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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
7
A Montana reader defends The Standard, praising its accuracy and honesty. He credits the paper for straight reporting, values its consistent, clear coverage, and notes its trusted role in reporting mine and farm data and daily news across the state.
A reader reports that Mr Ready Money is popular and active, praising his cheerful approach and frequent meals. The note compares his popularity to the Standard newspaper and quotes a teacher on enterprises relying on laurels.
A garbled note promotes subscribing to the best paper in Montana. It mentions adding 2500 to a Wenll of the people of Lutte, seeks fair exchange and standard service, and thanks readers for progress and subscriptions, urging support for the paper.
A fragmented note highlights coupon offers and banking cash terms with mentions of daily picks and shopping incentives. The legible bits reference coupons, a coupon bank, and weekly patterns though details are unclear.
A boy recalls a coupon drive in Butte where readers vie for cash and praise Mr. Ready Money. He notes money goes to eager readers, the Salvation Army will receive funds, and many townspeople attend early to redeem their final week coupons.
In the eighteenth century a Royal Navy officer popularized diluting rum with water, giving rise to the drink named after Admiral Vernon. The practice spread quickly aboard ships, with grog served at 12:30 pm daily as a routine aboard warships, and crews joked about the habit as a yearly matter.
A garbled list of names and places appears to record yesterday’s lucky coupon cashers across Butte and neighboring areas. Names include Parker, Healy, Crawford, Sullivan, Jayden, Moyle, Exley, Bennetts, Barney Tiarney, Shackleton, and others, attached to scattered street and state references such as North Idaho California Oregon and West Silver. The fragmented OCR reads like a local society note or lottery prompt with many unclear entries.
Fragmentary OCR report notes coal production in China approaching 10,000,000 tons and mentions individuals or firms in Anaconda and Luxton. The text is garbled but references basic commodities and production figures, with stray names and addresses embedded.
A Freiburg physician reports that seven patients in his practice were injured by gas exposure during a solar eclipse. The ad extols the Standard newspaper, urging readers to subscribe for daily delivery at $1 a month or $10 a year, praising quality, new readers, and affordability while claiming it is the best paper in Montana.
The Standard is praised as lively and essential in Mone tany and nearby towns. Readers applaud the Gold Coupon bank, noting its wide reach and benefits, while rumors that Ready Money closes tonight spark interest in paid subscriptions and premiums offered by the Standard.
The Gold Coupon bank in Butte and Anaconda ends at 4 o'clock this afternoon after seven weeks of public generosity. Mr Ready Money promoted a $2,400 payout to lucky coupon holders with no strings attached, while minor overdrafts may be covered. Leftover funds will be donated to the Salvation Army as the Standard notes the venture’s broad good will and community impact.
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