Monday sale of batistes and cottons closes next to yard
A Monday sale offers batistes, cotton suitings, and odd pieces priced up to 124 a yard. The close date indicates limited stock and encourages quick purchases for yardage needs.
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1913
Page
7
A Monday sale offers batistes, cotton suitings, and odd pieces priced up to 124 a yard. The close date indicates limited stock and encourages quick purchases for yardage needs.
Chicago June 21 Wheat strengthened on wet weather delaying harvest and spring wheat woes in South Dakota. Corn followed, clawing back after rains, with September contracts around 61 5 8 to 62 1 8. Hog and cattle markets showed mixed to steady moves, with hogs at around 8.40 to 8.80 and cattle steady for the day. Cash grain prices listed for various No 2 to No 4 grades, with oats and white varieties also reported. New York and St Louis close cited for wheat and corn in July and September.
Waterloo Booster club officials prepare for a big Sunday trip to Cedar Rapids on July 6 with a large delegation anticipated. Tickets went on sale and sold well, with a special train dependent on ticket sales. Money collected will be deposited at the Black Hank bank for exchange to Rock Island tickets. The Town Criers band joins the trip, and boosters organize a marching club with white suits. Various outlets sell tickets including Irving Smoke shop and several downtown stores.
The Waterloo Iowa city council will hold a July 14 1913 meeting to consider a resolution of necessity for grading curb gutter and paving multiple streets including Peppler Ave West 6th Virden West 5th West 9th Randolph Denver Baltimore Western Fowler May and Clay streets with a 30 to 40 foot roadway width and brick blocks along tracks. The plan requires 20 days notice and means assessment against abutting property owners and railway company costs with a bond and guarantee for asphalt paving.
The Waterloo Chautauqua presents Ernest Gamble Concert Party from June 27 to July 5 with soprano Verna Leone Page and a balanced ensemble. Gamble’s rise began in Chautauqua years ago after a bold audition. Page, educated across Ohio and Illinois, brings a refined violin program and a rare Gagliano instrument to the event.
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