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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1928
Page
19
A dense classified page lists plumbing and heating services, hauling, rental offerings, used car deals, and large coal yard promotions. Names include Harris, Thompson Pump & Implement Co, Harwich, Lester W. Miller, and GW Royer L. W. Hickman. Locations feature Cedar Rapids, Fredericksburg, and Waterloo. Multiple prices and contact phones appear for coal, fuel, furniture, and real estate notices.
The advertisement promotes coal sales with Green Stamps for cash orders. It lists several coal types and origins such as Pocahontas Lump, Peerless Egg from Tennessee, Red Parrott from West Virginia, Easter Kentucky, Harrisburg Lump, Beechwood Lump, and Beechwood Nut. The notice provides contact details for BUTTON COAL CO and a phone number for calendars.
Notices announce the appointment of executors for M. W. Johnson and Alvina Diefenbach in Black Hawk county Iowa. Creditors must file claims with authenticated proof by district court clerk and payment of debts is requested. Also a notice from the Treasury Department requires Black Hawk National Bank creditors to file proofs within three months with Receiver F J Eightey.
Quality Coal Co advertises Pocahontas lump coal for sale in cash deal at $10.75. Promotes high grade coal and urges customers to call phone number 765 lié W. 2nd for purchase.
A chunk of small ads lists items for sale and services. Notable entries include a Silver Marshall 6 Tube Radio with demonstration contact at 708 Randolph, livestock listings for Holstein heifers and a Jersey boar, pedigreed Chow pups, trained German shepherds, a handmade violin with old price, and other musical instruments. Also entries for waste paper, collections, buying building space, furs, and insurance-like services.
Public notices announce the appointment of executor J. W. Thompson for Nancy J. Sanford estate in Waterloo Iowa and request immediate payments with claims presented to the clerk. Another notice in Black Hawk County concerns Commercial National Company v Fred L. Richardson and Sarah Richardson, detailing a $3,090 debt, $38.60 insurance costs, a $3,000 mortgage lien, and a sale of lot 3 block 2 East Park Place Waterloo to satisfy the judgment. defendants must answer by January 1929 term.
In Lois Star’s tale Grace Donahue, new high school graduate, joins an office where Sam Smith, shy head bookkeeper, supports her against jealous colleagues. Grace endures unwanted advances from male coworkers while seeking companionship and a genuine relationship, leading to a heartfelt reconciliation.
Washington reports 1927 28 farm income totaling 12.253 billion dollars, up from 12.127 billion the prior year though composition shifted. Grain and cotton rose while hogs fruits and poultry lagged. livestock gains offset field crop declines with 1928 outlook favorable for cattle hogs and dairy.
Ted Besh of Pioneer con test association notes that handling bulls safely with a bull pen pays off via high producing daughters. Cornucopia De Kol Creator, sold for being hard to handle, produced daughters with 2,737 pounds milk and 115.5 pounds fat above dams in two-year estimates. With butterfat at 50 cents, those three daughters would earn about $17.25 yearly more per cow. A bull pen costs $60 to $100. Iowa extension reports only four proven sires in use in the state's dairy herds now.
The passage describes Sam living among many Graces, each Grace showing affection in turn. Grace kisses him softly and imitates his passions, then smiles and laughs. Cupid notes that sometimes the best technique is not to pursue a pretty girl.
An Ames study tests two year old feeder cattle fed with red clover hay versus alfalfa. Red clover at $16 a ton produced similar or better gains at lower cost than alfalfa, though alfalfa fed steers brought higher sale prices. Timothy hay fared worst, while mixed clover and timothy neared red clover value.
Dairy calf club boys in Chickasaw county launch a membership drive with a prize for the top recruiter and additional awards for next places. E. M. Wright of Iowa State Dairy Association will meet January 14 with county club leaders at the New Hampton farm bureau to boost club work and plan delegate participation in the state club short course.
A poem criticizes harsh corporal punishment as a form of discipline while recounting a spanking incident by John Jeffries. It argues spankings should avoid cruelty and remain a remedy rather than a provocation to future resentment. The piece also notes Rawlins Gilliland of Coleman Texas, a county attorney, has four men who recovered after making dying statements in his capacity.
Jesup Iowa December weeks see 14 plant officials and 1700 patrons watching closely as the butter make may top 160000 pounds, signaling the largest year in the Jesup cooperative creamery history. Last month’s payroll reached 61528 dollars with butterfat paid at 60 cents per pound. </s>
Creston Ia Dec 25 A P Parsons of Mason City secretary of the North Iowa fair has been named county agricultural agent of the Union County Farm Bureau for 1929 L A Nordhausen agent for the last three years resigned effective Jan 1
Allison Iowa reports that flu and bad roads hinder attendance at Butler home training schools. Last week Miss Harriet Cookinham Ames home management specialist taught a lesson on easier house cleaning methods. Next month lessons begin January 21.
Poetic verse by Adelaide Van Duyn Wade urges bringing Christmas to those without it. The piece contrasts a world with and without Christ, suggesting faith brings hope and freedom from despair for Heathen homes. It emphasizes mission to spread Christ and Christmas worldwide.
Waterloo markets report from Waterloo Milling Company and Swift & Co. detailing pricing for poultry eggs and meats including hens, roosters, ducks, geese, and toms. cattle, hogs, and hides with prices fob Rath Packing Co. and Town Slour & Feed Co. dependent items such as butter lard potatoes oats and hay with varied weight categories and quality grades.
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