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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1918
Page
8
The Waterloo Evening Courier explains new uniform rates for want ads at one cent per word with minimum charges, urging concise, well written ads. It notes the change aims to improve readability and liveliness, highlighting the Waterl00 Evening Reporter as a model for effective classified notices.
Fragmented notices advertise furnished rooms for rent with mentions of kitchenettes, utilities, and proximity to a business street. Includes broken contact lines and scattered job and sale items such as hardware, bicycles, sewing services, and repair offers.
Odd assortment of ads notes sale items such as ducks roses chickens fresh meats and provisions. Also requests for dressmaking services chorus girls for a medical show and help wanted for various tasks including housework typing and underwood typewriters for rent and real estate inquiries. Some entries mention dates locations and contact methods.
Rockford reports include Dr and Mrs Te W Streeter returning from Chicago, Grace Brown moving to Regester home, John Sadler treated for blood poisoning, Mrs H B W Kluckholm returning from Rochester after gallstone surgery, Lieut Robert Ballard on furlough from Camp Grant, Harold Purdy discharged from Camp Funston, and 11 new cases at a home with veterans among those who served in France. Crocker arrives at Camp Dodge carrying an arm lost in service.
A garbled local page reports deaths from pneumonia and influenza, a death from a train accident, and other misfortunes in Reinbeck and nearby areas. It mentions Mrs. Wari, Mrs. Garth, and a Perry death, plus a telegraph arrival for work, a long furlough, and a train mishap near Reinbeck with a platform injury.
In Orange Township, Der Hartzell and others discuss fresh Ladiaenga and Lake, with Willian Fik and Mougzh names appearing amid a scramble of places including Mt Morris and Cadwa. The piece references a Grange corn finals, a five day furlough, and local contests with mentions of trees and Africa.
Greene reports list residents recovering from flu and illness while several deaths are noted. Lawrence Cave improves after a period of illness. Mrs. A Hurd dies following weeks of influenza. The Cros child and others passings are marked by brief services, with Rose Hill cemetery as final resting place. Des Moines visitors return after lengthy stay.
Two church performers, Julie St Maurthooh and Allan Atichardson, died after accidental gas exposure during a church event at STU and Centennial churches. Friends say the deaths appear coincidental, noting prior private tensions but insufficient evidence of foul play. Miss Marl ock, born in Paxton, was 36. Richardson’s friends cited an unconscious moment with gas as a possible accident.
Fragmented text outlines a public appeal urging civic duty and war savings, naming Valerico and others in a wartime mobilization context focused on meeting end of year savings goals and national effort. The passage nods to responsibilities, pledges, and collective sacrifice without clear events or dates.
A weekly Rotary gathering featured attendance from town and visiting guests. Notables included Judge Ma son City, Rev Predi Clark’s father, Major Norton from the government manufacturing efforts during the war, and M Ausert from John Meare company. Rev T L Haywood spoke on "The Human Side of Business" with scholarly, convincing delivery.
Grain and provisions prices in Chicago readings show cash quotations for corn yellow soybeans and related grain terms, with notes on futures and market indicators. The fragment lists items like yellow corn and clover-related feeds alongside miscellaneous commodities and local trading terms.
A membership drive for Post K P A No 2 white is planned with a victory banquet after the event. Meetings at Cammer0 club rooms set for January 17 and 18 with arrangements under way. local committee announced to organize the program and raise funds.
A 14 year old named Feranand Durnier from Werrans France stowed away to reach America. The article notes his father was killed at Chateau Thierry and his sister and brother died from enemy action. The story also mentions a local commission and various unrelated notices appearing in the same issue.
Fragmentary OCR text shows mixed numbers, prices, and names with no coherent event. Key entities like persons, places, or dates are unclear. The piece appears to be a jumbled trade ledger or advertisement with references to prices, taxes, governance terms, and random names, not a readable news item.
The Kansas City livestock page lists quotes and prices for cattle and hogs, with bids around 17 dollars per hundredweight and various receipts noted. Market details include feeder entries, weighed cattle, and futures indicators, reflecting weekly activity and price movements.
Listing from St Louis Livestock shows prices for various animals and goods including horses cattle and mixed lots. References to Wodne Moore Shouds and Athens appear with bid amounts around 11.50 to 16.00 and quantities near 1 700 head overall.
Sparse listing from ST JOSEPH and SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK shows bids and quotes for beef cattle and hogs. Prices include 1200 weight cattle around 15.85 to 16.00 per cwt and hogs around 17.00 to 27.25 per cwt with assorted categories and lots. Data appears as fragmented sales notes and price sheets from livestock markets.
Raw listing of New Murs and Chicago market items with receipts and prices for fowls, roosters, turkeys, eggs, and dairy products. Includes values for poultry by the box and per dozen, with regional markets noted such as Waterloo and Chicago. The text references specific items like 330 fowls and 24e broth, indicating mixed market activity and price points.
Eastbound leaves for Dubuque and Chicago with a Dubuque Local. Westbound trains go to Fort Dodge and Omaha including an Express to Sioux City and Omaha. Stops include Albert Lea, Minneapolis, Des Moines, and Kansas City with multiple depots listed. Daily service with Sunday exceptions noted.
Fragmented timetable lists connections among Cedar Rapids Waterloo Waterloo Cedar Falls and Chicago routes with local and limited trains. Contains times for connections at Ottumwa Waverly Cedar Rapids and Dubuque style stations and mentions the COF W and C & N lines with December 15 effective date.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon criticizes federal delay and inefficiency in wartime provisioning. He chairs the military committee and asserts the United States was unready to support wounded soldiers and manage war department operations, with administration admitting prior shortcomings.
An appeal invites men and women with amateur dramatic and pictorial coaching ability for a YMCA service. A training class of twenty five is set at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh for intensive prep. Details include dates and costs for 2024 events and related notices from New York and Illinois listings.
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