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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
5
A garbled 1920s classified section lists several wanted ads for employment housing and goods. Entries reference an accountant and office manager positions, hay buyers, secondhand stores, room and board arrangements, carpentry and welding, and Saturday delivery orders for poultry and fish. Contact details include multiple street addresses and phone numbers.
For Keli Modern Furnished Rooms with light housekeeping remits two large rooms unfurnished 309 Washington Street. Close to Fifth and nearby contact details show varied listings including heat and modern decor. Phone numbers appear in OCR artifacts for contact.
Multiple rental listings appear from “Modern Place” to “Three houses for rent” noting 2 to 6 rooms and baths. Entries include addresses such as 707 Worth Street 917 Randolph 408 Wellington and agencies like Reniers' Exchange and G. F. McCinery. Phone numbers and prices vary, with several modern or partly modern houses and furnished options.
Wide mix of sale notices from furniture rugs motors and farm equipment. Listings include pedestals rugs awnings furniture trunks and garden gear with prices and contact hints, plus auctions, lease notices, and a sewer construction bid notice from Waterloo Iowa.
Classified notice page offers barber trade courses from Tri City Barber College Davenport Iowa and Meller College Chicago with mailed catalogs. Also features help wanted for barbers carpenters cooks housekeepers and sales agents across Indiana Iowa and Wisconsin with contact details and salary claims.
The city of Waterloo Iowa invites sealed bids with certified checks for improvements. Bids must be on printed forms provided by the city clerk and addressed to Waterloos city clerk. Proposals due September 78 1914 at 730 PM. If the chosen bidder fails to sign a contract or provide bonds the bid is forfeited. The city reserves the right to reject all bids.
Wheat prices recovered after an early dip driven by pit speculators. Corn and oats followed wheat with varied moves amid peace news and market nerves. Hogs rose on higher provisions while cattle and sheep markets stayed steady to strong. Local grain, live stock, and price quotes from Chicago and Omaha provide a snapshot of market activity on Sept. 17.
The Frederika school closed for a week as fairs occur in Nashua and Waverly. Emma Pratt of Masonville visits Frederika hosts and travels to Waverly. Vogt family from Rockford visits relatives and plans a trip to Eagle Grove. Clair Gunsales returns from Waterloo to Ames for college. several other residents visit family in Waverly, Staples and Waterloo, with extended visits noted.
A quiet wedding was held at the bride and groom’s home on September 21. Miss Blanche Simmons married Harry Miller of Waterloo in a pale blue silk dress. The couple will reside in Waterloo where the groom works. Also noted are property moves and a Sunday ball game between Frederika and Fredericksburg.
Waverly schools start with high attendance including 188 of 198 seats filled at the high school. Staff list includes Miss Wilson principal and teachers in math civics German science Latin domestic science and manual training. Local visits note Evelyn Marston's trip to Rockford and area residents at fairs. A cyclone near Denver caused damage. county fair activities plus a bus accident involving Mr and Mrs Poole are reported along with multiple residents traveling or visiting other towns.
Steve McGivern of Maton City, once herdman at Willows downe farm, visits on business. Henry Seifert of Greene dies after a stroke at Mercy hospital following a race event day. Rev. J. C. Berger of Baltimore shows improvement after recent marriage to Miss Anna Fischer. Miss Martha Fischer of Muscatine remains in Baltimore.
Ruth Hill leaves for Mount Vernon to enter Cornell College while Hazel Stunts returns to Cornell. Butler county fair prep continues with new cement sidewalk and auto entrance. Epworth league social at Boardman home. Roberta Ray back from Canada trip. Ground broken for James Allan's new residence on Walnut Street. Carl Smith to Oklahoma on family news. L A Spengler returns from Kent Minn Rugby Winnipeg trip. Cleo Kowé to Grinnell for next year. Rev Roadman family moves into Johnson house. Butler county district court opens with Judge Clark. Marriage of George Jurigens and Gertie Forney solemnized.
Beulah Zimmer and Eart Langendorf wed in Waterloo while Grace Doty and Gerald Zimmer marry in the same week. Grace Ward and Martin Pederson tied in Vinton and plan to live in Iowa City. Waterloo visitors Mrs Hoth and children. Surfosses greet locals. A 12 pound fish was caught by Everett Rosenberg, followed by a 312 pound catch. John Stoddard and family from Northwood visited Shell Rock.
Readlyn residents report visits and illness updates including Mrs G T Moulds with two brothers Dixon and Mrs Charles Stofferegen. Carl Wolf Louis Richmond and Hugo Gehring left for Springfield Indiana. Readlyn ball team 45 plans to host Waterloo Coons next Sunday with hopes to beat them after their 14 wins.
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