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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
15
Goldbers notes a national convention tale as Jeremiah Windbag brings home three crates of campaign cigars and distributes them to friends, provoking chatter about local undertaker Rich.
Chicago June 21 markets show nervous wheat down on London failure, July wheat near 1.08, corn and oats mixed though advances seen in pork and hogs. Cash bids steady with No 3 white at 39 to 40 cents, barley and rye firmer, cattle and sheep receipts up and prices varied by class.
A Japanese inventor develops a method to produce artificial silt that closely resembles pure silt in luster. The process uses chrysalis oil and mulberry cellulose dye dissolved in a proper solvent and forced through a fine outlet to render the material in a standard production line.
Under the British Meteorological Office the professorship of meteorology is established to instruct and research for the Royal Flying Corps of the British Army. The post is held by CG. 1 Taylor, formerly Shuster, reader in meteorology at Cambridge University, who assumes temporary major rank with the new duties.
The English war office has decided the German dirigible Zeppelin will be referred to as he or him in official statements. This marks a shift from prior usage and aligns with naval practice of personifying airships as male.
A terse notice from J. Shoenfelt of Sawtelle California calls for additional members to help fund a half million acre land grant in Bolivia. It highlights favorable climate and rich soil while urging collaboration to defray expenses and secure the grant.
Employment pages show many positions and inquiries across Montana towns. Listings include coatmakers, waitresses, housekeepers, cooks, and general helpers with notes on locations in Butte Anaconda and Billings along with rental notices and shop ads inviting applicants to respond via The Standard or local offices.
Classified notice advertising repair services at Brownfield Canty Co and W Park at 282 Park Ave Anaconda and Pekin Noodle Parlors. Also promotes room and board for two men at 415 Alder Anaconda with contact via phone 148.
The Standard announces a June 15 release of Colville Reservation latest edition featuring the only map of homestead lands with government surveys townsites allotments streams and roads plus climate soil products and an opening plan mailed for $1. Claimed author Clair Hunt a former government agent references Colville bank. See also ads for several Helena Anaconda and Butte establishments offering chemists, cleaners, and beauty products.
MERCANTILE REALTY Co offers a 20 acre dairy ranch six miles from Butte with a barn for 110 cows, chicken houses, outbuildings, and machinery, available for a five year term if stock is purchased. Terms around 6 percent interest. several other Montana farm listings follow in the same classified section.
Heilbronner & Co advertise rooming houses for sale with rooms priced from 28 000 and a Bear property. A partnership offered to a young man with local ads listing 2808 Arizona Street Butte and a pool hall fully equipped for lease at a low rent. Inquiries directed to Sullivan & Peters.
An OCR fragment lists multiple sale items from Say You Saw in the Standard, including cars from Bow Auto Co at 63 E Broadway Butte and Anaconda company. It mentions a roadster with electric lights and starter priced around 450, a 60 horsepower Cole Cat seven passenger vehicle, and a 3,000 mile used car with 60 Silver Bow block in Butte.
Extracted from a Butte page advertisement section showing multiple lenders offering money to loan on first class security real estate furniture stocks mining stocks and farm land with varied interest rates and locations in Butte including J H Heilbronner Co Shields R Co Simon Bank F Woney to loan on real estate and ranches and farms with brokers McRae Solves and others in Owsley block 97-89 Butte.
For sale set of Rhode Island Reds and laying hens. Dorsh and Greenfield at 1032 EB Front St Butte advertise front. Also listing Shove Repute Co and Murray. Bell 210. Chimneys cleaned and repair services offered by B. Park at phone 2033.
Local advertisement from The Standard highlights O. B. Williams sash lines and door stock. It promotes large inventories and direct ordering from the Seattle company at 1943 First Avenue South with postpaid offers on various sash sizes and steel frames.
Several items offered for sale in Butte including a lightly used Edison diamond disc phonograph a piano cheap and a baby carriage in good condition. Also listed are radar about a rug and tires and various second hand goods with terms of purchase and delivery.
Auction notice lists cattle and horses for sale on July 8 by J W Colling stock inspector. Includes three cows, four pure bloods, one bull, a team of six year old geldings, 800 and sound, and 65 head of mixed cows. Also references box tick mont and Shiner Kelley Co Park Butte Colorado.
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