Who's Who and Why in Butte prizes list
A community prompt lists first prize value 55, second 25, third 15 with items and values from local businesses. Items include a leather bag, hams, canned goods, hat, coffee percolator, rug work, drinks, Rexall articles, coffee, cigars, and other goods from Butte merchants. No entry fee noted.
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National Trunk Factory
Wansen Packing Company
Butte Grocery Co
White Carpet Co
Northwestern Bottling Works
Knowledge Competition Clues and Prizes Offer City Quiz
A 1923 feature invites readers to answer clues about city institutions. Prizes awarded to nearest correct responses. mail or deliver answers by Friday noon. Next week’s sequel appears Saturday July 7. open to all but paper staff and relatives.
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Claude §. Moss
Modern Butte shops highlight Bay ville and sports lines
Society Brand clothes at Bouchers offer quality and attentive service with a Bay ville department for boys and a top line of sporting goods. The piece extols stylish fabrics, exclusive hats, and friendly clerks as hallmarks of the store.
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Boucher's, Inc
Bayville
Butte
Summer Ice Cream Plea From Mutual Creamery
Summer heat drives craving for Maid O Clover ice cream. The Mutual Creamery company, maker of this delightful confection, also sells pasteurized dairy products and cheese. The manager asserts a commitment to quality across all offerings.
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Mutual Creamery Company
Acme Stores Grow From Tiny Shop to Local Grocers
The Acme Stores led by Mr Haag expanded from a 12x12 room at 715 South Main to two modern grocers at 701 and 501 South Main in Butte. Known for honest dealing and low prices, Haag’s chain includes a 701 South Main meat market and a broad line of groceries, vegetables, and fruits. Name a popular canned good and the year he opened his first store.
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Acme
Haag
South Main
Butte
South
Montana
Butte Bakery Earns Patronage For Quality Products
A modern up to date shop in Butte draws strong patronage through honest effort to provide the best bakery products. The bakery is clean sanitary and uses the highest grade ingredients. Call 3509 J to learn the name of the concern and tell us.
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South
Montana
An. Pony
Butte
Ths
Paper for Every Use medal winner at Minneapolis Paper Co
The Minneapolis Paper Company earns a Who's Who medal for carrying paper for all uses. The editor commends their uniform efficiency and courtesy under the manager, a highly regarded, good natured and prominent city business figure. The piece invites readers to visit and discuss paper needs with the manager, who is described as exceedingly pleasant.
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Minneapolis
Who
Merchant
Missouri
Butte
The Grill That Runs Out of Strictly Fresh Kegs
The note cites a slogan on business cards for ten years claiming the Grill is the only U S business with a policy of Strictly Fresh Kegs. It asks which Grill this is who its proprietors are and how long established.
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United States
Alaska
Combined North Main jewelry store and optical parlors
Butte residents know these firms as long standing leaders. Mr Mayer has served the community with watch and jewelry repair for 30 years and originated the dollar main spring for watches. Dr J J Kelly runs the optical parlors with modern lens devices and eye care expertise ensuring perfect glasses.
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North Main Street
Butte
Mayer
J. J. Kelly
Kelly
Dr. Kelly
Exclusive millinery in Butte and rug cleaning firms
Fisher's millinery in Butte offers a large corner shop with exclusive summer styles from national makers and own designs. The South Side Carpet Cleaning Works advertises modern sanitary rug cleaning using an odorless process, with a fireproof storehouse for rug storage and fall return. It asks readers to note how long Fisher's has served Butte and their corner location, and to state cleaning price for a 9x12 Wilton velvet rug and the firm’s correct address.
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Fisher's
Butte
South Side
Northwest
Printing firms promise progress through quality presses
Bessette & Stork Company at 21 East Quartz Street, Butte, offers quality printing shaping catalogs, folders, service letters, and blotters with experienced staff. The manager is lauded for generosity and cordiality, aiming for high satisfaction and distinct, well printed results.
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Bessette & Stork Company
East Quartz Street
Butte
Bessette & Stork
Butte Fur Store Opens at 111 West Broadway
A new fur store by Glennon and Miss Ryan will open at 111 West Broadway Butte promising fresh stock and fair prices. The shop offers coats neckpieces and capes with guarantees on every garment. How many beaver skins make a coat and the exact opening date are not specified in the notice.
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Butte
West Broadway
Glennon
Miss Ryan
Chiropractor Holm Attracts Butte Attention
Nervous women and tired professionals welcome Dr. P. O. Holm for scientific hand adjustments to relieve disturbances. The Butte community has shown strong approval as he promotes chiropractic care through modern spinal manipulations. Call 2197 to schedule. From which school did he graduate and how long has he practiced in Butte.
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Butte
P. O. Holm
Noise-Driven Butte Sheet Metal Firm Earns Local Notice
Parker Rand’s sheet metal and tin shop near a major Butte corner is famed for copper shingle work on Dr. Witherspoon’s house and for installing a popular furnace to heat homes. Rand, a leading local business figure, promotes measures for city improvements and invites visits to explain furnace features and costs.
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Dr. Witherspoon
Butte
Parker Rand
Smackin' Good Candy and Casey's Montana Start
The piece praises Kandyland Confectionery Co. and Casey’s candy bars as popular in Butte. It notes Casey moved his factory to 432 South Main for larger quarters to better serve patrons and claims he has manufactured candy in Montana longer than any other man. The second fragment hints at spring cleaning duties for housewives and household tasks like rugs and carpets.
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Kandyland Confectionery Co
Casey
Kandyland
Butte
Mr. Casey
South Main
Montana
Betsy Ross Bread from Butte Bakery Raises Local Hype
A Butte bakery at 107 Olympia street, led by J. Osenburs, markets Betsy Ross bread as a fast selling, high quality product. The firm uses modern facilities and experienced bakers to produce bread pies and cakes. The notice urges customers to request Betsy Ross and asks what other brands the firm makes.
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Butte
Olympia Street
J. Osenburs
Betsy Ross
Ceretana Wheat Flour Firm Shines in Montana Markets
In Montana and Butte households praise Ceretana products for top quality flour and cereals. The firm's wheat standards and broad Montana presence, with rolled oats and wheat flakes, fuel local trust. The Butte branch is a major local business led by a progressive manager.
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Montana
Butte
Ceretana
Scanlon's Specialty Shop Offers Exclusive Ladies Apparel
Scanlon's Specialty Shop features ready-to-wear house dresses aprons corsets and novelties with a motto We Aim to Satisfy. The proprietress is a trusted figure in the community and the shop showcases summer supplies and special corset lines. Address phone number and establishment date not provided in readable text.
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Scanlon
Electric shop at 204 West Park street offers wiring and fixtures
A local electrical firm advertises reliable service with full electrical wiring and installation. They stock household appliances including irons vacuum cleaners toasters waffle irons lamps and more. They highlight a famous washing machine line and a large stock of vacuums and washers. What is the company name and what washer makes do they carry
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Moses
West Park Street
Yellow cabs in Butte offer meter rates and low hourly charges
The ad touts Yellow taxi service in Butte with meters and distance pricing. It promises safe rides by experienced chauffeurs and rain chains. It invites calls 900 and 207 for quick pickup and notes long trips at a small hourly rate. It asks how many cabs the company operates and the hourly rate.
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James Brothers
Butte
Nepper a trusted Butte builder for accurate cost estimates
In Butte the building program relies on C. J. Nepper a knowledgeable contractor. He offers informed estimates and comprehensive service from initial ideas to final plans, with prompt attention to every detail and willingness to incorporate homeowners concepts.
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Butte
C. J. Nepper
Builer
Inground contractor in Butte profile and span
In Butte a local contractor emphasizes decades of service in the area. He outlines major projects including public works upgrades, commercial renovations, and residential jobs that showcase his firm’s experience and stability in the community.
Secure Home Ownership and Insurance Offer In Butte
The article urges buying a home for social and business prestige and security. It promotes Lawlor and Rowe, Rialto building, offering real estate guidance and extensive non life insurance, highlighting Mr Rowe as experienced and reliable. It asks for Mr Rows initials and years in business.
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Butte
Rowe
Lawlor & Rowe
Rialto
Johnston's Candy in Butte A Local Distributor Profile
The Cohen Thurtle company distributes Johnston's Candy in Butte. They do not sell directly to consumers but enable retailers to offer higher grade candy. The firm keeps prices affordable and invites readers to contact them for store counts and years of establishment in the city.
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Johnston's Candy
Butte
Cohen Thurtle Company
Johnston
Western Transfer company keeps moving for merchants
A feature on Western Transfer, the firm that handles merchants hurry up deliveries. Manager Carl Christian ensures fast safe service with reasonable charges and courteous treatment. Offices at 54 North Montana Street. call 62 for prompt replies. How many trucks do they operate?
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Western Transfer Company
Carl Christian
North
Montana Street
Eclipse Market Highlight at 1645 Harrison Street
A promotional piece praising Eclipse Market located at 1645 Harrison Street as a model for quality and value. Manager Frank Reardon ensures only the best goods leave the store, emphasizing service and the wife’s asset in shopping there. The piece invites readers to visit and verify the claimed quality and featured brands of canned goods.
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Harrison Street
Frank Reardon
Sign Painter John Cannon Promises Eye Catching Street Ads
An article extols John Cannon for his sign painting, noting his rapid mastery of shading to create engaging, study worthy notices. It praises his freehand technique and asks about the sign shop location, phone number, and years of establishment.
What is Life and the Chiropractor’s Claim
The piece explains life as electricity from air and food, and presents chiropractic as the science that adjusts the vertebrae to relieve spinal nerve pressure. It asserts health depends on fully functioning nerves and claims chiropractors replace worn parts with governing nerves, urging belief in the field and citing Dr. A. Roberts of 69 Owsley block as proof.
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A. Roberts
Owsley Block
Music Shapes Feelings From Birth
A reflection credits music as the strongest influence on mood, asserting everyone is born with an ear for harmony that guides emotions from early life onward. This concise thought elevates sound as a universal emotional catalyst across cultures.
Music House of Butte Promotes Instrument Mastery
A. Cardellino teaches clarinet saxophone violin mandolin guitar and more at the music house of Butte. The shop claims to offer a full collection and vows to expel you with the instrument and then teach you to master it. It urges parents to start children in music and notes plans for a saxophone band.
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A. Cardellino
Music House of
Butte
News Stance in Butte offers papers magazines and tackle
A Butte store at Broadway and Wyoming street markets newspapers from state and nation, magazines, and a wide fishing tackle selection. The ad touts the owner’s knowledge of magazine locations and invites readers to try him and report his name and tenure in Butte.
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Butte
Broadway
Wyoming Street
The Manx Bakeries Prosper By Perseverance and Value
The piece praises the Manx Bakeries and proprietor Moughton for fair pricing and product quality. It urges housewives to see that modern bakeries offer cheaper, better bread, pies, and cakes and asks readers for the locations of both bakeries and their famous bread.
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Moughton
Paper Power Behind Butte City Needs and Players
The article extols paper as essential to homes and businesses and highlights Butte Paper Company as the dominant local wholesaler supplying a wide range of products. It notes their extensive customer base in Butte and the state and teases the manager and total employees as key facts to uncover.
Battery Station In Butte Promises Prompt Service
The Montana Battery company distributors offer a free inspection and water service for Columbia batteries in Butte. They guarantee a standard make battery with a liberal warranty and provide instant repairs and near immediate charging follow ups.
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Columbia
Butte
Montana Battery Company
Western Fuel Company Serves Butte With Coal And Wood
The Western Fuel company shades light on community service in Butte offering coal and wood from sun up to sun down. With the slogan One Good Ton Deals Another they advertise prompt deliveries and a broad stock. The proprietor is described as helpful and community minded. The yard locations and fleet size are requested.
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Western Fuel Company
Butte
Western Lumber Co Manager Named Among Butte Hustlers
The article lauds a Western Lumber Co manager as a pushful, lifelong lumberman who drives progress in Butte. He is credited with shaping the company’s success through direct, practical business methods. Readers are asked to identify the manager and his tenure in Butte’s lumber trade.
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Western Lumber Company
Butte
Piggly Wiggly Shopping Experience Promotes Self Service Savings
A boy imitates a chaotic scene as customers help themselves at a Piggly Wiggly. The article lauds the national chain and the local store for displaying prices openly, speeding service, and reducing clerical costs. It notes staples and standards, plus active local engagement by the manager. Who is the local manager and where is the store?
Gold nugget tailor of Butte offers best value
An experienced Butte tailor, initials O. O. O., operates from a modest shop and is praised for quality summer suits. He follows the trade many years, provides material choice, and advertises lower prices due to lower rent. The questions ask for the tailor’s name, years in business, and the day he marked down an $80 suit to $57,507.
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Butte
Lincoln market of Butte offers top quality meat and poultry
A sketch praises the Lincoln market on South Main street Butte for first class meat kept under strict sanitary conditions from slaughter to sale. The proprietor is renowned for service reliability and low prices. Which proprietor and which brands of smoked meat does he feature?
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Butte
Lincoln
South Main Street
Woman 63 Becomes 38 After Facial at Zand Beauty Shop
A 63 year old woman reportedly grows 25 years younger in two hours under Helen Bowman at 166 West Granite Street. The Zand Beauty Shop touts facials that stimulate circulation and nourish tissues. Hair curling and waving are promoted with the oil wave giving natural looking curls. The proprietor specializes in all hair lengths and offers personal service, inviting readers to inquire how long she has practiced in Butte.
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Zand
Helen Bowman
West Granite Street
Butte
State Cafe Delivers Superior Service at 16th Main Street
Delighted diners are urged to visit the State Cafe at 16th Main Street where home cooking and dainty dishes tempt the jaded appetite. The owner, praised for making others happy, is noted as a standout figure in town. Copyright 1923 by C. B. Moss.
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State Cafe
16Th Main Street
C. 8. Moss
Berlin Aids Needy Russians With Barrack Dormitories
In Berlin three military barracks are converted into dormitories for needy Russian students. The German Red Cross the Russian section of the League of Nations the Young Men's Christian Association and the European Students relief contribute to the effort. This reflects wider central European steps to ease the conditions of self supporting students.
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Berlin
German Red Cross
League of Nations
Young Men's Christian Association
European Students Relief
Europe
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Rexall
Grand Union Tea Co
Union Cigar Factory
Harry Haynes
Phoenix Building
M. Delavage
J. B. Bear
Walla Walla, Wash
Bear
Medlin’s Pharmacy
Ing
John Cannon
Cannon
Butte Paper Company
City
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