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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
8
Reading prize card lists items including Marinello beauty work valued at 19.90, two Englewood Floral Co hanging baskets worth 10.00, a Fancy box of Lowney's chocolates and a Chancellor clears box from Louis L. Cohn Co. valued at 10.00. Contest invites early answers with no cost to try and says anyone can win.
Brief competition feature invites readers to answer questions about city institutions with clues in each paragraph. Prizes awarded to first correct responders, next-closest corrects follow. Call or visit by next Monday noon. next Saturday July 7 sequel published. Open to all except paper staff and relatives. reprint rights restricted.
A large Butte hardware firm serves households farmers and all vocations with Hood tires glassware china lamps and household furnishings plus the biggest shelf hardware assortment. It promotes Lincoln paints and varnishes and advertises courteous clerks and prompt service asking for the manager’s name and how long the business has existed.
Oliver Goldsmith praise of homes and contentment leads to an advertisement focus on Wulf Realty selling homes on installment and Kopard Furniture offering extensive stock and guaranteed satisfaction. Inquiries ask for establishment dates and proprietor initials, plus refrigerator brands carried.
Eat drink and be merry sums up the Leland cafe in Butte which has drawn diners for months. Open from dawn to late night this popular spot offers hearty dinners and pies like homemade. The proprietor is praised as a persistent booster for the city and well liked by patrons.
An inviting place to entertain friends or family, promising consistent food quality and attentive service. The atmosphere and menu selections foster a relaxed dining experience, making it easy to plan gatherings or intimate meals.
The Bee Hive Shop serves the best ice cream based sodas and sundaes with courteous, strict quality control. It also features chocolates and candies, run personally by the proprietors who know regular customers. The text asks where it is located how long established what chocolates are featured and why the shop is called the Bee Hive.
In Butte a long established firm markets a wide range of electric lights and appliances under the slogan Everything Electrical. The Montana Electric company stock includes Westinghouse goods and a variety of household items such as percolators sweepers washing machines and toasters. The manager is praised for his friendly demeanor. What line of washers do they feature. What exact date did they establish this business.
Keene's Shoe Store on Fast Park street offers W L Douglas shoes guaranteed to fit and last longer. The store emphasizes genuine leather, a visible name stamp, and a backing behind the guarantee, aiming to do good for customers and others alike.
Built to answer the call of the long alluring road to everywhere a Hupmobile offers nimble handling smooth power and economical service. In Butte the agency advertises the 1923 touring model and invites demonstrations with price and other models available from the firm at phone number 288.
Mr. Riddell of Riddell Paint and Art company in Butte is portrayed as a local authority on paints and home decoration. The ad urges residents to consult him for weather appropriate paints, guarantees, and services including wall paper and framing, noting his energetic services and guaranteed satisfaction. It asks about his paint and varnish brands and store location.
An advertisement praises a Butte firm at 48 West Broadway for handling top washing machines and related appliances. It emphasizes up-to-date stock, care with obsolete items, cash and easy payment plans, and asks readers about the proprietor's name, the leading washer, and electric cooking cabinets they offer, plus how to justify a machine buy from 87 to 10 dollars monthly.
The Clerke La Gue company in Butte buys woolens direct from mills to cut costs and offer savings. Proprietors with 35 years in clothing, running a large Main Street store for two years, cite satisfaction from hundreds of customers while highlighting prices and quality.
The advertisement touts a versatile tailor at 50 East Granite who fits men and women with Detmer woolens and upholds current trends. It claims prompt service, ownership by Mr. Stewart, and continual inventory updates. It asks for his phone number, tenure in tailoring, and the number of suits made for Butte residents.
The Princess Cleaning and Dyeing Works on East Park Street offers cleaning pressing and dyeing with a square deal policy and french dry cleaning. Phone 1777 for pickup. The Photo Shop advertises Kodaks and rapid service by Gusdorf with same day film processing and travel photos. Where are shops located and who owns the businesses. How long in the business.
Mr Stow, distributor of Maxwell and Chalmers cars in Butte, is introduced as a busy, popular auto figure. The feature promotes the new Maxwell series produced by the Maxwell organization, touts an easy payment plan, and hints at Maxwell and Chalmers models. It asks readers to visit, learn prices for the Maxwell coupe and Chalmers coach, and notes a local transfer company excels in long and short distance hauling with well equipped fire proof trucks.
The transfer firm based at Wyoming and Iron streets operates a fleet of trucks and has long served the city with fast hauling and storage. The ad invites customers to visit the headquarters to receive cheerful service and a friendly greeting from the proprietor.
The article describes a granite works at 2400 South Montana Street where skilled workers chip red marble and limestone to craft markers and monuments. It notes expert lettering and polishing, ready-made monuments on hand, and invites customers to call for quotations or cemetery cleaning and relettering services. The piece asks readers to name the firm and its years of service.
The ad touts a Park Street garage offering experienced, dependable repairs for all car makes. Proprietors are praised for geniality and courtesy. It asks readers to provide the proprietors' names. It notes second hand cars, plus related chicken feed and farming supplies from Dorsh Greenfield, poultry expertise, baby chicks, brooders, fertilizer, and garden seeds, and asks for store location and business duration in Butte and incubator state agency details.
A local advertising feature asks which laundry offers bundle service by phone and door pickup in Butte. It highlights courteous personal service, hand washing for delicate fabrics, and button sewing as key benefits, inviting readers to learn the business name and tenure.
Folks with tender feet dread new shoes and breaking them in. The Bee Hive Shoe Shop repairman offers a service to restore old shoes, promising comfort and a fair, guaranteed job using electrical machines to aid the work.
The text describes a cobbler operating like a small shoe factory offering pure leather or Kerry Krome soles touted to outwear two regular soles. It queries the duration of his establishment, his price for half soling men’s and women’s shoes, and the make of machines used.
A local note extols Mr Apostel as a skilled cabinet maker and carpenter who started with small capital and built a shop with modern machinery. He employs capable workers and manufactures store fixtures, cabinet work, wood turning, and office fixtures. His work is widespread in the city. inquire for the first name, establishment date, and the architectural service company of which he is a member.
A new Sewing Machine Exchange on West Park offers slightly used machines at small prices with payment terms and guarantees. Proprietor Mr. Moore, a veteran sewing machine man, bets on a growing venture and promises a wide stock including electrical options. What are Mr Moore s initials and how many makes are in stock
Butte Montana boasts a prosperous community with automobiles common among residents. The local Oldsmobile distributor operates from 1235 West Broadway offering enduring, economical cars and White trucks. The proprietor is a noted auto expert, active in promoting progress and reliability. Inquiries ask for the agency’s phone number and year established. How many lights are on an Olds 88 Sport?
The Palace Store at 53 to 57 East Park, Butte, touts one of the citys largest furnishing establishments. The shoe department runs a large Economy sale with hundreds of bargains. Mr Brnnig is praised for his pleasant manner as he features summer styles and a full line of mens, children, and ladies shoes.
The ad markets loans on diamonds watches jewelry and other valuables with confidential service and satisfaction guaranteed. It promises bargains on diamonds watches clocks silverware guns and unredeemed goods sacrificed for loans, inviting readers to visit at 28% East Park and compare prices. The note asks readers to name the proprietor and his tenure in Butte.
The Red Boot Shop in Butte offers a wide stock of men and women’s footwear including Edwin Clapp and Julian Kokgne brands. The store, praised for quality and style, invites customers to meet the manager and learn how many makes are carried. The ad promises easy access to good society through quality footwear.
A local garage at Mercury and Arizona streets earns praise from many drivers for reliable service and fair charges. Word of mouth spreads to other cities as tourists visit Clark's Auto Repair, an agent for a well known battery with exceptional service.
A reader describes a pretty maid visiting the New Aseptic Beauty Parlor on Broadway for a shampoo facial massage and manicure. The piece notes the shop plays a key role in community wedding hairdressing and social appearances, praising artistry, taste, and helpful proprietors. It asks for the names of the proprietors, the parlor’s address, the Marcel charge, the Marcel expert’s name, and years in the business.
Finbere’s Furniture Exchange positions as a growing local store offering parlor furniture, rugs, linoleum, trunks, crocker y, kitchenware and ranges at economy prices. Proprietor Mr. Finberg emphasizes satisfaction with quality and price and pledges to obtain items not on hand. How long he has been in business is requested.
The Berkin Motor Company, Studebaker agents, highlights the latest models at their East Broadway salesrooms and invites demonstrations. The piece hints at Studebaker’s broad recognition, urging readers to ask for the Special Six price.
The message promotes a Chinese dish Moo Goo Gui Wor Mein and asks readers to call Pekin s for the famous Wor Mein. It asserts value with the slogan If you don't like it, don't pay for it and asks about the restaurant’s location and pricing.
A. M. McLeod, longtime leader in general blacksmithing and horseshoeing at the Smithy Forge, is praised as a practical expert. He specializes in chassis work and repairing, with a reputation for quality and reliability in the trade.
Questioning note praises a high class portrait artist at the Gibson studio on West Park Street. It highlights his years of study, oil color work, and the studio’s artistic arrangement. The piece asks how long the studio has existed and the proprietor’s name starting with T.
The Madelaine Millinery on West Broadway promises style and value with expert fitting and custom shaping. Baxter Furniture Co. in Butte markets economy and home fittings with a strong local reputation. The cigar trade notes brands such as Chancellor and Optimo, with Louis S. Cohn Co. distributing statewide from Butte and Great Falls. Where is the wholesale house located and how many firms in Butte handle their wares. What candy do they sell.
The feature promotes Butte as a trading center and highlights the Please-A-Shop ladies store. It touts an exclusive stock of dresses, skirts, silk sweaters, and ready made outfits with citylike price, selection, and service. The article invites readers to try Mildred’s suit price today.
London report says Peter Stark, claiming to be Britain’s oldest miner, has completed 75 years with Holytown Underground, Lanarkshire. He began work at age nine and, at 84, remains active in the mines.
The export of beans and other Manchurian produce through Vladivostok port is rising daily. The foreign trade department reports that near-term through traffic will be greatly augmented.
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