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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1903
Page
10
The Principal Branch Care of the Standard in Butte lists address at 22 East Broadway and telephone 423. Advertising rates are fixed after application approval.
The column lists numerous visits and Christmas greetings in Butte. Names include Miss Coffin, Mrs. Harvey Hoffman, Chauncey C Bever, H.W. Ruger, Robert K.E. Taylor, and J. Hart Brown, plus Beaverhead, Helena, and Philipsburg connections. It notes magazine stands, theatre engagements, the Northern Pacific sleeper added to the North Coast Limited, and a Sage Hengtich silver ore strike claim with a 17,400 ounce per ton assay.
At the Speculator mine the hoisting engine cage brake failed during ascent, tearing 65 feet of guides. Engineer Tiggovitin stayed at his post as iron fragments flew toward him, narrowly avoiding injury. One cage with fleeing men was halted by clutches, and the fire remains in operation with repairs planned for two to three weeks. Notice of claims follows at 213 Park Street.
The Meaderville Gun Club held a two man shoot yesterday with one live bird target. Ornsby and Plummer tied with 10 each. Scores listed include Bortoglo seven Teague nine and Grnsby sixteen. Rowe and Tanteza each had nine, Plumage (Plum- 1g) noted among the results.
The service at St John’s drew praise for a stirring Christmas sermon on the Incarnation. Rev. Hirekson urged the word made flesh as the foundation of Christianity, urging charity, reconciliation, and personal faith through Christ Jesus born in Bethlehem. The crowd reflected on mercy, unity, and the need to act with love toward others.
Prisoners at the city jail celebrated Christmas with a turkey dinner and songs. John Henry Cranky, nicknamed Santa Claus by inmates, declared a better Christmas outside the bars. One arrest occurred, a Frenchman named Joseph P Bishop, unmasked as Pope by the jailer. A funeral for Donald Lewin, aged one, will be held Sunday at 2 PM from Granite Street residence.
The Navy reports the torpedo boat destroyer Tawrette was disabled in a storm off Hatteras during a voyage with the torpedo boat Nullita from Hampton Roads to Key West. Repairs expected to take a month at Key West.
The mercury fell to 35 degrees since 1 a.m. and is expected to dip further tonight as a broad cold wave covers the area. Temperatures will stay low with a morning drop toward zero projected. conditions and forecasts hint at continued frigid weather across Omaha and surrounding parts.
A warning describes croup signs in children with hoarseness and a rough cough appearing a day or two before attack. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe, effective preventive that has helped thousands, claimed to never fail when used at first signs.
A sermon links Joseph’s rise to power with parallels across history and modern figures, arguing fortune favors opportunity, virtue, and providence. The speaker cites Saul, David, Gideon, Cinerarius, Diocletian, Basil, Jeanne d Arc, Garfield, Grant, and Abram Lincoln to illustrate ascent from humble beginnings to leadership, noting the unseen hand of Providence and the role of work.
Mayer announces a removal sale in Butte with stock offered at one quarter of regular prices and much at one third off. Location near West Park and 6 West Park, next to the post office, Mya. The notice also reports the death of Toney Clark, 23, with remains at Montana Undertaking Company for shipment to Streator, TM.
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