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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
15
It is all off this year as the leap year arrives provoking reflections on men's plans and routines. The columnist Goldberg humorously notes shifting expectations and practical jokes tied to the February 29 anomaly.
Anxiety over Austria and political tensions in Britain weighed on markets on December 2. Trading was curtailed by a storm disrupting communications. United States Steel and leading rails eased while St Paul rose about 1 3/4 points. Volume totaled $1,460,000 par value. many industrials and commodities lagged, with a broad list of diverse issues listed in the closing bell.
Chicago markets report mixed sessions with wheat easing and May at 1.20 1/2, July 1.16 1/2, corn and oats fluctuating as pork and lard margins shift. US exports through Jan 1 exceed last year while domestic visible supply climbs. oats and corn show partial rally despite general weakness in grains.
Chicago market notes show slow trading with mixed cattle and hogs, with steers around 5 dollars and cows and heifers near 2.90 to 3.50, while sheep and lamb prices rise. Minneapolis prices for wheat and cattle edge lower, with winter wheat around 1.20 and cattle steady, and Portland and Chicago hogs varying in price with prime accounts around 6.15. Sheep demand remains firm as lamb values hover near 7.25 to 8.00 for spring lambs.
New York reports war bonds selling at a new low price with a $200 minimum on bonds. Grain and feed prices for wheat flax and oats are listed with arrival dates and prices from Helena and Montana stations. In Omaha Nebraska Woodmen of the World clerk Sohn T Yates is reported seriously ill with pneumonia at home.
A brief want ad shows STANDARD seeking produce items at 1 cent and displays in want columns. It lists 60¢ per item and provides WBputtes28 East Broadway with phone number 422 for contact.
Fragmentary notice notes a dentist with Montana license and a partial address in Billings. The readable text urges readers to mention seeing it in The Standard. Details are incomplete and unclear.
Several want ads show a rep-r woman seeking work in Montana towns including Butte Whitehall and Butte. One seeks first class cook position in hotel or boarding house, another aims for private family domestic work, and others offer housekeeper or child care services.
New York December 29 Nitric acid obtained by extracting nitrogen from the atmosphere will be marketed next Saturday, says James B. Duke. The firm aims to produce four tons daily at Great Falls Montana plants. Duke notes cheaper water power is essential for large-scale output. The work may spread to Canada with the Quebec Development Company, near Lake Saint John and Saguenay river, where Duke holds positions.
Hugo unit James Jones and Walter McFarland were shot at the Bank of Gokia while handling about $400 during a robbery yesterday. Jones died today from gunshot wounds. McFarland was wounded and his prognosis is doubtful as the money was recovered.
Mayor James Rolphie began residence in the nearly completed $8.4 million city hall in San Francisco, the second unit of the civic center following the exposition auditorium donated by the Panama-Pacific Exposition. The new hall is a perpetual public memorial.
From Consular Reports consul Frank W Manin notes prosperity in the Netherlands with wealth up about 16 0 0000 since the war a gain near 50 per capita. The report cites industry boosts and easier credit for furniture and home goods while ads urge mail orders and repairs in Butte.
Classified notices offer a mix of sales on farms ranches and property across Montana California and Idaho. Listings include a Helena Montana home box address supply details Butte Anaconda and San Diego references with prices and contact lines. Exchange requests note health and mortgage burdens and bring diverse livestock sales and rental opportunities.
Advertises sale items including tables and wood type. Mentions payment terms and contact at Standard office 38 Broadway Butte. Notes listings for Brunece Take Co and Reed's wood type with pricing and delivery arrangements.
A readable description highlights a blue chambray school frock with a jumper blouse featuring a white guimpe and full pleated skirt. Distinctive embroidery in darker blue along the jumper adds a smart touch.
A collage of loan offers from multiple firms in Butte and nearby areas. Advertises money to loan on real estate with various interest terms and conditions. Mentions lenders such as Lemons & Booth, Bailey Land & co, McRae & Solveson, Sarles de Girroir, Wilson & Smith Co, and Goodwinter Co. Includes addresses in Butte and nearby streets.
Motor Car Company offers batteries of all makes guaranteed with inspection and estimating. Advertisement notes used cars for sale as town departures approach, featuring a Peerless one-passenger model in good condition and other standards.
Announcements show Butte merchants advertising furniture and parlors, plus assayers in Helena and Box U notices in Wyoming and Butte. A lost Holstein cow, a ring, and keys are listed with contact wishes, and a war-era reward message appears among catalogues.
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