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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
3
A Waterloo daily notices page shows cards of thanks for Henrietta Petersen and family, plus lodge invitation notices. Classifieds advertise jobs like toolmakers and female help and various For Sale listings, real estate, and autos with dense OCR text across categories and locations.
British and French report continued pressure on German forces in Picardy and St Quentin sectors. Debeney’s troops renew attacks near Montdidier and Somme while Mangin’s forces push northeast of Soissons capturing Colombes farm. Turko-Baku news notes Turkish advance threatening Russian positions.
British forces report renewed Australian advances north of Pont-a-Roi and along the Hindenburg line near St Quentin. They encircle the town, seize prisoners and machine guns, while German bombardments and counterattacks cause heavy losses on the Cambrai front.
Miss Maregaret Doughty of Belle Plaine wins a high school post and starts duties. Residents report visits and church services as Rev Thompsons preach. Local residents move, return home, or list items for sale including motors, desks, furniture, and a horse power electric motor. Rentals and real estate offerings appear with contact notes.
Frost forecasts spurred a corn price surge with October futures near 1.53 and November around 2.49, then eased. Oats climbed alongside corn as bears faced export and government demand pressure. hogs and ribs moved lower on scarce offerings in late trading.
Chicago cash quotations show corn prices for No 1 and No 2 at 38 1 50 and 32 7 4 with oats at No 3 around 32 3 4 to 34 6 4. Bailey prices and timothy Clover bids are listed with figures in cents and dollars for various grades. Minneapolis grain reports reflect cash bids for northbound shipments and mixed car counts and values.
Chicago market notes hogs 20 to 25 cents lower on Thursday with steady steer trade. Receipts include 16,000 cattle and 22,600 sheep. Trade mixed as calves, stockers, and feeders show varied demand while good to choice livestock hold firmer values.
Market reports from Omaha St Joseph Kansas City and St Louis stockyards show receipts mixed with steady to higher prices for cattle and hogs. Alaska Governor Riggs plans a 5000 mile multi-transport tour to assess needs, while a Musial Courier note criticizes past performance of a singer and calls for more truthful criticism.
Commodity pages show butter firming in New York with varied egg and milk fat figures across regional markets. Chicago and Kansas City report mixed grain and poultry prices while New York stocks open narrowly mixed with a cautious uptick in some issues, led by shipping shares and American Sumatra Tobacco.
Serbian and French forces push through several towns and seize heights near Kuchkov Kiumen as pursuit continues day and night. Rebels or local units mentioned include actions around Yopelets Pottshishta Seshishte Melynitsa Vitolishte and Rassimbey.
Mooreville reports visit by Mr and Mrs McMullen and Ruth Des Moines at O. 3. Waynard. Dysart hosts high school students Mary U Waynard and Trey U Waynard and Graham Laworer. Mrs Otis Haynard improving. Country Ladies Booster club to meet at Mrs Wil Taylor residence. Hill school opens with Miss Lois Harrington as teacher. Elizabeth Barer hospitalized in Waterloo for tonsillectomy.
Prices show oats corn and oil meal mixed as sellers report good corn fed steers at 14 dollars and grass fed steers around 8 to 9 dollars. Cows heifers and veal vary while hogs pigs and straw show broad ranges. Grain futures list Peoria oats and cotton with London money rates in brief market notes.
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