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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
4
Classified notices show multiple help wanted ads: a competent maid for general housework, a middle aged lady for housework with good wages, and various cleaning and domestic helper positions in different locations. Also mentions private orders for Saturday delivery of foods and other household services.
Chicago stockyard receipts show hogs mixed and butchers weak at opening, later closing steady with gains in wheat and grains. Cattle and sheep markets opened steady with moderate prices, while grain prices climbed in the day’s session amid mixed futures and forward quotes.
The notice compiles numerous properties and items for sale or rent across Minnesota and Wisconsin. It includes tables chairs pianos and bedroom sets with prices, plus multiple farms and houses offered for sale or on easy terms, listing owners and locations such as Waterton Wellington St. Croix County and Mower County.
Moving sale in Waterloo includes cottages, income property potential, and a range of personal goods. Listings show Edison phonograph, cabinet, piano bench, banjo, dressing table, Morris chair, rocker, piano box, and odds ends. Buyer or trade partner sought within walking distance to streetcar waiting rooms. Must sell this week at 494 Broad way, phone 3397 Red.
The Waterloo Iowa city council on October 26 1914 ordered the vacating of a portion of alley in block 29 east original plat for the Waterloo Opera House Theatre company. The mayor and city clerk are to issue a quit claim deed for the vacated alley, with deed delivery to follow.
General Markets report shows wheat prices opening up then sliding as shorts cover and exporters sell. Corn and oats trend mixed with export demand aiding a late rally, while hogs and provisions move lower on abundant supplies. Cattle and sheep receipts at Omaha reflect steady to firm tone amid heavy old-crop positions.
Chicago produce trade notes receipts across Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Dakota with figures 83 43 and 19445 in reported cases. Rutter Weber cited among buyers and sellers as marks and cases counted.
Cedar Falls Ont reports First Congregational church will reopen for services next Sunday after a two week closure for repairs and renovations. Also covered are local school events, birthday celebrations at the kindergarten, and various community notices and social visits.
The Black Hawks County Bar association endorsed three Supreme Court hopefuls Weaver Ladd and Prouty with guidance to voters and a three for three strategy for judges. GOP headquarters buzzed with optimism as candidates urged turnout for next Tuesday’s election and upcoming speakings.
Wisconsin highway chief A R Hirst argues day labor saves costs and reduces friction versus contract work. Professor Toba B Brindley of Ames joined speakers at the Northwestern Road Congress discussing day labor efficiency and pricing. Other notes include local visits and theatre listings.
Rev. Buchan lary Was resigning as pastor of the Presbyterian church in Aplington and plans to move to Excelsior Springs Missouri for health reasons. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Van Meter and daughter returned from Omaha with Ira Stoner. Eikko Mennen is in Chicago for hospital treatment. Engineer Long sues the town of Aplington.
An advertisement touts Blood Remedy as a natural purifier that cures many ailments by cleansing the blood. It contrasts the product with unsafe minerals like mercury and urges readers to obtain a bottle through The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta for free medical advice.
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