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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1905
Page
4
News from New York describes irregular trading with wide fluctuations across sectors. Investors react to a government grain report while expectations of bumper crops influence railroads and industrial stocks amid unsettled discount rates and foreign market activity.
Market turmoil and sharp price moves dominate the Chicago wheat market with reports of serious crop damage. Prices rallied briefly on revived demand while September closes show strength amid drought pressure. Livestock futures also show higher hogs and lambs with steady to firm tone across offerings.
Other markets show higher prices as hog receipts arrive. Omaha Livestock reports receipts at six thousand head with gains across cattle and market activity noted.
A garbled textile and commodity note references Laos markets, cotton futures with September and November terms, and a disrupted summary of New York prices. It mentions various dates around Aug 1 and market steadiness with rough notes on prices, stages, and terms.
Fragmentary classified item notes an employment office call for help and a vague park and people’s office reference. Names and locations are unclear, but mentions employment agencies and a call for workers. The content is garbled with partial phrases and no clear actions.
A buyer acquires a distant four hundred meter house for 1.1 dollars with monthly installments of 833 months and no interest, according to the interrupted OCR snippet.
A Washington Catholic college professor Dr Maurice Francis Ean argues athletics foster American growth and moral discipline, while other sports items note boxing challengers, baseball stars, and driving club prospects. The mixed text mentions Hugo Kelly, Tommy Ryan, Twin Sullivan, Tommy Burns, and Bob Fitzsimmons among boxing and racing figures, with civic clerk Poy Anson and city payroll penalties also referenced.
Male helpers and boys sought to learn plumbing. course takes two months with four to eight dollars per day for graduates. Union association admission offered. Also positions for selling standards. barber and tailor notices. Circulator contacts and morning meetings listed for Butte and Deer Lodge, Montana.
Classified ads seek a female relative with Nutting teaching experience and good dress for immediate employment in Helena and Butte. Also listings call for a houseworker in Anaconda, a money maker, sales agents, a bookkeeper, office help, and a lodging or boarding house assistant. Includes various residence addresses and contact notes.
WANTED second hand range in good condition. Mayen or dewet preferred. XY Suan anaeonna. WANTED BOARDERS private an ep addres hut boatdiers ai Cherry to Anesontty ft family near Mac. Bt.
Multiple real estate offerings across Montana including Deer Lodge valley ranches with water rights, four flat properties, four-room brick and other homes for sale or rent. Listings mention down payments and monthly payments, cash prices, and locations in Billings Anaconda Butte and surrounding areas with contact references for G. J. Henneberry, North Real Estate, and 18 W. Granite Ave.
Rube Waddell set a season high by fanning ten White Sox in Thursday's game. He began by striking out the first four batters, then added three more before finishing the inning. The article notes growing support for a players union and criticizes contract practices under baseball magnates, urging players to have freedom to choose teams.
The Standard advertises a daily directory for boarding and rooms in Montana. It promotes using the Standard to reach people seeking lodgings with a rate of 1 cent per word. It highlights rooms to rent and boarders as a quick way to fill spaces.
The text discusses the meaning and origin of the term storthing and its connection to words like thing and hustings. It explains that Scandinavian lamia and Anglo-Saxons share the same root for council and platform, with hustings evolving to mean the public election platform.
Multiple Money to Loan notices offer real estate security, furniture, pianos, and salary loans. Advertisers include Crescent Loan Co at 48 Harbour Building Butte, Anaconda Jewelry Co at 17 Main, Simon Bank, McKee & Solveson, Hall Bros, and others. Rates noted as low with no publicity or delay.
Classified listings show multiple sale items including a Blickenfeldter typewriter No 5 with case at 8 Maple Street Anaconda Montana. two saddle horses near Alm Day. whim hoists and camping wagons by Rutter at 1 49 Talbot. two sets of team harness and wagon at 20 Front Street. two fresh cows with calves owned by John Butler of North Meaderville.
Lost silk umbrella with a gold handle between Anaconda and Mill Creek near the school. Reward offered for return to Pinder at Standard Anaconda. Black and white English setter dog, 2 years old, finder to notify J A Hasley 40 West Third Anaconda. Reward of $id provided.
Local assay services advertise gold and silver bullion testing with careful attention. The notice cites Butte Montana address Box 314 Tos and mentions assayers and assay offices operating with mail or express reception.
A fragmented Butte page lists occupations and services including Grimes carpenter work at 140 Maryland Ave, A Grigg MD eye ear nose throat, and Harbour blog. Other items show sale offers for horses, dyeing and cleaning at Parisian Dye House, Fehlman & Oy furniture buys, stove repairs, quartz and placer mining blanks, and a home confinement notice for Mrs Watmer.
A collection of rental ads lists rooms and flats for rent in Anaconda and Butte. Items mention rooms, lodges, halls, and vacant office spaces with locations on East Fourth Street in Anaconda and Main Street in Butte, plus references to Silver Bow county businesses.
An advert lists SCHMIDT as a clairvoyant medium offering card readings Tuesday and Friday at 8 pm in Room 1 Washington block, with MRS. DR. CALDER RUTLEDGE offering daily readings and evening circles at 71 W. Park, Baltimore block, Butte.
Removals from Mountain View park prompt bids received by Hale at the office on Broadway 60 Butte for the Typewriter company project. Specifications call for building removals and related work with project location at Mountain View.
RER CLEANING and STEAM CARPET CLEANING CO advertise in Goi Mont and Porphyry regions offering carpet cleaning services. Includes phone contact and service scope.
Offices formerly De Rickards Co at 4 Eat Broadway announce relocation. They will be pleased to meet customers at new quarters and will handle increasing real estate rental and insurance business with d eater facility. Smith and Jerrien adway.
Legals announce that Gold Bar Mining and Milling Company will assess 1 mill per share on all capital stock. Payment due Sept 1 1905 to A F Gray treasurer 211 Cedar Street Anaconda Montana. Unpaid shares by Oct 1 1905 become delinquent and may be sold Nov 1 1905 to cover the delinquent assessment and advertising costs.
Tax assessment roll completed and turned over by the assessor. The board of commissioners will meet a board of equalization on Mondays and Tuesdays weekly from July 17, 1906 until August 15, 1905, inclusive, unless business requires continuous session. Harvey A. Nell, County Clerk. Anaconda Montana, July 11, 1908.
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