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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1912
Page
7
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Twin Bridges reports Patrick Carney of Waterloo leads boosters for Madison county and the state, praising superior potato crops and agricultural output. Farmers expect record yields and new advertising to build agricultural prestige.
The Montana state board of examiners invites bids for coal to be delivered to state institutions in Helena and other sites. Bids must specify lump coal, Winchrun coal, No 1 nut coal, and mixed coal, with a sample of the coal type. Certified checks showing faith are required with bids, penalties apply if the contract is not accepted. Bids open July 25 at 2 PM, and the contract runs July 1 to 1812, with delivery to meet institutional demands and storage capacity.
A writer in the Metropolitan analyzes the immense strain on steel rails under the Cannon Ball express. With two engines and six driving wheels, about 13 tons press per wheel, delivering repeated impacts at speed. The article details alternating tension and compression as wheels strike, stressing rails with every rotation and movement.
In The Washington Star a feature notes that learning languages in childhood with foreign- language nurses fosters pure accents. The piece cites Eleanor Sears on linguistic development and recalls a Philadelphia event where a Boston matron's remarks about Jacky and an interpreter highlight communication gaps.
London Daily reports Matt Henry Smallwood a 1 year old chairmaker from High Wycombe has 102 living descendants including nine great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. Avon is named among his grandson great grandson and great great grandson. Brother aged two and sister aged sixty also listed.
A collage of Butte items seeks cement work buyers and trades. Ads call for 2 teams, 3 cows, an unfurnished 6 or 7 room home, board in a Rate family, and second-hand goods for cash or exchange. Listings mention contact points Broadway Ind and 724 Placer.
Classified want ad seeks pleasant private house room and board with reasonable price. Respond with address ABC Standard Butte and state price. Also requests Clive agents and lists 122 N Main Butte as contact.
Classified notices from a Montana newspaper showcase employment wanted and sale items. Listings include office, store, and domestic work. skilled trades like tailor, baker, clerk. plus real estate and farm offerings with prices, locations in Butte and nearby towns. Highlights cover job seekers, housing, and land for sale with partial addresses and contact hints.
Multiple classified items in Butte Montana and vicinity including sale of billiard tables horse power motors and various goods. Listings mention vendors Hanson Lakeview Mont Angora Goat Duryea Butte and Anaconda. Also notices for rooms lodging stores hotels and confectionery businesses with prices and contact hints.
Classified ad list details multiple room rentals in Butte including furnished rooms with or without baths, housekeeping options, and modern flats. Addresses include 105 Colorado 10 W Granite 68 Mais 26 W Quartz 212 W Park 1008 Montana 2228 Idaho St Broadway Amie Canyon 824 W Quarts etc. Numerous listings offer front rooms, night workers quiet rooms and two room suites with heat and tight housekeeping. Some entries mention newly furnished apartments and one room flats with references to specific streets and buildings.
A cropped page shows multiple rental notices for rooms furnished houses and storage space in Butte and Anaconda with addresses on Granite Main and Sixty Bell streets. Local businesses advertise offices and basements for rent and services from Lewis Walker assayers and Goodale, Rombauer, and French dyehouse.
Branch agencies classified advertisements for the Standard left at breach agencies will receive careful attention as if at the main office in Butte or Anaconda. The same rate of 1 cent per word. Ads telephoned to the Standard office for prompt publication across Butte Walkerville Centerville and nearby areas with listed drug stores and addresses.
Classified notice for a lodging house at 41K Broadway listing rooms with four toilets two bathrooms and steam heat and hot water. newly painted and papered furnished rooms available. Describes location as good and invites applicants to contact Teanc Becht at 8 Main for details.
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