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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
5
A fragmented OCR of Waterloo Evening Courier guidance outlines want ads pricing and formatting. It details cost per word, minimum charges, line spacing, and ad placement, plus notes on market approach and readership reach for classified sections.
A mixed string of late classified notices includes requests to buy or rent items and services. Entries mention a she desk, garage space, furnished rooms, a rear box for a Ford Moad, house rentals, a travel desk, a strong girl seeking Saturday housework, a piano, storage space, and a chief engineer position. Several ads note proximity to streets and transit, with contact details via phone numbers and address codes.
Des Moines reports no lull in the Harding Havner dispute over the Rathbun vases as Iowa House study committee considers creating a special panel to investigate pardons and witness evidence. The clash also fuels tensions in the legislature amid Senate fights over attorney general enforcement appropriations.
An Allied dispatch from Vienna reports a German demonstration in Kaader northeast of Karlsbad Bohemia ending in clashes with Czech forces. Seventeen killed and about 110 wounded. Civilians shot in another incident. Troops reportedly used to disperse crowds. fatalities also at Karlsbad Sternberg and other Bohemian towns.
A New York printed issue of the American Sentinel, dated Feb 1, describes dire living conditions in Archangel as reported by Miss Elizabeth Boies. It recounts a New Years Eve reception held at the YWCA housing, noting sparse furnishings and seasonal decor amid wartime hardship.
Corporal Juno Fukunoera, known as Camp Grant's Japanese Yank, has received naturalization papers as a reward for his U S Army service during the war period. Circuit Judge R J Welsh ruled that military service entitled Fukuto to full U S citizenship rights. Fukuto, a San Jose, California native and Samford student, registered for the draft and served in the medical corps at Camp Grant.
John T. Sawyer of Dubuque aged 25 is among 22 men who landed in Boston on the Cedric after a year and a half in a German prison camp. He sailed as part of the Esmeralda crew when it was captured and sunk by the Moewe early in 1917. He was taken aboard the raider and later to a prison ship in Germany, remaining there until shortly after the armistice. He could not reach his parents with word of his fate for about six months.
Judge C W Mullan of Rochester Minnesota consults with the Mayo Brothers at their hospital while Lieut C B Fairbanks of Camp Merritt visits his brother in Rochester. March 17 delaying trial jurors who were to report next Monday. Dr D S Tiffany Joseph Shirley and J J Anderson return from Ames after Iowa good roads convention. City reports few contagious diseases with mumps chickenpox and influenza. A E Haswell presents drama league case and Rev H L Late speaks on preparation at east high assembly.
Chicago report shows hogs advancing 10 to 25 cents amid 25,000 receipts and uneven gains across cattle and sheep sectors. Prices for hogs ranged up to 28.28 while butchers and packers posted varied quotes. cattle and lamb markets also moved higher on strong demand and ongoing labor tensions at New York harbor.
In St Louis on March 7 horse hedges, hogs and cattle prices described. Readers see a contest with investments in bonds and shares, Pa and Ma buying escalating sums, and Pa’s initial stake implied by the final totals. A market diagram shows hogs at 18.40 to 18.60, steers and heifers around 9.50 to 11.00, cows 14.50 to 22.00, and calves 7.75 to 16.50 amid steady receipts and bullish tones.
Chicago quotes show mixed No 3 and No 4 white and yellow feeds at about 1.34 to 1.99 per unit with oats bidding 60 to 63 cents for No 2 white. Kansas City futures edge higher on wheat and corn with No 1 hard at around 2.0 to 2.3, while Minneapolis grain lists wheat and yellow average around 1.21 to 1.26. Rosy notes include local transfers, divorces, and a Des Moines army entertainment unit seeking 16 performers.
Hogs receipts 4,800 steady with bulk mostly 17.50 to 18.00. heavy 17.50 to 18.25. Merits 17.20 to 17.80. ples 12.00 to 16.00. Cattle receipts 1,600 steady with prime fed steers 18.00 to 19.00. dressed beef steers 12.00 to 18.00. calves 10.00 to 14.00. Sheep 700 strong with lambs 19.00 to 19.23. yearlings 16.00 to 17.00. wethers 13.50 to 14.50. ewes 12.50 to 13.00.
Receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across Omaha and Sioux City markets. Native steers, cows, and heifers traded steady with mixed, heavy, and feeder categories listed. Lambs, yearlings, and feeder lambs shown with varied bids. regional totals include 2,000 to 12,000 receipts across cities and dates in March.
New York markets report receipts for butter, creamery, eggs, cheese, poultry and produce with varied prices. Chicago notes higher butter and near-term egg prices, while Kansas City shows butter and egg figures. Data includes quantities, grades, and regional movement through March 7.
Active and strong stock market opening in Waterloo. Heavy buying driven by reports banks may form a finance pool to back Waterloo growth. Gains spread across flour, barley, oil, leather, steel, and many industrials. Liberty bond prices listed along with notable price shifts. A mix of agriculture items and local notices conclude the report.
The tale recalls Palmer Pierce, Traer born West Point graduate, who led parade troops in New York after 27th Division units arrived home. Mr Kelly remembers a Fourth of July drill by Pierce with high school girls as cadet soldiers, praising him as one of the country’s great men. The piece notes that the 27th Division helped shape war history.
In Paris on March 7 Premier Lloyd George and Premier Clemenceau, with Col BE M House, met for about an hour before the Supreme Council session. They sought to iron out disagreements among Britain France and Italy over military naval and economic terms tied to preliminary peace. Army and navy experts from the nations have so far failed to reach agreement.
Sergt Carl B Koepke son of F L Koepke writes he is assigned to the Transportation Department as interpreter at Coblenz Germany and may be detained there long. A young officer says he likes the work and is well cared for. A brother J G Koepke in France says the tank service is being prepared for demobilization.
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