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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1918
Page
3
Waterloon readers learn about want ads pricing and formatting while a sample of classified lines shows for sale and real estate offerings. The page highlights rates, line structures, and a bustling want advertising department serving as a marketplace for all citizens.
A wedding at the home of Wah Avers in Uclwelt Christmas day united Bhanehe in marriage to the King of Fairbank Allent Witnesses and guests attended the ceremony. The couple departed for a short wedding trip aboard the evening rail and plan a Madrbiatide reception after. The bride, a graduate of the State Teachers College, wore a traveling suit. The groom is a Port Dardie and Cedar Hapids native who has worked in local produce firms.
Sunday school members at the Raymond Methodist Church held a Christmas program and collected funds for suffering children. Santa Claus distributed candy sacks and boxes for the shut ins. Several neighbors and families faced illnesses amid a quiet news week as the town recovered from flu.
A jumble of OCR text lists scattered names, places, dates, and events. Mentions Ranchos, Camp Lewis, Nov dates, and various individuals such as the Mike Starbort family. includes references to quarantines and local wartime activities with unclear connections and missing context.
Christmas day gatherings fill Dunkerton and nearby towns as families host relatives from Waterloo, Wilton and Ankeny for meals and celebrations. Miss Murle Nesfield tours eastern cities before returning to teach in consolidated schools. several locals update on military service and furloughs while Forest Walker’s remains are buried in Mt Auburn.
William McFarland a highly respected Winthrop resident was found dead in bed Thursday morning from likely apoplexy. He leaves four children and a widow. A quiet wedding occurred Wednesday evening at the Merrill home as Jessie, their eldest daughter, wed Thomas Gilpin with immediate family in attendance. Real estate transfers appear in the county notices.
The corn market rose on December 27 with gains led by tightening crop restrictions and higher receipts. Brokers and commodity houses showed selling pressure while early upward moves suggested continued strength for later contracts. Foreign grain markets showed mixed quotes as December closes with gains in corn futures.
Livestock prices show hogs higher and cattle up with sheep 25 to 50 cents. Receipts mixed across hogs, cattle, and sheep. pork and beef prices steady to higher while feeder trades slow. Poultry and produce locally steady with changes noted in butter eggs and potatoes.
Receipts totaled for cattle pigs and sheep with prices ranging across categories. Heavy steers average near 18.50 per hundredweight while cows and calves show mixed bids. Sheep show varied demand with yearlings and ewes mentioned among totals.
Sioux City Iowa hog receipts reach about 8 000 with prices for light hogs 16.90 to 17.10 dollars per hundredweight and heavy hogs around 17.80. Cattle and sheep listings show mixed results with steer and heifer values and various stocker and feeder categories indicated amid steady sheep receipts.
Commodity and financial references show mixed activity across grains butter and sugar with price quotes for oats and cheese in Chicago and St Louis notes, Liberty bonds prices in New York, and cotton futures futures open lower amid unsettled markets. Timely figures include prime seed and timothy ranges and foreign exchange briefings.
Cleveland reports a year-long denial of relief with market conditions turning favorable for readjustments. Buyers and sellers seek policies amid war demand changes and canceled orders, while producers weigh new pricing and contract revisions.
Local notice lists for sale items including cord wood, feed barn with poultry, bargains on second hand terms, Wisconsin potatoes at 1.25 per bushel, coal and coke. East Side Auction Market invites bids and deliveries.
Consign your Morsex and mules to the WilLam Holland Commission Company in Cedar Rapids Iowa. First grand open Friday and a resale sale on Saturday January 1d and 44h. Annual horse show Thursday evening before the sale. Prizes awarded or regular auction each Friday and Saturday.
Rent notice shows two furnished rooms available on a floor with unclear location. Text is garbled and provides minimal usable details about occupancy, amenities, or contact.
Classified snippet lists items and services including livestock price 60 head per head and rent offers. Mentions furnished rooms and modern heater, and requests a girl for general housework. Includes stray phrases about upstairs rooms and a habitable home context.
Fragmentary OCR text from Waverly page shows scattered names and places. Mentions Cedar, Matidees, Miss Mos, and a daughter named Adtred Monn. overall it presents no clear event, date, or outcome to summarize.
President Wilson meets King George V and Queen Mary during a private Buckingham Palace dinner. The visit includes a lengthy one on one with the king and cards left at Marlborough House, amid a warm royal reception and crowds noting Mrs. Wilson.
In Bristow Tec, two deaths linked to flu leave a widow, a blind three year old daughter, and several affected relatives. Ruth S Jay McGreachy formerly of Aaron Ty family dies after ten days of illness. Arthurson dies after brief illness. Liberty bonds slide to four percent, hitting new low on the New York Brock Exchange.
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