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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1917
Page
12
The Elklets plan a regular meeting at 2 30 p m tomorrow at the Elks club home.
Followers face a rough drift of new racing rules adopted by the joint Columbus governing bodies. Also reports on football star Wa A. McAlmon death in Minneapolis and Bobbie Vaughn sale to Los Angeles. Wheat and corn prices show bearish sentiment with export demand and grain movement discussed. Cereal car trade slows but outlook for higher prices amid shortages noted.
The Courier lists closing quotes from January 5 with numerous companies shown. American Beet Sugar, American Car and Fountry, American Locomotive, American Smelting and Refining, American Sugar Refining, Anaconda Copper, Atchison, Baldwin Locomotive, Bethlehem Steel, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Canadian Pacific, Chesapeake and Ohio, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and others appear with varied figures.
Fragmentary OCR notes list Crugibie Steel and multiple railroads and oil firms including General Electric, Mexican Petroleum, Missouri Pacific, Reading, Southern Railway, Union Pact, and United States Steel. Mentions Louisville, Nashville, Pittsburgh, and Western lines with vague references to idled or electric-related plans.
Wanted sewing call 2943 Black. Wanted roll for ay soll top offee call 2438 Red. For rent chamber modern house with oak furniture and steam heat. Inquire Tony Gontin about rooms. Also Star’s room and other lodging offered. Eye notices for intelligent helper girl requested in exchange for a base course. Phone Black.
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