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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1916
Page
3
A jumble of classifieds and notices includes real estate for sale in the city limits, a 4000 dollar home price, and a 43 Baxter plan. It also lists corporate governance text, annual meetings, and probate notices from Waterlon, Iowa, with various names, dates, and addresses embedded in the postwar listings.
Notice from Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Keporter explains that ads ordered to run until forbidden require a written order to discontinue. A printed blank will be provided for advertiser to fill and return. Discontinuation requests must reach the office by 4:30 p.m. to take effect the following day.
Local notes report Miss Margaret Lutz enjoying holiday time at home in Jesup. Mr and Mrs Willem Mastere settle in new northeast Jesup home. Birth in Eck family. other travels include California visit by Ennis and King, and relatives in Waterloo and Des Moines. A gospel youth team visits Presbyterian church. Rest room hosts free traveling library for three months with two week book loans.
In Otterville Minerville on December 28 Homer Atchison is ill with erysipelas. W H Ginsell visited Vinton last week. Mrs El Cameron and Frank and Daniel migrate from Waterloo for Tat Man haul. Vance Bantz from Outlook Mont visits relatives. Tolle and Homer Atchison of Oski jbora return home for Christmas. Charlie Bates, who left in September for a regency recall benefit from the west, died in Brookings of tuberculosis at his mother’s home. Mus Tial visits Brookings for a week’s stay.
Gilbertville left villa reports a round of holiday visitors and family news. Mr and Mrs Pater Delagardelle of Waterloo visited relatives including Mrs Willam Weber and Mrs J Dala dele and daughter Leona. Frank Frost became a father to a daughter born Thursday. Walter Weber and Miss Mathilda Kre ter visited at the Delagardelle home Sunday evening. William Wagner and family traveled to Jesup for Christmas with Noshick and Magdalen Krants from Dubuque visiting relatives.
A patched eye veteran meets a Canadian, a Frenchman, and a woman named Mabel Shaw in Canals. They discuss duty, sacrifice, and love as a dying soldier from Picardy sends a message to his beloved, while a major general in love contemplates romance after war. Greater New York reports 31,535 public school pupils.
Two Kentucky suitors, Mose and Pete, competed to win Sarah Ann’s hand by calling on women on New Year’s Day in New Amsterdam. The contest ran from morning until 4 pm with a running tally kept by helpers. A log jam near a stream caused a clash, Mose was drenched in dye, and Pete crossed the finish line first by moments, with neither man arriving exactly at four. Sarah Ann chose neither, and the prize went to a third party.
A New York report discusses limited prospects for peace despite market dips and notes divergent opinions in Canada on war duration. It covers effects on trade, rail and gas shortages, and ongoing heavy steel and iron orders from France, Italy, and other allies, with 1917 price readjustments anticipated.
Wheat prices rose today on hopes of stronger foreign demand and domestic receipts but market nerves grew due to peace outlook. May and July futures showed gains before a late set back from Germany’s response to Wilson. Corn shared strength with weather forecasts and hogs boosted provisions as holiday trade reduced volume.
Ford Motor Co reports October production near 508000 cars matching a record high set last March. The article outlines annual production figures for 1916 1915 and 1914 with average outputs and projected yearly gross business near 240 million dollars based on revised prices and demand.
In New York on December 26 the publication of the latest German proposals sparked a moderate uptick in stock market activity. Prices rose gradually after a dull session, with major stocks trading between afternoon highs and lows before and after the German communication.
Chicago and New York market notes report steady to firm prices on butter eggs and poultry with mixed grain and sugar futures. Live poultry and fowl prices hold while pork and lard show steady levels and overall receipts remain sizable across regions including Washington Oregon Colorado Michigan and Wisconsin.
US bank clearings for the week ending December 21 show an aggregate of 4.1420 697 billion dollars, down from 6.3587 49 billion the prior week and 4.5942 009 billion in the corresponding Canadian week. Canadian clearings reach 255.351 million, up from 245.614 million the prior week and 205.601 million year earlier. Returns list weekly percentage changes versus the same week last year.
Chicago stockyard activity shows hogs opening 5 to 10 cents higher with top at 10.60 as arrivals lag expectations. Cattle steady and sheep market weaker with overall scarce supplies. Receipts reported: hogs 48,000 cattle 11,000 sheep 20,000.
Receipts at An-del Uily Missouri show cattle and hog markets opening up. Prime fed steers bring around 10.26 to 11.25, dressed beef steers 7.60 to 10.25, western steers near 10.66, cows 8.26 to 8.25, bulls 5.60 to 7.25, calves 6.00 to 11.00. lambs reach 15.25 to 19.50. Hog receipts steady with midweek values around 9.90 to 10.46. Sheep and stockers also listed with varied ranges.
Livestock receipts today total 5 4007 cattle and 4300 hogs and 13 000 sheep. Cattle show higher opening prices with native steers 7.50 to 11.60. cows and heifers 6.00 to 8.50. westerns 6.50. Texas steers 6.25 to 7.50. stockers 5.25 to 8.50. Hogs opened higher with heavy 9.90 to 10.30. light 9.60 to 10.10. bulk 8.75 to 10.10. Sheep receipts rise as market opens higher with yearlings 9.26 to 13.25. wethers 8.50 to 10.00. ewes around 2.10 to 8.35.
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