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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1920
Page
13
President Wilson approves observing Sunday November 14 as Armistice Sunday to honor Americans who died in World War I. The president urges display of the U S flag at half mast on all public buildings and military posts to mark national participation in memorial services.
Grain and provision markets slump on mixed USCanada trade, with wheat down and corn and oats falling. Provisions show declines up to 1.46 dollars with some gains from trans Atlantic calls supporting lard while pork shares the broad decline in grain. Canadian border rail car delays hinder northward wheat flow and spur possible embargo talk. Louis flour demand weak as producers weigh holding policies against higher returns.
Waterloo bank clearings for the week ending Oct 1920 are listed with totals and daily breakdowns. The report compares figures to the corresponding week in 1919 and notes year to date instruments filed and increases.
An attempt to cure gas casualties using pure oxygen at Guys Hospital. An airtight chamber, 20 feet square and seven and a half feet high, will house men who have been gassed for five days or more. The oxygen therapy was devised by Professor Joseph Barcroft of Cambridge and Doctor G L Vintoe at Guys Hospital.
September 1920 building permits decline across the Midwest reports Edward Mahnke. 19 new structures valued at 101 206 and 109 alterations valued at 24 650 total 124 955 down from 154 520 year earlier a 19 4 percent drop. private garages outpaced houses with 45 garages vs 15 dwellings this September.
Funeral services for Harriett Sherod, who died yesterday, are set for Sunday at her Waterloo home with burial at Faire View. John McStay’s body arrives from Spokane and will be viewed at O Keefe & Zag, with services at First Baptist and burial in Kimwood. Also noted is W. O. Farnsworth and a Riverside real estate advertisement page with multiple listings.
The New York labor department invites immigrants to join a statewide plan to move workers from the metropolis to the capital and western parts. State employment bureaus have opened in major cities and a multilingual billboard assures no fees and that all labor clauses are handled.
The piece argues Wilson’s personal unpopularity erodes public faith in the league. It contends enduring support must be earned through patient, reasoned persuasion rather than emotional appeal, urging a shift from Wilson-led urgency to broader public trust in national interests.
Archival notice reports Parnsworth born August 8 1841 in Ohio served through the Civil War then moved to Canada and Waterloo. Survived by widow and children Henry Men J A Meskelt and Mrs C J Romtua with five great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Grace Church at 2 30 PM. Also gambling case fines in police court include Taylor 20 and costs and others with varied sums.
The Miller Mover Car company moves its business from 624 828 Commercial street to 11 Sycamore street. A. N. Miller of 444 Rebel avenue is proprietor. The firm handles the Grant Six cars. A Scottish member has not spoken in twenty years at the House of Commons.
Long list of Waterloo area housing and land offerings with prices, terms, and contact details. Includes farms 2 to 160 acres. Apartments and furnished units described with locations near Washington Street and Interurban Station. Utility and furniture sales appear, plus wanted ads for workers and buyers.
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