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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1919
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier announces rates for want ads and changes by minimum 25 cent charge per insertion. It emphasizes the need for well written ads, the role of the want ad department as a marketplace for all citizens, and the goal of clear descriptions to enhance ad effectiveness.
Announcement urges foot trouble sufferers to make appointments with Nudam Speed. Barcley Corset Parlor at 228 Randolph St offers comfortable garments built to individual measurements. Satis faction guaranteed with reasonable terms. Phone 4267. Daisy dseeson listed.
A mixed classified listing covers real estate for sale in Grundy and Waterloo regions with farms near Cedar Falls and Hudson, including a 12 acre Marshall Jurs farm, plus 1919 notices about court actions and property bids. The autos and miscellaneous sales advertise 1914 Ford and motorcycles, used cars, and shop items with prices and contact notes.
Dunkerton reports a severe stomach illness sweeping the Ingledue family of seven, with Mrs Burke volunteering to care for them until aid arrived. Nearby Waterloo residents visited, and local busineses advertise transfer and storage services. Memorial services are planned in Rockford for Wm. Heldenreich, who died in France, as clergy announce efforts for local schooling and pension clerical work.
New York January 27 A historical look at Spartacus origins and the term sparts with debate over whether the name reflects violence. The piece traces Spartacus from Thrace shepherd to rebel leader and notes German radicals’ adoption of the Spartacus label and its problematic connotations.
Birth notices list new arrivals for the Stephenson, Hursh, Carpenter, Knox, and Hilbert couples. Cedar Fann, Washneton township, and Englewood addresses appear with January dates. Children include two sons and a daughter. ages of some parents are noted.
Greene January 27 notes report Girls 11 Greene 9 and Boys 17 0 wins at Shell Roe ay, plus a county school superintendents banquet, illnesses, travel to St Paul, real estate transfer, hospital plans, and assorted local concerns. Mentions relief aid shipments, a Newport News visit, a drug treatment effort, and roadwork amid changing weather.
In Omaha and Chicago, hogs show slow but steady demand while calves weaken. Prices drift with pork and ribs weak, lard firm, and receipts around 44,000. Buyers reflect mixed sentiment as cattle and sheep markets offer uneven results with notable price ranges across grades and weights.
Kansas City livestock desks report receipts around 30 000 cattle and hogs with steady prices. Hogs top at 17 30 to 17 40 for heavy weights while sows and butchers fetch around 17 20 to 17 40. Cattle receipts near 1000 with fed steers 18 to 20 bold, dressed beef steers 17 0 to 8 0, calves 47 to 420. Sheep run about 3000 steady with lambs 15 to 14 50, yearlings 10 to 14 50, wethers 0 to 0, ewes 38 to 60 50.
Minneapolis and St. Louis markets report mixed prices for wheat flour and flax with receipts of 165 cars of wheat and 18,000 in flour. Cattle and sheep see varied values as beef steers, stockers and calves range from 5.50 to 12.50 while lambs fetch about 16.00 to 16.25 and ewes 8.50 to 10.00, reflecting regional demand.
Sioux City Iowa January 27 hogs receipts 16000 lower bulk price 16.90 cattle receipts 400 strong beef steers 9.00 to 16.50 cows and heifers 7.00 to 14.00 canners 6.00 stockers and feeders 3.50 to 4.50 feeding cows and heifers 4.00 to 4.50 sheep receipts 1000 steady.
Listings show hog receipts at 23,000 with prices near 18 dollars, cattle receipts around 0.5 thousand with steer prices near 10 dollars and heifers around 6 to 8 dollars, plus lambs and sheep values. Omaha grain notes include horse and mule pricing and miscellaneous yard figures, while St Louis market quotes include yellow corn and white horse prices and various mule and horse values.
Toledo seeds and grain prices listed for Cloverseert Alsike Timothy with cash and month quotations. New York dairy and poultry markets show butter, eggs, cheese, and poultry values with varied receipts and quality grades. Regional markets from Waterloo and Kansas City report butter, poultry, and livestock values with mixed firmness.
The New York bourse opened with declines of 1 to 2 percent in speculative issues including oils, refiners, and local utilities led by Transit and Consolidated Gas. Marine Preferred, American Smelting, Baldwin Locomotive, American Tobacco, and Southern Pacific fell while others steadied. Bonds showed small gains with United Kingdom issues marginally higher as market activity shifted, and by midday there were rallies in some industrials though shipping and metals remained heavy. Liberty bond prices posted modest changes with first convertibles noted in trading.
Chicago market shows a weak undertone with hogs averaging 27.40 dollars. Saturday’s top near the year’s low, cattle prices down 40 cents from two weeks ago, steers and lambs also weak. Hog receipts estimated at 45 000 with next week forecast higher. hogs averaged 17.50 a hundredweight.
Obituaries report Mabel Lenore Beardsley dying at Presbyterian hospital from influenza and pneumonia. She was born February 1, 1885 in Covert Kansas and married twice, to James Meggison and then William H. Beardsley. Surviving relatives include her husband, parents east of Waterloo, a sister and brother, with funeral set at Petersen Bros. chapel. Also noted: John W. Tompkins died at 1026 Hammond Avenue from influenza and pneumonia, with six children and other relatives listed. services at O'Keefe & Towne chapel. Charles Silker dies at Marion from pneumonia, aged about 2½, with services planned in Marion. Local land transfers and cemetery notes conclude the obituary notices.
Railway timetable snippet lists numerous northbound and southbound departures and connections from Cedar Falls Waterloo to Chicago, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Omaha, Sioux City, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, and other points. Includes daily and special Limited trains, freight and local services, and connections via Cedar Rapids, D and MW lines.
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