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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1918
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier outlines want ad pricing at one cent per word with a 25 cent minimum and standard line charges. It argues ads should be descriptive, stresses the paper as a marketplace, and notes increased mail handling costs justify minimums.
Cards express gratitude for help and floral tributes during bereavement. Knights of Pythias to meet at the Nauman family home at 1 45 pm Thursday to attend the funeral at 2 pm and conduct burial services. Found a lady's gold watch call Red 3572 to prove ownership.
Local classifieds list multiple rental offers including furnished rooms modern apartments and housekeeping suites with contact details. Real estate notes feature residences on Logan Avenue and Reed Street, multiple lots, and a Waterloo exchange inquiry with prices and terms. Also listed are used autos including a touring car and a 1917 Hupmobile with contact numbers.
Miscellaneous sale items from a small town newspaper fragment list items such as cattle, office machines, furniture, motor boats, plants, and services. It includes names, addresses, and phone numbers, plus brief local notes about residents, events, and upcoming community activities. The piece preserves a midwestern rural commerce vibe with dated communications and local business names.
Community tidbits report June social visits and arrivals in Floyd with guests from Klemme Nora Springs Minneapolis South Dakota and Decorah. A June wedding in Decorah linked to Camp Travis medical unit. Accident on Charles City road left Mrs Rodemacker injured with a broken collar bone and vehicle damage. Obituary outlines Fred Thoms born 1844 Germany died after a 33-year stroke affected life in Jefferson and Maxfield townships. Notice disclaims responsibility for debts after June 24 by E Blocker.
The Daily Reporter explains that ads ordered to run till forbidden require a written order to stop. Advertisers receive a printed blank to fill and return, with a copy kept for reference. Discontinuation requests must reach the office by 1 a.m. to affect the next day’s run.
June notices from Finchford Plainfield Nashua and Brandon record visits births marriages and enlistments. Names include Maybray of Missouri William Plantz daughter Mira Oscar Davis John Madison Harker and Cade Stevenson. Events cover marriages moves and Red Cross activities amid wartime mobilization.
Classified notices include an autos for sale a passenger car with electric lights starter and generator good tires and $150 price call evenings 25 Dawson Street. Found pocketbook with money near Great Western depot details sought. Gas stove heater kitchen cabinet bookshelf unit at 208 Vaughan Street call Black 2534. Modern room for one or two men $5. 41344 West nee Red 4613. Close in furnished housekeeping rooms for two, west side location Red 2310. Bay steamship trunk wanted call Red 3802. Two business women rooms in modern home walking distance Cal Red 2310. Complete housekeeping outfit Royal Wilton rug 12x15 1909 Dawson Street. Laundry worker wanted by the week apply at Gallowa.
June 26 Otterville reports Wayne Beuter Solon has two sons. Ed Biddinger named yearly patrolman for part of the county. Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Osear Holzschuh and a son to Mr and Mrs James Lahman. Local trips and war service notes for residents, plus a cow incident near Mlas North of town causing injuries. funeral in Vinton for Emma Lipper Wreath.
A Hudson gathering honors Sam Watters on his sixty first birthday with 44 relatives at Ralph Watters home. Other notices describe Strayer family reunions and long time Hudson residents, plus an obituary for Herman Friedrich Wilhelm Gutknecht born 1843 in Podwits Belgarden who died 1918 in Hudson after a life in farming and Lutheran faith.
Chicago reporters note calendar buying boosted corn and oats with July at 2.4454 and August 1.46. The government crop report showing frost and heat damage supported a bullish tone, closing unsettled up 1 to 2 cents. Provisions rose as hog ribs led gains and overall market strength spread through grains.
Omaha hogs and cattle receipts rise with mixed to steady prices as market news extends across Chicago Peoria and Kansas City grain quotes. Reports include corn oats rye and hay values in several key U.S. grain centers with noted price variations and seasonal trends.
Hog receipts reach 10 000 with prices 16.35 for light and 16.25 to 16.10 for mixed and heavy hogs. Cattle receipts 1 409 with cows and heifers about 3.50 to 12.2. Sheep receipts steady with unclear figures.
St Joseph market reports show hogs receipts at 9600 with higher bids around 16.60 to 16.45. Cattle receipts 1500 with steers near 13.00 to 17.65, cows and calves 6.00 to 14.00. Sheep 2800 with ewes 6.00 to 2.60 and range 13.50 to 15.60. London silver at 48.64 per ounce, sugar and cotton futures steady, metal quotes firm on lead and spelter.
Mrs. Kate Anna Graver files a petition against Jacob Graver seeking divorce on cruelty grounds. She requests $6 weekly alimony and an injunction, claims common law marriage began Jan 1 1902 in Waterlon, and asks to resume maiden name Anne Kenison. Marriage licenses listed for Waterloo and surrounding areas.
Receipts show hogs up 15 to 25 cents at Chicago with light and butcher hogs advancing while packing values soften. Cattle receipts at 6,000 with beef steers steady to higher and calves steady. Sheep at 10,000 with spring lambs up about 19 cents and ewes around 12.00. St Louis reports higher hogs and strong cattle demand with similar mixed results for sheep.
Livestock receipts at Kansas City total 14 000 with hogs lifting to 15.30 to 16.59 per cwt and calves 5.09 to 14.25. Cattle receipts around 6 000 with steers 17.06 to 17.86, cows 6.75 to 13.89, calves 5.09 to 14.25. Sheep receipts 3 00 weak with lambs 16.00 to 18.25 and yearlings 34.00 to 17.00, wethers 12.00 to 14.00, ewes 10.00 to 3.00? mgbanwe.
New York reports steady prices for butter eggs cheese and poultry with receipts and futures noted. Chicago and St Louis show varied gains and unchanged butter and poultry. mercantile paper and credit rates listed. Waterloo council of defense plans a milk price discussion amid farmer price increases and retailer concerns.
New York July 26 stocks opened with the automobile group in front. General Motors and Studebaker rose about 2 percent while steel and copper shares edged higher. Reading advanced, rails in demand, Liberty bonds steady, and late day trading showed further divergence with motors tobacco and shipping turning lower.
Market list from Waterloo dated June 14 1913 shows prices for meats poultry dairy and produce. Includes cattle hogs hogs lard old and new potatoes eggs creamery dairy butter and hides with varied wholesale and retail figures.
Fragmentary OCR shows cattle product prices including veal calf and veal cat entries. Horse and mule hides appear with prices listed as No 1 horse hides 27 54506.00 and No 2 bores hides 3,504.900 plus No 1 mule hides 3,5064.00 indicating a rough commodities ledger.
Railway time table fragment lists eastbound and westbound departures from Dubuque Chicago and Fort Dodge lines with local and express services. Includes arrivals from Dubuque and Albert Lea, Twin Cities, Oelwein, Des Moines routes, and Cedar Falls Waterloo lines with numerous times and depot notes.
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