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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1913
Page
16
A large display in the lower window hints at appearance while price cards on each set invite customers to step inside for explanations about quality.
Reading from Boston indicates rallies are short lived and prices firm up briefly as Goldfield Consolidated and other markets show staged improvements. New York dairy and California traffic plans move toward approval while Europe’s war scare eases and metals demand steadies.
Chicago reports mixed grain prices with wheat down and corn holding, while oats and rye show small shifts. Provisions ease as liquidation by speculative leaders influences the market. wool gains are noted in New York as practical settlement of garment workers' issues spurs buying.
Retrenchment at Anaconda mines follows ore surplus for smelters. Never Sweat mine closed six to seven months for retimbering of the shaft and foundation work. a new gallows frame to be installed. Ore from Never Sweat may be mined via Anaconda shaft if needed, but smelters still have excess ore. Washoe smelter upgrades noted. Colusa Parrot shaft being retimbered as air shaft. High Ore and Modoc shafts deepening. California railroad commission seeks lease terms between Union Pacific and Central Pacific lines, memorandum expected.
The Anaconda Copper Company reports annual savings of 42 60 per cent in power costs due to electric power consolidations in Montana. The efficiency allows broader mining, with ore rock now discarded only below 2 per cent assay value. Development extends below 300 feet, average ore depth last year about 1,700 feet, and plans push toward 2,000 feet. Extensive hydroelectric projects, including 10 power dams and electricity for the smelter, underpin Montana’s growth and soon 450 miles of the St Paul road will run on electrical power rather than steam traction.
A wandering narrator recalls a night of revelry with a group of friends. A man at a cafe slips from a taxi after discussing mines and Rome. The scene spoofs travel, money, and social quirks with playful satire on manners and class.
Oregon readers vent about store clerks in Curry County, with praise for helpful workers and sharp criticism of indifferent or insolent service. The letters describe clashes over politeness, class, and expectations, noting one instance of a slow reply and another of superior customer service at different counters.
An old advertisement from Bouchers at 37-89 West Park Street highlights price cuts on ravished men’s coats for today only, promising guaranteed perfect satisfaction and guarding the store’s confidential information.
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a cure for headaches biliousness dizziness and foul taste and breath tied to a torpid liver and constipation. It claims Cascarets cleanse regulate the stomach remove sour undigested food clear the liver and bowels and work while you sleep in a one cent box from the druggist for a morning head clear stomach sweet and months of regularity.
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