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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1918

Page

5

Want Ads Pricing and Purpose in Waterloo Courier

The Waterloo Evening Courier explains want ads cost one cent per word with a 25 cent minimum and outlines rates for display lines. It notes the Want Advertising Department is a central institution and a marketplace for citizens to buy sell or exchange items great or small.

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Till Forbid Ads Discontinued By Written Order

Public notice explains that ads run till forbid must be discontinued by a written order, avoiding telephone errors. Advertisers receive a blank form to fill and return, with a copy kept for reference. Discontinuation requests must reach the office by 10 a.m. to affect the next day.

Waterloo Evening Couriett and Daily Reporter

Castle Hill Observes Quiet Independence Day

Miss Grace McCullough spent last week camping with Camp Fire girls upriver west of Cedar. Independence day at Castle Hill was observed in a quiet but proper way with a mayoral talk and a song and local races.

Castle Hill Grace McCullough Camp Fire Cedar I. Ludwig Calmar Jand Delwelh Clyde J. Brewsaugh Jack Des Moines J. B. Knowles Minna Tripp Ackley Dirs Lau Messer H. B. Hackett C. H. Hackett Columbia Ocean Netha Quentin Messer Eldora Hal Shaurers Dodge EF. S. Brown A. McCullough Maxine Vinton Opal Christofferson Dubuque Glendola Knowles Otto Schreeder Charles City Eli Messer Pat Sart Nick de Wilde NewHampton Castie

Hazleton Visits and Local Notes Highlight July Activities

W H Finch and family travel to Chicago to seek work and establish a home there. Miss Ida Finch visits in Chicago while Miss Evelyn Jarrett returns from Pennsylvania and Washington DC. A barn dance at Alfred Holmstrom’s yields 42.16 for the Red Cross. Local residents attend outings to Devil's Backbone and several residents relocate or assist in town services.

Hazleton W. H. Finch Cynthia Chicago Ida Finch Evelyn Jarrett Pennsylvania Washington, DC Alfred Holmstrom Northesst Here Red Cross Nicholas Slater Slater Eawin Avien Kunek Frazer Nelson Mixx Agnes Gerstenhereer Rock Island Denet Devil's Backbone Norman Short Roscoe Vila Short Sherma Eade Julius Cape Ple Parker Jesup. Co P. King Cedar Rapids Frank Charles Fournier Belle Fourch S. R Henry Pouriney

Orchard Notes From the Foster Family Visit and News

Hubert Foster and family visit Des Moines for a week at the Parental Foster home. A letter from Herbert Millington in France says he is well and likes the country. Clifford Penney, in a South Carolina camp, reports leaving hospital and feeling fine. Myrtle Wetter, now clerk at the post office, visits Miss Myrtle Eldridge in Waterloo. Despite rain, the Christian Endeavor society clears 16.30 at a recent ice cream social.

Orchard Hubert Foster Des Moines Foster Flerbert Millington Clifford Penney Myrtle Wetter Myrtle Eldridge Waterloo John Eldridge No Christian Endeavor Society

Allied Front Hits and War Updates Across Europe

Reports from the war front describe renewed artillery activity and claims of German repulses on the Somme and Aisne with Italian and Austrian clashes at the Piave and Malon front. American sectors saw a notably quiet Fourth of July amid hindered operations by weather and visibility. Local notes cover marriages, injuries, licenses, and a series of town happenings and obituaries.

Berlin Aisne Somme Malon Taz Piave Associated Press France Horder

Reinbeck Notes Arch Sibert Enlists and Local Happenings

Arch Sibert leaves Reinbeck to join Uncle Sam as a truck driver with plans to train at Fort Leavenworth after Waterloo. Produce house plans advance for Grady with a 60 by 100 foot two story building and a large storage refrigerator. Several residents prepare for California travel and others relocate to Waterloo or Davenport. Fourth of July brings quiet observances and trips to Waterloo Creek. many store goods moved to the Stewart building. Government mail carrier appointment noted for rural route No. 2.

Reinbeck Archie Sibert Sam Waterloo Fort Leavenworth Eb.c. Grady Grady E. W. Ohrt California Creek Clinton Cameron Stewart Building Cameron Government Arsenal Davenport W. W. Gaston Robert Carroll

Raymond Area News and Local Events Highlights

Miss Aline Ensign from Giendive Mont visits nearby friends and comments on crop prospects noting better oats and corn here. Red Cross auxiliary reports yarn purchases from recent plus and auction. Local families travel for visits. church services planned with music and address. War Savings sociable organized. district meeting set with thrift program. School board updates include treasurer and director elections.

Raymond Aline Ensign Giendive Mont Wicinity Mika Ensign Smoith Montana Iowa Ed Cross Seehive Mr. Welter Winthrop Edgewood War Savings Sociable C. K. Hall War Savings Safety Barclay No. 9 Helen Parker Etta Perrill Margaret Schmidt Edith Harrington Mason City Eime Airs C. H. Hall Forner No. 6 W. W. Hewitt B. F. Hall C. L. Smith

Bristow Highlights in Brief Wartime Local News

Bristow notes health struggles with residents like C E Royer and Eittie Lawrence Mathews. Families travel for medical help to Davenport and Camp Dodge. A runaway injures Mrs Barnard while Emmett Graves writes from France. New Oak Hill cemetery fence is finished. Rev A G C Stowe speaks on wartime emergencies. The Reform church marks Rev and Mrs Albert Wubbena tenth wedding anniversary at church and new parsonage.

Morford Alma Roberts Etta Barnard Parkersburg Camp Dodge McKernan Abner Burman Montana Burman Gur Shorlift Cambridge Erma Earry Soldier Friends Oak Hill A. GC. Stowe Disciples Church American Reformed Church Albert Wubbena Wubbena

Death of Ray L. Smith in Fredericksburg and local gatherings

Ray L. Smith died at his parents home after a period of poor health. Funeral held at the house. The I C O F and Rebekahs hosted Nashua visitors. A reunion plan among cousins Mrs. Al Hinkley and others. Guests from Minnesota and several towns attended a Saturday school grounds picnic. Hints of Abbott’s marriage and new housekeeping with Prof. Baldwin’s former residence.

Fredericksburge Ray L. Smith Mrr J. M. Smith Ray I. C. 0. Fis Rebekahs Fredericksburg Nashua al Hinkley Elmer Miller Mesdames J. O. Parks Hugh Adams Minnesota Swea Cly Crystal Lake Waukon Waterloo Grandma Speicher I FL H. Abbott Navy Baldwin

Janesville Dairy Prices And Local Notes

Janesville market reports show mixed receipts for butter eggs and poultry with Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota origins. Local notes record a July barn dance at Bud Crewell’s with Red Cross proceeds and concerns over the Fowler cheese factory closure and dairy co op plans.

Janesville Bud Crewell Denver Red Cross John Perkins Waverly Ulrich Nonce Fowler Toledo Cau Eres Co-operative Creamery Atsike Timothy Waverly Sonse Janes- Hean Tilville John Simpson Cedar Falls Ees Hig Bedford J. Townsend Eldon France

Corn Crop Outlook Buoys Markets Despite Decline

Good weather and country receipts kept corn bearish early, with futures easing to 1 52 1 2 for August and 1 31 for September before a late rebound. Oats strengthened on export quiet, while wheat held back. Provisions saw demand for ribs and strength in the New York market as supply remained ample.

Canadian Northwest

Grain and Provisions Chicago Cash Quotations

Grain and provisions report Chicago cash quotations dated July 32 shows corn prices for No 2 yellow at 1.80 to 1.37, various No lows and barleys quoted between 1.00 and 1.20, timothy and clover nominal, lard at 25.90, files at 23.50 to 24.15, with Park listed as nominal.

Chicago Park Ala

Livestock Prices Firm Across Major Markets

U S Bureau of markets reports July 5 receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep in Chicago Kansas City St Louis Omaha and Sioux City with hogs hovering near 16 17 per cwt cattle mostly steady to higher and sheep steady to lower across markets including heavy demand for steers and varied calf and ewe prices in multiple cities

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City Ag Ae St. Louis Igrave Sioux City

Stocks and bonds show firm tone after holiday session

New York July 9 trading on the stock exchange opened firm with gains in equipment, copper, pins and motors led by United States Steel. Bethlehem, Crucible, Midvale and low priced mining shares rose. rails waned. Liberty bonds steady. Some speculative issues edged up then profited from fresh metal and oil inquiries. Rail Way Steel Springs leapt 2 points. Aig Dutch Oil up six due to dividend news. Closing was strong.

New York Stock Exchange United States Steel Bethlehem Crucible Midvale Liberty Sumatra Utah Aig Dutch Oil London Seceda

Illinois Central K timetable trains and routes

Railway time tables show Eastbound and Westbound departures for the Illinois Central K line with several locals and express services to Dubuque Chicago Omaha Minneapolis and St. Paul. Northbound and southbound services include connections at Union Depot Des Moines Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Waverly with listed departures to Manly Shell Rock St. Louis Kansas City and Chicago Limited.

Illinois Central Dubuque Chicago Omaha Sioux City Fort Dodge Port Dodge Albert Lea Union Depot Oelwein East Side Des D. M Kansas City Des Moines Kans Kane Suirlington St. Louis Cedar Rapids Davenpore C-F EK

The Genius Detroit Free Press Exchange

Pa asks what a genius is and the boy learns the definition as a quip about making more money than can be spent in modern times. The vignette showcases a witty conversation illustrating a pragmatic view of genius.

Detroit Free Press

Waterloo Market Prices Amid Flat Demand for July 6 1915

Waterloo market report lists assorted grains and livestock with bid and ask ranges. Good butcher steers bring 12.50 to 15.00, fair 12.00 to 13.25, cows and heifers 10.75 to 12.25, canners 8.00 to 7.00, bulls 10.00 to 11.00, hens in poultry at 21 cents per pound.

Waterloo Cattie Ange Grange R. Peck

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