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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1916
Page
6
Iowa City reports Howard Jones, Iowa's new football coach, will arrive around February 1 to begin a five year term. He plans an all year coaching system and will Coach Yale end materials for the 1926 squad. The Evening Courier notes strong reader demand in Waterloo with over 6,500 copies sold daily for ads.
A fragment from a legal petition mentions defendants and attorneys for the plaintiff. Jurisdictional action and judgment context are implied, with names abbreviated and trailing phrases indicating court proceedings. The readable part identifies plaintiffs, the defendants, and counsel, typical of a docket summary.
Chicago bid unfolds with wheat declining amid mixed cable signals and off selling in British goods. Argentina shipments steady, Australia outlook moderate. May futures around 1.26, July near 1.17, corn shows initial strength then dampens as wheat falls. Livestock receipts noted with hogs and cattle varying. Chicago cash grains show broad movements across wheat oats corn.
Dewar Iowa reports completion of a new school house except outside painting to be finished in spring. Mise Holmberg and Miss Marshall teach start of week. Atlas Holmberg ran church school during construction while Miss Marshall taught elsewhere. Fire scare at parsonage soon after. bucket brigade prevented major damage. Royal Neighbors start nine member class with New Year dinner. Local businessman Earnest Widdel plans a meat market in Moyer building. Courier readership grows with Want Ads proving effective. Bank report from Leavitt and Johnson National Bank of Waterloo shows assets and loans details.
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