The Standard Aims to Educate and Elevate Minds
The Standard seeks to uplift mankind by cultivating knowledge and noble thought. Gold is portrayed as a means to an end, featured in many forms within the publication as a symbol of value and progress.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
13
Anaconda Boy Loses 100 Dollar Coupon Mystery
John Karas, an Anaconda high school student, misplaced a $100 coupon left at his mother's home. He used it as a bookmark in a list of winners and discovered the loss after Friday. He visited the Standard office but learned the window had closed before he claimed the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Karas
Anaconda
Young Karas
The
Standard
East Front Street
Westerday
Kara
Karas
Suan
Rome
Ready Money's Bank
Surprising Coupons Bring Small Wins and Fun
Mrs William Donati of 2107 Oak Street Mitte recounts receiving two dollar gold coupons from neighbors and boarders. She enjoys checking the Standard lists daily for potential draws, noting the cheerful luck of having multiple coupons.
Laugh Is On The Oth ers Now That She’s Cashed
Mrs. Berryman of 1264 Farrell leads her little son toward Santa Claus headquarters after long belief that lucky coupon lists would never pay. The family claims half their winnings and the other half belongs to them.
Subscribe To The Standard Subscription Offers
Readers are urged to subscribe to The Standard with a monthly price of one dollar payable at the office. Early payment for a year in advance offers premium choices. If visiting the office is inconvenient, use the collector during his rounds to place an order.
Fat Jack of Butte the dean of the Montana hackmen
Fat Jack, a long time Butte hackman and Montana pioneer, is praised as a walking encyclopedia of local information. He knew trains, weather, horses, doctors, lawyers, lodging, and news, even once guiding William Jennings Bryan to the Standard. The piece extols his influence and wishes him many more merry Christmases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Jack
William Jennings Bryan
Fat Jack
Mr. Bryan
John Jones
The
Standard
Montana
Society of Montana Pioneers
California
Colorado
Wisconsin
Missouri
Jehu
Coupon List Nears Prize in Standard
Mrs. Lee of 1729 South Gaylord noted a familiar coupon number in Tuesday's Standard and won a two dollar present. She plans to let her nephew share the coupons, stressing the importance of checking the list daily for possible prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Lee
South Gaylord
Tam
Standard promotes gold coupon crusade and premiums
Watch coupons and the lucky list to brighten days. The Standard touts a premium with a year paid in advance and urges readers to act Friday. Three big offers and many smaller ones accompany a loud call to pull the Satchetring on the Gold Cannon bank, as the Standard claims to be the friend of readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gol
Doomed coupons spark a second attempt at drawing
Fragmentary text hints at a day of action or drawing with warnings about doom and failed attempts. A character urges readers to wake up and prepare, while references to coupons and a looming deadline create tension and uncertainty.
Why cash those redeemable gold coupons in the Standard
A readable fragment questions readers about gold coupons and daily lists in the Standard newspaper, pondering why people discard value and why Montana's city of Butte is highlighted. It uses a series of rhetorical why questions about money, coupons, and local life in a period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repubican
Mexico
Sndard
Montan
Butte
Montana
St Uged
Isa Hen
Coupon Bank Hours and Discounts Noted in Listing
Readable items show coupon counts and a note that the Coupon Bank operates during banking hours from 10 to 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays. The entry references multiple coupon quantities and a 2 percent rate across all, indicating a sale or promotional listing in the bank's notice.
Travel accident policy bundled with union cards
The article notes travel accident insurance offered through a year subscription, giving a $1,000 policy at no cost to the subscriber when paid in advance by the Standard. The compact policy comes in a weather case with pockets for cards, stamps, and money, marketed as a practical Christmas gift for union members and travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Stroke of holiday luck for timekeeper Kelly
Peter J. Kelly, timekeeper at the West Colusa mine, won a $5 gold coin from a bank coupon after a morning at the Gold Cup bank. He carried the reward along with companions who offered no immediate plans, and the office boy noted the group likely planned to spend the windfall quickly despite staying together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Peter J. Kelly
West Colusa
North
Alabama
Butte
Bank of Gold
Premium Christmas Gifts With Yearly Subscriptions
The Standard highlights high quality premiums with a paid-up yearly subscription. Premiums appeal to men and women, offering attractive and useful items for the home. Readers are urged to visit and see the options and act promptly for Christmas gift ideas from Montana's best newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Miss Emet Stevens Buys Two Dollar Coupon at Gold Coupon Bank
Miss Emet Stevens of North Montana Street Butte visits the Gold Coupon Bank yesterday morning with a two dollar lucky coupon and a festive smile. She notes the close of Christmas shopping and the many window displays along the town center suggesting she may not hurry home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emet Stevens
Montana Street
Butte
Ethel Stevens
Peter J. Kelly
North Alabama
Eva’ A. Ornaby
Town
B. L. Monahan
West
West Silver
Kad. Swan
Lowell
Flora Tees
Chicago
Thomas Whalen
North Sain
George Trenman
Praneia Stanaway
North Excelsior
William’ Donati
Oak
Aira
J. D. Murphy
South
Montana
M. Sudiow
Sandow
Minah
Belle Berryman
Farrell
Hugh J. McCarron
Colorado
Ellen Richards
E. J. Feaney
Mercury
William Wohrman
South Wyomin
Ed. Richards
Galena
Thomas Lee
South Gaylord
Billie Hayes
Gold Coupon Prospectus Appeals to Readers
Keep in Touch and check the lists of lucky gold coupons for a chance to reclaim money. The Standard newspaper offers subscriptions at ten dollars a year or one dollar a month with premiums and daily delivery. The appeal urges every home hotel boarding house and lodging to own the Standard as chances of cash prizes abound from the Gold Coupon bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon
Kyddo
Santa Claus
Gold Coupon Scheme Promises Wealth Without Cost
A sharp critique of a gold coupon campaign led by Ready Money, president of the Gold Coupon bank. The speaker accuses the scheme of lying as it claims no cost or risk while promising vast payouts from a $2,300 gold pile. The piece frames the promotion as a deceptive pastime that lures many with the promise of easy money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ready Money
Pioneer Lady of Butte Praises Standard Friend
Mrs J D Murphy of 62 South Montana street widow of the late detective praises The Standard of Montana for nearly 30 years. She drew from the Gold Coupon bank and paid 19 dollars for another year’s subscription. The long-time Butte resident calls the newspaper clean well edited and a friend of the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Butte
J.D. Murphy
South
Montana Street
Lucky Young Man Cashes Coupon Wins Small Payout
Billie Hayes of 425 North Excelsior Avenue, Butte, came to the coupon bank yesterday with a single lucky coupon after Tuesday’s call. He said the coupon was good for four days and planned to place the money, hoping family members might share the surprise as several coupons called Tuesday were cashed yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Hayes
Origin Young School
North Excelsior
Butte
Miss May Sandow Converts Coupon at Butte Bank
Miss May Sandow a popular stenographer living with her widowed mother at 12 Minah Street Center Ville walked to the Butte Gold Coupon bank yesterday to turn a Tucky dollar coupon into cash. Fort nately T was one of the holders of the only two letters in today’s list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Sandow
Minah Street
Center Ville
Butte Gold
Bachelors Club Cigar Night Sparks Coupon Draw
In a Standard item B L Monahan notes the Bachelors Club plans to prize cigars with a lucky coupon system. Members watch lists for top winners as the fundraiser aims to win three or four fine turkeys for the Shetanman feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bae
B. L- Monahan
Mr. Monahan
Bachelors’ Club
Real Beauty of Christmas Tree Ornaments Debuts Today
Children prompt the display of new holiday decorations at the Stand ard office with silvery angels bells and chimes. The paper advertises a novel Christmas tree ornament concept that can decorate living rooms year round and introduces the latest einehrung in Weihnachtsgeblauten Gebrauchsanweisung.
Standard Reaches Civilized Nations A Daily Aption Finds Readers
The Standard continues to mail papers worldwide including England, France, Ireland, Africa, Germany, the Orient, New Zealand, and the Panama Canal era. The paper is promoted as Montana’s leading newspaper, valued for timely subjects and clean advertising, with wide acceptance in homes, schools, and public spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
England
France
Ireland
Afrio
Germavian Peninsula
Orient
New Zealand
Panama Canal
Sta
Standard
Montana
Nome
Lucky Coupon Winners Cash In From Ready Money Page
A crowd of local residents including Miss Anice English and Mr George W Cook cashed winning coupons from the Ready Money page. Anice English won 35.00, George Cook's coupon brought 2.00 for his wife, and Elmer Rennes and Fred Barich also redeemed small prizes from their saved entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anice English
AI Postoffion
Standard
Sisx English
George W. Cook
Chestnut Street
Elmer Rennes
Anaconda
Fred Barich
Cedar Street
Prominent electricity expert visits Butter coupon bank
A well known electricity expert from the Great Palace sub station attempted to cash a dollar at the Butter coupon bank. He remarked that tens and fives from Tuesday had not yet been redeemed, expressing surprise that holders of valuable coupons overlooked them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludsow
Lucky list promises prizes in Standard newspaper giveaway
A Montana paper teases a large tomorrow giveaway with cash coupons worth 50 dollars and 25 dollar prizes, urging readers to read numbers, ask the house head for luck, and subscribe before the new year as the Standard bills itself as the finest in the state.
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Anaconda High School
John
Ince
Cabbies
Fabbien
Bankit
Lucky Young Man
AML
Parrs
IY Anaconda
Father
the Standard
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