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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
8
The Waterloo Courier outlines want ad pricing with one cent per word per insertion and a minimum of 25 cents. It notes dash lines and caps text have different per word rates and specifies ad categories including "Wanted" and "Fox Sata" with daily insertion charges.
Public notices and a long classified ad section from Waterloo detail real estate listings, job ads, farm sales, automobile choices, and legal notices. The items include bids for real estate, insurance and transfer services, rental listings, and municipal election registration details.
Prices extended declines as free selling pressured corn futures across the session. May futures hovered around 1.46 to 1.48 dollars with July near 1.42. Hog prices strengthened provisions while overall trade showed mixed demand and late-day nervousness in the market.
Washington March 12 Members of the House agricultural committee heard arguments for and against meat packing industry regulation. Joseph Mercer urged government supervision to restore producer confidence and regulate packers and stockyards as public utilities with periodic inspections. J D H Weld of Swift & Co. opposed the pending control measure.
The article reports Senator Hitchcock welcoming Bryan to a statewide debate tour in Nebraska, with a response from Hitchcock supporters planning to meet Bryan in every precinct. It covers the Nebraska political dispute and related national context, including reactions from J. H. Mithen, Hitchcock’s campaign manager, and references to the Democratic national convention.
Market notes from Omaha and East St Louis show receipts for hogs and cattle in the thousands with varied grades. Hogs in Omaha steady to slow with tops near 15.25, cattle ranges from prime and choice around 33.50 to 18.00 for common, and sheep trade firmer in spots with lambs near 17.26 to 19.25.
The federal board of vocational education is to be investigated on charges it instructed agents to be hardboiled in handling soldiers seeking educational rehabilitation. Chairman Fess of the House Education Committee announced the probe would begin tomorrow night, with board members and others called to testify.
New York leads with General Motors gains before a late slip as oils and steels rise. Toledo reports seed prices and produce values while London silver and New York butter show steady or firm tones. Liberty bonds and exchange rates fluctuate amid mixed weekly activity across markets in St Louis and Waterloo listings.
Chicago reports hogs up 25 cents in yards with light demand and weak cattle prices. Receipts show hogs at 22,000 held over, 8,989 quality, prices ranged to 16.00 and 16.60 for heavy packs. cattle receipts 6,000 weak with best steers at 13.75 to 15.50 and veal calves 16.00 to 17.00. sheep receipts 9,900 steady with lambs 17.50 to 19.00 and others 6.00 to 14.00. Estimated arrivals tomorrow: hogs 5,000, cattle 1,000, sheep 2,060.
Sheriff Ralph Shafford of McLean County swears in Lieut. Lyle D. Balbach to aid in serving summonses for the Edgar A. Strause murder trial. Balbach will use an airplane to reach remote parts of the county as roads are muddy and cars and horses are impractical. An antigually large venue is ordered.
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