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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1914
Page
3
A jumble of ads lists wants for miscellaneous items and services, from mechanics and handymen to employment seeks and lodging. It notes contacts and prices, with numerous phone numbers and street addresses, plus many rental offerings for rooms flats and houses in various parts of town.
For rent multiple furnished and unfurnished rooms and suites in various locations. Listings include modern furnished rooms near 79 Washington and 1306 Berth Ave, suites with housekeeping, and a large modern furnished residence. Contact numbers vary, with several ads offering close-in locations and inclusive amenities.
A collage of real estate notices and auctions across cities includes houses, farms, and parcels for sale with details on location, size, and terms. Listings mention nearby streets, tax statuses, mortgage options, and contact numbers for Cheever and local savings banks seeking buyers and investors.
Notices announce the appointment and qualification of executors and administratrices in Black Hawk County Iowa. They urge all creditors and heirs to present claims to the undersigned for allowance and file with the district court clerk. Also included is a corporate notice for a milk products company in Waterloo with details on capital stock, duration, and board composition.
Excerpt shows local business and corporate notice elements. Spow's College offers design and sewing training for women and children at 185% West Park Ave, with daily rates. The text also mentions corporate bylaw changes requiring three fourths stock vote and unanimous consent for debt exemptions. Additional notes cite office supply services and form letter fulfillment.
Chicago market reports open steady as cattle trade begins, then slows later. Prices show mixed moves across cattle, hogs, and sheep with receipts varying. Western and native steers, cows, heifers, and calves influence per-item quotes amid changing demand and weather impacts.
The notice lists multiple grain and commodity prices from Chicago and regional markets for wheat, corn, oats, and related futures. It includes bid levels for No. 2 red wheat, No. 2 yellow corn, No. 2 white oats, and assorted mixed varieties, with specific quotes from Duluth, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and Waterloo. Also shows flour, meal, dairy products, and live poultry pricing, plus hay and straw values and miscellaneous farm goods.
Local society items list visits and travels of Anna Orr Mabel Jennings Laura Gibbons Leonore Shanewise and others across Independence Janesville Oskaloosa Waterloo Cedar Falls and Chicago. Mentions of family gatherings Coe College students and church services plus a gas incident at a residence on Second and Jefferson streets and brief notes on local business travel and crops.
A brief excerpt from a period discussion on women voting features a charged exchange about wife spending and political participation. The overheard dialogue highlights tensions over enfranchisement and the cost to households in the context of an election.
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