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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1919
Page
5
Waterloo readers see the Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter as the staple for Want Ads. The paper charges per word with a minimum, advertising lines in both light and black caps. The Want Advertising Department remains a distinct local institution for buying selling and exchanging items of any value.
A collection of local notices includes thanks for kindness after a baby's illness and death from Mr and Mrs Harry Nanny and others. lost laundry bag near Mulberry and Gable. a Ford engine and license number 95 186 reported. missing items and rewards offered. Numerous help wanted ads list positions for maids stenographers chambermaids and general housework plus factory and sales roles. various contact details and locations across the Courier listings.
Classified notice page lists numerous job offers and requests including Wanted Female Help for general office work in Austin Rood peniman dtod chance for advancement, Wanted Situation for stenography, Wanted in dentists or physician offices, miscellaneous clerical and domestic help, and ads for selling or buying items. The jumble includes addresses, phone numbers, and hints of duties, pay, and references. The text reflects typical early 20th century classifieds with scattered names, places, and contact lines.
Real estate for sale includes 6 room houses with electric light and furnace, 160 acre farms, 185 acre plots, and large stock farm options. Also various autos, furniture, and merchandise offered, including a 60 acre farm, century-old estates, and country lots. Multiple listings show contact numbers, locations, and terms. Assets span Waterloo area and nearby towns with broad price ranges and trade offers.
Reports from Petrograd indicate all ages up to 48 are mobilized to defend the city and women drafted for trench work. In Spain a general strike is declared. London notes General Denikin signs an armistice with Ukrainians per Vienna. A campaign led by George Hardy seeks English worker appeals to Washington for I W W prisoners.
Chicago prices show mixed grain values with No. 1 to No. 6 yellow and white varieties quoted across oats and barley, while Washington reports Chilean and Russian political notes and Japan’s willingness to cooperate in Siberia. Minneapolis wheat receipts and cash prices mirror ongoing market activity across corn and oats, with flax and clover figures also listed.
Chicago and major midwestern markets report hogs mainly 15 to 25 cents higher on Tuesday with cattle firming. Receipts near 17 000 at Chicago, with varied beef and veal prices across classes. Other markets including Kansas City East St Louis Omaha Sioux City and St Joseph show steady to higher trends in hogs cattle and sheep with top values noted and active trading.
New York prices show varied activity with produce and stocks at open. Sumner posts gains as rails and metals lead a broad rally while caution rises on rediscount rates. Local social and obituaries accompany market notes as communities adjust to fluctuating prices and news of visits, relocations, and a funeral.
Shell Rock notes report Mrs Lilian Rowley visiting relatives in Duluth Minn and family news. Marble Rock items list Willard Bucklen in California and upcoming Hog sale attendance, with town residents traveling, mill construction, and church duties noted.
Dike Iowa notes James Tonneson arrived back from the army with family members. Local hospital updates include J. H. McKinder and Arthur Larsen with surgeries. Orange township beat Dike 24 to 7 in basketball. Real estate transfers show multiple parcels in Cedar Heights Waterloo and surrounding areas with values ranging around 1,000 dollars and more.
Hawkeye Camp No 13 W O W will hold a regular meeting Wednesday night. All members are asked to attend for special business. Meeting location is Ben Hur Hall, B 4th Street. Clerk FLW Winslow.
Brest France November 4 nine war brides of American soldiers arrived in the United States aboard the Northern Pacific after 173 departed Saturday on the President Grant. The Women’s Christian Association reports about 3,800 sent, with three-fifths French one-fifth English and others from 21 nations.
Mrs Ella Werner files for divorce from John Werner a butcher alleging he drank the blood of slaughtered stock which made him violent and quarrelsome and that he threatened her with a revolver. They married last February he deserted her May 1 she seeks 360 a month alimony and name restoration to Bua Everts.
The corn market rose on higher hog quotations and unsettled weather forecasts. Opening prices showed small gains before a general uptick with December near 1.39 and May around 1.32. Demand was limited as farmers held back, while hogs and provisions moved with the upswing and later eased on lighter selling of lard and ribs.
Toledo seed prices for various crops listed with month and price figures. Prime cash prices appear for Cloverseed and Alsike with multiple monthly values. Timothy seed shows historical years and prices, and additional seed items include February March and April values.
A rugged list shows wholesale and retail prices for butter and dairy, potatoes, cattle and hogs, various hay and straw qualities, and furred stock. It includes fat steers and cows, canners, bulls, hog weights, packer figures, and several hide and calf price points, reflecting a broad agricultural market snapshot.
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