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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
3
Wanted to exchange 160 acres in LaMoure county for 2 towns away Nortenville for Mar. Offers at P07 s Fifth Street Philadelphia. Pa. Will send cash by mail.
A memo explains that ads ordered to run till forbid must be discontinued by written order. Advertisers receive a printed form to fill and return, ensuring proper termination. Discontinuation requests must reach the office by 10 p.m. to affect the next day’s run.
Cedar Falls daily notices report routine deliveries to Cedar Falls Drug Co. and a bustling Cedar Falls community page with social events, church, school, and local business notes. Patrick Corbly marks his 105th birthday. Jowan Call sells farm land on Waterloo Road at 300 per acre. cooking demonstrations planned. Mrs. John Purdy dies at 67 after illness.
A lengthy dispatch recounts turmoil as German diplomacy aims to split Russia from the entente. Swedish reports claim revolts in Petrograd with bridges dynamited and shops stormed, while Swedish cables avoid British censorship.
A notice in Xan court announces proof of the last will and testament of Tears Take, with hearing fixed for March 4, 1917. The probate judge is Pettit with the clerk Uriet Court.
Waterloo financial summary reports weekly clearings total 2 549 553 52 for the week ending March 15 1917. The dates include Friday through Thursday with per day figures and year over year comparisons. Chattel mortgage figures show 6 007 000 for the week ending March 14 and a rise in instruments filed versus last year.
Chicago March 14 Wheat futures rose on strike optimism and strong Kansas crop reports. May and July contracts climbed with May near 1.50 and July around 1.56 as export buying and tight receipts supported gains. Provisions and hog futures also advanced, lifting overall grain sentiment.
Chicago cash grain and produce prices list multiple items with quotes for wheat corn oats flax May July and day prices. Includes Chicago St Louis and New York regional quotes for butter eggs poultry and potatoes and ends with London silver market update.
Multiple fragmented ads seeking a touring car or roadster, furnished or partly furnished rooms, light housekeeping rooms, rent of a double garage, a Fullerton house on High Street, sale or trade of a property with easy terms, a modern home or small farm, and a party to share in the northwest Colorado area by April 1. Contact numbers and vague locations included.
Chicago reports scant arrivals lifting hog prices by about 10 cents. Hog receipts reach 21,000 with several classes quoted from 13.40 to 14.40 dollars, cattle receipts near 4,000 and sheep around 13,000 with prices for beef cattle, stockers, cows, calves and lambs listed in ranges.
The report compiles livestock receipts and price ranges from Omaha, Saint Louis and Kansas City with hogs, cattle, and sheep values across multiple dates. It also covers Peoria, Minneapolis, and New Orleans grain quotes for corn, oats, and wheat, plus sugar pricing in New York.
New York trading opened with restricted activity as speculative issues moved modestly. Industrial Alcohol rose nearly 3 points with strength in American Sugar and gains in United States Steel and other industrials, while International Paper, its shipping division, and Columbia Gas showed mixed or fractional gains.
The market opened narrow and fell with irregulars in United States Steel Central Leather and Alcohol before recovering. Utilities like American Smelting Western Union and Utah Copper remained conspicuous while shipping stocks saw steady accumulation and Atlantic Gulf West Indies surged two to three points. Rails were neglected and Canadian Pacific showed resilience as bonds fluctuated with strong UK issues.
Waterloo market report lists prices for wheat, cattle, calves, hogs, and dairy products. Includes butcher steers and heifers, cows, canners, packers, premium hogs, eggs, butter, lard, potatoes, poultry, hides, veal, and sheep with varying per unit figures and weights.
An old health column warns indoor workers to get fresh air exercise and regular meals to protect kidneys. It cites headaches, aches, and urinary issues from neglect and endorses Dean's Kidney Pills with a Waterloo user story of J. W Armstrong describing kidney weakness after typhoid and a cold.
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