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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
4
Waterloo Evening Courier prints classified items including housing rentals and sales, lost and found, store ads, and legal notices. The page lists numerous real estate offerings, secondhand goods, and announcements with pricing and contact details.
Private John A. Scott of the Ninetieth Winnipesaukee recalls two years in German tent camps near the Dutch border after escape attempts and brutal treatment. He details gas exposure, bayonet wounds, a soap-for-map barter, and an arduous trek to Holland aided by the British consul before reaching Rotterdam.
Allied forces press the Italian advance as third army pursues across the Piave and Oderzo gains. Italian tactics aim to trap Austrians in the Alps foothills. further east and north, Austrian forces retreat toward the Danube as Serbs close on Belgrade. Western front sees limited changes with British patrols near Valenciennes and French gains northwest of Chateau Porcien and a large prisoner haul for the Fifth Army.
An Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports Maj. Gen. Williams urging munitions workers not to idle as peace talks unfold. He stresses the U S remains at war and our weapons supply hinges on continuous production despite talks of peace. The piece also recounts a POW testimony detailing harsh conditions and starvation in a German prison camp.
Mrs W Bayless received a letter from her son Captain C C Bayless describing injuries from shrapnel in the Metz action on September 24. He states hip and thigh injuries, convalescing in a hospital, and hopes to return to active service. He organized a company at Wichita Kansas after war began.
In Dumont on October 31 Mrs J W Correll of serth Kan visits Mrs H B Day and family. A resident recalls World War I experiences at Sennelager Lippspringe and a mutiny trial. Local reports note influenza cases, charity drives, and a large liberty loan effort with a 23,500 dollar township subscription. A transport carrying 10000 American soldiers arrived at a British port with one influenza death.
Markets show uncertainty as corn and oats trade lightly awaiting armistice news. Corn futures swing from fractional declines to small gains with November around 1.18 and December near 1.18. Oats firm slightly after opening lower to about 66 1 2. Provisions fall with hog prices soft, though a future uptick follows improved buying.
Chicago reports conflate hogs and cattle with prices down at least 15 to 25 cents from Oct 30 levels as receipts rise. Omaha and St Joseph show mixed results with hogs lower, cattle steady to higher, and sheep steady amid regional shifts in demand.
Prices listed for cattle and hogs show varied figures across butcher cows heifers and bulls. Market notes note unchanged prices for poultry and eggs with mixed quotes for live and dressed meats and nearby items showing slight fluctuations in value.
A scattered want ad page lists items for sale including a touring car, a grand piano, a black and tan Airedale puppy, household furniture and rooms for rent. Also sought are an educated ambitious woman for part time home work and a few job offers from manufacturers. Includes grocery and dairy prices and cabinet phonograph listing.
Stocks and bonds show uneven movement with United States Steel down 12 cents from earlier highs, rails mixed, and Mexican Petroleum and Marine preferred advancing. Dealings narrow after morning rally, with steel and oils rebounding later before noon. city notes local deaths and war news amid fluctuating prices.
Obituary notice for Mrs. TOG Vstend and details of her funeral conducted by Rev partur at First Tepe Webster City. Burial at Oakhill cemetery. Estate and family references include husband and three sons Frank Water loo Nathan, and others. Also mentions a Sunday move to Des Moines for schooling and insurance payout for their son Tenney.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe irregular receipts and box counts with percentages and averages. It mentions cheese, 1.389 boxes, 32 percent, and references to flats and runs in a disjointed dataset.
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