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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1900
Page
27
Digest of exchange news covers mining stocks steel and railroad shares with a subdued reaction after news of a China minister rescue. Brooklyn Transit and Consolidated Gas show late gains while bears pressure railroads. bond market weak in semi speculative issues with total sales around 670000 dollars.
New York reports a quiet session with no buyers at any price and a weak close in London equity markets. Copper remains unchanged locally but slips due to large visible supply, with spot at 41.30 and futures at 74. Spelter weak, iron and steel markets dull and unsettled. brokers quote lead at 4 and copper near 9.75.
The Commercial Advertiser's London doublegram reports a slack market amid holiday anticipation and unsettled sentiment from South Africa and Shanghai. American shares moved modestly, London bought and sold as New York began to sell, copper stocks stayed weak, and bank activity included a £102,000 bear world purchase and a £25,008 transfer to the Cape.
Wheat opened lower for September amid lighter Argentine shipments and weaker Liverpool quotes, then rose briefly before slipping again. Corn remained quiet but firm, oats dull, and provisions weak with steady to lower ribs. Chicago receipts showed steers down, hogs mixed to firm, and lambs varied, with overall dull demand and slow selling across classes.
The item shows scattered OCR readouts of grain and meat prices and shipments, listing flour wheat corn oats barley and pork lard and various barrel or bushel amounts with unclear numbers. Names and places are missing or garbled, but the core records reflect market quotations and receipts.
Treasury report from Washington dated August 17 shows available cash balance around 101 dollars and gold reserve listed at 72 cents per ounce in the redemption division. The document excludes the 10 million dollar gold reserve.
Miss Annie J. Tinker, 10, daughter of Henry Tinker of New York, was struck on the right arm by the yacht wheel but kept steering with her left hand for a mile and a half. She rode three miles to a doctor, had the bone set, and then helped entertain guests at Briarcroft on Port Jefferson Bay.
A Genver Times reader recounts a tall hunting story from near Pike's Peak. The narrator claims a mountain lion perched in a crevice was shot through the eyes, causing a paralyzed midair fall, with others doubting the feat. The yarn shifts to a duck hunting memory as the tale continues.
A man describes firing at a duck and a deer on a river, capsizing as he entered the water. He retrieved his game bag to find it full of fish before an ambulance arrived on scene.
Fragment from the Philadelphia Record recounts a tense exchange as a man and woman discuss perceived distance. He moves closer, the light is lowered, and the moment shifts toward intimacy amid hushed dialogue.
A pageful of late 19th or early 20th century employment notices seeks salesmen coat makers milliners solicitors carpenters laundries and housework helpers. Applicants include individuals from Hamilton Missoula Great Falls and Butte seeking roles in sales teaching stenography and cooking with details on wages language skills and locations.
A cluttered page lists multiple for sale and renting notices across Butte and nearby towns. Items include a 12 room brick apartment, a 7 room modern house, a $1500 dairy, rooming houses, hotels, furniture, livestock, and various trades. Numerous businesses advertise wares and rooms for rent with prices, locations, and contact names.
A fragment quotes Puck pondering China's national motto and a witty retort about asking for what one wants. The line reflects playful exchange on national identity and desired maxims. No clear source date or full context available.
A doctored promotion argues that sexual weakness in men and women stems from abuse of natural laws and dissipations. It claims drugs only stimulate, promising a cure via an electrical belt after experiments by a business reader. The piece warns against imitators and free trial schemes while touting a holistic remedy to restore vigor and vitality.
An advertisement touts the Ben Bennett Electric Belt promising a guaranteed cure for Lost Manhood Varicocele Weakness and other ailments. It markets exclusive patent electrodes soft sponge water chamber and claims durability with yearlong guarantee. Also offers an electrified suspensory and promises free literature and a book on eternal youth.
A fragmentary historic directory page shows firms in Butte Montana offering assaying services and mail order samples. Names include MecLURE BROS and M Mayer, with addresses on Main and Park streets, plus THOS. UUGGY. It also lists People’s Employment Bureau hiring hotel cooks, camp workers, Waitresses, ranch hands and other laborers with diverse wages.
Dr T A Grigg oculist specializes in eye ear nose throat and chest care. Office located in the Postoffice Building on Broadway in Butte Montana.
Dr George H Wells has moved to the second floor of the Telephone Building at 52 East Broadway. Vaults have been cleaned and general scavenger work completed. machinery moved and general transfer operations ongoing. M Harmon at 29 W Broadway. Phone 206.
VIAVI OFFICE roon 4M offers free consultation for beekeeping. Office hours are 2 to 5 PM and 7 to 9 PM. Located at General Mehagger's office for Silver Deer Lodge in Lewis and Clarke counties, Butte Montana.
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