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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1901
Page
9
An advertisement extols Quaker Bread as made from pure materials in a clean steam bakery by neat bakers and baked in a clean steam oven. It highlights white nourishing loaves and suggests four loaves are available or tickets issued.
An array of farm produce and pantry staples advertised with per pound and per can prices. Items include potatoes, mackerel, raisins, corn, tomatoes, honey, flour, and coffee, with quantities and promotional notes implied in a vintage ad style.
Annie Brown, a nurse, sues Jennie Ellis as administratrix of Jacob Graff for $15,000 claiming Graff promised to marry her and breached the vow before his death. Graff died May 25 after a lifetime battle with illness. his will left about $40,000 to Mrs. Ellis. The suit, filed in district court, asserts damages from the broken promise and cites prior care provided by Brown.
Preliminary hearing for C. W. Condoletta colored man who shot Peter Prudhomme known as French Pete. Condoletta held for first degree assault. friction with Prudhomme cited. Prudhomme wounded in wrist while boarding a hack in Meaderville. Defense by Booth. state by Jerry Lynch. Separate case against Svetkovitch dismissed after witness refused to prosecute.
The final testimony in Charles P. Greene’s embezzlement trial was set for this afternoon in Judge Nelson’s court after last evening’s session closed rebuttal. George Clark said defense rested, while Lindsay presented further evidence. Harry Tuttle testified about store cash procedures and Greene’s use of jewelry items, including a pearl and diamond pin, amid careful questioning on account charges.
The Montana tournament begins at 10 am at the golf club grounds with about 30 contestants from Butte Helena Anaconda Livingston Great Falls and more. Singles holder Carl Neel aims to defend title as matches span four days ending with a grand ball. admission is 25 cents.
Associated Charities hosts an outing at Columbia Gardens for Paul Clark home inmates and other needy children. Children pay 5 cents for rides with return tickets and access to rides, shows, and a free outdoor program featuring Sayomia, Muller, and Severs. Mrs. Brown reported a lost purse with 60 dollars. conductor Hogshead recovered it and received a $20 reward. Pipestone Springs excursion offers Sunday round trip for $1.
In a Philadelphia Press exchange a chronic dyspeptic voices the claim that eggs render a man bilious. Love Comedy responds that he has seen eggs make a man look very bilious, highlighting a humorous back and forth.
A brisk dialogue shows a customer asserting payment is owed while the creditor Mr Bung laments existing debts. The customer warns he will take his business elsewhere and owe others in the future, signaling friction over unsettled accounts.
A complaint filed in Judge Shepherds court charges Joseph Dizardien with a fault in the third degree against Mary Bule. A warrant is issued in Judge Nelsons court for Oscar Railsbeck on adult assault against a boy. Samuel Rafish is charged with receiving stolen property. his case before Judge Arnold. The docket notes hearings set for next Monday and Friday afternoon.
The saucer track hosted the lengthy Wade Oglesby 20 round bout for points and exercise drawing the season’s largest crowd. The winner credited his strength to dieting with Centennial beer and declared that a million glasses a day may be enjoyed by fans.
Burlington Route will sell round trip tickets on Buffalo trips the first and third Tuesdays. Price is 64.50. For information contact Phil Daniels at 35 East Broadway. Ice cream 10c with cake ice at Fox's 71 East Park Street.
Court sessions reveal Greene wore the diamond pin and handled store books. Leyson testifies the books were correct for the first two years, then Greene settled his accounts and paid others and himself. Adjournment follows to examine cash book entries later.
James King takes possession of the Copper King saloon and invites friends to visit, signaling a social return for the establishment.
London Chronicle recalls Rabelais who claimed to compose while eating and drinking. The piece notes Panurge carried a ham and flagon, illustrating a sixteenth century literary gentleman’s habit and mood as he walked and pondered.
The passage notes ministers facing a fluctuating majority during dinner hour as lawmakers avoid the division bell. It recalls a cynic line about jurymen dining, and suggests social rituals around eating influenced political life in the era.
A Washington observer notes Kansas City faced extreme heat that caused bricks to expand and spout from street curbs. Bricks rose as high as ten feet in several sections, with bricks sometimes thrown sideways. No injuries were reported, attributed to luck.
A self locating foghorn tested at Falkner Island by the U S lighthouse service uses a gas driven siren and eight megaphones facing compass points. Signals vary by blast patterns, audible clearly only toward the observer within half a mile, while distant signals are inaudible except from the directly aimed megaphone. A shipboard version has been perfected.
The Windsor castle library houses about 100000 volumes including a vellum Caxton Bible used by Charles I on the scaffold a copy of Shakespeare from the monarch and an original Faery Queen among its literary treasures.
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