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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
28
Breakfast items listed with prices such as fried ham at 10 cents and fried bacon at 10 cents. Ham and eggs priced at 20 cents. liver and bacon, fried mush, hot cakes, and corn flakes also shown with small cents pricing. Additional items include oats, rice, cream, applesauce, and various vegetables listed with low prices.
North Butte stock declined again amid rumors it would not be included in a proposed copper merger. Other copper shares held or advanced. Wires from eastern cities remained imperfect with fragmentary broker news.
M F Burgess, an expert on underground tunneling using compressed air, visits Butte en route to Seattle. He discusses his Hudson River bore work, the dangers and precision of shield flights, and plans for long future tunnels including a New York water system project and coastal suburban schemes.
The market shows dull activity with prices down slightly from yesterday while traders await a resolution on the switchmen's strike. Tuolumne and Butte-Superior are seen poised for big advances once the dispute settles, prompting urging readers to place orders now. Only minor trading occurred in Butte & Superior, as investors await clearer direction. A sales pitch for subscriptions and a holiday quip close the column.
Frank Landon reports Vincent Perry missing after moving a flock from Sage creek to Rock creek Friday. Perry, a reliable sober worker with money owed him, disappeared that night as the herd was found at Blacktail crossing. A search party scours the hills while fear grows of cold exposure or foul play. Nearby, Mrs. Knox advertises furs for room at Mantle block.
The speaker urges merchants to worry about inadequate advertising and lack of salesmanship. He argues for proactive planning and expansion, warning that delaying will leave little worth worrying about.
A Brooklyn man writes of skin relief after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent claiming cure from severe eczema itch and salt rheum after years of ineffective doctor visits. He praises the products as best in the world and endorses worldwide sale by Potter Drug and Chem. Corp.
A speaker outlines a proposed long tunnel from the Catskills to cross the Hudson with about 72 miles of bore and a cost in the hundreds of millions. The plan envisions a 16 foot bore allowing a railroad train to pass safely and notes uncertainty about a river crossing yet acknowledges Atlantic coast engineering as a model.
In Dillon on December 7 Mrs. Boyer an elderly resident died at noon from burns suffered while refilling a coal oil lamp. Mrs Hoodhead placed the lamp on a stove thought safe but oil spilled and ignited, causing an explosion. Her clothing caught fire and neighbors extinguished the blaze by rolling her in snow.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Dillon reports the death of Thomas Perchard a well known resident after a brief illness with pneumonia. He took a room at the Carhart lodging house claiming a severe cold and Pneumonia proved fatal before a physician arrived.
Lewistown December 7 Mrs Anna Anderson sues Carl Anderson a well known local businessman in district court alleging cruel treatment. She asks for alimony and custody of the children. the couple married in 1900 in Lewistown.
The Bachelor and the Benedict travel weary toward home with a playful exchange about a real hearth and a lit window while humorous remarks echo. The line about worth while things that are for sale appears as a passing observation in the Cleveland Leader excerpt.
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