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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1918
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier announces updated want ad pricing with a minimum 25 cent charge per day and per word rates for different line formats. It emphasizes the classifieds as Waterloo’s market place for all citizens to buy sell or exchange items of any size.
A jumble of rental ads and legal notices. It includes house and cottage rentals around Dodge's Point Clear Lake and Omaha business listings, plus executor notices for Mrs. W. Hompkins and corporate filings for The Leavitt and Johnson National Bank of Waterloo and Faran t Drug Company with details on capitalization directors and dates.
Newspapers require written orders to stop ads run till forbid to prevent errors from telephone instructions. A printed blank is provided with each ad for the advertiser to return once the ad should end. Deadlines prevent same day discontinuation. notices must reach the office by 9 a.m. for next day action.
Miss Louise Luleke joined Camp Custer in Michigan bound for France with Private Robert Jones. Mitchell High School graduation honors seven seniors Junta Cady Joelle Smith Bernice Jones Ada Warrington Mary Coon Join Bamford and Neil Moran. Rev Claworth of Osage gave the commencement address. Geo Wy Hyde visits in St Paul. Mins ratices Nailor visits Ida Grove for summer vacation.
Marble Rock observed memorial services Sunday at the church with a sermon by Rev. S Sunley and scripture by Rev. ALS Purnham. The 1918 class commencement was held Friday in the opera house with an address by Rev. Mr. Dibble of Charles City and music by the school chorus. Lyla Inman, recently teaching at Alden, IA, returned home. her parents Harry and Mrs. Inman met her at Waterloo. The Minish family from Cedar Falls visited son Gue Low Minish and wife, accompanied by Mrs. Minish, returning home Friday. Mrs. S W McNinch traveled to Indiana Thursday due to her father-in-law’s death, with Dr. McNinch staying with his father. The Watertown Evening Courier will again be delivered by the northbound car at 9:10 PM after a brief suspension. The final Floyd County draft contingent left Friday for Charles City, including Arthur Adams, Samuel Wilson, Walter Kyle, Joe Schwartz, James Hardy, and Geo Standt.
In Plainfield on May 2 a large crowd gathered for a Red Cross patriotic program with speakers from Washington and Waverly, a mixed quartet, and local bands. Ice cream and cake sales raised over 40 dollars. The Plainfield high school held a junior senior banquet with two enlisted graduates honored. Memorial day services are planned plus graduation at the Baptist church on May 21 and a class play May 16. Mrs Amm Miller and daughter attended Grundy Center for a graduation honoring Kenneth Miller.
Mrs W McMillid and children from Myrtle Minnesota visit relatives. Jennie McGovern closes a school term with an ice cream social raising 12 dollars for the Dunkerton Red Cross. Rev J F Black attends the United Presbyterian general assembly in Pittsburgh and visits friends. U P church Ladies Missionary society donates 18 pounds for the Red Cross drive.
Small ad listing covers transfers in Black Hawk County records, property notes, and several miscads. It mentions Forest Park Add Waterson A H Drake to Alfred Andersen, a house on Kent Strictly Modern five house close in on the west side, and a June 1 deadline. Also social ads for Basket Grocery scare tactics, job requests at Schuneman's soda fountain, a for sale Operaelo Cabinet Phonograph, a 1918 Harley Davidson motorcycle, and a furnished summer rental with contact numbers.
La Porte May 28 Memorial Day events with Rev. John Gammons leading Sunday services. A B Lovejoy of Waterloo will speak Thursday morning. G A R and W RC groups plan a 9 o'clock line of march from KPL hall. Red Cross benefits and local social notes follow with community updates on schools, staff, and residents.
Chicago trading records a sudden drop in temperature boosting corn values briefly before late session selling erases gains. Oats follow corn strength while provisions weaken hogs. lard remains firmer amid unsettled prices across Kansas City and New York futures.
Heavy hog offerings from a large state supply pressured hog prices in Chicago. Cattle and sheep numbers were lighter than expected. Hogs receipts 28,000 with next day 23,000. most hog categories quoted largely 16.50 to 16.90. Cattle receipts 12,000 with steers to 17.60 and cows to 14.90. Sheep receipts 22,000 with lambs to 17.40 and sheep to 11.15. Kansas City notes similar trend with hogs 16.45 to 16.85 and cattle steady.
St Louis Livestock receipts totaled 13 006 with mixed hogs and heavy cattle pricing shown. Cattle receipts reached 6 300 with steers about 11.3 to 17.68 and cows around 7.75 to 13.75. Sheep and lambs at 2 500 with lambs near 14.00 to 16.64 and ewes 12.00 to 14.60.
Omaha Nebraska livestock prices show hog receipts at 12 906 with lower near 16 dollars per cwt for heavies. Cattle receipts 3 900 with steers 12 25 to 17 10 and cows 4 75 to 24 00. Sheep receipts 9 600 steady with yearlings at 16 00 to 17 80 and lambs around 16 00.
St Joseph Missouri May 25 hog receipts about 7000 with lower top at 16.80 full yard bulk. Cattle receipts around 1000 steers and cows and heifers calves traded from 7.00 to 13.50. Receipts 2500 lambs higher with prices 12.00 to 17.00 while ewes sold from 5.69 to 12.00.
Hogs receipts 9500 with mixed and heavy hogs at 15.30 to 16.40. lights 16.50 to 16.45. Cattle receipts 1800 show weak demand. steers around 12.00 to 17.00, cows and heifers 9.00 to 13.50, calves 8.00 to 13.00. Sheep receipts 100 steady.
In York on May 28 butter prices show varied receipts and stocks with creamery and firsts listed, while eggs move irregularly with high receipts. Chicago reports butter unchanged and eggs unsettled with large case totals and regional pricing. Potatoes and poultry also noted with mixed movements across Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and Missouri markets.
May 25 New York stocks opened weak as war issue pressure returned. Equipments and motors fell 1 to 2 points while United States Steel rallied from its low. Canadian Pacific tumbled then regained much but slid again as selling intensified. Bethlehem Steel Baldwin Locomotive and others dropped 1 to 4 points. United States Steel traded heavily to a new low near 102½.
Good new corn and meat markets in Waterloo with prices for butcher steers and cows. Listings show ranges for quality classes and cattle trade activity, reflecting early 20th century agricultural market conditions.
Illinois timetable pages list departures toward Dubuque Chicago Fort Dodge and Omaha with local and express options. Alongside schedules, market entries include butter eggs green hides and potatoes with varied weights and prices.
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