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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
8
Waterloo readers see the Want Advertising Department as a distinct local market place. The paper charges 1 cent per word per insertion with a 25 cent minimum for ads of all kinds including Wanted and For Sale notices, with lines in light and heavy caps as prescribed.
Announcements under this head announce lodge affairs with fees and contact details. Includes notices about suspensions for late payments, changes of office address in Lafayette Building, and future payment logistics. Also lists music lessons offered by graduates, moving to California freight offers, packing services, and a lost white sapphire ring with contact information.
A chaotic listing of help wanted ads appears with repeated misspellings and partial phrases. It includes requests for female assistants, maids, beauty bookkeepers, factory workers, and general housework, along with scattered location hints and stray contact numbers, all reflecting a bustling but garbled job marketplace.
Real estate and farm listings advertise a semi bungalow, boats, large homes, 40 acre farms, and Wisconsin land. Offers include 40 acres near town, 6 room modern houses, 160 acre farms, and 120 acre tracts with tilled fields, timber, and stock. Prices, terms, and contact details vary by listing across multiple states and towns.
Real estate ad listing a six room all-in-one model house in Losan with oak fireplace, enclosed porch, kitchen with built-ins, three bedrooms, large attic and storerooms, basement with furnace and hot water, screened porch, price 24000.90 with $1000 down, balance in building and loan. two more six-room houses on West Side with modern features, each priced around 14000. Other property listings and numerous used cars and misc items for sale follow, with contact details for A Scott and others at Red 2290, 1317 Hawthorne Street, and various garages and dealers.
Classified notice lists various for sale items including furniture, household goods, and livestock. Mentions sale of red chickens and Chester White boars with details on breeding quality and prices. Includes contact info and addresses in Cedar Rapids and Lincoln area. Also notes financial loan advertisements offering first mortgage loans on Waterloo city residences and real estate lending.
Classified market notes list multiple ads for trade or sale including a 7 room modern house for a western Waterloo residence with cash difference, a stove room and fixtures description, a 7 room modern house with garage for a small farm or good auto, a small cottage with large lot and potential trade for a team and harness, and other real estate and vehicle inquiries with contact phone numbers and addresses in Waterloo Iowa suburbs.
Fresh strength emerged in the corn market as wet weather and car shortages boosted buying, with December and May futures opening higher before a late market shift. Oats followed corn with firm demand, while provisions mirrored grain trends and packing interests pressured prices. Chicago cash quotes show varied bids across corn and oats grades, with minor shifts in rye and barley prices.
Across Kansas City East St. Louis Omaha and Sioux City markets, receipts rise with mixed grades of cattle hogs and sheep. Prices show heavy beef steers top near 18 dollars, pork hogs around 14 dollars, and lambs mid-teens, reflecting regional demand and seasonal volume.
Prices and market notes from Waterloo and Chicago dated October 30 report butter, eggs, cheese prices, and receipts with varying changes. Western markets show creamery butter up and down, eggs unsettled, cheese steady, and stock and bond trading influenced by coal strike concerns.
Toledo and Chicago reports show hogs steady to strong with yesterday's average around 13.70 while receipts and prices for cattle and other commodities vary. Markets highlight Liberty bond quotes, coffee futures, and a Boulder Weather omen from the coney in Colorado signaling a severe winter ahead.
Denver dispatch notes a rise in deer numbers in Routt County for the season with a statewide hunting license issued across Mineral, Eagle, Grand and other big game counties. Wardens report about 10 000 deer in the area, but only about 600 bucks were killed under the license.
Los Angeles youths faced a fine after school for dropping malodor bombs under desks. Robert Gomez challenged the leniency as the crowd gathered outside. Police judge George Richardson imposed a $25 fine in the case, reflecting a firm stance on the prank.
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