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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1916
Page
15
Wheat prices surged on crop damage reports from the Northwest with September at 1.129 3 4 and December at 1.128 1 2. Corn slipped slightly and hog prices weakened while provisions climbed on scarcity and market demand.
Mercantile rates show 4 percent for Sterling for 60 day bills and current demands around 4.75 percent. Government bonds steady while railroad securities ease. time loans quoted at 2.5 percent for 60 days and 2.0 to 1.0 percent for six months, with money markets described as firm overall.
Copper and tin prices shown with spot quotes amid dull leads and market activity. An unsettled notice from the Interior Department in Helena reports a land claim matter involving Anawinday Montana residents and a court action in Anaconda, Montana with claimant names listed for a district court proceeding.
Readable fragments show a catalog of mining and metal companies and locations such as Victoria Winona Wolverine Wyandotte Butte London Barnes King and others. Mentions prices percentages and ownership notes across various mines.
Las Vegas N M Aug 1 death yesterday of a Roman Bac ian employee at the Santa Fe round house spurs word of more than a dozen pelagra cases in this county. Deaths have been reported from Mora and Sapello areas as the county medical society launches an education campaign.
The August report from the Agriculture Department shows heavy damage to the cotton crop from June 26 to July 25 reducing prospective production by 1 360 000 bales to 12 916 000 equivalent 500 pound bales. Crop condition fell 8 8 percent to 72 3 percent of normal.
Multiple car listings from Silver Bow Auto Co and local garages offering 6 to 7 passenger and delivery autos, prices from 276 to 1295, plus half interest vulcanizing plant sale. Also ads for store space rentals on Second Emma streets and office rentals in Butte and Anaconda.
Wanted misc contractor and builder pay ten percent net for small jobs from 200 to 1000 dollars secured by new houses on owner box 15 Standard. Also wanted to rent heavy horse and wagon. The Globe 1915 Main says you saw it in the Stannara Parisian Dyehouse French cleaning guaranteed Telste paper cleaners national paper cleaners com cleaned 1 dollar up phone 548 Butte.
Classifieds list solar broad hiring for road work railroad labor and business trainees. Positions include two to three men for summer road work, laborers for concrete and sidewalk projects, upholsterer, dining room staff, and a masseur with apartments and housing options in Butte and Anaconda. Also multiple rental listings and real estate offers across Montana towns.
Classified ads list cows including Jerseys and Holsteins at Willow Creek ranch and a fresh cow available by phone. Multiple home listings note rooms, bungalows, and six to eight room houses in Floral Park and Daly Addition with terms. Also advertised are building lots, income potential properties, stoves repaired, and homestead land offers within 15 miles of the railroad with water rights and fertile land. boxes and addresses provided for contact.
A jumble of small ads lists loans on real estate no questions asked, lodging and rooming-house opportunities, a grocery store sale, bakery sale, and various wanted positions. It includes offers for apartments, furniture, a hotel, and theater work, with box numbers and local Montana towns such as Butte Standard and Three Forks.
Multiple short items list housekeep items for rent with furniture for sale at 100 dollars, including a music cabinet, writing desk, chair, and a standard address in Butte. Also notes a bay horse at 1200 pounds, a gray horse at 1250, a dog or person named Sambo brooch, and several lost items with reward offers. Includes locations Anaconda and Butte with addresses and contact references.
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