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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1920
Page
5
Classified notice lists properties for sale including 62 Archer Ave with contact White 182 and a full-size lot in Fairview with a cemetery nearby. Also references 437 Cunger St and a baylor town area, noting reasonable price and general condition.
Waterloo Courier ads reveal want ads with cent-per-word pricing and a wide mix of real estate, rentals, jobs, and goods. Listings include houses for sale on west side, modern bungalows, farms near Buckeye, and rentals near schools, with names like Boling Monroe Realty and Storm & Co guiding inquiries.
New York notices list butter eggs cheese and poultry prices with state references to Pennsylvania and nearby regions. Money and exchange rates shown. cotton futures opened steady and closed strong. Notices include Plowman Tractor Company articles of incorporation amendment and executrix appointment in Iowa. Waterloo markets, potatoes, and sugar quotations.
After a conference among Gen. Stuart chief postal inspector and the homicide squad Brian Caudell and Newcomb Palmer will be turned over to federal authorities in Danville for trial for sending letters threatening death to Len Small Republican candidate for governor. Hagen Plays In France In French open golf championship Walter Hagen is tied for second place with 150 after day one at La Boulie. First round 74 second 77 lead by Lattela Towers Fr Togee.
Chicago July market summary shows weakness with excellent weather and large receipts weighing on prices. Opening values fell, later rally and fall, followed by a sharp break due to liquidation by discouraged holders. Corn shows mixed quotes with notable cash prices and ranges. oats and provisions also indicate weakness in later trading.
Chicago market report shows steers firm to 25c higher with hogs up 25c. Cattle receipts around 34,000 and steady to firm demand. beef prices held near constants. Pork prices mixed as buyers keep pace with supply. market tone cautious amid quality fair and lighter totals.
In Waterloo Iowa the family of Stanley C Davis plans burial in Fitzgerald Georgia after he was killed in a store confrontation. The coroner will hold an inquest tomorrow night with a jury already chosen. Davis mother and brother arrived to view the body and arrange arrangements.
C M Jones faced Judge Wood after discharging a firearm within the city to kill sparrows blamed for nuisance. He claimed intent was a celebration and pest control, offering to pay the minimum $1 fine plus costs. The judge noted technical guilt but pressed the law.
Shanghai dispatch reports a mission worker in Yenping detailing extensive opium cultivation in Fukien. The letter says Yungan’s southern forces grow opium openly, with over 100 licensed shops charging a dollar per night for opium use, and that the military compels villagers to plant the drug regardless of crop value and to pay definite taxes.
The Kresge company opens a new store on Fourth Street East after months of construction. The Detroit based chain furnishes a complete inventory and features a second floor with a large rest room for clerks, a dining room for employees, and rooms for wraps and other conveniences. Manager Br. V. Eckwall leads the operation with B. V Eckwall as janitor and M. P. Mosteller as assistant manager.
Fred J. Miller reports Waterloo east district has 6 724 children ages 5 to 21, up 289 from last year. In compulsory ages 7 to 16 the district lists 3 058 children, up 82. Colored children total 188, fewer than expected. Miller notes fewer vacant houses and some multi family occupancy amid a tight housing market.
Judge James G. Johnson of Springfield urges the Democratic national convention to nominate Governor James M. Cox. He praises Cox as a three-time Ohio governor and emphasizes that Ohio’s Democratic vote would secure nationwide victory, noting Cox’s historic electability.
United States Senator Warren G. Harding spoke to thousands in Marion Ohio praising friends neighbors and the soil of sympathy. He valued hometown tribute over national praise and linked Marion efforts to improve the city with his campaign hopes. Mrs Harding shared the honor noting her husband's easy temper and her own tactful role in the welcome.
The article praises a man's executive talent and track record, noting his growing popularity beyond opponents' reach despite large campaign funds. It briefly mentions Manila tobacco firms employing 12,000 workers producing over 100 million cigars annually, and old references to inlays and albatross wings.
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