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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1919
Page
5
The Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter announces want ad rates increase champing minimum 25 cents and 2 line minimum. It explains why small ads cost rise and promotes the paper as the local marketplace for all citizens to buy sell or exchange items of any value.
A dense string of classified notices seeks female help including cooks, maids, and general housework. Jobs note wages, hours, and locations such as Waterloo, West Fifth Street, and Highland districts, with references and telephone access. Also listed are carpentry, stenography, and farm labor postings, plus real estate and miscellaneous sales.
For sale a 1917 Ford Roadster in mint shape with extras. Cars from various makes and prices available. Visit our lot to view and exchange details. Address 718 Sycamore Ave.
A chaotic assortment of sale notices and classified blurbs. Items include sewing machines and cabinet machines, an electric vacuum with attachments, a pure white Scotch collie dog, a Baker High Oven, fifty-five Native Ewes, four tractors from Yellowstone Motor Company, poultry including Rhode Island Red chickens and geese, and real estate listings. Also notices from Seiches Abstract Company and various Wanted to Rent and For Sale lines.
Official council records show motions to open and improve jbtreet from Letcher to Norton, apologize to Mrs. G J Sheldrich for paving issues, and refer petitions to street and alley committees. Reports from police and court officials discussed amid proposed resurfacIng, street projects, and a sewer order, with resolutions authorizing city clerk to purchase a law library and funding warrants.
HOGS receipts totaled 12,502 with prices ranging from 18.30 to 19.10 for hogs and 24.00 to 12.25 for pigs. CATTLE receipts 6,500 with beef steers from 11.50 to 15.50 and calves from 7.75 to 17.40. SHEEP receipts light with lambs 18.75 to 19.26 and ewes 12.00 to 3.00. The report also covers Chicago quotes, city clerk actions, and council proceedings including sewers, sidewalks, and paving projects with various street and equipment matters.
Waterloo Iowa March 11 corporation renewal notice states Sedgwick Lichty Abstract Company of Waterloo Black Hawk County Iowa renews articles of incorporation for twenty years with perpetual succession options. Board of directors of three, officers including president vice president secretary and treasurer elected annually. Capital stock is 35000 dollars with 30000 nonpar value and 5000 par value issued. business is examining and insuring land titles. Includes names of stockholders and meeting dates.
Kansas City livestock totals show receipts around 10,000 for hogs with bulk prices $17.75 to $18.25 and heavy hogs at $17.90 to $18.60. Cattle receipts about 000 steady with prime fed steers $18.00 to $19.00 and dressed beef steers $12.00 to $15.00. Sheep receipts near 11,000 with lambs $18.50 to $15.00 and yearlings $15.00 to $17.00.
Sioux City: hog receipts 42,400 higher with top 18.00 to 18.49 and bulk 18.40. cattle receipts 500 lower with fat cows and heifers 7.50 to 22.00, stockers around 9.25. sheep 1,000 steady. St Joseph: hogs receipts 4,500 higher with top 18.25 to 28.65, cattle receipts 1,500 higher with cows and heifers 15.00 to 20.00 and calves 6.00 to 14.00, sheep receipts 6,600 weak with lambs 17.50 to 14.00 and ewes 11.60.
In New York on March 11 butter receipts were higher with creamery types at 39.00 to 92 score, firsts and extras mixed. cheese receipts show strong demand with boxed formats and several price notes. eggs are lower with 20,624 cases received and ordinary firsts around 27 to 29 cents. Poultry and fowl prices mostly firm or unchanged across markets including Chicago and St Louis notes.
A Loyd style brain teaser examines a dealer who buys and sells a bicycle multiple times with varying profits. The dialogue contrasts bookkeeper and accountant views, debating how much profit is actually earned from exchanges and resales, ending with an answer section and a cashier’s split of a $200 check.
March 12 in Hudson reports a Mothers Night at the high school with an indoor baseball game between the girls and their mothers, a luncheon, and Mrs. John Blough reading palms. Other notes mention ice packaging from Cain's Lake, a house fire that damaged Richard Smith’s residence, the infant death of Emil Jacobson’s child, home services by Rev. Weldner, and local church activities.
In Waverly Wednesday evening at the Evangelical church arch-13 Miss Elsie Nolte wed ward Tageschutte. Attendants included Rush as bridesmaid and Laura as maid of honor. Mildred Lageschutte and Winona Nolte were ring bearer and flower girl respectively. The groom and attendants wore army uniforms. Guests dined at the Nolte home with roses and ferns centerpieces and pink white cakes. The groom recently discharged from army service plans to farm with Mrs Raecker. Cotton figures from New York open steady with May and October futures listed.
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