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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1903
Page
9
A local advert lists imported sardines in lunch bucket size and can, fresh large shrimp, fancy salmon in tall and red varieties, Maclaren’s imperial cheese, Neufenatel cheese, and assorted cakes and buns. Lunch baskets free with purchases totaling 60e or more.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions fresh jake rout and pikes and jacks and notes to read to meorraw’s ad. Names and places are unclear but the readable items suggest a classified style notice or small ad content with misplaced phrases and spellings.
State ecologist Finch of Colorado testifies that the blue vein is continuous through the Nipper mine and that the Nipper vein does not exist while disputing plaintiffs claims. He explains vein, dyke, and fault concepts and details surface outcrops and underground workings from Little Mina to Anaconda and Never Sweat. The trial adjourns as further cross examination proceeds.
Auction of Maillet and Boyer stock of groceries and fixtures including safes, scales, oil tank, display counters, cash register, desks, mill, truck, team, harnesses, wagons, buggies, harness sets, caddies and safes to be closed out within five days.
Saturday August the Oregon Shore Line operates the season’s third excursion to Salt Lake. Round trip one dollar with tickets valid for return within ten days. Reserve sleeping car berths via Short Line City Ticket Office 1065 North Main Street Butte Montana. H O Wilson General Agent.
The notice announces a round trip picnic fare of 1.00 for Butte to a destination with 5 percent discount for children aged 5 to under 12. Special trains depart Butte at 8 30 am 11 30 am and 1 pm with returning trains from Deer Lodge at 6 20 pm 11 20 pm. Anaconda passengers on the B A P train at 8 30 am connect at Durant with the 8 30 am Butte train, and the 11 55 pm train connects with the 11 30 am Butte train. Tickets go on sale Saturday July 25 at the Northern Pacific ticket office corner Main and Park and at the depot Sunday morning.
From Aug 6 to Oct 16 Northern Pacific By Co offers round trips to San Francisco for 56 dollars and to Los Angeles for 60 dollars with return by Oct 16. Stopovers allowed within 10 days both ways. Also details on a July 26 eight coach train from Butte to Dillon with Fishermen pickups and short line round trips. W. Merriman and W R Meech listed as agents.
Seven city workers have served without pay for two to three months in Butte as conflicts rise between the mayor and aldermen. The new alderman M. P. Lavelle took the oath yesterday. The mayor has filed two unseating suits and suits over salaries, hindering progress toward paying the seven unconfirmed officers. Fireworks likely at the next meeting.
Oregon Short Line offers summer excursion from Butte and Anaconda to San Francisco and return set at 40 dollars with Los Angeles fare 690 dollars and return by October 15. Tickets valid via Ogden or Portland with Ogden route 500 miles shorter and 24 hours quicker. Two nights minimum. Reserve berths at Short Line office 10 North Main Street Butte Montana. H O Wilson General Agent.
James Martin once condemned to death for murder now crafts art while in jail. Under guidance from L I Felker, he creates a macrame table scarf now on exhibit in the sheriff's office. Deputy McKenna aids in selling the piece to fund his defense and supreme court appeal.
Helena July 22 From present indications the Montana state fair livestock show in October will be one of the Northwests grandest. Secretary Pace reports many inquiries from horse men cattlemen and flockmasters about space premiums and transportation. Sixty one states have been engaged for cattle and sheep pens fill daily Angora goat pens number ten. Premiums total 150 for goats with 50 from the state fair 56 from the National Angora Goat association and local Montana companies. Len Lewis superintendent of the sheep division says the display will be especially fine with high class sheep and premiums expected to reach 400 with hopes to raise 190 more.
Mrs Jennie Sandford a Kenton Harbor nurse credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with reversing a chronic breakdown. She praises quick relief from indigestion weakness and repeated bed rest and notes many others have improved using the pills. The ad touts the medicine as a remedy for locomotor ataxia paralysis St Vitus dance sciatica rheumatism and related conditions available from druggists or by mail at 30 cents a box with eight boxes for 269 cents.
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