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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1914
Page
3
A speaker argues merchants err when cutting advertising during hard times. He asserts advertising is the decisive, cost effective factor sustaining a business and warns that stopping ads will ruin foot traffic and sales. He urges consistent, well-placed ads as a perpetual business asset.
An old veteran recalls a dream encounter during a reunion night after the war. He describes two armed men stealing a thousand dollars from him in a vivid nighttime scene, then waking to find only a letter left in his coat pocket. He visits a nearby house seeking the woman named in the addressed missive.
A retrospective look at Anaconda as it stood about a quarter century earlier. The piece recalls the town’s early infrastructure, water system from a gulch, the arrival of streetcars, the first public utilities, and the rapid growth spurred by the smelter and electrolytic refinery. It notes the crowded Main Street commerce, the fire department’s readiness, schools, churches, and changing demographics, including Chinese eateries and shifting neighborhoods. It contrasts past hardships with later industrial booms and reflects on opportunities seized or missed by residents.
The Christmas spirit filled the German Lutheran church in Hoy Martin Hudtloff of Thutte delivered a sermon during the tree festivities. William Goldberg and the Ladies Aid presented Dr Hudtloft with two purses and the organist Mr Witt received a memorial. Children delivered performances to a large audience.
The notice urges readers to send gifts for New Year to correct oversights from Christmas. It promotes Ham merslough's as a place to find suitable gifts at very reasonable prices.
A fragmented column blends humorous vignettes on Christmas gifting and holiday cheer with stray notes on poultry, tree buying, seasonal drinking, and a preview of local cinema and vaudeville shows. Mentions of Ruth Gallon, Wilkerson’s gang, and De Rossi Duo anchor the era’s entertainment tone.
newly formed Mondamin Mining Company in the Flint Creek region plans to operate the Mondamin mine. backed by New York capital. the vein is reported feet wide with ore values around 2.2 gold per ton. directors include David T. Conkling WW Willars and Nathan Wits with James Featherman and Tye Pugster among early managers. plans call for 29 feet of drift and continuation to the next level as ore shipping begins.
Local items list meetings of the 0. F. club and K of P in the city, civic news, visits between Butte and Helena, and social notices. Mentions of Meltinger and Spelman guests, Miss Zogarts visiting Walnut, and legal notices about properties on Cedar Street. Several residents travel to Butte and Portland while others welcome spring with hockey skates and church programs.
A fragmented local notice summarizes social and church events in Deer Lodge and nearby towns. It mentions a 7 o clock gathering at a church, a Mang club meeting at a Methodist church, and a Tunn head program with local participants. News includes visits to Deer Lodge from Mrs Anne and Milas Catherine Searles, a Christmas arrival and health of a Bigelow house assistant manager, and a sermon by Rev J B Fleming in Chicago with praise for his address.
At the request of Postmaster Burke an important change has been made in handling mail en route to the city. Mail is now segregated and distributed to districts on arrival rather than routed to boxes first. The new plan speeds delivery with registers arriving for quicker distribution to patrons.
The postmaster announces remaining uncalled letters for the week ending Saturday December 28. Names include Menaid Anderson, S A Bernstein, J Baird, E W Clark, Sonn Kalsto, Mr McCarthy, J J Phillips, John Pittie, Tutus Renesar, Bil Roberts, Pat Vaughn, George Wleton, Women Rose Kenney, Signe Martins on, Mrs M L Naughton, Ma Navarre, Mrs Nels Nelson, Hilda Eten, Mrs J H Woods, Marelus Ho, D Mac Donalde and Alexander Hay Tun. Edward Burke, Postmaster.
Anaconda Montana December 38 1914 special session of the county commissioners of Deer Lodge County called to meet Saturday January 2 1918 at the board office in Anaconda to pay contingent poor bills settle with road supervisor and consider other business arising and necessary to transact per order witnessed by the county clerk and recorder.
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