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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1918
Page
3
Farm families should eat more eggs and poultry and use a ten dollar boost to improve table fare during scarce egg production. It discusses average yearly egg and poultry consumption per farm, regional differences, and how to preserve spring eggs for fall and winter via water glass or lime water, with or without nearby cold storage.
The circular from the bureau of animal industry explains a simple method to preserve eggs using water glass. It urges farm families to store eggs from periods of abundant production to sell or use later, boosting diet variety and potential profit while keeping poultry and egg supplies steady for city residents. It notes price ranges and seasonal shifts in egg values, with practical steps to balance home consumption and sales.
The article urges farm and backyard hen-keeping to boost meat and egg supply during wartime. It promotes poultry as home food and a way to free meat for foreign service, noting hens forage themselves and eggs can be preserved for six to nine months. It calls for U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletins on poultry raising and advises women to store eggs for fall and winter to maximize profit for themselves rather than dealers.
Grayle, a former clerk turned manager at the Winston mercantile, loves Alma Waters from his past. After a broken courtship and a misdirected confession, Alma and Grayle face separation until a dead letter returns his confession to Alma, prompting a brave reunion and a hopeful future.
May 23 event on Peter McIntyre lawn drew a large crowd despite threatening weather. Miss Lida Strayer and Miller Creek school pupils performed with music by Mrs. Jim Bellinger Mrs. Hubert Bown and Mr. How. Decorations featured flags. The fundraiser raised 48.50 for the Red Cross.
Rockford residents share family updates as Hillary Ellie Bar and Will Greeny visit and siblings return home from hospital. Watering Monda Grandmother Alb underwent surgery at the local hospital Monday. Mitchells visit Colfax for medical treatment. Fred Duesenberg from New York visits his mother and relatives. Ada Whitney of Ames leaves home demonstration post. M Edmonds harvests four buckles of seed corn earning $48.
Greene and Mak report Robert Israel and family leaving Thursday for Spokane Washington to reside. Mrs Art Dailey and Riis visit Jerce Sproul home from Minneapolis. Mrs Sadie Curtis ill with pneumonia under a nurse. Mrs Jack Hale and children and sister Gertrude Lennis went to New York. Mrs W C Knight buys Cheney property in north town and will move. Minnie Bielefield returns home from Mayo hospital greatly improved. A farewell party for Harry Sebert precedes his Cedar Falls study trip. Matt Blumer improving from recent illness. Union memorial services held at Presbyterian church with Rev J W Chase preaching. Cross drive quotas to be surpassed by amounts collected from class members. s husband stationed there.
Chicago May 27 Corn prices slumped amid favorable weather and enlarged receipts. Opening quotes drifted lower, July and June futures down, late session nervy. Oats fell in sympathy as light trade pressured markets. Provisions moved little with shorts covering offsetting losses.
A historical price list shows varied valuations for cattle hogs and poultry, with per head or per hundredweight figures. It includes figures for cows heifers calves and bulls, hogs and pork products, eggs butter lard and potatoes, plus hides and horse or mule hides with condition grades and price ranges.
Liberal offerings acted as a weight today on hog values. Receipts totaled 46 006 hogs with bids 20c under Saturdays. Cattle receipts 13 000 with tomorrow 44 000 and firm bids for native steers 10 76 to 17 60, stockers and feeders 9 25 to 13 65, cows and heifers 7 23 to 14 90, calves 8 00 to 14 60. Sheep receipts 13 000 with tomorrow 15 000 and steady bids 9 25 to 14 85 for sheep and 13 25 to 17 1 for lambs.
St Louis stockyard shows hog receipts 12 000 steady by class with prices to 17.55, cattle receipts 5 500 slow with steers to 17.40, heifers 9.50 to 16.50, cows 7.50 to 12.75, calves to 14.00, sheep receipts 1 800 steady with lambs 16.00 to 16.68. Kansas City market lists hogs 12 000 lower to 17.05, steers 14.00 to 17.40, cows up to 14.00, heifers 9.50 to 15.00, calves 8.50 to 13.00, sheep receipts 1 900 steady with lambs 15.50 to 20.00, yearlings 14.00 to 17.00, wethers 13.00 to 16.00, ewes 11.50 to 15.00. East St Louis reports draft horses and mules with price ranges. New York cotton futures opened barely steady with July 22.22, October 23.23, December 22.08, January 22.90.
Chicago May 27 Prices for butter creamers unsettled eggs 30 32c firsts 2642 28c at mark, 23 aic. Potatoes steady receipts 30 cars Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota pull F160 110 ditto sacks. Poultry alive higher fowls 2344c. London silver and money report London May 27 bar silver 45740 per ounce money 2½ percent.
New York stock market opened with widespread uncertainty as gains in freight and shipping faded. Industrial and war issue shares stayed weak while Liberty bonds held steady. Major railroad stocks fell, United States Steel and related industries slumped, and large price moves unsettled traders amid renewed revenue legislation talk.
Market list from Waterloo dated May 27 1918 shows prices for flour barley rye and corn along with oil meat and beef items. Entries include figures like 7.30 and 20 and 15.00 though many lines are garbled. The page records market quotes and commodity values in a concise ledger style.
East bound departures include 12:20 am local and 6:34 pm Chicago limited. Fort Dodge and Omaha express and fast rail routes listed with arrivals at 7:25 pm from Dubuque, and services to Oelwein Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Waverly and Waterloo divisions show multiple daily departures, with freight and intercity connections.
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