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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
9
General markets note wheat gains on reports of reduced deliveries in the northwest and active miller buying. Corn and oats show mixed moves while hogs weaken meat prices. cattle and sheep receipts appear robust with steady or rising trends in live stock. Weather in Iowa unsettled, temperatures near steady, winds variable.
The report covers the Chicago sheep market opening lower and closing weak with native and western lambs and yearlings priced around 3.90 to 5.90, and native lambs near 5.00 to 5.90. It also notes Omaha live stock, cattle and hog receipts, price ranges for native steers, western steers, Texas steers, and calves, plus hog and sheep quotes and grain/wholesale flour references. Wheat and grain prices are listed for No 2 red and other grades, with minor notes on market movement and regional quotes.
The item lists a Brandon celebration trip with departure times 7 am 9 15 am and 2 50 pm and return at 3 pm and 30 pm plus notes on weather temperatures and local visitors. It mentions the Riverview hotel planned in Waterloo and social news including visits by A T Petersen E J Clithero of Topeka Kate and Philip Saunders, with details on a corn palace exhibition in Mitchell South Dakota and a train wreck in Marshalltown Iowa causing injuries.
Martha Bagley of Waterloo died after a violent assault in her home yesterday afternoon. Born September 28, 1886 in New York, she married A. Bagley in Mendota in 1861 and lived in Black Hawk and Divide counties before settling in Waterloo. Survived by husband and several children in Hastings, Cedar Falls, Brandon, and Fortuna. one daughter Gertrude had died in infancy. Funeral services set for Thursday at her late home and the Mt. Auburn Christian church aftermath.
A concise quotation highlights the value of lineage and ancestry with the ancient Greek name Pittarch noting the glory lies with our forebears while recognizing personal worth in descent.
Prices for oats reached a peak of 40 cents a bushel and later 63 to 70 cents locally, with corn at 70 cents and wheat paid at 60 cents. Farmers report strong livestock demand, rising land values, and favorable market conditions. the Waterloo area boosts boosters to attract factories as city residents assist with capital for new enterprises. Miss T A Alfred of Vermont visits relatives before continuing to Chicago.
The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce has adopted a fixed policy to attract factories of all sizes. The move targets locating manufacturing enterprises in the area and outlines approaches for engagement with interested firms.
An unsigned notice from Falis Kansas touts a DoD prescription as curing a mayor with severe skin disease. It claims rapid relief, rashes and pimples clearing overnight, and promises immediate results with a guarantee on the first bottle. Waneler Bros Co advertises the remedy and seeking buyers through a sales pitch.
A brief notice highlights a standard skin remedy labeled D D D prescribed for a 15 year period. The item appears as a medical or cosmetic patent or product note in the periodical, conveying its long term use claim without clinical detail.
Notice is hereby given of the incorporation of My Valet under Iowa law. The principal place of business shall be Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. The business is general cleaning and dyeing, making clothing. The corporation may issue notes and borrow, mortgage, lease, or sell real property, establish by laws, and manage affairs. Authorized capital is ten thousand dollars, par value one hundred dollars per share. Cash or property paid in must be stated before transacting business. Remaining capital to be paid as directors deem.
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