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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
4
An early 20th century notice from the Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter explains that ads running till forbid require a written order to discontinue. Advertisers receive a printed blank to fill and return, ensuring protection against telephone instruction errors.
The annual La Porte High School declamatory contest drew strong attendance. Wesley Fleming won the oratorical division while Gertrude McKoun earned the humorous medal and Esther Coffin the dramatic division winner and district contest representative. The event featured a large glee club and a quartet.
Readlyn residents report the Venetian Trio’s final lecture of a course, a cow injury leaves Clarence Maurer with a broken leg, church meetings at Zion Lutheran and St Luke's Lutheran, deaths in an automobile crash prompt a funeral, Aug Panzer ships stock cars, Red Cross meeting led by Mrs Blasberry, and several residents listed as sick.
A collection of want ads includes a housekeeper seeker with references in house keeping, a mortgage or rent notice for a Morena house with garage and phone red 615, a good wages housekeeper ad from J. N. Jones Route 3 Nashua Iowa, a piano storage request with phone red 102, real estate for sale on Riehl Street a seven room modern house four years old with 33 by 110 foot lot price 2900 owner accepts trade on one lot, a boy not under ten to learn sleighties at Mr Tenki Matt Co, a well furnished two room light housekeeping rental at 314 West Seventh Street phone red 2232, and a bright gil for collecting with fair education required and live with parents offering 7.00 to start at 220 Commercial.
Notice states Anna Lister seeks a divorce from son on desertion grounds for over two years. Defendant must appear by noon of the next term in Waterloo to avoid default, with M J Butterfield as attorney for the plaintiff.
Wahehburn and Wheyry Poynsr visited relatives near Branden and Hawarden while relatives return from Hawarden. Beatrice Drce hosted Beatrice Rice’s cousin Miss Allan Tereza Rice of Vinton last week. Mrs De Witt Briden to lead East Janesville Ladies Aid for a Red Cross sewing session on Jan 17. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Will Bennett Waterloo and Burl Bennett Dan Sieéley Nebraska and Mrs Art Wolverton South Dakota. Mrs Pelen Rockwell staying with Wm Harrington near Waverly.
Local society notes report a successful Ladies' Add dinner raising 7.49, church services planned, and Addison Brown family moving in. Movements include Sutter Barber Shop transfer, Uerd Scheer improvement, Fridley and Padget cattle shipment, and A. B. Clark funeral. Dewar Telephone Society elects officers. Chas Follett injured by battery acid. John Padget travels to Chicago with cattle.
In New Hartford on January 11 Beaver Lodge 472 A. F. & A. M. held a first degree work. Dr. C. R. Soper buys Dr. D. H. Pelletier property and will take office February 1 and residence March 1. Lodge officers for the year installed include C. F. Chise W M and L. Farnsworth treasurer. A school bond plan for 5000 dollars passed 144 to 20. Local residents and visitors are noted including Mike Whalen traveling to Harrisburg and Charles Brown visiting Ira Gowman.
Funeral services for Mr. Clark father of Mrs. Follett of Dewar were held Tuesday under Rev J O Felter. George Frantman remains ill with the grip. Marwood Telephone Co held its annual meeting and re elected officers. Patron’s social at Porner No 6 school Friday featured a short program and games. Next meeting Jan 18. Community sing at Lynn Smith home Friday with refreshments. Ben Watergeld with the Army Air Corps at Camp Meade reports cold but well. Mrs Glen Porner recently had surgery and returned home with her aunt Mrs Burgess of Waterloo visiting. January Methodist Ladies Aid meets Jan 17 at Rev J G Felter’s in Baymond with all day session and picnic dinner plus Red Cross sewing.
Orange township residents met Thursday to organize a Waterloo Red Cross chapter branch. Officers elected: Chairman A M Sammy, vice chairman Mrs Floyd Kough, secretary Mrs W O Tennreather, executive member WH Maust. Branch meets Thursdays at the schoolhouse. attendance urged. Visitors include Miss Carts, Miss Lula Myers, Miss Elizabeth Emry, Miss Elizabeth Fike, Miss Kathryn Miller, Miss Elizabeth Kimmel, and Alma Wise. W O Tennreuther attends Mt Morris college trustees meeting. Harry Smucker returns from Ohio and Pennsylvania trip.
Dumont reports Dr H E Day and son Dontvan returning from Waterloo with Hijack Orpingtons winning blue ribbons. Local residents L J Mulkins ill, and L Shaffer serving the north mail route. Mrs John Becker travels to Newville after an aunt's death. Funeral held for nine month old son of Mr and Mrs Earl Miller. Reed Easman hospitalized after car crash. Rev Richardson to lead revival at U B church with Mrs Richards convalescing. Misc notes on Baltimore culture, economics, and linguistic curiosities.
Waterloo Clearing House reports weekly figures for 1918 including total clearings 2,293,279.95 and 2,493,065.14 in the current and corresponding weeks, with instruments recorded deeds mortgages and chattel mortgages totals and changes from the previous year. Decreases or increases are shown against the prior week and same date last year totaling 41,226.57.
New York traders saw moderate gains in shippings and war issues offset by small declines in United States Steel Bethlehem Steel and American Telephone. Motors oils and tobaccos fluctuated, Sears Roebuck rose, rails offered little demand. The market grew dull after an hour with steels motors and oils easing 1 to 2 points while shippings and some equipment rose 1 to 2 points.
The Chicago market shows corn prices easing on prospects of more cars in the West and colder weather hurting transport. Opening levels matched yesterday’s lows, with January around 1.27 and May near 1.25. Selling pressure followed peace talk, keeping values unsettled with a net decline. Hog arrivals weighed on provisions while export demand provided limited support.
Chicago and Midwest grain and produce prices from Jan 10 cover corn, oats, rye, barley, and provisions across Chicago Minneapolis Kansas City St Louis Peoria Toledo and Waterloo markets. Entries cite No 2 and No 4 yellow corn prices, oats and white varieties, butter prices in multiple cities, eggs and cheese markets, and United States Steel unfilled orders showing a rise in December. Names of cities and commodities provide a dense map of regional price activity and market signals.
Chicago markets report hogs down 15 to 20 cents as receipts rise and buyers balk. Cattle and sheep also ease with mixed price ranges across feeder, river, and live stock listings. Kansas City and St. Louis show softer hogs and varied cattle, sheep prices amid light to moderate demand.
Omaha market receipts show hogs down with heavy bids around 15.80 to 16.55, cattle steady to mixed, calves 9.00 to 13.00, and sheep at 11.00 to 13.59. St Joseph reports hogs weaker with top near 16.85, cattle firm, calves 6.00 to 14.00, sheep 12.60 to 17.10, reflecting softer demand across regions.
A fragment lists prices for hay, eggs, butter, dairy products, lard, and potatoes alongside wholesale and retail figures. It also shows poultry entries and numbered hides and veal consignments with varied prices, reflecting a late segment of a farm market column.
A notice referencing Drexel State Bank in Chicago invites letters addressed to Dr Wilbert Shallenberger at 766 Oakwood Blvd Chicago Li. The fragment mentions confidential examination and banking matters with no clear action or date.
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