Endless chain letter scam targets stamps for land dream
A Toledo to Butte mail reads a young man’s plan to use one million canceled postage stamps to buy 100 acres in the Northwest. The chain letter instructs recipients to copy, sign, and forward while enclosing stamps and names. The note ends with a postscript about the Standard Christmas edition and a local business relocation at 101 East Broadway.
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Toledo
Ohio
Irvin
Post Office Department
Eugene Ingellis
Oakwood Avenue
Eugene Ingents
Holiday jewelry sale at Hight and Fairfield's
Hight and Pairtiela carry the only large line of gold quartz jewelry with flowers and Christmas greens. Or der early for the holidays. Butte Floral Co., 107 W. Broadway. Telephone 215. Pearl and diamond brooches in great variety at Hight and Fairfield's.
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Butte Floral Co
W. Broadway
Rich Young Ky Man Jailed in Train Shooting Charges
James Stout a wealthy young Kentuckian is jailed accused of firing at passenger trains on the Queen and Crescent line. Authorities detail alleged incidents, naming Stout as the principal suspect in this series of railcar shootings in the region.
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James Stout
Kentucky
Queen & Crescent
Tragedy on the Rails as Gunman Fires at Train
A man named Stout, acting oddly for days, fired on a passenger train from a hill two miles from town last Saturday. Passengers escaped unharmed though two bullets shattered a window where actor Stuart Robson sat, narrowly missing him as his troupe rode on the same train.
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Road
Stout
Stuart Robson
Robson
Irrigation cautions urged to protect eastern Montana lands
Miles City column warns against overusing water on alkali soils in eastern Montana. Excess irrigation drives alkali to the surface in year two, harming vegetation. Reclamation is costly, so moderation and alfalfa use are advised, with a note on tile drains and shading to reduce evaporation. An engraved calling card is offered as a Christmas gift at the Standard office.
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Miles City
Montana
Orton Bros Piano and Organ Offers Easy Payment Plans
In a family oriented promotion, Orton Bros at 219 North Main St Butte Mont invites buyers to purchase a high grade piano or organ on low down payments and easy monthly terms. The ad markets the instrument as a lasting source of pleasure and home adornment.
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Orton Bros
North Main St
Butte
Mont
Woman's Exchange Offers Silver Leather Goods Panels
Six styles of silver and lettered leather and ebony items advertised for ladies and gentlemen. Meals for ladies and gentlemen highlighted beside the listing. Located at Weet roadway, suggesting a shopfront and indoor display.
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Woman's Exchange
Weet
Alice Neilson Rise From Humble Beginnings to Fame
Eight years ago Alice Neilson sang in a concert hall and beer halls with Rita Gough in Butte, a poor singer then kissed by audiences. She later performed at the Wig Wam in San Francisco with Gough, failed publicly, but now stars in The Fortune Teller, drawing packed houses and high praise from critics for her voice and perseverance.
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Alice Neilson
Lillian Russell
Rita Gough
Butte
Comique
Miss Neilson
Cherry Sisters
Miss Gough
San Francisco
Opera
Butte Man’s Jackpot Dream Ends in Gold Dust Elevator Crash
A Butte youth, famed by his father, travels from Dawson City chasing fortune. With two conspirators he plans to steal a sack of dust from a tent owner, but the attempt collapses as the rope breaks, the sack falls, and the elevator crashes into the saloon below, nearly making them millionaires and ending in a narrow escape.
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Butte
Dawson City
Bebns
Eyrie
Honduras Group Mines Rich Strike Near Butte
Brown's Gulch area north west of Butte reports a rich mineral district as the Honduras group including Honduras Fortune’s Car Vent and extensions yields ore high in silver gold and now copper. Owners Phil Daniels Anaconda C M Strawbridge W H Crabtree C C Darrow O D Woodman of Hutte expect a rich copper vein. nearby Sailor's Dream has produced high value ore and experts tie the belt to Ruby mine. Montana Music Co offers 20 000 sheet music pieces with purchases over a dollar.
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Brown's Gulch
Butte
Butte and Anaconda
Homestake Mining Company
Honduras
Fortune's Car
North Fork
Honduras Group
Phil Daniels
Anaconda
C. M. Strawbridge
W. H. Crabtree
C. C. Darrow
O. D. Woodman
Hutte
Speculative note on Daly’s heir and a Victorian ad echo
The fragment recalls a hypothetical 1901 English turf scene if Daly’s heir existed, mentions Mother Goose baby spoons at Hight and Fairfield’s, andCovey Schatzlein signs claiming “Good designs strike the fire of desire in the mind of the buyer,” all in period promotional tone.
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Hight & Fairfield’s
Schatzlein
Sociable Evening At 29 East Copper Street
Miss Martha and Anna Sullivan hosted a Sunday sociable with refreshments and music by the Williams Mandolin Club. Guests included Katie Brislin Nora Hughes Agnes Dean Katherine Harrison Anna Hughes J.T. Lebean John Dean James Sullivan William Daly William Harrison James Williams John Williams Tim Rooney Steve Hughes Robert Sables Lloyd Smith and others.
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Martha
Anna Sullivan
East Copper Street
Williams Mandolin Club
Katie Brislin
Rosie Brislin
Nora Hughes
Agnes Dean
Hanley
Harrison
Katherine Harrison
Anna Hughes
J.T. Lebean
John Dean
James Sullivan
William Daly
William Harrison
James Williams
John Williams
Tim Rooney
Steve Hughes
Robert Sables
Lloyd Smith
Christmas Edition Wrappers Ready for Mailing
Local note says the Standard’s Christmas edition is prepared in wrappers for mailing at its offices. It mentions repairs for torn or damaged buttons and lists Troy Steam Laundry at 232 South Main Street in Butte as a service reference.
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Standard
Troy Steam Laundry
South Main Street
Butte
Fobes for Evening Dress at Wight and Palfield's
Evening dress is offered at Wight and Palfield's with a range of fobes and accessories. The notice advertises fabric choices and style guidance for formal wear, inviting customers to visit the shop for fittings and selections.
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Wight & Palrfield's
Bitter Root stud dispersal marks Daly legacy in Montana racing
The estate of Marcus Daly funds a sweeping sale at Madison Square Garden featuring Hamburg and Tammany, with more than 200 horses including 70 in training from Bitter Root farm in Hamilton Montana. The event, managed by Fasig Tipton, runs January 30 to February 1 and signals a historic turf milestone in the United States.
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Marcus Daly
Montana
California
Hamilton
Mont
Blue Grass
Hamburg
Tammany
Mr. Daly
England
Galopin
St. Simon
Springfield
Hermit
Royal Hampton
Barcaldine
Common
Bathampton
Ogden
Inverness
Madison Square Garden
New York
Fasig- Tipton Company
William Easton
Daly
Bitter Root Farm
Milton Youngz
McGrathiana Stud
Kentucky
Nursery Stud
August Belmont
Mr. Belmont
Éale St. Blaise
Viola
Frankfort
Pesthouse on Wheels Show Company Charged With Spread of Smallpox
A traveling exhibition company faces charges over a smallpox scare linked to its pesthouse on wheels show. Authorities investigated alleged negligent handling and exposure across multiple towns, warning the public and outlining potential penalties.
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Show Company
Smallpox Spread Tied to 1898 Ohio Troupe
Michigan health officials warn that the mild smallpox outbreak linked to an Uncle Tom’s Cabin troupe began in Ohio in 1898. The disease has caused thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths nationwide, with Michigan urged to vaccinate all persons under five years and require vaccination certificates for students and workers.
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Lansing
Mich
Chicago Record
State Board of Health
Michigan
Ohio
Ohio State Board of Health
Property near San Diego with cultivation and water rights
Four miles from San Diego overlooking the city and bay, 69 acres under cultivation within a mile of streetcars. Oranges lemons grapes prunes and other crops with a good two story residence and necessary buildings and perpetual water right. For details apply to J H Farles Co 5 Silver Bow block Butte. Men’s black clay worsted guits 16 dollars and a turkey free. Boucher.
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San Diego
J. H. Farles & Bro
Silver Bow
Butte
London Sun Debuts Under Rev Joseph Parker Editor
The first London Sun issue appears with Rev Joseph Parker as editor. A "Latest News" column features "Wages of Sin Is Death" and other texts, plus strong anti gambling editorials. Dr Parker calls on magistrates to enforce moral measures against Holiganiem.
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London
London Sun
Joseph Parker
City Temple
SPECIAL BARGAINS ON PIANOS AND ORGANS AT ORTON BROK
A large holiday stock of pianos and organs is offered by Orton Bros at 219 North Main Street Butte Montana. Includes Kimball Weber Hallet Davis Ivers Pond and other known makes with modern mechanisms. Also features second hand upright pianos and organs at very low prices with easy terms. Call early for first choice.
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Kimball, Weber, Hallet & Davis
Ivers & Pond
Montana
Micht and Pairfield Sell Manicure Goods and Baby Brushes
Local shop Micht and Pairfield offer manicure goods along with baby brushes and combs for parents and beauty routines. The items include nail care sets and infant grooming tools carried at the boutique.
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Micht & Pairfield
Subasy Victory Col. Disturbance Near Chepogo
The British gunboat Pheasant arrived at Panama Saturday. The British steamer Taboga, taken by Colombia, leaves today with an armed Colombian expedition to quell a disturbance at Chepogo. The government force is expected to achieve an easy victory.
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Colon
Pheasant
Panama
Taboga
Colombia
Chepogo
Get a Free Turkey With Clothes Purchase at Bouchers
A local offer invites shoppers to buy clothing at Bouchers and receive a free turkey. The promotion blends holiday savings with a free seasonal item for customers.
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Boucher’s
French Tansy Tablets advertised as remedy for painful mergins
Advertising copy touts French Tansy Tablets from A Augendre Paris as the cure for painful and irregular mergins. Sold exclusively by D M Newbro Drug Co Butte Montana. Parge or her bow, sour by mall, securely sealed.
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A. Augendre
Paris
France
D. M. Newbro Drug Co
Butte, Mont
Parge
Mall
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Canada
Butte Lighting and Power Company
East Broadway
Brown
Butte and
Anaconda Parties
Montana Music Co
Sullivan
Bitter Root Stud
New York Telegraph
UNCLE
Michgar
Dix
Morocco
Iymiery Mvil
Boucher
Dee
Mr. Austin
Fosselman Drug CO
Northwest Coal Go
Sheldon
Anaconda Copper Mining CO
Lumber Department
Mamilton, Mont
Cor
Arizona
Deoive
Front Streets
Subasy
Drs. Murray & Freund
Pennsylvania Lode
Silver Bow County
Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Co
C S. Batterman
JE Prowt
Lee Mantle
Chas. Schatzlein
Fayette Harrington
Charles At Leonard
A. B Clemens
F. Aug. Heinze
Henry i Frank Hasking
Marcus Day
Donahoe VW. L
Mayer
Buttemont
Imall Tte
Europe
The
Orient
W. L. Mover
Manacer
C. C. Swinuorne
Cashier
KR. A. Kunkel
Ase’t Cashier
Oo. K. “Lewis
Pres
J. H. Vivian
V. P. Fayette Harrington
Ceshier
Silver Bow National Bank
National Bank
Union National Bank
Chicao
Crocker-Woolworth National Bank
Ladd & Tilton
Portland
Ore
Deseret National Bank
Salt Lake
Utah
First National Bank
Minneapolis
First National Bank OF
Andrew J. Davis
James A. Talbott
E. B. Werrick
George Stevenson
Davee State Savings Bank
Main and Park
John A. Creighton
G. W. Bmapleton
T. Hodgens
A. Creighton
Omaha
G . Stepleton
A H. Barrett
E. D. Leavitt
5. V. Kemper
T. M. Hodgens
J. O. Hodges
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