipts total around 12 000 cattle hogs and sheep with prices posted across beef and packing grades. Sioux City shows hogs higher with top around 8 80 and cattle and sheep mixed. Kansas City and St Joseph also list calves hogs and sheep with varied demand on December 17.
Butter and eggs show mixed receipts with firmer butter and steady to lower prices. Poultry markets report live birds and dressed meat with varied regional values. Money exchange and commodities push through with fluctuating rates and ongoing market activity.
Waterloo Iowa November 3 1920 city council receives the River Front Improvement Commission report detailing receipts and disbursements for November 1 1919 to October 31 1920. It lists balances sales of bonds taxes interest and land sales and itemizes contracts salaries and services from Black Hawk Construction Co Nathan B Barber J Dempster and others for river wall front work and memorial hall grounds.
In Chicago on December 17 potatoes showed a steady tone with receipts of 28 carloads. Northern white potatoes sold in sacks between 1.35 and 1.60 per unit.
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