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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1918
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter describes want ads with a minimum charge, then details price per word and line, capitalization styles, and the aim of the Want Advertising Department as a community marketplace for all classes to buy sell or exchange items of any value.
For Rent suite of living rooms at Tiel East Fourth Street near A. fag Station A Ph hed 7. For Rent one large newly furnished front room two thunke Strom th boarding figure. For Rent two rooms furnished for housekeeping on east side. Everything furnished and price reasonable. 171 Smith St.
Miss Delia Kinninburg of 58 Harrison Street becomes the first woman to manage a Woolworth five and ten cent store in the United States. She starts as Cedar Falls manager after six years at Waterloo Woolworths and six months as assistant manager. Matron Myrtle Barr reports a busy June with 89 office callers, 30 outside calls, 11 women under arrest, one investigation, six dances supervised, and routine depot trips.
Notice lists sale of 6 cream separators and 2 crates parts by Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company via R H Johnston agent. Also announces filing of plat and schedule for paving curbing gutters and grading on Fletcher avenue Parker street Lafayette street and West Ninth street in Waterloo Iowa. Objections in writing must be filed with the city clerk within 20 days after Monday July 1 1918. City Clerk A E Johnson.
A cluttered late 19th or early 20th century want ads page offers real estate for sale or trade threshing machines cannons of items including furniture pianos wardrobes and trunks. It lists employment requests rental offers and lost and found notices with multiple city references and contact phone numbers such as Black Red and Cedar Falls entries.
In a Courier and Reporter note, tobacco packets shipped to troops included acknowledgment cards. Only a few have been received. one card from E F Kistner, a tobacco fund contributor, quotes Corp. Wm. H. Keddie thanking the sender and inviting further contact from June 12.
Advertisers requesting cancellation of till forbid ads must send a written order. A printed blank is provided with each ad for the advertiser to fill and return. Discontinuation requests must reach the office by 4 40 a.m. to avoid delaying until the next day.
Officials of the W C F N believe the road will not be affected by a decree returning short line railways to private control. With government control, workers would gain a bonus and wage readjustment under applicable regulations. Whether Waterloo and Cedar Falls riders pay five cents will depend on federal decisions, with possible fare rises discussed during Cass's Washington visit. The officials say fares and improvements are out of their hands while under federal control.
In Columbus streetcar service halted after a strike followed the refusal to reinstate seven discharged workers. In Washington D C Sears, Roebuck Co Chicago ordered by FTC to desist from unfair methods of competition. In Fort Worth Tex Lieut William Ravenell Jr and Corporal K R L Banning killed when their airplane crashed at Hicksfield.
It is rumored Wm Galloway contemplates platting about 174 175 acres between the city hamts and Castle Hill and placing it on the market. The tract formerly the Hummel farm offers river valley and city views and is served by interurban lines and extending streets. Garage regulations start today with 6 pm closing on weekdays Sundays and holidays, cash basis only, limited free service, and restricted work after hours. Real estate transfers include Galloway Investment Co to Macy Campbells one acre in NWR SW 1 US and other transfers in Waterloo and Grand View additions with noted prices and parcels.
Allied reports describe ongoing French and American sector defense on the central front as German forces concentrate near Chateau Thierry while new French positions hold between the Aisne and Marne. Italic actions include Monte di Val Bella gains and Brenta area captures as air raids on Paris continue with limited damage.
July corn prices strengthened on limited July delivery stocks and expected wheat shipments, with initial gains fading then recovering. Oats faced heavier selling. provisions edged higher as deliveries moved into strong hands. Chicago cash quotes showed No 2 yellow corn around 1.60 to 1.65, with oats and lard/cuts also listed. (July 1)
American fronts quiet aside from artillery in Chateau Thierry area. French advance south of the Ourcq near Passy en Valois with prisoners taken and new positions held. British near Albert raid for machine guns and prisoners with positions improved. Weekly British front review notes raiding actions and limited activity on the Italian front. Agricultural market reports from Peoria and St Louis follow, with grain quotations and cash prices across regions.
Obituaries and funeral notices report the deaths of Ella Mina Scholl of 526 Archer Ave widow of A E Scholl born Wheatland Illinois September 6 1852 in residence Black Hawk county Evangelical church member surviving husband three sons two sisters four brothers and one grandchild. June Louise Pierce nearly seven months old died at 5 15 p m. Corlista Green former Waterloo resident died at 605 Rhey St. Elma E B Schultz 17 died Cedar Falls at 2 p m after short illness. funeral arrangements and burial details specified for each with Rev J B Smith officiating and Fairview Cemetery noted in several notices.
Chicago and regional markets report hog receipts near 45 000 with bulk sales from 16 45 to 17 05 per cwt. Best demand for good lights while common packing grades slow. Cattle and sheep receipts rise. hogs, cattle, and sheep price ranges shown across Kansas City St Louis and Sioux City reports.
New York butter creamery prices ranged from 41 to 44 cents for extras and firsts with receipts 6 044. Eggs sold at 35 to 40 cents for fresh gathered, 26 to 28 cents for gists. Cheese delivered in state fresh specials at 24 1/2 cents. chickens fowls turkeys priced up to 39 cents. Chicago oats and potatoes showed variations. Kansas City butter 31 8 to 49 cents for firsts and seconds, eggs 34 4 cents, poultry hens 24 cents. Sugar values steady with refined and powdered categories listed. Municipal court month totals show fines and costs across state cases and police forfeitures.
Waterloo reports wholesale and retail prices for farm products in a mid 1918 market snapshot. Included are butchery items such as steer and cow prices, veal, canned goods, hay, potatoes, and dairy products with varying grades and unit prices. The list adds poultry, hides, and miscellaneous farm staples, reflecting daily market activity in a wartime agricultural economy.
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