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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1903
Page
13
World markets opened mixed as investors weighed recent inflation signals and central bank policy. Economies including the United States, Europe, and Asia saw shares drift as commodities eased and bond yields moved. analysts cautioned volatility ahead of key data releases.
New York stock report notes unsettled activity across exchanges with insights on mining, metals, wool prices, grains, and railroads. Reports cite large shipments, varied rail freight costs, and rail earnings amid rising operating expenses. mixed outlook for supplier demand and overall market tone. The document references specific firms such as Wisconsin Central and expresses cautious optimism about upcoming shipments and pricing dynamics.
A garbled market notes fragment cites Amalgamated Copper and Calumet holdings alongside mining and metal names. It mentions copper prices, mercantile paper rates, railroad bonds, Mexican dollars, and London and New York market shifts with copper and iron elements noted as varying or steady.
Chicago markets show nervous trading with weak early activity and modest gains at times. May wheat closes lower as export prospects and Argentine supply press on. hogs firm on packer demand while pork and ribs end unchanged and corn declines.
A brisk market tone appears for sheep and lambs with steady demand and gains cited for feeders and native seers. Cattle receipts show fluctuations and prices per pound noted for several categories as grain supplies and wool auction activity surface in London and New York reports.
In Del Mar California Andy Fitzgerald a local fisherman recounted outwitting a large seal while sawing sanddabs with a hand line. The seal repeatedly snagged fish, then Fitzgerald ensnared the animal with a rope noose and hauled it into the boat, planning to transport it to Georgia for a reward.
Second hand goods offered everyday by Main Second-Hand with furniture stoves carpets and crockery praised for high prices paid in town. Phone number appears as 8st M. followed by initials L. More.
Advertisement fragment from Butte listing mining notice blanks at 10c a dozen and a price or fee structure, referencing Broadway and a standard. The readable text centers on a reminiscence of a mining notices vendor and a price point. The fragment mentions a birthright or title phrase and a product name, but concrete event details are limited.
The piece notes that advertising remains active year round with no off season, suggesting flexible campaigns and constant opportunities. It mentions a small game gun analogy and highlights cost efficiency, claiming one cent a word as a pricing benchmark.
Classified notice describes 15 cent per word advertising with a minimum charge and a call for readers to mail responses. The wording reflects old style classifieds and suggests a newspaper classified section offer.
The Butte office of the Anaconda Standard lists letters in reply to want ads awaiting claimants. Also notices two Wanted ads: bridge carpenters at 2.75 per day with transport. a girl for general housework at 1028 Excelsior, 317 Montana, Butte, call 5 to 1 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Brief classified notice items show Moler Barber College seeking male help in Minot and Minneapolis with expenses and address. Minneapolis Paul Employment Office in Butte lists carpenters, painters, and paper hangers with union wages. Bozeman and Bozeman Lock Box ads seek wood contractors and tiemakers with full information by Mail.
Real estate ads offer 5 room frame cottages on West Park and West Side, brick and frame homes on North Idaho Granite and Washington, loans and mortgage terms, cash down payments from 200 to 2,200, and rentals with values. Agencies Slemon s Booth and MW Abstract Co invite listings and inquiries.
A scrambled trove of small ads offering employment investments lodging and business opportunities in Butte and nearby Montana towns. Listings include incorporation offers, salaries, mining venture stakes, lodging houses, a butcher outfit, a bicycle store, barber shop and blacksmith carpenter shop, loan requests, and lease interests with contact boxes and local addresses. The noisy column hints at a bustling early 20th century classifieds page.
Multiple lenders advertise loans in Butte Montana for real estate and chattels with low interest rates. W J Winters offers loans on improved real estate and furniture with various securities. Other firms include Butte Chattel Mortgage Co Hall Bros Slemons Booth Conroy Davenport Bailey & Mink and more offering unsecured or salary loans.
Advertising notice seeks agents to sell a grocery package to families. Includes two staple grocery articles at half retail price to introduce goods. Midland Grocery, Plait Street, Denver, Colorado, offers good pay to agents.
Situations wanted note from a woman seeking a housekeeper job in Colorado Street, Butte. Includes request for good references and a phone call at 88.
A notice seeks a cool hay and stock ranch operation cutting 2 to 0 ton of hay within six hours of Butte near the railroad. Alfalfa preferred. Address L. 8., Stan ard, Butte. Also asks why you have not joined the Harrison Mutual Burial association, Butte.
Enographer Mae Thorne of Milo B Stevens Co advertises patent consulting. Lost dog described as gray with tan face, one year old, returned to Walter Alton at 31 W Broadway Butte for reward or possession.
A red heifer branded on the right hip and a black heifer branded G on the left hip were found near Warm Springs in September 192. Owners are urged to pay charges and claim them. The notice mentions a French cook and meals at a corner in Butte, with other scattered items and names.
Transfers Montana transfer company offers coal wood hay and grain delivery with a reward for any ton not weighing 2400 pounds. W J Christie manager lists 15 W Broadway Butte and contact Tel. EMPLOYMENT OFFICE all kinds of help furnished at 9 E Third St Anaconda Mrs Sharp.
Fragmentary report describes shipments of barley flaxseed and livestock. Mentions prices per unit and various goods including meat, lard, and butter. Indicates Texas shipments and market strength for cattle and hogs, with unclear figures due to damaged text.
Multiple listings include Hereford and Shorthorn stock cattle with ages from 1 year to 6 years, described as in good condition. Offer includes winter feeding and spring delivery, address Borthwick Bros. Jefferson Island Montana. Also other ads for steel rails, piano sale, milch cows, furnished rooms, and rentals around Butte and Anaconda.
Multiple listings for rental housing in Butte and Anaconda include furnished houses and rooms, three room cottages, housekeeping flats, and store rooms for rent. Items note locations such as 310 E Third St Anaconda and 25 West Galena St Butte, with prices like 90 dollars and 30 dollars, plus modern flats and plastered rooms.
A garbled but readable page lists assayers in Butte Montana including McClure Bros Reliable Assay Office and John Mayer, with mail order offerings. Also featured are spiritual meetings led by Madame Guy Mazie Palm ist and card reader services, along with dyeing and cleaning by L Dube and the French expert cleaner.
The stove service operator Removal Scott the Stove Man relocates to E Park street. Contact details show phone listed as ARPET CLEANING. Gg and SHALE with manager noted for Montana and Porphyry. telephone listed as Gist.
A fragmentary OCR line from Anaconda lists scattered times and unreadable text including 7:50 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. with accompanying garbled characters. No coherent event or entities are identifiable to summarize.
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