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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
3
The ad promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless remedy for indigestion and stomach discomfort. It asserts most meals digest in minutes, erasing sour risings belching and gas, with a 70 cent bottle providing large enough supply to cure many stomach disorders.
J. Hasley was awarded the contract for plumbing and heating the Central school building by the board of education at the meeting last evening. The bid was 4925 dollars and remodeling aims to house the domestic science and training departments with work underway and to be ready by fall opening. Applications for janitorial positions were referred to the janitor committee and action will occur at next meeting. The census and attendance matters were discussed and postponed due to a small attendance with trustees Chrystal Cole Bowman and Harper present. The next meeting is scheduled for August 30.
Anaconda Copper company's manager offers two free trips to the Helena state fair for the Deer Lodge county boy and girl with top potato and career cover exhibits. Winners receive entertainment, meals, lodging, fair admission, and a week of stock judging or home science instruction. Inquiries directed to county superintendent or farm institute office.
Anaconda Democrats discuss timing for county and state conventions to elect delegates. They consider holding caucuses and primaries together, with Aug 29 set for the state convention in Great Falls and Aug 32 for caucuses if the county adopts the plan. Multiple candidates are already announced, signaling a keen contest.
The Anaconda news item lists pianos for rent and a string of social and business visits. It notes Schlapps LC B meets tonlent, community meetings at Schlitz and Bernadotte, and various residents like Joe Tepka, Coplins, A G Clover, Sheriff O Keefe, John Scott, W B Gwinn, C B Afouse, F L Anderson, Dr F L St Jeary, Tow McGrath, Simon of Salt Lake, Mrs J A Schrocker, W W Caldwell and others visiting or conducting city business yesterday. Dr F J St Jean is coming to Warm Springs Saturday night the 10th inst.
Anaconda daily items recount social calls court visits and neighborhood commerce. Mentions includes Miss Mary ONeill and mother touring for steaks, cottage plans on Locust street, shipper Ed OBrien and Rod Williams reports from Warm Springs Creek, and sales offers from MacCallum Cloutier and Sullivan Peterson. Also notes cinema lineup and a public notice about current events in the Montana town.
A rough, early 20th century notice outlines a one dollar round trip for adults and sixty cents for children on the Cirenn Day train from Anaconda to Butte and back. The route list includes Salt Lake and Denver connections with multiple conduit names and officials listed. The fragmentary text mentions Augusta style dates and several railway figures, indicating a promotional outing across regional lines.
The document presents a party platform urging investigation into high living costs, favoring a single national health review, federal supervision of interstate rail and anti monopolistic reforms, protection of digital property rights, and abolition of the commerce court. It condemns private currency note issuance and supports foreign trade, resource development, river and highway plans, and nonpartisan science. The text closes with calls for immigrant action, veterans pensions, and universal appeal to Americans.
Visitors from Butte and Missoula were hosted by the local colored colony at Washoe Park. A ball game pitted teams from Anaconda and Butte against the visitors who were defeated, with other park games following. Local colored community thanks business houses and professionals who aided the hospitality effort.
A special train run by the BA and D railway departs Butte at 7 p.m. Wednesdays ending July 31. It arrives Gregson at 8:40 p.m. and Anaconda at 9 p.m. Return trips depart Anaconda at 9:45 p.m. and arrive in Butte at 10:30 p.m.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Moore August 7. In a very lopsided game Harlowton defeated the rival condo team after supper by a score of Ties Only eight innings were played due to darkness. Yatteries Harlowton Greviid and Moe Aniconta Taylor and Jets.
A Chicago bakery reports saving about 25 dollars daily by using fewer eggs in custard pies, reducing cost without compromising quality. The change saves roughly 150 dollars weekly and 8 hundred dollars yearly, while production and customer satisfaction rise. The key is engineering economy through efficiency, not sacrificing product quality.
The head of the firm explains that increased patronage came from a new process that saves the bakery about 23 dollars a day after extensive experimentation. He notes every business has hidden leaks and that stopping them yields annual gains, with broader implications across trades and markets like New York and California fruit firms.
In pursuance of an amended order of the district court of Deer Lodge County Montana the administrator of the estate of Patrick J Daly will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash and subject to confirmation on August 9 at 10 o clock am at Wellcomn Peckover offices Deer Lodge County all rights title and interest of the deceased and estate in and to a described parcel of land in Anaconda and Deer Lodge County Montana Beginning at the northeast corner of lot 11 block 64 Eastern addition Anaconda the sale price requires 25 percent cash day of sale with balance upon confirmation and deed at purchaser expense
Montana state hatchery commission invites sealed proposals for fish hatchery buildings water systems and related works at Flathead Lake near Somers Montana with parts bid separately including concrete intake and troughs five percent bid bond required and right to reject bids reserved. Also notices bids for groceries and provisions for Montana State College dormitory Bozeman nine months starting Sept 18 1982 with bid opening Sept 2 1982 and right to reject bids reserved. Daly Bank and Trust Co of Anaconda holds annual stockholders meeting Aug 13 1912 to elect five directors with other business to come before meeting.
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