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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
3
Waterloo Evening Courier outlines want ad pricing at one cent per word with a 25 cent minimum, plus 6 cents per line for light and bold caps. It discusses ad size, display options, service charges, and the paper’s role as Waterloo’s marketplace for all classes, urging concise ads.
Classifieds note multiple rental offers and real estate for sale with scattered almost unreadable items. Mentions include rooms for rent in modern house, furnished options, and a sale of 80 acre property with various features and March 1 possession. Entities include Baran Awe, Kent, Minneapolis, and Fort.
Fragments show real estate, farm work tools, and livestock items mixed with lodge notices. Mentions Hawkere Camp 327 and O'Keefe Towne undertakings with fog pillars. Dates indicate Wednesday evening January 8. The readable bits hint at a community notice page with ads, items for sale, and acknowledged thanks.
REAL DAIRY BARGAIN Cedar Review reports A M will hold the regular meeting at Moose hall Fifth 5. Deputy Supreme Commander Mrs Elle Mark Lee will install officers for Year L7. A social for Ung members follows. Tow ersoust G R meets Thursday. Public invited. Robt Anderson Post attends W I C installation Friday afternoon. Banquet at 6:30. Comrades urged to attend, pay dues, and enjoy a social.
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The fragmentary text lists assorted trade notes, property mentions, and scattered social items. It references people including Mrs Kathys sister, W. J. Burd, Mr and Mrs Henry, Mrs F Lt Bramhall, Dr Py Van Horn, and a fatal hunting accident ending in the death of a boy named Howard Huppert, with sparse details and dates.
Winthrop residents learn their neighbor Edith Melurgiad died at home in Lawton Mount after a period of illness. The notice lists her husband James II, two children, her parents BC McParland and wife, and other relatives. The obituary notes multiple family changes and local ties, including a past residence in Velie and recent illness within the family.
Readable fragments show a local notice noting a person or entity connected to Mt Vernon Township. The text references ownership or possession and mentions last week actions. Details are incomplete but imply a local record of ownership or property status with named individual or firm.
Fragmentary notice appears to reference meetings, banking, elections, and local figures, but text is largely garbled. It lists names and places like Waterton Town and Garinald Mire, with hints of a secretary and forthcoming events. The passage lacks coherent facts suitable for a fuller summary.
Central Christian congregation, after unanimously adopting a debt clearance plan, paid over $1,000 toward the church balance in 1918 and expects to clear about $1,400 in the coming months. Plans include a larger church home once freed from incumbrance and a possible mission house. The report details total 1918 expenditures and notes new officers and church staff roles.
Local items from Jesup detail a New Year marriage of Miss Mayme Hall to Ralph Edgerton at the Presbyterian manse, with notes on her Jesup schooling and College of Ames background. Other notices report deaths from influenza pneumonia near Powersville, a double funeral, and community events like a lyceum concert by the Smit Molmes quartet and a women relief society meeting. County supervisor Henry Gre and other officials are mentioned alongside residents moving to farms east of Lawn.
In Denver the board of education reports public schools reopening after an illness scare. Teachers express relief as students return to classes while city facilities gradually resume normal operations. Reports note ongoing concerns about health and community safety, with several local updates on residents and services.
The Sumner column reports multiple deaths and funerals including La A. Warrand at home, Henry Lease at his daughter's, Mrs. Will Dawson, leaving 11 children, and Archie Loppe who died at her parents' home with pneumonia. Also noted are Mrs. W. Tibbitts visiting New Hampton, Simon Thompson's children recovering from pneumonia, dedication of the new Methodist church, and regional family updates including George Wilson at Camp Dodge and John Lang clerking in Harrison Leasen's store.
Community notices from Waverly report illness and convalescence, family arrivals in New York, and tidbits about church and school events. Neighbors plan a meet to install officers and share greetings while a resident recuperates from surgery.
Local notes report Wilson’s discharge and return home after illness. The Ladies Aid plans a meeting on January 16 at the Hydloff hall. Francis remains critically ill but convalesces, while Watson of WIGS Moline and Crom Tina stay under care. Berieh Tasse recovers from pneumonia, and Mes Mable cares for her. Mr and Mrs James Newiton visit relatives in Freeport during holidays. The Bricknell family faces ongoing health concerns, with extended family news and small social updates throughout the week.
The Chicago corn market rose driven by Argentina export restrictions and rising demand. Prices hit season highs but profit taking and a late reaction followed. Oats and provisions also moved, with hogs supported by higher quotations while realizations offset most gains.
Chicago cash quotations show corn and oats pricing with No 2 yellow and No 2 white ranges, while provisions include park imply and cash wharf values. Minneapolis and Toledo seeds and grains follow with cash and contract notes, including oats and timothy, plus forward-month shipments and prices at multiple markets.
Stocks and bonds opened unevenly on the New York Exchange with a firm but dull undertone as traders paused to honor Col. Roosevelt. Oils showed little strength while motor, leather, tobacco shares and select rails like Texas Pacific and Missouri Pacific rose fractionally, rails edged higher later. shippings and coppers were modestly weaker. United States Steel gained, industrials little changed, overall session viewed as steady with heavy trading around 200,000 shares before closing strong in part due to the memorial observance.
Hog receipts reach 48 000 up from yesterday with bulk sales $17 55 to $18 00 for butchers and $17 25 to $17 60 for sows. Cattle and calves steady to strong with feeders and stockers firm and veal prices $17 00 to $17 80. Sheep and lambs higher with ewes from $10 50 to $10 60 and rams around $7 50 to $9 00. Total receipts near 40 900 with high demand sustaining prices across divisions.
Kansas City stockyards report hogs receipts around 20007 with prices ranging heavy to light at 17.19 to 17.60, cattle receipts about 1900 including prime fed steers and yearlings with varying bids, ewes and calves listed, while other city items note London money rates, Tripoli prices, and multiple social updates from Waterloo and Mason City names and travel plans.
Livestock market update from Sioux City and Minneapolis St Paul regions shows hogs trading lower around 16.705 to 18.405, cattle and fat cows mixed, with steer and heifer receipts varying. Sheep and lambs receipts listed at 4,000 head with prices for yearlings and ewes noted, while rail movements and local freight updates accompany the market data.
Readable excerpts show a prices and transport update for Cedar Falls and Waterloo divisions. Butter, cheese, poultry, and potatoes move with clear price points and receipts. Rail connections link Cedar Rapids and Chicago with listed trains and dates, while general market figures cover butter, oats, pork, beef, and canned goods.
A garbled late edition of want ads includes vague notices for purchases, sales, and employment. Items mention furnished rentals, wealthy bonds, a public notice, and a county auditor position. Scattered phrases reference Liberty Bonds and a Waterloo notice with unclear dates or details.
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