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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
9
A fragmented advertisement highlights various pickle products from Payette Cantalc and Heinze, including bottle pickles 2c, special priced big bottles, sour and sweet mixes, chow chow, and picnics. It promotes California Elberta peaches at 90¢ per crate and Washington peaches priced six for 25¢, noting nutmeg varieties and fresh fruit appeal.
A record crowd of over ten thousand attended the final contests at Columbia Gardens where girls beat boys in several events. Prizes will be awarded Saturday at 4 pm with Mayor Duncan presenting honors after a gardens luncheon.
A newspaper ad notes men’s suits priced at $30, now $18.65 at Boucher’s cleanup sale, 37 39 West Park street, imported weaves and regular value context. Also includes influenza health tips emphasizing nutrition, ventilation, heating, milk boiling, sleep, loose clothing, open-air exercise, and leisure ideas.
A historical note states Algeria shipped briarwood valued at phous ih and goatskins totaling $61,000 plus rags at $27,000 and wine valued at $6,000 to the United States last year.
John H. McQueeney of Butte reflects on migration to Montana and from the Northwest to the East. He notes easterners seek new homes in the West as a path to better finances, while many Westerners move east for alteration of farming methods. Those who endure a few years in Montana tend to stay, finding contentment among its loyal, prosperous citizens.
John Palos stands accused of robbing Greek railroad worker George Pap and fellow laborer Peter Kavalos of cash and a bankbook. Palos vanished after a supper with the two at Mountain Junction, leaving Pap short by 65 dollars and Kavalos 150 dollars from a 300 dollar bankdeposit. Police seek Palos as the victims notify county authorities.
A brief advertisement from Unique Tailoring, 128 West Granite, promoting one suit per week for $2 per month with delivery to all areas of Butte. The ad lists two phone numbers for contact.
Three Boston creditors have filed involuntary bankruptcy actions against Butte Central Copper, owner of the Ophir mine and mill in Butte. Labor liens and creditor attachments chilled development as stock market raids crippling the company prompted a push toward reorganization or transfer of the property to another corporation. The Ophir remains valued by real stakeholders despite shallow-depth condemnations.
The data state Montana covers 146 080 square miles while Great Britain 83 700 and Ireland 32 600 square miles total 116 300 square miles for Great Britain and Ireland. Extreme Montana measures east to west 580 miles and north to south 315 miles per 1910 census records.
Twenty candidates appeared before the examining board led by Superintendent Miss Crowley and members J. R. Jackson and Mrs. Hogan. Examinations continued today with first-grade and professional certificate tests to follow this morning.
The Right Honorable Herbert Louis Samuel the British Postmaster General will conduct a two months tour of Canada and will also visit New York and Washington.
A midnight to dawn battle took place inside two seven passenger autos traveling from Butte to Wisdom. Don Fullmer and Frank Knuckey drove the machines as fourteen haymakers fought fiercely, injuring two and leaving blood on seats. The escape route included stages to Divide and rail to Butte as haying ends.
The Gardens present a Friday evening of music and dancing with Brennan’s orchestra at Columbia Gardens. A premier Northwest hall offers a cool, alluring atmosphere for terpsichorean diversions. The B. & M. band will encore Sunday, closing the short season with strong crowds.
The Brooklyn Eagle discusses clear spelling over the phone noting that initials are easily misheard. It describes a method using words to distinguish letters and cites Britain’s Post Office adopting this system with a sample word list from N for Nobody to Z for Zebra and alternatives allowed as long as the idea remains.
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