Butte Roller Rink Days Remembered in Friend’s Anecdotes
Rene Smith recalls the heyday of Butte roller rinks with bands and large crowds. He describes Renshaw hall Granite street and J D Thomas rink as pivotal in a sport that drew old and young, plus its healthful benefits and social pull despite modern decline.
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Rene) Smith
Phoenix Electric Light Company
Owsley Realty Company
Owsley Block
Smith
Big Thomas Rink
Hirob Renshaw
West Park Street
Renshaw Hall
Butte
A. M. Walker
Anacconda
Granite Street
Renshaw
J. D. Thomas
West Park
United States
Thomas
Rene
Mr. Smith
Hugh Wright
Hugh
Josh
Walkerville
Rockies
Pneumonia Cure Sold By Butte Drug Firm
The Fair Drug and Supply company of 115 East Park street Butte offers a throat and lung remedy claimed to cure pneumonia if used as directed. Sold with a positive guarantee, any cure not achieved will be refunded. Each bottle costs 50 cents and includes explicit usage directions.
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Butte
Fair Drug and Supply Company
East Park Street
Beleves
Publc
Mexico
Cuba
Porto Rico
South America
Christmas Book Gifts Lift Butte Reading Market
The Butte book trade reports a holiday surge as readers favor standard works by Dickens Thackeray Scott and other classics. Dealers note low prices and durable bindings attract gifts for all ages, with shelves fronted by top sellers and endless demand for well known authors. John G. Evans of Evans' book store echoes the preference for enduring titles over fleeting new releases.
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Butte
John G. Evans
Evans’ Book Store
Dickens Thackeray
Scott and the Sky
Early Butte Judge O Mara and the anti woman beating pledge
Judge O Mara a 1878 Butte police magistrate opposed woman beating and pressed harsh penalties on offenders. A gambler accused of beating a woman received a $100 fine with a stern warning of stricter punishment if repeated. He later faced financial troubles and died by self inflicted death.
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Judge O'Mara
Butte
O'Mara
Yees
O Mara
Lilly the Lush
Lush
American and British Novels Dominate Holiday Book Sales
Booksellers report strong demand for American novels such as The Crisis and David Harum style works. Gilbert Parker's The Right of Way draws deep reader interest, while Kipling's Kim and Hal Caine's The Eternal City also sell well. Leading titles include The Victors and Dr and I by Irving Bacheller.
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Gilbert Parker
Ublic
David Harum
Henry D. Northrup
John Winslow
Eben Holden
Edgerton Castle
Max Pemberton
Winston Churchill
Thechard Carvel
Rudyard Kipling
Kim
Edithor
Hal Caine
William H. Klein
Montana Book Store
Snow Baby
Dot and Tot
Maryland
Robert Barr
New York
Dri and I
Irving Bacheller
Eben Holden,’ In the Matter of Great Sales, ‘Tristram of
Brent
Anthony Hope
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Butte News
Co. G. Smith
H. M. Patterson
Pennsylvania
Park-Galena Streets
W. A. Clark
Clark
Park and
Academy Streets
W. A. Clark, Jr
Hamilton House
South Side
W. Galena Street
Oppenheimer
Kenwood
W. Broadway
Victor Hoffman
G. Brecke
Cost
Murray Hospital
West Quartz Street
T. J. Murray
Meaderville School
Meaderville, Monteset
J. H. Lynch
John H. Curtis
Nipgen Building
Galena and
Gaylord
Cost County Hospital
Deer Lodge County
J. P Murray
Beaverhead County
Usit
Nite Street
A. M Millan
Alabama
Copper Streets
P. McCarthy
J. P. Hendricks
West Mercury
Miner Building
Sutton’s
Grand Opera House
BIG Blackfoot Milling Company
Coener Arisoga and Aluminum Ste. Telephone
HOMER
Et Butte
Anavel Onda
Soula
Briers
Meerschaums
P.c.gillis& Co
N. Main St
The
New York Life Insurance Company
Stratch
Accumu
York Life
New York Life
C. J. Cutler
Hennessy Block
Butte, Mont
Montana
Mont
Savage, Winchester and
Marlin Rifles
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Hardware Department
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