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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1918
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier outlines want ad prices and policies. Ads cost one cent per word with a 25 cent minimum and must fit page layout rules, with emphasis on readability and effective small ads for all listings.
A jumble of thanks and notices from residents thanking friends neighbors and workers for sympathy flowers and assistance after bereavement. Includes real estate sale notices and miscellaneous classifieds with names and local references.
A fragmented classifieds page lists multiple sale and wants items. Entries include hand made furniture nine library table full leather chair oak piano and goose orders plus cows heifers and garden goods. Contact numbers and addresses are partially readable for inquiries and delivery options.
Notice announces a district court action in Jack County Iowa where James W Traer and James W Traer Jr are defendants in a foreclosure matter. It lists a mortgage dated 1916 securing notes for 400 dollars with interest, describes property and assorted chattel, and sets a January term deadline for appearance.
Small ads list lost bills in a Little Black Pocket and an offer to exchange for other receipts. Also notes a Holler Top Oak Desk for sale in the West side area and a call for a woman to sweep at Rel 2974. Return items to I. Wilcox.
Paris dispatch notes visitors at the Murat residence, President Wilson’s temporary home, including Viscount Northcliffe and former French premiers Painleve and Melin e. The president plans opera and variety entertainment and hopes to meet Lieut Rene Fanck, with Fanck to be brought to the estate.
Obituary items report the deaths of Lee Ogerk and Mary Lutgen with service details and survivors including siblings. Burial plans place the remains in Independence and Waterloo churches. Other notices cover Mina Willard’s divorce suit against Henry C.
Chicago December 18 corn and oats futures edged higher at times as a food administration note suggested wartime controls easing though speculative limits remain. Prices opened mixed with January around 1.34 to 1.30 percent, May near 1.35, and oats slipping while provisions fell on light demand.
Rosetta Blanquart aged 64 dies at 112 Jefferson Street after two years illness. Survived by husband, two sons J. L. McDowell Knoxville and R. H. McDowell Waterloo, two daughters Mrs. St. C. Wren Waterloo and Mrs. Ida Nation Alliance Neb. Also sister Mrs. Carrie McDowell Hightman. Remains at O Keefe Towne mortuary. Also court reports: J Andrews bound over on bootlegging charge. Anderson pleads guilty to larceny and jailed for fine. Anna Sondag dies in Gilbertville pneumonia after influenza. funeral at St Mat Gilbertville. Various influenza notices and local talks and hospital news accompany. Chicago and Peoria grain quotes listed.
Hogs receipts mix across Chicago and St Louis markets with prices steady to firm for heavy and mixed grades. Cattle volumes show steady to lower tones in Kansas and Iowa markets. calves and feeders remain active. Lambs and sheep varied, with light demand and price ranges weakening in several regions. Local listings reflect cattle and hog movements through Omaha and Sioux City with mixed futures for week of December 18.
Birth announcements list Viola Geneva Sommer elt Lucien Josephine Fry Blair Slough Edward Thomas J Mullen and Robert from Willant Sommer Fry Kough Bratnaber and Mullen families. Several hundred soldiers journeyed via Illinois Central train from Portland Oregon to Camp Guster for muster out. a brief stop sparked an impromptu demonstration. Stocks and bonds report mixed early gains and losses across sectors with notable activity in oils metals and rail issues.
A mixed market note records Liberty bond quotations and metal prices in New York, including 355.26 for the third A, 05.86, and 95.44. It also lists spot copper at 7.05 and 8.20 for East St Louis, with a Waterloo market section detailing prices for flour, hay, cattle, butter, lard, potatoes, turkeys, hides, and other farm commodities.
Humphrey W. Orr died at 7 30 am at Presbyterian hospital from a bullet wound ruled personal safety related. Dr. B D Smith coroner will likely hold an inquest to decide if accidental or intentional. Orr, born October 14 1882 in Maanoi Kota, moved to Cedar Falls, married Amy Spain in 1911, worked as an electrician, served in government cantonments, and last worked as electrical superintendent at Perth Amboy shipyards before returning home. Survived by widow two stepchildren Mary and Paul, father Josiah Orr Hinckley Minnesota sisters Cora Orr Waterloo Mrs Earl Funk Birmingham Alabama Mrs Louis Freeman Boise Idaho. Remains at Petersen Bros mortuary awaiting funeral plans.
In Waterloo and nearby areas the Red Cross Christmas drive proceeds with calls for universal membership before week’s end. Headquarters emphasizes 100 percent participation and thanks supporters from local firms and organizations. Red Cross booths open at Commercial National Bank and Waterloo branches as volunteers work to boost morale and aid for hospital relief efforts.
A veteran of two wars, once able to walk with crutches, now paralyzed from the waist down and unable to walk. He seeks government support while living in the city, with investigations noting disability from rheumatism and worsened mobility. A wheel chair is mentioned as essential for daily life.
The Illinois Central band, a student ensemble of trained musicians, will perform Friday evening at Walnut Street Baptist. The program includes a range of pieces conducted by its director, highlighting the group’s evolution and its role in patriotic affairs this season.
New York reports mixed wholesale prices with butter steady to lower in various grades and fresh gathered eggs and poultry edges, while cheese remains firm. Cotton futures ease after a steady session with December through July contracts trading around the mid 20s. London money markets show 3 percent rates on Dec 18.
Greene la Mee 18 Mrs Brags husband died yesterday of influenza and pneumonia and died today at home. Their daughter Irene is seriously ill and Martin Bragg father is listed critical. Frac unknown text ends with garbled lines about a murder case and executions.
Reports from Saloniki indicate Bulgaria has food in rural areas and cities for those who can pay high prices. Clothing is scarce and drug supplies run low with quinine at about 100 dollars per pound. Tobacco sales by the Bulgarian government yielded gold payments, while American tobacco stores were left undisturbed.
Toronto police halted work in Dec 18 protests after police commissioners dismissed 12 union members. The walkout follows the union’s claim of reprisals against organizers and alleges suppression of organized labor.
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