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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1915
Page
6
Waterloo market page lists numerous help wanted ads for both male and female workers in hotels, stores, and crafts, plus a wide array of real estate rental notices, farm and house listings, and various sales pitches catering to local residents. Multiple firms, individuals, and locations are named, with addresses and contact methods dispersed throughout.
Wheat and corn drift lower on good harvest weather with Liverpool strength offsetting losses. Hog receipts and cattle demand in Kansas City and Omaha push prices higher for hogs while cattle stay steady. Cash grain in Chicago steady for corn and mixed for oats reflecting seaboard demand. futures and export activity noted in wheat, corn, and flax markets.
In a northwest Missouri crossroads town a cooperative ice house serves 25 farmers. The facility, 30 by 40 feet, uses a storekeeper to manage ice sales at five cents per hundred pounds, with hours from 6 to 8. The system lowers ice costs and keeps consumption in check. The piece also notes other farm tips on storing turnips, beets, and potatoes, plus winter greens for poultry and regional potato trends.
Elgin notes special sales at 28 cents per unit. Chicago livestock receipts show hogs around 1,000, cattle near 500, sheep about 5,000 with estimated tomorrow’s7 totals. Hog, cattle, and sheep prices move. hogs up 6 to 10 cents. cattle opening steady to weak. sheep weak and dull. with varied regional price data and carryover from yesterday.
The article notes a proposal to observe November 26 as National Potato Day to promote potato cultivation and use in diets and industry. It mentions anecdotal opinions on corn and hard ears, plus a traveling man who mails letters for charity, feeling he does some good without praise.
A dense listing details train schedules linking Dubuque Chicago Minneapolis St Paul and Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Waverly. Timings include 12:40 am 4:16 am 7:25 am 2:06 pm 6:25 pm and numerous daily departures with local and express services across Iowa Minnesota and Illinois.
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