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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1918
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter outlines want ad pricing and policies. It details cent-per-word rates with minimums, line charges, and capitalization styles for various ad types. The piece argues email ads’ costs rise and emphasizes ads as a marketplace for all citizens.
Mixed notices from a 1910s era paper list Wanted items from piano tuning to second hand goods and room sharing. Real estate for sale includes acres near Cresco and a large 313 acre farm with stock and improvements. Also notices of auctions, goat and lamp sales, and a dissolution notice for Black Hawk Construction Company with date and officers.
Tur had a day of community activities in Denver with church notices and a Lutheran service plan. Speakers included Mr. Welling and Ms. Ves Voakar entertaining attendees at the Evangel AAD venue as part of a town day program.
Fragmented notices describe former Pistdes residents and various visitors visiting families near Brandon. Names and places are partly obscured, with references to trains, residences, and brief social movements among local residents. The text shows multiple incomplete phrases and misread names.
A mixed set of want ads and small sales notes. Items include Uniox aertoone et adings rent sale of a modern house near factory, two building lots, a piano for sale, and lodging options. Also requests for a waitress and several stoves offered for sale or rent across Mason City and vicinity with contact phones Red 1635 Red 3035 and Red 2982.
Descriptions from Reims show villages scarred by German shelling and wire defenses, while peasant girls harvest a scarce vintage praised as victory. American troops of the foreign legion once fought from these streets. walls, streets, and mines reveal four years of fighting across the front east of Reims. Local notices list residents, job changes, and upcoming social events through mid October and February, reflecting wartime life in a small town.
British and American forces advance along the Cambrai front with 8,000 prisoners reported. Field Marshal Haig says the long resisting German stronghold fell. French troops near St. Quentin press the line south and east, taking defenses between Harly and Neuville St. Amand. A Swiss captive balloon was scorched in a German air attack, killing Lieut. Ruby.
In Chicago and nearby markets sharp price cuts for corn reflect fresh selling amid peace hopes. Liquidation by holders and short selling drive declines, with November and December contracts sliding before late session weakness broadens. Oats and provisions also retreat as hogs show steadiness while packers ignore declines.
Receipts reach 16 000 hogs and 34 000 cattle as market shows slow to steady movement. Hogs steady with yesterday’s figures around 18.40 to 18.80 for top hogs. sows and heavies mixed. Cattle receipts include steers, cows, and calves with prices ranging 15.00 to 19.50 for good, common and stocker cattle, and heifers around 17.00 to 18.00. Sheep and other livestock shown with modest activity and stable to lower trends.
Bulk receipts show steers at 9 to 18.40 dollars, cows and heifers around 36 dollars, calves near 3 dollars, lambs about 10 dollars, with buyers and sellers noting fluctuating prices across livestock types. Market activity indicates varied demand and preparation for future sales.
Grain and livestock notices from Kansas City and Peoria markets detail cattle and sheep prices, receipts, and various grades. Wheat and oats markets show receipts and bids, with column notes on No 2 white and yellow kernels. Cotton futures in New York closed steady with values for October through May contracts.
Miss Hester L. Stone wed Robert Ravenscroft in Vinton at noon Saturday. After a dinner, the couple left for Tarmahead and other points and will live southwest of town on a newly purchased farm. Keystone plans a service flag unfurling with speeches by Lieut. Gov. Moore and Cyrenus Cale, alongside a musical program. Fire destroyed two barns. Floyd barn contents largely saved. Mrs. Margaret Carter, longtime resident of Winton, died last Saturday. Stocks and bonds trading showed firm action with variable strength across sectors and notable gains in certain war-related issues.
The passage presents garbled notes on Ukraine and neighbors, mentioning Lith Tye signs in Foussia, Austria and Hungary, and about 500,000 people with shifting loyalties. It references historic claims from the Carpathians to the Caucasus, Russia dominance, and disputed lands involving Transylvania and Dalmatia, with unclear dates or sources.
The Local Board chaired by Thompson adopts Resolution 4221 closing public and parochial schools theatres churches dances and public meetings until further notice. The order cites Spanish influenza and authorizes the city clerk and officers to issue notices and enforce compliance. Members Brown Burk Leeper Link vote aye. Manning and Ogle absent. proceedings adjourned.
In Dunkerton residents hear from Burk about a letter from Albert and Frante of war service, Elmer Page with April enlistment, and Harold Rellmer reported wounded in action in Germany. Bells ring with peace news, A B Canfield returns to repair property burned north of town, Hazel West stops trading, Shimp becomes mayor, and Alice Wheeler rents east of town while Wodenson prepares to move.
President Wilson studies a West Front map with Secretary Lansing and Gen. March, noting that German peace terms fail if not followed by a surrender. The dispatch indicates Allied resolve to drive German forces back to their homeland as the war map signals turning tides.
Market notes show butter at 51 to 56 cents per pound and eggs receipt changes. Potatoes decline on receipts while Minnesota and Duluth bulk rats range from 1.45 to 1.70 per unit and sacks at 1.80. Wisconsin bulk cases and sacks price around 0.65 and 1.735. Poultry prices mix lower for fowls and steady for dressed with minor regional shifts. Cheese receipts indicate state fresh specials and average around 2.14.
Fragmentary seed price list showing Toledo entries for Alsike and Octane with quoted prices around 18 to 22 dollars. Mentions months October February March and items like Timothy and Trime castes, with several garbled terms. Contains no clear actions or outcomes.
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