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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1914
Page
5
Fragmented classified listing shows multiple wanted items and rental inquiries. Readers seek teams for tasks, hauling services, repairs, and a furnished apartment around September. Additional notes mention land holdings near Stanley and N L with mortgage details and livestock or garden work.
A jumble of rental notices and wanted ads listing furnished rooms, light housekeeping, unfurnished rooms, and multiple addresses. Names, phone hints, and street references appear with inconsistent spellings and partial data.
Rent rooms in a modern house near Down Street. Furnished or unfurnished options. Two people preferred. Heating and hot water provided. Close to town. Contact in Washington area.
Numerous rental notices across streets list modern houses and apartments for rent with varying conditions and rents. Names and contact numbers are intermingled with street addresses such as Lafayette, West 3rd Street, and Commercial Street, with references to government proximity and apartment sizes.
A flood of real estate notices covers Minnesota Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Kansas. Listings include farms near Waterloo and Madison multiple acreage options cheap to moderate prices and various terms. Agents advertise equity shares improved farms and exchanges with local towns and rivers referenced.
An old style advertisement for a sanatorium and medical practitioner promotes Ubtropractan and services for ladies and general eye ear nose throat care. It lists Dr Fred C Sage M D as surgeon and specialist with twenty years of experience and a newly equipped office at 614 Ist Natl Ride.
Transpert and storage service ad notes fireproof storage facility in the city. Mentions Superior Service The Bord Transailer Co Minneapolis and Minnesota storage features. Includes contact Parsons at 314-820 Byc amere St and phone 41 for inquiries.
The undersigned appointed as executor of Lionel Green estate in Black Hawk Iowa. Creditors must present claims for allowance. payment asked. Also notice of sheriff sale in Black Hawk County Iowa on August 1 1914 at 10 am at Waterloo Court House for property of Charles R Gates and Lucelle Gates. The east 40 feet of Lot 10, Block 2 Summit Addition, Waterloo Iowa. Also corporate notice for McElhinney Investment Company to transact real estate and finance business with stated capital and governance. Dated 1974 and 1944 notices included.
A cluttered sale page lists multiple for sale items from furniture including Davenport and rocking chairs to a sewing machine and baby furniture. Also advertised are various real estate offerings in towns, farms, and acreage with contact details and price ranges.
Court notice from Black Hawk County Iowa announces petition by Lewie Fagert for administration of Barbara Englert estate. Barbara vanished around Feb 1 1694 and 1912 filings show her heirs and the distributive share valued at $1166.31. Hearing set Sept 16 1914 at Waterloo Court House with eight week publication in Waterloo Evening Courier.
Chicago markets show butter rising and poultry slipping while eggs hold steady. Wheat futures gained on crop fear and foreign demand, with rains cooling corn and soybean sentiment. Panama Canal opening set for August 15 as ships await formal ceremonies in 1915.
The report lists bid quotes across futures and cash grades for wheat and corn in cities including Duluth St Louis Kansas City Minneapolis and Winnipeg. Prices show No 2 red wheat around 83 84 with various grades and months detailed. corn No 2 yellow near 142 with multiple white and mixed grades. Futures for July September are given for wheat and corn across the listed exchanges.
Fragmentary Waterloo market note lists flour and grain prices with unclear figures and item codes such as Clear Quill and Crystal. Entry shows multiple decimal values and stray letters, obscuring full product names and totals.
Salty of Future discusses maternity notions praising home births and the aid of Mothers Friend for relaxing muscles and nervous health. The Bradfield Regulator Co advertises workers’ friendship and a letter request for their book, offering 47% at the store.
Francis Nugent and Vic Youngblut drove to New Hampton returning Sunday. Mrs Jim O Connor and daughters of Waterloo visited at the Youraunt home. Miss Kate Albus of Gilbertville visited the Welden family. Howard Morris and children of Waterloo were guests at the George Morris home. Will Burger and T Churchill built a granary for Joe Hemmer. Frank Frost and children of Garrison visited the Driscol home. Theresa Schmelcher, hospitalized for appendicitis, returned home recovering. Mrs Thiry shopped in Waterloo. Bramball and Ruth of Mt Auburn visited Mrs Todd and family. Elsey of Marshalltown visiting Floyd Elsey. Charlier Todd and children left for vacation. Smith of Minneapolis taking Todd’s station agent post.
Mrs. Clarence Wheeler visits Waterloo Tuesday to Saturday. Mrs. C Sloan and children visit Austinville. Mrs. E W Barber and Myrtle visit Tom Barber in Dike. Findleys house torn down. J Meyer building a new home with Hendricks carpenters. Wesley Deboer’s new house plaster ready. Henry Malham family from Bastville and Frank Watson family from Dumont visit T J Van Meter home. Esther De Vries had appendix removed in Chicago and recovering well. Ludeman buys J J Schultz home farm for about 17500. farm has good improvements. Fred Askerman to operate threshing outfit formerly Joe Meyer’s. prepping for season. Owen Rust of Worthington visits Geo Van Gerpen. travels to Sheldon before returning home.
July 23 report mentions Jess Grey threshing for Carl Knuds. Hazel Millington on vacation visiting west of town. Bert and Mrs Hatcher from Osage spent weekend with Sam Hatcher family. Vincent Cady and son Vaughn of Waterloo visited Bryant home. Lee family learns brother Julius Lee of Gorman, 9D, has died.
A cricket match is scheduled at Syres Park Sunday morning at 10 o'clock featuring Britannia Lodge, Eons of St George, and the Caledonian Society. The event attracts notable interest as cricket remains a national sport in Britain.
M. B. Neff announces leaving the insurance business to concentrate entirely on real estate from his office at 228 1-2 Fourth Street West. He signals continued presence and calls the Fourier classified ads profitable for advertisers.
An old home recipe combines Sage Tea and Sulphur to restore natural color and shine to faded gray hair. A drug store version, Wreth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy, sells for about 50 cents, advertised as undetectable and effective after several applications. Sold by H W. Taggart.
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